WITH the OARSMEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 516, 20 November 1928, Page 14

WITH the OARSMEN

BY

“RIGGER”

Kreese, a junior oar from Star ("Wellington) and a member of a well-known rowing family, is a new member at St. George’s. * * * A meeting of the Auckland Rowing Association Executive will be held on Wednesday evening. * * ■* Three crews will leave West End to take part in the Barrett Cup trials at North Shore on Saturday. * * * A. Payne, a senior oar who came to Auckland from Hamilton and rowed in the West End senior crew three seasons ago, was out on Sunday and may take up active rowing again. * * * The dance held by St. George’s last Saturday week proving so popular, it has been decided to hold another in the Parnell Park tea kiosk on December 8. * # * West End has given a set of kauri oars to the - Victory Sea Scouts. * * * END OF THE EIGHTS There are so many difficulties in the way of sending a crew to Christchurch for the Hallyburton Johnstone Cup race (Interprovincial eights) that it is impossible to quarrel with the decision of the Auckland Rowing Association not to enter this season. At the same time the A.R.A. must be aware that this is practically the beginning of the end as far as the interprovincial race is concerned. Canterbury will undoubtedly feel that it has been shabbily treated, and neither Canterbury or Otago will feel disposed to send a crew to Auckland when and if the time comes for a race of real magnitude to be rowed on the Waitemata. * * c WAITEMATA SENIORS An acquisition to the Waitemata Club’s strength is N. Webber, who has recently arrived in Auckland from Whangarei. This stalwart oarsman was chosen to accompany the “Olympic” crew to Amsterdam. Webber has definitely joined the club and his arrival should assist the selectors in solving difficulties in picking a senior crew.

ST. GEORGE'S NOTES St. George’s is experiencing difficulty in forming a senior crew this season. Woolhouse, L’Authreau and Hargreaves are available, and the only man to fill the gap is Soloman. Though he could fill the position to advantage his transfer to the thinning ranks of the seniors would not be approved by Simons, stroke of the junior crew. St. George’s juniors have enjoyed several successes, and have been together as maidens, and, in part, as youths, and it is easy to understand Simon’s reluctance to part with the strongest man in the crew. At present it looks as though the Reds will have to carry on, for a time at least, without a senior crew. F. Wilson, of the heavy maidens, has left for Wellington, leaving a vacant seat in the crew that has yet to be filled. The club’s regatta crews have started serious training. W. R. ■Woolhouse 'is coaching the light maidens. SCULLERS LX CLOVER Sunday was a good day for oarsmen, and the harbour was dotted with slender craft. Scullers were favoured with the best of conditions, and several of them were well out in midharbour, which is possible only when conditions are exceptionally good. Among those out in the afternoon was P. Graham, the North Shore veteran, engaging with zest in his favourite pastime of “taking on” any sailing craft that happened to come along. MISHAPS AGAIN Trials held by 'Waitemata on Saturday were considerably marred by a series of mishaps that recalled rather too vividly the series of misfortunes that attended that club and Auckland in trials last year. In the first heat on Saturday Stevenson was leading Beesley by a length when a broken rudder put him out of the race. He was given another chance, however, and deadheated for second in the final. Lowe was the next sufferer, breaking his oar in the second heat. He, however, did not take another chance. Read was put out of the race in the third heat when a member of his crew broke a poppet string and could not keep his oar in

on account of the choppy water. Impey, who stood a good chance o: winning tjie heat, was beaten by a narrow margin after losing his oa: through fouling a buoy. * * * SHORE SENIORS “Rowing Critic” sends a criticism of the North Shore senior crew. He is of the opinion that the crew is developing a good swing, and the men should go well together. However certain individual faults in style have caught his attention. “Stroke is a good oar,” he writes, “though by Demeans perfect. His chief faults lie in not getting the water quick enough at the catch, and jerking a little hallway through his stroke. He should cultivate a quicker catch, and rip hi* oar through the water. No. 3 wants to get his hands away a little quicker, and not swing too far back. No. 2is rowing a good oar, but is a little previous at the catch, and should keep his eyes in the boat more. Bow is missing about six inches of the catch, and when he puts his weight in it may have a tendency to roll the boat a little. Let the Shore crew rectify these little faults, and it should be a hard combination to beat.” * * * NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOURS Auckland and St. Georges are to be next-door neighbours. Following a. visit of inspection made in company with the Works Committee of the Harbour Board and Captain H. H. Sergeant, harbour - master two sites wer= allotted under Hobson Point. Captain Sergeant has earned the thanks of ail those connected with acjiatic sports in Auckland for his consideration and assistance in obtaining advice and fav* ours from the Harbour Board. NEXT SATURDAY ' The main fixture for next Saturdnf is the Barret Cup Inter-club Fours n. North Shore. In conjunction with thelimination trials in this contest the following club events will be decided St. George’s.—Rowsell MeiporiFours. Auckland. —Fours for Pewter Mug. * * * WAITEMATA’S PROGRAMME Waite mate’s programme for the sea* son, subject to alteration and exclude.’ inter-club events is as follows: December 1. —C. J. KllerbeckIrophies; 8, Schmidt’s* trophies; 1 lmpey’s trophies. January 12. Hugh. ‘Wright* trophies; 19. Hampton Reynold-' trophies; 26, H. Buck’s trophies. February 2. —W. Dennison’s trophies 9, Smith Shield and Mason Pairs; I®* executive trials. March 9.—Mcllwraith Cup an- 1 Mason Cup. April 6 and 13.—Fearon Pairs; Foreman Cup Sculls.