WITH the OARSMEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 272, 7 February 1928, Page 14

WITH the OARSMEN

BY

“RIGGER”

AN OARSMAN’S SUMMER The weather continues to be won- | derfully favourable to rowing, and in j recent outings the local clubs have j had the benefit of glorious water, j Conditions on Saturday were so good j that, without undue inconvenience, the j Smith Shield race was rowed right j across the harbour. To-morrow even- | ing West End will row Waitemata for 1 the Somerville Shield. The race has already been postponed twice. CARO CUP Auckland club’s entries for the Caro Cup close with the secretary next Saturday. As was the case last season. senior scullers must start in best and best boats, which will be on scratch, clinker racing boats receiving a handicap, and practice clinkers, in turn, a longer handicap. Handicaps for the different classes of boats have not yet been determined. * * * AUCKLAND ARRANGEMENTS The Auckland Club’s pair-oar trials for Mr. C. H., McDonald’s trophies have been postponed until March 10, and next Saturday’s arrangement covers four-oar trials for club trophies. The following crews have been chosen: R. Stacey (str.), T. Morgan, E. Factor, A. Simcock, N. Dixon (cox). J. Bygate (str.), A. Andrews. E. Zukerman, ft. Leabourn, F. Cochrane (cox). G. Cleal (.str.), E. Thorburn, H. Pierce, M. Barrett, T. Mclndoe (cox). W. Eaddy (str.), R. Mahon, H. Goldwater, E. Zukerman, J. Dewar (cox). G. Field (str.), R. Martin, A. Coutts, F. Brand, J. Allan (cox). G. Jonson (str.), J. McComish, A. Doull, A. Hirtzell, P. Stacey (cox). * * * STEVENSON’S PLANS W. A. Stevenson, champion sculler, is still working at Milford, and is not yet certain if he will be at Wanganui for the championships, though it is at present likely, rather than not, that he will be there. Stevenson was out from the Waitemata shed on Sunday morning. • * * HAMILTON SCULLERS There is likely to be a strong contingent of Hamilton scullers at the championship regatta, as both St. Clair and Molesworth will be there to defend their double-sculls title, while St. Clair will certainly make a strong effort to win th© singles title back from Stevenson. In addition Cruickshank, who won the handicap race at the Hamilton regatta, is hoping to be able to borrow a boat and race with the champions. The craft he has in view, belonging to Hill, of Hamilton, is a Sims boat, reputed to have once carried the winner in the Diamond Sculls at Henley. TAURANGA CANDIDATE W. Turner, the Tauranga sculler, is another, who had proposed to be a candidate for the champion s*culls at Wanganui. Turner is well boated and very fit, as he showed at his home regatta, when he registered a very convincing performance.

JOHNSON BACK It is perhaps significant that the I Waitemata selectors have recalled T. Johnson to the stroke seat of the crew to race West End to-morrow evening for the Somerville Shield. Johnson has done very little rowing since his return from Melbourne. In the first Somerville Shield crew he was incontinently relegated to 4, and did not turn out. On Sunday morning he stroked a Waitemata senior crew consisting of himself, L. Brooker, X. Doubledav and A. M. McKay. WAITEMATA SENIORS Waitemata’s difficulties with its senior four are complicated by the fact that L). Smith, hitherto the bow, may be required to devote his whole energies to double-sculling, in which he would have a good partner in W. A. Stevenson. ODDS AND ENDS W. Logan, coach to Stevenson and the St. George’s seniors, had Auckland crews out on Sunday. Keenness has won the Auckland club its satisfactory results to date. * * m Impey and Bead, who represented Waitemata in the Mason pairs, had not previously been out together. S. Hadley, All Black front-ranker, stroked West End in the Somerville Shield race on Saturday. SMITH SHIELD The superiority of, the Auckland and St. George’s crews was plainly marked in the Smith Shield race on Saturday. Auckland got a splendid start, on the extreme outside of a wellspread field, and perhaps the position in the field contributed to an error by the cox, who did not allow nearly enough for the tide. As a result St. George’s, much better handled, shot ahead to take charge of the race at a crucial stage, when Auckland was compelled to turn and bear in toward the finishing line. DOUBLE FOR SYMONS It was a good double for Symons and his crew, who earlier in the season had romped home in the Mcllwraith Cup race. Symons is a judicious stroke, and used great judgment in applying the pressure on Saturday. Auckland, stroked by Eaddy, came out of the race creditably, despite the fact that the tide carried the crew well off its course. Waitemata at one stage appeared to be well out of the race, but they came into the picture at the finish, and were a reasonable third.

SENIOR FOURS With every passing regatta more senior crews line up with this year’s aspirants for championship honours. Latest to do so is Canterbury, which won at Christchurch on Saturday. Petone seniors, a fancied crew, were beaten in the recent Mothes Shield events by Star juniors, in which IX Brooker, brother of the Waitemata oarsman, was bow. Wanganui candidates are Aramoho and Union, while Auckland contributes Hamilton, St. George’s and Waitemata. On performance the race will lie between Otago, Hamilton and Union, and the writer’s preference inclines toward one of the last two. * * * HAMILTON’S CHANCES ROSY The Hamilton crew’s chances are rosy. When it won on its home river the men had had just 30 rows together, not many considering that Sandos was out of the game all last season, and only came back to stroke the seniors this summer. Waters, the new bow, is a man with a splendid record, his successes last year covering junior fours, junior pairs, junior doubles, and youths’ fours. * * * INTER-PROVINCIAL EIGHT The announcement of the inter-pro-vincial crew to represent Auckland in the race for the Hallyburton-John-stone Cup will be awaited with interest, although, as the race does not take place until March 24, it may not be made for some time yet. Mr. T. Marshall, the selector, has a large number of candidates to review, but the choice can be safely narrowed down to a fairly limited number, whose proficiency is already well enough known. * * * OLYMPIC NOMINATIONS Otago, which holds the championship, was the only association to show even reasonable moderation in the nominations it proffered for the Olympic, games crew. Although it possesses the champion four, it nominated only three men, including only two of the champion crew. The other nominations were: Canterbury 15, Auckland- 9, Wellington 8, Wanganui 5, Marlborough 3. Among Wellington’s nominations was the entire Petone senior crew, which was later beaten by Star juniors in the Mothes Shield. Auckland’s nominees did not include any Hamilton men. * * * CHAMPIONSHIP ARRANGEMENTS Thp New Zealand Council recently discussed the programme for the championship regatta. There are to be 14 1-aces, and the donations already total £2lB. The events are as follow: 1 p.m.: Maiden Four, one mile: first £ls, second £5. 1.20 p.m.: Championship Single Sculls, 11 miles: first £lO. second £3. 1.40 p.m.: Maiden Single Sculls, one mile: first £6, second £l. 2 p.m.: "Youths’ Fours, one mile: first £lO. second £3. 2.20 p.m.: Championship Fours, two miles; first £6O, second £ls ss. 2.40 p.m.: Maiden Double Sculls, one mile: first £B, second £2. 3 p.m.: Junior Fours (clinker"), 11 miles; first £ls, second £3. 3.20 p.m.: Junior Single Sculls, one mile: first £6, second £l. 3.40 p.m.: Championship Pairs, 1| miles; first £ls. second £5. 4 p.m.: Maiden Fours (lOst and under"), one mile: first £lO, second £3. 4.20 p.m.: Junior Fours (best and best), 11 miles: first £lO, second £3. 4.4-0 p.m.: Championship Double Sculls, 11 miles: first £ls. second £5. 5 p.m.: Junior Double Sculls, one mile: first £B, second £2. 5.20 p.m.: Senior Fours (open to all crews except winners of Champion Fours), 11 miles; first £2O, second £5. Mr. A. Delves was nominated as umpire.