SCOTLAND'S rowing team had a medal charge on the second day of finals

at the Commonwealth Rowing Championships here in London, Ontario,

yesterday, taking one silver, and two bronzes to go along with the two

bronzes won on Monday.

The lightweight pair of Martin Harris and Gordon Gillespie just failed

to hold off Australia on the line after leading their race from the off.

The bronzes were won by the double scull of Alastair Warnock and Martin

Holmes, and Claire McDougall Smith in lightweight single sculls.

Harris and Gillespie led their race from the start and continued to

lead ahead of Australia as far down the course as 1500 metres. When the

Australians put on the pressure in the charge for the line, try as they

might the Scots could not hold on and had to settle for Scotland's first

silver medals at this level of competition.

Claire McDougall Smith repeated this race pattern, coming through from

last at halfway to all but pass England's Sue Appleboom in silver medal

position and take bronze.