ROWING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 213, 28 November 1927, Page 11

ROWING

WAITEMATA TRIALS Waitemata rowed trials on Saturday for trophies presented by Mr. T. Impey, vice-president of the club. Six crews competed, and excellent racing was the result. , „ The course lay from Kings Wharf to the tide-deflector, and the water was inclined to be choppy.

Crews entered were:- t.-b-V. Smith (str.). G. Barker. H. Kennck, T. Simmons. _ ~ L. Brooker (str.), J. Russell, W. Dunn, R. Wheatcroft. _ a* A. M. McKay (str.), J. Stevenson, T. Wilson, J. Hunn. ~ W Lowe (str.). J. Beasley, D. Gallagher. P. Platt. „ .. c W. Stevenson (str.), H. Cullen, c. C d"£ LK,), C. Bolton. R. smith. E Firs? d He?t. V. Smith. 1; Brooker. 2; b a a«t dU a?H35t Lowe, l; Stevenson Smith. 3. Won by half a length, with Smith the same distance back. . Final: Lowe beat V. Smith. Lo " e “ ve t hauled Smith at the sap, and won by a length and a half. NORTH SHORE TRIALS The Kohn Cups, with a medal for the coxswain were rowed for by North Shore on Saturday. The following five crews entered: — _ _. „ . F. Norris (str.), D. Wrigiey, J. Stead. R. Neviil. . „ rrr A* D. Davies (str.), M. McCallum. NN. Atkins, A. Moore. , . To _,_ U. Korn (str.), D. Townsend, a_ jacw. 1 tv!'Dean (str.). T. Harvey. W. Hutton. U’VoUas (str.), S. Gardner, S. Challinor, tV. Hathaway. Head The course was round North Head, from Cheltenham to the boathouse, and presented smooth water in the early stages, but exceptionally choppy eonallions over the last stretch. «>• *>. Rutland was judge.

_ Fiivst^Heat: Norris. 1: Davies. 2: Korn. Second e Heat: Dean, 1: Fallas, 2. _ A groat race Fn lias challenging r-plen daily after lie had lost ground through hi.s bow man’s losing his slide. Final: Norris beat Dean This •'•Mother good race. Norris, who ■ a length, showing up the better in the lough water,