Boating

Although the Rise batted far longer, they fared little better than School House against the excellent bowling' of Clark and Eastwood. Eastwood was the steadier of the two and had far fewer runs scored off him. The Rise scored 68, the chief scoring being Brown, A. C., and Thompson, D. C. Temple lost two early wickets when Walker and Boyes were bowled by Price. Reynolds and Clark, however, stayed together to put on a lot of runs, until Reynolds was out as the result of a very foolish attempt to hit the wrong ball. Andrew joined Clark and immediately settled down. Once again, Clark was the most successful Temple batsman, and his fine batting contributed largely to the Temple victory, which followed shortly after the fall of the third Temple wicket.

BOATING.

Boating has continued to flourish during the term in spite of the loss of equipment consequent on the "blitz" at the beginning of the term. Altogether we lost eleven oars, of which seven were bow side; "Sally," our only fine boat and a 2nd Division clinker were badly damaged. The loss of "Sally" was a serious set back to the 1st crew, who managed, however, to borrow a York City boat after the Leeds Races. Only two fixtures for the 1st Crew, and three for the 2nd IV could be arranged this term, and in spite of defeats, we consider the rowing to be still improving to judge by the standard of perfiirmance in these races.

ROWING CHARACTERS

xst Four

P. L. Hort (Bow)—An oarsman with an unorthodox body style who achieved excellent blade work by some means inexplicable to coaches. A hard worker. 2. W. H. W. Ping—A greatly improved oarsman who always rowed at his best in races. He managed to rid himself to a great extent of his tendency to be heavy-handed and to rush his slide. 3. R. R. L. Pryer (Captain)—His rowing this year greatly improved in poise, and he gave balance and steadiness to the crew. He pulled his weight. Stroke. A. C. Brown—He overcame an inclination to be short, and in the end gave length and life to the crew. A very hard worker and a leader who could make the crew follow him. Cox. D. A. Harker—He has developed a good eye for a course and kept his head in races and encouraged the crew.

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2nd Four R. E. Dodd (Bow)—A keen but rather light worker. He has a tendency to hurry forward with a resultant heavy handedness. With a little more balance he should turn out to be a neat oar. 2. R. L. Miller—A hard-working and strong oarsman. A certain shortness of body tends to make him overreach, but his bladework was good. 3. A. L. Wyman—He has plenty of power and works very hard_

At present his style is a little rough and lacking in balance, which more experience should bring. Stroke. P. G. R. Dench—As a stroke he is inclined to do too much work himself. He gave the crew life and length and always kept them going. Cox. W. P. Anelay—A cheerful and encouraging cox. He needs to keep his eye on the course in races and to cut cornett

Fixture against Leeds University, held at Leeds on June i3th.

Fine Crews :

For the first time this season the 1st Crew rowed a race in a fine boat, without having been in one before, and they naturally found a great deal of difference. Pryer chose the far side of the river to gain the advantage of the last bend. The School crew got away to a very good start which gave them a length's lead in a very short time. The Leeds crew settled down, but failed to gain very much. The School maintained their lead round the first bend, but on the next, the School cox, taking it rather wide, lost on it, and by the time both crews had shot the bridge the School were about half a length down. Leeds increased the rate of striking to carry them round the last bend, as did the School, and both crews fell in for a battle to the finishing post. But the weight and experience told, and the Leeds crew passed the post a bare length in front.

Course: 7 furlongs. Time: 5 mins. 15 secs.

2nd IV v. Leeds 2nd IV.

The School crew got a poorish start, but soon settled down to a fairly, fast stroke suitable for a short course. The School again had the far side, but again it gained for Leeds as much as the School gained on the other, and consequently the School were down about a length at the boathouse. The School "took her in," but only managed to decrease the distance between the boats by a quarter of a length.

The Leeds crew were definitely not such good oarsmen as the School, and it was sheer brute force that won the race.

The 2nd crew, rowing twice in the same afternoon, did very well to give the performance they did against Middlesex. The race had the same result as before, though cox steered very well, having learned his lesson from the previous race. The crew took her in well and rowed together all the way, only to finish up a length and a half down.

Course for both races: 5 furlongs.

Fixture against Durham School, held at Durham on June 3oth.

Fine Boats

When both 1st crews had negotiated the maze of pleasure boats up to the start, there were a few tense minutes spent in trying to get the boats straight. The Durham crew gave their boat rather an unusual start by having five half strokes to get the boat moving. It did. They went up about half a length before the School had really settled down. Their lead increased to about a length over the first five furlongs, which both crews rowed in a very fast time. Harker, coxing the crew for the first time, went through Hard Arch Bridge very well, and the School started to catch up. After three successive "tens," Brown was level with the Durham cox, and both crews going flat out.

The situation remained like this for the next twenty-five yards, when somehow the Durham crew increased the rate of striking. The School crew pulled magnificently for a short take-in but were not able to decrease the lead, and Durham finished just over a length in front.

Course: to furlongs. Time: 6 mins. 5o secs.

2nd IV. v Durham 2nd IV.

The School crew rowed the race in Strakes, which are, of course, very different from Clinkers. The course was a short one, which meant that both crews had to spring down the whole course. The School, used to lengthening out over the middle of the course, lost more ground than they were able to catch up at the finish, which found Durham two and a half lengths ahead.

Course: 5 furlongs.