Sports Log

NZ Truth, Issue 1213, 28 February 1929, Page 16

Sports Log

I ;;/•;■ •-.. ' -.■ : : 1 IN turning ,out a team of life-savers m a public demonstration shortly after the inception of the Oreti Beach Life Saving Club, bath- custodian Williams; of Invercargill, is deserving of great credit. "Truth" understands that this is. the Oreti Life; Saving Club's first season, arid as local effort is being extended to popularise the beach, the hand-shake goes to Williams fqr making the splendid progress his demonstration-" ■denoted, and m holding public safeguard as one of ;the .first .essentials to holiday inducement. If Oreti beach develops into the holiday, resort Nature meant it to be, some of the young fry who chose to make a joke of the shivering guardians of : public safety may some day be- glad to make a closer acquaintance with the reel arid ' line men. •'■-■■'■ .. •. .»■■• : "■:•.■'■ '• \ ' THE yacht "Eileen," which carried the : Otago colors m the recent sailings at Akaroa for the Sanders Cup is practically a new boat. She was built by Tom Leach at Ravensbourhe m OctoJber', 1927, and was an untried competitor in' the Stewart Island contest last .season, m which event she registered third place — the same as this year. ' x '}- :f -' ■■■ # ' ' ■■■#•• •,• ' * '' ; hPHE Canterbury crew will probably be :*: favorites for the' rowing "eights" championship, but 'it promises to be a great race; Those who'witriessed last -year's contest will remember what a gallant effort Qtago made, and Canterbury, had little' to spare. The Otago crew" will be stronger than last year, and the southerners are ~very hopeful of success. . ..'.■. . . v ■