8 + : 12 started El: 1. GBR 2. TCH 3. AUT 4. JPN Eli: 1. URS 2. GER 3. POL 4. RAU (EGY) Most unexpectedly, the world champions were beaten by the Soviet eight. The outpaced Germans seemed to have resigned themselves to defeat in the head-wind. EIH: 1. YUG 2. FRA 3. DEN 4. SWE RI: 1. GER 2. JPN 3. DEN 4. SWE A six-length win for the Germans from Ratzeburg, who had found their form. RII: 1. TCH 2. POL 3. FRA 4. RAU (EGY) Finals and finals for places 7—12 Unfortunately, the racing began in pouring rain. 4 + : 8 + : 1. GER 2. URS 3. TCH 4. YUG 5. GBR It was still raining very hard. A lightning start by the Ger man and Soviet crews, who both crossed the 500 metre mark more than a length ahead of the others. At 1,000 metres, the Germans were 1/3 of a length ahead. At 1,500 metres, the leading crew spurted and increased their lead to a length. The red vests fought back and lost no more ground, but could not prevent the white vests from winning a fourth tide. 6. POL 7. FRA 8. RAU (EGY) 9. JPN 10. DEN The role of the umpire 1. GER 2. TCH 3. URS 4. POL 5. NED With two 1962 world champions in it (Peter Neusel and Bernhard Britting), the German crew reproduced in the final the unbeatable form which they had shown in the qualifying heats. 6. NOR 7. HUN 8. FIN 9. YUG 10. FRA 2-: 1. ITA 2. GER 3. NED 4. URS 5. GBR A complete reversal of the first eliminator result: Mario Petri and Paolo Mosetti took their revenge. 6. FIN 7. DEN 8. ROM 9. BEL 10. POL lx: 1. TCH 2. NED 3. GER 4. URS 5. POL An exciting race. The Dutchman, Robert Jacques Goen, took the lead, only to lose it within 60 metres of the fin ish. He was constandy pressed by the young German seminarist, Helmut Lebert. Ivanov, still present, joined in the struggle from time to time. Several times he eased off, looked round and set off again. He was obviously in pain. The finish was amazing. Emerging from the pursu ing pack of scullers, the 1960 Olympic double sculls champion from Prague, Vaclev Kozak, in an impressive burst, shot into the lead at 1,750 metres, and beat the ex hausted Dutchman. 6. GBR 7. DEN 8. BEL 9. FIN 10. SUI 2 + : 1. GER 2. NED 3. ROM 4. FIN 5. DEN The two German world champions, Klaus-Gunther Jor dan and Wolfgang Neuss, rowed a superb race in the rain, striking 32 - 34. 6. AUT 7. URS 8. YUG 9. SUI 10. GRE 4-: 1. GER 2. ITA 3. FRA 4. AUT 5. DEN It was now pouring with rain. The Germans, although they had qualified via the repechage, led from start to finish, as befitted world champions. Unfortunately, equipment failure in their boat deprived the Danes of their chances of a medal. 6. URS 7. ROM 8. SUI 9. HUN 10. YUG 2x: 1. TCH 2. USA 3. URS 4. GER 5. ROM A second Czechoslovakian victory, this time over a powerful American double. 6. SUI 7. DEN 8. GBR 9. NED 10. NOR In the opinion of Hans Walter, the doyen of all international licence holders, it is the duty of the regatta jury to ensure that each competi tor has an EQUAL chance of winning. If for any reason a particular competitor is deprived of this equality of opportunity, every effort must be made to restore his/her chances of winning. Seen in this light, the role of the umpire goes far beyond that of being a mere decider between right and wrong. Punishing a competitor who has broken the rules is necessary, but it is of secondary importance. A well-conducted start is a very decisive element in ensuring the fair ness of a race, while the race umpire has to ascertain that no inter ference from an outside agency reduces a competitor’s chances. September 6th—8th 1963 — Moscow 10th women’s European championships For the first time, the Soviet federation was host to the other FISA federations. The conditions were excellent. The Khimki artificial lake, which was the venue for the 10th Womens European championships, is situated to the north west of Moscow. From the well-designed grandstands, the racing could be followed in its entirety, taking place as it did on six lanes, using the Albano buoying system. The club, which served as a boat-park, was 100 metres from the finish line. Eliminators and repechages 4 +: 5 crews - no eliminators lx: 11 crews El: 1. TCH 2. HUN 3. FRA 4. BEL 5. NED 6. POL A fine exhibition of sculling by the Czechoslovakian Post- lova. Eli: 1. URS 2. GBR 3. GER 4. BUL 5. ROM Nobody attempted to take on Konstantinova. RI: 1. HUN 2. GER 3. BEL 4. ROM RII: 1. GBR 2. FRA 3. NED 4. POL 5. BUL 4x: 7 crews EL 1. GER 2. TCH 3. ROM 4. NED Eli: 1. URS 2. HUN 3. POL R.: 1. HUN 2. TCH 3. ROM 4. NED 5. POL 2x: 5 crews - No eliminators 8 +: 5 crews — No eliminators Part 4 131
