The home club, with an entry of over 40 crews, took a big share of the honours at Carlow regatta yesterday, but there was plenty of glory to go around. Neptune's girls and boys took some of the prize sculling titles; St Joseph's won the final race of the day, beating St Michael's in the junior 15 eight, whlle Commercial took the junior 16 women's eight. The St Michael's novice double of Gearoid Glynn and Nigel Kerr won their final, while Athlone took the junior 18A single scull.
Carrick-on-Shannon again confirmed their rise at underage level, taking the women's novice four and the men's novice quad. But the western club had to give way in the closest final of the day, as William Little was beaten by one foot by Graiguenamanagh's Patrick Brereton in the men's novice single scull.
Carlow Regatta, Sunday
Men
Eight – Junior 15: St Joseph’s bt St Michael’s easily. Four – Intermediate One: Athlone bt Carlow 1l. Novice: Carlow A bt Carlow B 2l.
Sculling, Quadruple – Novice: Carrick-on-Shannon bt Offaly 1/2l. Junior 18B: Carlow bt Offaly 3l. Junior 16: Carlow A bt Carlow B easily. Junior 15: Bann bt Fermoy 3l.
Double – Senior: Carlow A bt Carlow B ½ l. Novice: St Michael’s bt Carlow 3l. Junior 18A: Carlow bt Fermoy easily. Junior 16: Carlow bt Carrick-on-Shannon 2l. Junior 15: Neptune bt Fermoy 1l.
Single – Senior: Carlow (C Ryan) bt Carlow (N Murphy) 2l. Novice: Graiguenamanagh (P Brereton) bt Carrick-on-Shannon (W Little) 1 ft. Junior 18A: Athlone bt Carlow 3l. Junior 16: Carlow bt Carrick-on-Shannon 2l. Masters: Runcorn B bt Runcorn A 2l.
Women - Eight, Junior 16: Commercial bt Carlow ½ l. Four – Novice: Carrick-on-Shannon bt Commercial 4l.
Sculling, Quadruple – Novice: Neptune bt Carrick-on-Shannon 2l. Junior 16: Neptune bt Carlow easily. Junior 15: St Michael’s bt Carlow 3l.
Double – Senior: Carlow row over. Novice: Neptune bt Carlow 3l. Junior 16: Neptune bt St Michael’s 3l. Junior 15: St Michael’s A bt St Michael’s B 1l.
Single – Senior: Carlow (M Bolger) row over. Junior 15: Commercial bt Offaly 2l.
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