Sea Scouts Beat Navy

The senior crew of the Iron Duke Sea Scouts retained the R. M. S. Darro Shield when it had the best of a crew from the Kaniere in a mile-long race. It maintained the record of the Iron Duke Scouts of having never been beaten by a naval crew. The crew, rowing four, had been training hard for the annual sea scouts regatta to be held at Akaroa.

The race provided a very tight finish as these pictures show. The junior crew, rowing five, also came very close to winning.

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The finish. The senior crew (centre) hold a slight lead over Kaniere and the Juniors.

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Coming up past the main wharf nothing separated the three

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The winning crew. Back: Kevin Beach (trainer), John Hodges, Paul Oliver. Fronts Terry Savage, Tainui Ward-Holmes and Ian McKnight.