AKAROA BOATING CLUB.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2135, 16 March 1897, Page 2

AKAROA BOATING CLUB.

The half-yearly meeting of the Akftroa Bostng Clab wee held on Saturday evening, some 18 members being present, and Mr in the absonceof the Chairmin. occupying the ohftir

The minutes were confirmed, and' the foJlowing report wae read : —

Qfltittemen, —Your Committee, in presenting tb>ir half.yearly report, congratulate members on the continued pros« parity of the Club. It in gratifying to notH tliht the membership is e!ill increas* ing, tliH ioH now tot 1 icg 70, whi*h mn*t t>e considered creditable. The eubscripi lions have come in fairly well, though ! there are tti'l n good number outstanding. i The plant, which your Committee always i endeavour to ksep in firot class condi ion, 1 has been considerably augmented this j season by n large eomi»nmpnt of soulls and oirt» direct frcra Aj'ii&'t London , which, i it hoped, will be sufficient for the nest two ye*™. It is est r enieiy grati* 1 fying note ihe eeriee of victories your representatives hive won at the various regatta?, n*mely, three wine At Akaroa, two at Little River end three at Lyttel . lon, and the beet thanks of. the Club is dust! Woodill and Perh»ni, who annex d the tVI-tiden Double .Sculls. «nd to Hemingway and Whelch who won the Youths , Pair Oar and Double Sculls. At all three regattie, there euoceeee* are ell; the more noteworthy when it Iβ conndereri that in the Maiden and Youths' races nearly all the Canterbury Clubs bad competing crews. The good example of these orewe is commended to the attention of our junior members, whom we liok to to uphold our colours in years to comei The Club races now heing held have evoked good and some good oontiets are aeHared. It is wih much pleasure your Committee record the great success of the Art Union btld recently in aid of the additions to the boatbbuee, which ban been the meaoß of increasing fbe general fund by £53 10s. The Club is deeply indebted to its friends in Constoburch and for the handsome prizes given for that object, and also to those who kindly β^ni-ted et Ihe concert and drawing of tickets The receipts up to the present are £149 10d, end ihe expenditure, which included the repayment of the £50 loan, £142 si. Truetiog that memhais will endeavour to keep up the prestige of the Club. For the Committee— Si Wolfbets.

Oo the motion of Mr Jacoheon, seconded by Mr Check ley, the report was ■ unanimously adopted. - Mr Jaoobeon referred to the excellent work that had been done by the officers And General Commit cc in connection with the Art Union, end moved That a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to them for their valuable sorvi-jee. The resolution which wae seconded by Mr Ditely, war carried nneni nouely. Mr R. Newton moved a vote of thanks to Messrs Whelch, Hemingway, Ditely. Wonriill and Perheoa, whohad so worthily, carried the coloarn of the Club in the various event«. They bad done ; oil in Ibeir power to eecnre viotwies for the Club, «nd had eucueeded wel'. Seconded by Mr G-. Penlington and oanied. , Mr Leete, the Hod* Sec. bleted the epeciel object of.the A.it Union hod been to> artike elteraiioriß, to the shed, und lay ou a water-supply. The proposed alterations besides being'of greet "use to members of .the Glob, would also tond uiuch to tho couifoit of yisiting crews (o (lie regatta,

Bind help to make (list event even -more popular. Since (he stArt of the Club'the rawing evente on the programme bad increased from three to eight, and rowing men from Cbri<<rcburch and elsewhere now looked on the Akaroa Regatta as one of the pleaeament outinge of the ye*r. Toe icnproremeufcs ino'oded en improved dieting room, ebowet-bath' elc. Mr Geo. Partington moved t vote of Ibsnke to the Hon. Sec, Mr 0. W. Leete, who worked herd in the interests of the Club, sparing no pains to secure the coin* fort and interests of members whether at home or , when competing ftt other regaltip. The repolotion was seconded by Mr Newton and carried with acclamation. Mr Leete, in returning thanke, eaid that the eecrHiry-ebip of the A.BO. bad been the tirtt public work he had undertaken in Akaroa. Ho had done hie best for the Club, bat it was a labour of love, end the work wae mninly done by members of the committee. Tbe com miitee were excellent, in fact he did not believe it possible Jo form a better, for tbey not only had the interest a of the Club at heart but gave practical aid when peesible. The Captain was indefatigeble in coaching young members and spared do pains in attending to anyone who wished to improve hie rowing. The meetinge of the Committee had been excellently attended, and never once lapsed for wank of a qnoram. Mr Wolfreye returned tbanks on behalf of tbe officers. Mr Ditely eaid be did not tee why fooroared racee should not be heid at the regatta as the water wae most suitable. He moved that it be a suggestion to the oomnai tee to recommend to the Akaroa Regatta Committee the iuclonon of I foar-oared race at next regatta; Seoonded by Mr Hemingway. A general dieouesion eneoed, the difficulty of bringing fonr>oared outriggers from the Plains being specially pointed out by Mesm Leete and Jaoobeon, , The reeolnlion wee carried. Hearty votes of thanks to Captain McGregor (who is abeent on a holiday) and to the chair, terminated in aDiuatad \..f.- ■■•• . :•