ROWING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 254, 6 April 1915, Page 5

ROWING.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP '1 REGATTA. >1 By Telegraph.—Press Association. jS Blenheim, Ijist Night, j For the New Zealand C'lmnipion«l>'p 3 ;e;;.Uta at Picton there was glorioiuTs v. either and good water, ltosultsi— ;} ( hanipkm Sculls (one mile and a-hh'tfl-2 1). liadfield (Waitematd) 1, A. Shjrpp-?! (Wanganui Union) 2, H. (Shurpe nganui Union Also started: K. Ainwrjq (St. George's). Won easilv by ioiikj lengths. Time, 0.24 2-5. " ' J Youths' Fours (one mile)—Wiiratt Wangamii 2, Picton 3. Tho only ftarU'S r-rs. Won by about three lengths. - Time,i{§ 0.3 2-5. 1 ' i Champion Pairs (one mile and n-}u'f).l —Picton (Perano and Burn#) 1, Wangn»i3 nui Union (Wadman and Coombs) &;j Tlie only starters. Won by tbrMW lengths. Time, 11.2K 2-5. *ll Junior Fours (one mile and a-haif)—i is Blenheim 1, Wnirau 2, Star (Wellington) 5 3. Won by one and a-half lengths. Time, 8.33. Champion Double Sculls (one mile ai)4 1 a-half) —Wanganui Union (11. and A,-. Sharpe) 1, St. George's, Aick'aud, (Emery and Ooulding) 2, Picton (Mfl- j Cormick and Jackson) 3. The only stait- . era. Won by four lengths. Time, 8,!? ! 2-5. ; -1- { Marlboro Plate ftenlur Fours (one m:!o ! and a-lialf) —Blenheim 1, Picton 8, Wtil- ' rau 3. Also started: Star (Wellington).-. Won by two lengths. Time, ' ■> THE CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA. Picton, Last Night. .;j The championship regatta was held to- y day. The weather was fine and the": J water smooth. There was a large at- J tendance. Results:— , «? Maiden Fours—Waitemata 1. Christ- V church 2, Union ((Wanganui) 3. \Vott >v by a foot. Chamipon Fours—Union (Wanganui) ' 1, Wairan 2, Picton 3. Blenheim led fop » half the distance and then Union, rowing ] a fine stroke, took command, Won by* two and a-half lengths in llmin 55sec.