AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 233, 29 September 1908, Page 3

AQUATICS.

* I ST. GEORGE'S ROWING CLUB. The annual meeting of St. George's Rowi ing Club was held In the boathouse. Judge's Bay, last night. There was a large I muster of members, and tbe report and balance-sheet, details of which have already appeared in our columns, were adopted. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr. j J. H. B. Coates; vice-patron, the Hon. S. Tborne George, _____,_.; commodore, Mr. ' Thomas Russell; vice-commodores. Messrs. J. M. Brighaxn, A. S. Bantart, H. R. Bloomfleld, A. W. Chatfield, W. B. Colbeck. D. W. Duthie, G. S. Kissllng, N. A. Nathan, A. McHardy, E. W. G. Rathbone, J. L. Scott, C. F. Thomas, 11. C. TewsJey. W. S. Whitley, J. S. Prince, Sir John Logan Campbell, the Key. Canon Mac Murray, and Drs. F. W. Gordon and G. Gore-Gillon; captain, Mr. H. B. Harper; deputy-captain, Mr. E. F. Noonan; hon. secretary, Mr. N. Mitchell; "hon. treasurer, Mr. F. G. Alpe; committee, Messrs J. Timms, A. Pycroft, W. H. Flower, D. S. Da Harris, and H. Steele: auditors, Messrs. V. M. Jervls and A. G. Buchanan; I delegates to Anckland Rowing Association, j Messrs. A. G. Busby, E. F. Noortan, and A. E. Tattley. The Chairman (Mr T. Bussell) stated that the club's position financially was sound, j and members were to be congratulated on the splendid results achieved dating the last year. The following gentlemen wrote surrendering debentures: Messrs J. H. B. Coates. (patron), Dr. F. N. Gordon, E. W. G. Kachbone, and W. S. Whitley (vicecommodores). A hearty vote of thanks was passed to these gentlemen. The members are to he congratulated on unanimously passing a rule permitting of life members being elected, thus • showing their apprecia- | tion of the yeoman service done by the following gentlemen who have all been office i bearers, and several of whom are original members of the clnb since Its foundation iin 1883: Messrs J. H. B. Coates (patron). IS. Thorne George (vice-patron), T. Bussell I (commodore), and Messrs T. Kilfoyle, F. Moore, W. Winks, A. G. Buchanan, F. M. Jervis, nnd A. G. Busby. Great interest was taken in the proceedings, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and the retiring officers. ■

NORTH SHORE BOWING CLUB.

The thirty-fifth annna! general meeting of the North Shore Bowing Club was held at | the club-house, King Edward Tarade, Devonport, last night. There was a fair attendance of honorary and active members. Mr. F. G. Ewington presided. The report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. i The annual report congratulated members 'on a record season. The club had been represented in eight regattas, and the prizemoney won amounted to £75. The senior j crew in winning their class race constituted a record, wbich they had maintained at the A.It.A. championship regatta, held at I Lake 1 _kapuna, thereby proving themselves jto De the champion senior crew of Auckland for the 1907-8 season. The club had now a j practically new and up-to-date plant ready I for "the • opening day of the ensuing season. ! Orders had been placed with Mr. G. Morton. ,of Wellington, for a racing convertible pair-oar boat, to arrive early in the season. The financial statement showed receipts , for the year amounting to £360 11/3, the principal Items being: Subscriptions. £110 ' 19/6; prize money, £75; subscriptions and : racing boat fund, £41 13/; sale of boat, i £34 19/; billiard table receipts, £35. The ■ expenditure totalled £333 2/5, leaving a '■ credit balance of £27 7/10. The assets of ; the club are set down at £670 17/10, and i the liabilities nil. 1 The report and balance-sheet were I adopted. j The following officers were elected for . the ensuing season:—President. Mr. W. J. Napier; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. Alison, E. W. Alison, M.P., T. 11. Barclay. J. G. Buchanan, E. W. Burgess, H. Brett, senr., 13. Dunning, F. L. Davis, Dr. Grattan Guln- ! ness W. Hhndley, A. Kohn, F. E. Mason, (J. C. Mackay, L. W. McLean. G, L. Pea cocke, H. G. Ralfe, J. A. Walker, E. F. I Warren, A. R D. Watson, and F. G. Ewing- | ton; hon. auditors, Messrs. S, Mays and J. Alexander; captain, C. E. Wykes; tleputyI captain, S. Marshall; hon. treasurer. H. (Palmer (re-elected); hon. secretary, H. 1 Grubb (re-elected); committee, Messrs. E. i Bailey, G. Seagar (re-elected), M. Harrison, !_. Wilkinson, and R, Spinley; delegates to the A.R.A., Messrs, W. Swinnerton, F. Best, and C. Wykes. During the evening the junior and senior crews presented their coach for the past s«_son (Mr. A. Bartlett) with a memento, in tbe shape of a handsome dressing-case.