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NZ Truth, Issue 1197, 8 November 1928, Page 17

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But Dominion Will Not £fencj| Eight Tb Sydneysicle j

(Prom "N.Z. Truth's" Special Rowing •Correspondent;.) . The Wanganui Union crew returned hb|ne by the Maheno on. Wednesday, bringing with jfhem the Stewards' Challenge Cup,! which they won at Henley-on-iFarra. The New Zealand champions: were accorded a fine reception. '■ ; : " ' .' ! '

'THE victory gained by . the^. light 1 blues has acted as a stimulus to rowing m the river city. • ■ : It was expected that the Zea-: land Association would aocept the invitation to , send an eight ;to ' Sydney for the New South .^ales championship regatta m Dece^iber, , brut the invitation was declined,..: owing, it ■ is< said, to, lack of funds., .' ! -. . / ;,' However, . the' association dpr v ": cided to seWi^ A; Xi;: G. jJaickspn, the champion, sculler, ;tq Sydney. ; ; He would 'have gone- m any oase, as Wangaiiuii~people.-wer.e ■aetermiried he should,, I go*. '.over "\ to,- meet H, Rr Pearce./M^' Olympic champiotii even if aU|.;ilie- expenses- had to-be borne r;lv<er /city,, sports, .who 'subscribed lib6sEfcjiy. towards- 'sending the Union cr^j:tb;:j^elb6urrie. ' . „. > >/ ; ; - ■."■■.- VVanganui people are proud pf the fine'' re:cbrd- achieved- by. their rowin|j ( rnepi and l justly so. :

In no other cenfr^. is the same keen intfcrest taken.; •' in '■'•: Trowing, '.'.Land - ; the publio are Always ready to find the money to give- their r oarsmen the opportunity to ;■'.; compete, against the best anywhere> )'i ;' ]'■',:. . ; ; In regard .•tdiTackson^ apart from the donation- by the association towards, his expenses,' enough . money will be subscribed 'm Wan^anui to see that he lacks for nothing m the way of sculls, coaching, etc. ' Ho h»s a very fine raciing' skiff, and if nothing happens to it will "'be well boated. If it is thought he \ needs another boat, It will be provided for him. Jackson is to be given every chance to show his ability on December 22.

• -It/ is 1 " fully realized ■ that In Pearc< the New' Zealand- champion will be meeting ;.a remarkably fine sculler, but, winiror lose •m. the , forthcoming race, they.l6ok tp"Jaisko" to •pt-ove a Worthy representative' of the Dominion,' with great possibilities m the. •future.- '"'.'' '.■.■'• ■■ ■'•..•• ''■■'• • It Ms 1 to be regretted that funds will hot permit •an"- eight vtOV be 'sent .to; Sydney; ; A race between a 'representative eight from,: New Zealand ahdi> -theu/Mosman \ crew .would.' /have created' tremendous '.ititerest;^ both m 'Australia' and "m 'New ' Zealahd.; • -j, ; J The" Mdsman crew. Is a very ;, v.fino oni^ wijh a .splendid, records , but it is .not invincible, as thei '.. 1 All Black eight, stroked by. ClarT'' . Tie! Healey,in 1924 proved. .';<.; •"•< Th'e Dominion represeritativesywon m that 'race on the .r3?arr.i i m'atta-,}'- and,' the writer is confident that'Va crew; could be got together '„ tftat 1 ' would again' beat the .best : Australia .'ca. n ' pVo'duce. There would,; be .little; 1 doubt, as -tb. the result if Van" eight:, could- be sent .over, provided they r had. , a •couple of weeks' training : together', x'i.lt .is safe _tq say that.. Clarrie; Healey has no 7 superior, anywhere' as' a stroke, and a thoroughly 'represent tatlve (New Zealand. •eight," stroked- by: him, " would hold its .. own .; withy the best m the/ world- V ' ; 5 :.■;.'■ "", ■;•-■ This is .the; honest cohyi^tibn' " of •• one whp expressed ■.' the -, same view 'years ajrp m tiiese columns, V. arid \wh'o predicted that the eight which, visited Australia- m, 1924 would win against allcomers— which; they- did, "and.- comfortably at that. '. ' • '■ :■ ■ ". ■'•;■■■ ./