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THE NAPIER CARNIVAL. WHELCH WINS THE CHAMPION SCULLS. Press Association. NAPIER, March 23. Tho weather promised well early this morning for the swimming and rowing championships, but towards 11 o’clock a heavy squall came over. It cleared alter a time. Results wore: Maiden Sculls: Christiansen (Union, "Wanganui) 1, Robertson (Star) 2, Dustin (Gisborne) 3. AVon by a length and a half. Time, Bmin 20scc. Maiden Fours: Napier 1, Canterbury 2, Star 3. AVon by three-quar-ters of a length. Light-weight Maiden Fours: Napier 1, Gisborne 2, North Shore 3. AVon by ono length. Champion Sculls: AVhelch (Akaroa) 1, McDonald (Wanganui), 2, Poll (Napier) 3. Also started: Green (AA’anganui), Stoke (Aranioho), Fells (Star). AVon by twenty lengths. Maiden Double Sculls: AVelhngton 1, Union (Napier) 2, Napier 3. AVon by four lengths. Time, 7min 7 2-sseo. Champion Fours, 2 miles: Blenheim No. 21, AVaitcmata 2, Clifton (AVaitara) 3. Canterbury, Akaroa, Picton, Wanganui Union, and Blenheim No. 1 also started. AA’on by three lengths. Time, llmiu 47sec. Youths’ Fours, 1 mile: Star (AVell.iugton) 1, AVanganui Union 2, Napier 3. AVon hy half a length. Junior Double Sculls, 1 mile: Aramolio .1, Star (Wellington) 2, AVeilingtoii 3. AVon by a length. lime, Ginin 36sec. Champion Pairs, It miles: Picton 1 AVanganui Union 2, Star (AVellingtnn) 3. Also started, Akaroa and Napier Union. AA’on hy 15 lengths. Time, Omln 42 2-sic-v. Junior Fours* 1} milvs :C]instcluii*ch Union 1, AVKangaiiiii Union 2, Blen- ‘ he.ini 3. Napier, Canterbury, and Poverty Bay also started. AVon.by a len"tli. Time, 9min 21soc. Junior Sculls. 1 mile: Stokes (Aramoho) 1, Dustin (Gisborne} 2. Robertson (Star, Wellington) 3. Greenlees (Aranioho) and Snow (Napier) also started. AVon by six lengths. Time. 7min 16see. Champion Double Sculls, lj miles: Akaroa 1, AVellington 2, Wanganui 3. AVon by six lengths. Time, 9min 44 see. Senior Fours, 11 miles: AVaitcmata 1, Picton 2, Union (Christchurch) 3. Canterbury, Union (Napier). Blenheim, and Union (AVanganui) also started. AVon by three-quarters of a length alter a good race. Time, 9min 12 4-osee.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2147, 24 March 1908, Page 3
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333ROWING. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2147, 24 March 1908, Page 3
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