Rowing

P. C. CAMPBELL (Outside-left)—A promising player who lost his. place half way through the season through illness. Has a lot to learn about centreing, but when he has learnt this, his speed will be useful. I. H. SEGAR (Outside-right)—Came into the side late in the season. Keenness did not always make up for lack of experience. Must learn to get moving with the ball more quickly, and to centre harder.

Also played :- F. F. WEATHERILL (Full-back)—A hard worker who tackles well, but must learn to clear harder.

Previous accounts of the term's rowing have always started by condemning, or praising, the vagaries, or kindness, of the weather and this one is to be no exception.

The term opened with weather conditions that would have made the average Eskimo shiver, but the waters of the Ouse remained at a level that made it just possible to get into the boathouse, and so tubbing began right away, and within ten days the first division clinkers were in use.

Accustomed as most of the Boating Club is to perform peculiar and varied jobs in connection with the boats, it was a novel experience for some of us when on one occasion we acted in the capacity of ice-breakers !

Practising for the Cross-country and House Rugger interfered slightly with boating, but when these events were over, full time was put in on the river by the first division crews, the weather on the whole being considerate, although the river was slightly flooded for most of the time; this made balance and rhythm hard to acquire and harder to maintain.

The second division crews also found time for plenty of practice.

1st DIVISION RACES.

In the draw for the first division the School House I drew the Rise .1 and the Day Boys I drew the School House II.

The semi-finals were rowed on Thursday, March 12th, in fineweather ; the river was well above its normal level. The first race was between the School House I and Rise I, who had the Boathouse side. Both crews got away with a good start and the School House went a few feet ahead ; then the Rise slowly pulled

tip, and at York City boathouse were a length in the lead. Under Scarborough Bridge the Rise were unfortunate in encountering dead water, while on the other side the School House forged a length-and-a-half ahead on the strong current. The Rise made tremendous efforts to regain the lead and were going up fast when the School House passed the post three feet in front. Time, min. 28 secs.

The next race was almost a repetition of the first, owing to the abnormal state of the river. After a moderate start the School House II, who were on the boathouse side, were leading by a length at York City boathouse; but with the strong current on the Railway side the Day Boys went ahead and won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 3 min. 33 secs.

The final was rowed on Friday, March 13th, under very similar conditions, except that the water had subsided slightly, although there was still a powerful stream through the Railway side arch of Scarborough Bridge.

The School House I were again on the Railway side.. Both -crews got a fairly good start and there was very little between them down the first stretch ; just before York City boathouse the School House began to draw ahead, and through Scarborough Bridge they further increased their lead. The Day Boys' time and rhythm became very ragged in the dead water after Scarborough Bridge. The School House I won the race and the Cup by two lengths in 3 min. 45 secs.

1st DIVISION CREWS. :School House I.—J. B. Dixon (Bow); A. H. Moffatt (2); B. J.

Eastwood (3) ; I. L. Lupton (Stroke); G. E. Shepherd (Cox). Day Boys I.--C. J. Lynch (Bow); J. A. F. Amor (2); C. Biscomb (3); R. S. Bickle (Stroke); E. W. Whitney (Cox). Clifton Rise I.—R. White (Bow); A. D. Barnsdale (2) ; J. M.

Dickenson (3); A. W. Douglas (Stroke); A. J. Dent (Cox). School House II.—M. Hollway (Bow); R. G. Hawkins (2); J. S.

Phillips (3); P. Heywood (Stroke); T. W. Walters (Cox).

2nd DIVISION RACES.

This term the Day Boys put in two boats for the Second Division Cup and the School House and Clifton Rise one each.

The first round was rowed on Monday, March 23rd. In the first race the Rise II were drawn against the Day Boys II, who were on the Railway side of the river. After a splashy start, both crews got going strongly, but the weight in the Rise boat proved too much for the Day Boys, who were a more stylish crew. The Rise II won by two lengths.