SOMERVILLE SHIELD

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 253, 16 January 1928, Page 12

SOMERVILLE SHIELD

RACE AGAIN POSTPONED HOBSON BAY MISHAP d RACING CRAFT DAMAGED ,t An accident with the West End _ crew’s boat upset the arrange- . ments for Saturday’s eight-oar race between Waitemata and West End, a for the Somerville Shield, cl d 'J’HE Wgitemata crew was lying at T Orakei, in readiness for the start, 1, when West End left the St. George’s - shed to paddle to the post. By this time a strong ebb tide was running and water was pouring like s tj mill-race through the opening in the Hobson Bay wall. As a result the West _ End boat, a new Sims racer recently , imported by the N.Z.A.R.A., was thrown against a pile, an outrigger t being torn from its setting, and part . of the woodwork damaged. It was im- • possible to row the race and West End r accordingly rowed to the Waitemata , l I l ed ’c Where the boat will he repaired. Ihe Somerville Shield fixture has now 1 been twice postponed. As it Ihap- . pened, conditions on Saturday would * ha + T e £? en ideal ’ In the lumpy \vater the Waitemata crew was several - fr?m Orakei® 01111108 when returnin = ST. GEORGE’S CLUB K. D. PAGE STROKES WINNERS Messrs. 'Walker and Hall’s trophies were rowed for by the St. George's Rowing Club on Saturday afternoon, and some very close finishes were witne ssed. Six crews turned out. The crews were: Finons (str), M. ((fox)*' McAlpine, Dunne, Cameron Hargreaves (str.), Duncan, Gooding. Morton, Hardwell (coxj. „. r !’ Authereau ’ Solomon, Wilson Mahon, Stitt (cox). Hume (str.), McGregor, Carr, Morton, Stitt (cox). Page (str.), Jackson, Kelleway, Young, Hartwell (cox). Woolhouse (str.), Hislop, Porter. Olsen, Cameron (cox). First Heat Simons .. .. .. ..1 Hargreaves *// ** * * 2 Second Heat

Page , Hume o Won by half a length.' Final Page beat Simons by half a length. SPLENDID WATER RACING AT NORTH SHORE r„™°5 th Shore four-oared trials were rowed on Saturday on grand water H , co ™? e from the Calliope Wharf to the cargo wharf. The crews were: C Nevfn" (Str) ’ T ' liarve y. S. Challinor, ke?.' pf°Mooref S ‘ Gardner ’ «usve?' A a jack <str) ’ B ' McCallum - T - OliHuttom°B. Bowles 1 ’- T ° WnSend - H. First Heat.—Dean beat Norris bv a length. After trailing in the ekrlv stages, Norris challenged and drew level but Dean applied the pressure and got away to win by a length. S Second Heat: Davies beat Korn bv ba L f * J ? ng ; th * The crews got away to Korn held the" lead, ur°long W f^om ffo 0 i M th?™ „arr h ow!y nged vigorously, and Pinal.—A great race, Davies beatimr Dean by half a length. Dean led at the tII* P avle f c ?-ught him. Half-way along Dean again had his nose in front enVv" the las i 100 yardK Davies cracked on the pace, to good effect., AUCKLAND PAIRS PRELIMINARIES DECIDED The Auckland Club advanced to the * n its pair-oar trials for Mr. G. R. Hogan’s trophies. Results: First Heat.-—Doull and McComish won by cf ° ne fr ° m Chappell and Ross. Heat.—-Duck and Barrett won by three lengths from Thorburn and Goldwater. Third Heat.—Andrews and Jonson won B?and 66 lensths from Bygate and Fourth Heat.—-Morgan and Hill won lengths from Field and Malion. Fifth Heat.—Chappell and deal won b y > wo lengths from Coutts and Martin First Semi-final.—Doull and McComish won by two and a-hal£ lengths from Duck and Barrett.