An Argentinian composite crew which had terrible steering problems early on passed and beat the Galway Rowing Club/Muckross crew in the first round of the Visitors' Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. The crew from Club San Fernando and Club de Regatas la Plata trailed at the Barrier, but stuck to their task and beat the Irish by two lengths.
Carlow got the Irish back on track with a good one-length win over Star Club in the Thames Cup. Lightweight oarsman Peter Chambers mixed it with a man four stone heavier in the Diamond Sculls and lost by only a length and a half in the Diamond Sculls to British heavyweight oarsman Brendan Crean.
The day ended superbly for UCD, who were led by Goldie in the Prince Albert for student coxed fours but went on to win by three-quarters of a length.
Henley Royal Regatta (Irish Interest)
Diamond Sculls (Single Scull, Open): B Crean (Agecroft RC) bt P Chambers (Oxford Brookes University) 1 ½ l, 8:37
Visitors’ Cup (Fours; Intermediate): Club San Fernando and Club de Regatas la Plata, Argentina bt Galway RC and Muckross 2l, 7:36
Thames Cup (Eights, club): Carlow bt Star Club 1l, 7:15
Prince Albert (Fours, coxed; Student): UCD bt Goldie BC ¾ l, 7:19
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