ROWING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3119, 16 January 1911, Page 7

ROWING.

BOWING NOTES.

(By “Remex.”)

Copies of the programme of the Hawke’s Bay Rowing Association’s annual regatta have been posted in the local club-liouses. The regatta is to be held on March 11th, andl the list of events is as follows: — Maiden - Fours, 1 mile. —Ist prize £9, 2nd £2 ; Maiden Sculls, 1 mile, Ist prize £3, 2nd £1; Youths’ Fours, 1 mile, Ist prize £7, 2nd £1; Maiden Double Sculls 1 mile, Ist prize £4, 2nd £1; Junior 'Fours, 12 miles, Ist prize £l2, 2nd £3 ; Junior Pairs, 1 mile. Ist prize £4, 2nd £1 ; Maiden Fours (under 10-stone), 1 mile. Ist prize £7, 2nd £1; Junioi Double Sculls, 1 mile, Ist prize £7, 2nd £1; Senior Fours, 2 miles, Ist prize £2O, 2nd £5; Junior Pairs, 1 mile, Ist prize £5, 2nd. £l. Compared with other regattas of like importance the prize money offered is satisfactory, and the £2o' for senioi fours might even be called alluring. There is, however, a difficulty .to be overcome in regard to the maiden events. Whatever induced the committee to place the light-weight maiden fotirs immediately after the maiden, pairs is hard to comprehend. This will allow clews competing in both events practically no respite between the races. It may be argued that members of 10-stone crews are not likely to be taking part- in the former event. This is not so. During the last two or three years it. has become a practice among clubs whose, finance- is not their strongest point, to send one maiden crew, eligible for .all events to a regatta. It has not happened within the writer’s experience that any suc.n crew has even, won more than one of the events entered lor, but the crew s have three chances of distinguishing themselves v-here otherwise they only have one. This, however, may be remedied before the regatta takes'place, and everything considered, the function should be most successful. It was good, it was bad, and it was indifferent water they had for rowing at Picton on. New Year’s Day. Between the squalls the Committee of .the Marlborough Regatta had to decide bnd act quickly. The programme had to be engineered in fits and starts; there was the determination to get through with, the list of events somehow. For some of the races the soa was really awful, and did-not give the crews a square g<< nor a fair shoiv. But if the rowing: tell short of quality in its general character, there was at least some- interest for the spectators in consequence of the subsequent happenings. Crews were badly I beaten because they were unable to • force mutters as they would have liked had the water been calmer, and thus

there were elements of luck in several ■wins. Harry Floyd, who has proved so successful in his management of Dick Arnst, has (says the “Sydney Referee ) another protege of whom lie expects something good. Ike Goodwin is the new man’s name, and lie is a native of Barraba, but has resided at Nambucca for many years. Of splendid proportions, Goodwin does not look his height, 6ft 2|in in bare feet, his 43in chest and broad shoulders effectually toning out any suspicion of lankiness. Added to this, the giant’s, span between fingertips, with outstretched arms, is 61t Bin about three inches more than Champion Dick’s. Goodwin gives his weight as 14-J-st in his clothes —probably* about 13-} stripped,‘ in condition. Goodwin lias never yet sat in a racing shell; in fact, he is limited to about half a dozen trips in a pleasure skiff. Nevertheless, Harry Floyd considers he has the attributes of a champion, and intends to try and teach him the art of sculling. Goodwill himself modestly hopes to do well but admits that it his ambition to bring back the world’s championship to New South Wales. W. Fogwell is paying a visit at Akaroa with the hope of securing a second match with G. Whelch. At the Lyttelton regatta the Akaroa Club’s crews headed the prize-list with four firsts and three seconds £4l. Union were second with three first and five seconds —£37; Canterbury third with two firsts and one second —£19; Cure, two firsts and two seconds—£l4; Simmer, one first —£5; and Lyttelton one second —£2. The prize-money won by the various clubs competing at the recent Picton regatta, was as follows: —Picton £oU, Star £l7, Blenheim £4, Wairau £2. Richard Arnst, the world’s champion sculler, was presented in Sydney recently by Mr. E. Turner with' the sculls used by Edward Hanlan in his races for the title against E. Trickott in ISSO E. Laycock in 1881, R. W • Boyd and E. Trickott in 1882, and W. Beach in ISB4. They were for many years in: the possession of the Gannon family, and are yet in good order. The inboard leverage, is 32in, and overall length 9ft Sin. _ Ihe usual length now is 9ft 6}in. It is the intention of Arnst to- inscribe Hanlan s championship record on the blades.