UNION’S SUCCESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 30, 6 February 1939, Page 4

UNION’S SUCCESS

WELLINGTON REGATTA VICTORY IN EIGHTS AND FOURS CHAMPION SCULLERS BEATEN [ Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 4. Water conditions were ideal at Petone on Saturday when the Wellington rowing regatta was held. With entries from Auckland, Tauranga, Wanganui, Blenheim and Napier, the regatta was really a full-dress rehearsal for the Dominion championships at Picton next Saturday and all the events were keenly contested. The two principal races, the open eights and the senior fours, were won by Wanganui Union, whose four firsts and four seconds in 11 starts lor £45 in' prize-money was an excellent performance. Petone's four first and three seconds netted them only £2l, but they had the distinction of winning the coveted “double,” the Bridson Cup for the junior singles and the Pearce Cup for the senior singles. Equally gratifying to the club was the performance of P. Abbott in beating R. Smith (Auckland), holder of the New Zealand senior singles title, and of Abbott and K. Boswell in beating Smith and R. Morey (Auckland) in the senior double sculls. The return meeting at Picton, when Smith will be defending his titles, will be awaited with interest.

The prize money, totalling £ll6, was distributed as follows—Wanganui Union £45, Petone 24; Star £2l; Aramoho £ll, Tauranga £7, Wanganui £4; Auckland £3, Wellington £l. Results were as follow: Junior Welter Fours (one mile).— Star No. 1 <H. Bevan, H. Hawker, E. Hill, E. Dawson) 1: Wanganui Union (H. Bowling, W. Wakeling, T. Salt, E. Blair) 2; Wellington (R. Nicholson, D. Gavin, E. Woolcott, G. Hayton) 3. Junior Singles, Bridson Cup (one mile).—Petone No. 1 (K. Boswell) 1; Wellington (T. Hegglun) 2; Petone No. 2 (R. Pritchard) 3.

Senior Pearce Cup (one mile and a-half). —Petone (P. Abbott) 1; Auckland No. 1 (R. B. Smith) 2; Auckland No. 2 (A. Mbrey) 3. Maiden Fours, Guadin Cup (one mile).—Aramoho (I. Pepper, C. McNicol, J. Brown, A. Clark) 1; Wanganui (A. Cooper, A. Taylor, M. Breed, G. Delves) 2; Napier (F. Austin, W. Benson, A. Edmonds, K. Dick) 3. Also started: Petone Nos. 1 and 2, Star, Wanganui Union, Wellington No. 1. Senior Fours (two miles), best and best boats. —Wanganui Union (R. Gould, H. Benge, M. Granville, H. Halkett) 1; Petone (O. Clayton, F. Cassidy, I. Carter, A. Hope) 2; Aramoho (P. Stowers, W. Firmin. D. Holmes, J. Stokes) 3. Also started: Star, Napier, Wellington. Maiden Double Sculls (one mile) Petone (D. Boswell, J. Tegg) 1; Wanganui Union (J. Sheppard, D. Lind) 2; Star (P. Hughes, P. Donnelly) 3. Also started: Aramoho.

Junior Fours (one mile and a-half). Star No. 1 (Hosking, A. Lawson, P. Shirley, G. Broad) 1; Wanganui Union (D. Wadey, E. Day, C. Coull, C. Granville) 2; Petone (R. East, H. Barraclough, E. Bary, H. Parsonage) 3. Also started: Tauranga.

Senior Pairs (one mile and a-half), best and best boats)—Star <G. Cooke, F. Mullins) 1; Tauranga (S. Smith, T. Harvey) 2; Petone (R. Tregurtha, W. Lind) 3. Also started: Wanganui Union, Aramoho.

Maiden Pairs (one mile)—Aramoho (I. Pepper, A Clark) 1; Petone (A. Linney, W. Watson) 2; Wellington (E. Woolcott, D. Gavin) 3. Also started: Star, Blenheim, Wanganui Union. Youths’ Fours (one mile). —Wanganui Union (R. Blackmore, W. Chapple, W. Phillips, M. Brown-Sharpe) 1; Wanganui (A. Cooper. A. Taylor, M. Breed, G. Delves) 2; Star (F. Packman, R. Bannister, J. iGlebrtson,' J. Moleta) 3. Also started: Petone Nos. 1 and 2, Wellington Nos. 1 and 2.

Senior Double Sculls (one mile and a-half), best and best boats—Petone P. Abott, y. Boswell) 1; Auckland (R. Smith, A. Morey) 2; Wellington (T. Hegglun, J. Luke) 3. Only starters.

Junior Pairs (one mile).—Tauranga L. Silvester, G. Silvester) 1; Wanganui Union (J. Sheppard, D. Lind) 2; Petone (T. Tegg, H. Barraclough) 3.

Also started: Star, Blenheim, Aramoho. Lightweight Maiden Fours—Wanganui Union (M. Moosman, L. O’Donnell, W. Mather, R. Qordon) 1; Star (C. Perts, C. Coates, W. Bryan, J. Cowles) 2; Napier (J. Finlay, J. Weaver, C. Anderson, B. Walker) 3. Also started: Wellington, Petone. Open Eights (two miles).-Wanga-nui Union (G. Delves. C. Healey, R. Gould, H. Benge, A. Tonks, H. Halkett, M. Granville, R. Coxon) 1; Petone (O. Clayton, A. Hope, K. Boswell, F. Cassidy, I. Carter, W. Lind, D. Boswell. B. Rigby) 2; Tauranga (S. Smith, T. Harvey, L. Silvester, G. Silvester, S. Anderson, W. Teascy, J. H. Plummer, J. T. Plummer) 3. Alto started: Wellington.