Oarsmen From Five Clubs Row Trials

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 621, 25 March 1929, Page 7

Oarsmen From Five Clubs Row Trials

MEMBERS’ ENTHUSIASM END OF SEASON AT HAND Excellent weather and a conveniently high tide prompted oarsmen from the five city clubs to row trials on Saturday and bring the conclusion of the season a step closer. A pleasing ieatture of the afternoon’s sport was the enthusiasm of club members, Waitemata and Shore particularly being able to start six and five crews respectively in their sets of trial fours. Auckland rowed a challenge race for the Kohn trophy and St. George’s mustered four crews for trial fours. Handicap single sculls for the Laidlaw Cup were decided by West End. There were 10 entries, and G. Norden won the final by two lengths WAITEMATA Six crews started in the trial fours ■rowed by the Waitemata Boating Club for Mr. H. Buck’s trophies. Water conditions were excellent on the course inside the Hobson Bay embankment. Mr. F. Goodall was judge. The crews were: T. Impey (stroke). C. Read, C. Cairns, R. Young (bow); L. E. Brooker (stroke), R. McGehan D. Gladding, T. Conway (bow); J. Stevenson (stroke), 1). Shore. R. Pearce, F. Simmonds (bow); A. Mackay, R. Smith, J. Hammond, E. Horning (bow); D. Lowe (stroke), C. Keegan, N. Hunt, P. Usher (bow); C. Fearon (stroke), R. Belton, G. Howard, A. J. Young (bow). First heat: Stevenson was first away, but Brooker soon took the lead, being in his turn caught by Impey off the second gap. Impey held his advantage to win by a length with Stevenson well back third. Second heat: Fearon jumped out from the start, but Mackay caught him and forged ahead. He held the advantage until about 300 yards from the finish, when Stroke's slide commenced to give trouble, and Keegan went to the fore. A great fight, ensued for the line, Keegan gaining the decision from Mackay by a length. Final: Impey had the race in nand all the way and won by three lengths. ST. GEORGES Trial fours for the Dingley Memorial trophy were decided by St. George’s Rowing Club. The course inside the embankment was used and C. D’ Authreau notched a decisive win. The crews were: H. Tong (str), J. Duncan, A. Mayhill, C. Randle (bow); V. Hargreaves (str), F. Solomon. W. Carr, F. Colebrook (bow); W. Woolhouse (str), J. Coote, D. R. McGregor. G. Fogerty (bow) ; C. D’Authreau (str), S. Hislop. F. Colbeck, S. Auger (bow). First heat: Tong, though hardpressed by Hargreaves, held the lead all the way to win by one and-a-lialf lengths. Second heat: D’Authreau and Woolhouse made a good race of it for the greater part of the distance, but D’ Authreau, quickening, went on to win by two lengths. Final: D’Authreau won comfortably by three lengths. Tong kept level for the first quarter mile, but dropped back in the latter stages of the race. NORTH SHORE Choppy water on the course from the Sheerlegs to the boathouse was en-

countered by North Shore members J who rowed trial fours for club trophies. ■ The crews were:—©a vies (str) Paton, Moore. Burton < I w); Korn (str). McCallum. Stean. Eagles (bow). Norris (str), Townsend, Jinks. Letts (bow); Dean (str). Gardiner. Walsh. Challinor (bow); Farrant (str). Barrett, Coates. Oliver (bow). First heat: Davies was leading in the early stages of the race, but Korn caught him in the last few hundred yards and gained the decision by threequarters of a length in a spirited finish. J Second heat: Crews were lined up to the ferry wharf, when Norris ran into the lead. Dean was close up and came up first to win by a length. Third heat: Farrant rowed a great race and held the lead until well past the wharf, when Davies challenged successfully and crossed the line one and a-half lengths to the good. Final: A great tussle all the way between Dean and Davies. Dean had a steadier swing and won by a Dare length. AUCKLAND G. Jonson was successful in defeating A. Coutts in the challenge race tor the Kohn trophies rowed by Auckland over the long course from Orakei. The crews were:—G. Jonson (str), R Martin S. Scott, E. Horsfall (bow); A.' Coutts’(str). A. Hirtzall. E. Htrrop, C. Battley (bow). From a good start Jonson gradually drew ahead, and was leading by about half a length off Point Resolution. The challenger had increased his lead to about one and a-half lengths 300 yards from the finish, when Coutts challenged and succeeded in reducing the distance between the boats to half a length at the finish. It is unlikely that the winner v\ ill have to withstand further challenges this season. WEST END Five heats, three semi-finals, and a final had to be decided by West End before finding the winner of the. I*. a. Laidlaw Cup for single sculls. First Heat : E. M. Taylor, Dsec, beat L. McDonald. lOsec, by a length. . Second Heat: F. Conway, scr.. beat E. Conway, -sec, by three-quarters ot a lengthTliird Heat: A. C. Norden, 4see. beat V. McFarlane, 6sec, by two and a-half lengths. Fourth Heat: A. Laurence. Osee, beat C. Parvin. lOsec. by half a length. Fifth Heat: F. Baker, 6see. beat R. Woodside. 6sec. by two lengths. First Semi-final: F. Conway, scr., beat E. M. Taylor, 9see. by a length. Second Semi-final: F. Baker. Csec. beat A. Laurence, 6sec. by two lengths. Third Semi-final: A. C. Norden. 4 sec, beat F. Conway, scr., by one and a-half lengths. Final: Norden beat Baker by two lengths. ______________________