VARSITY ROWING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 950, 17 April 1930, Page 6

VARSITY ROWING

EIGHT-OAR RACE HERE ON SATURDAY THREE GOOD CREWS Now recognised as an event of some importance in the rowing calendar, the j inter-university eight-oared race is to be held on the Waitemata next Saturday. Crews representing Canterbury, Victoria and Auckland University Colleges are to compete. The race is timed to start at 3.30 on i a three-mile course from Mission Bay. I finishing at the Akarana Yacht Club’s I sheds. The public will be able to follow | the race for a distance along the waterfront road, and a splendid view of the finish may be enjoyed from the road or the tide deflector near the Akarana sheds. A launch to accommodate those jt the public who wish to follow the race closely will leave the city launch steps at three o’clock. Officials for the lay are:—Mr. R. Pooley. starter; Mr. C. Hunt, umpire; Dr. W. H. Horton and Professor AJgie, judges. The crews are as follow: Auckland.—B. McCallum (Shore), L’ ; 3. Brooker (Waitemata), D. Walsh (ohore), \V. A. Edwards (Waitemata), I. Biakov (St. George’s>, W. Platts fUniversity), O. Watts (University), I 'J. L. King (Waitemata), J. K. Hu nn J (Waitemata), cox. Canterbury.—T. H. McCombs (Canterbury). 11. C. Holland (Canterbury) ) C. F. J. Gilby (Canterbury and New Zealand crew). S. 15. Wallace (Canter - bury), T. R. Evans (.Canterbury>, H. Wuymouth (late Invercargill). D. M. j Patterson (late Otago), V. A. Smith ' • Canterbury), It. E. Garrett (Umver- j Victoria, Wellington.—F. M. Bell, F.j

H. Mullins, D. Gane, W. Kemp, C. Steele, I. MacGregor, H. McGavin, S. G. Rees, D. Gooch, cox. On paper, Wellington looks much the strongest . r< w, and must start favourite, having won the race every season it has been rowed so far. Three of the crew were members of the Wellington inter-provincial eight, and the crew, which averages about 11 stone six, is the same as that which won last Reason's roue at Lyttelton, with one ! alteration. The nucleus, of the Canterbury crew :s a successful Canterbury Club crew n McC mbs, Holland, Gilby and Smith i Gilby has been selected to train with the New Zealand crew for the Empire Games, an-1 his performance here will be watched with interest. Patterson has had two successful seasons with the Otago Club and Evans and Wallace i are keen members of the Canterbury I Club. I The Auckland crew after training diligently, has settled down into a mjich stronger combination than was iu first expected. It is the heaviest crew :a the imu:, averaging just under 12 stone. Platts, Blakey and Watts are all I_' stone men, and Brooker and j Edwards are considerably heavier. The crew will be seen out from the Wai- - morrow morning. J. K. Hunn, who was I a member of the crew last season, is i proving a valuable man as a cox. The visiting crews, with their boats, arrive from the South tomorrow. The men tv ill be billetted out. and their boats will be noused in the Auckland and Waitemala sheds. The thanks of the Pniversity Club is due to Captain 11. If. Sergeant, who mapped out the course and flagged the finishing line. Xo intimation of Otago’s plans lias been received in Auckland, so it is as- . timed that the Southerners are not taking part.