ROWING MATCHES.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 415, 11 February 1890, Page 2

ROWING MATCHES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORBKSPONDEXT.)

Auckland, Saturday night. The weather wav all that could be derived for the rowing matches that took place tbia afternoon, and the races proved very interesting to the onlookers. Six crews started for the Maiden Gig Bace. The Poverty Bay representatives got off with a good load of about half a length, which they gradually increased, coming in an easy winner by three lengths, For the Junior Gig Race six boats started, and after a very exciting race the Waite mat* crew came in first, Poverty Bay men being second. A foul occurred during the race and it is expected that the orewa will pull the match over again. The Auckland Star accounts for tho defeat of the Poverty Bay crow by the West End Club owing to the great inferiority of the boat in which the visitors pulled.

A FULLEB DBBCBIPTION. POVERTY BAY AGAIN CHALLENGES THE WEST END. fraoM ovn owx oosmsfondsst.] Auckland, lest night. The Poverty Bay crew did very well at the Rowing Regatta on Saturday, starting in the Junior and Maiden Gig races. Io tho former six boats started. The North Shore went off with the lead, closely followed by the Poverty Bay boat. After about 200 yards were covered the Waitemato Juniors came up with a fins stroke, and caught the leaders, getting the nose ot their boat ahead. A fine struggle then took place to near the finish, when the Waitemata cox steered too close to the Poverty Bay and caused the latter to fonl with the North Shore who were coming up on the Waitemata. Thu latter than won easily, with Poverty Bay second,

In the Malden Gig Race six Crews etartefi, Ponsonby got rather a bad start. The West Rud and Poverty Bry aeon o-me away from the rest, hut about half way Ponsonby came up to them, and a grand race between these three followed, but the Poverty Bay men got their boat in front, and pulling well and strongly, kept it there datplte the efforts of the West End, who came ssooud. Poverty Bay won very creditably, as thay had rowed io the previous race. They were received with cheers on passing the wharf and the flagship. The prize was £lO. The Poverty Bay crew return home by Thursday's boat. They are much pleased with their trip, but are scarcely satisfied with the result of the match against West End Club, in which they were beaten, They say their boat was half full ot water when they started, and the wash to and fro aa they rowed retarded them considerably. They have challenged the West End to a return match, and hone it will be arranged for to-, morrow (Tuesday) evening. To-day tha crew ware the colors of tho Waitemata Club, the members of which have been vary kina to them. The Waitemata were sending a orew to the Dunedin Regatta and the Gisborne men accompanied them to Onahnnga and cheered them off.