AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 239, 6 October 1916, Page 7

AQUATICS.

.„. a',. -..... ANNTjAC : •'MfiEtiyG," '■'■?"■*• . . The annual meeting- of the Waitemari. Boating Club was held last evening at the Amatear Sport* Club. Hon. George Fowlds (president; ia the chair. 'There was a^good" attendance. -. •- -:.:-•.-. .;-. "Tfie. -thirty-third annual report stated that" at the end taerew«e only 27 on the rail of membeisi which, under the circumstances, was a matter foe commendation. Sew' members, - -however. were*regufred. ; The ; war bad naturally had an effect on finance, and members were nrged. to par their eubscriptious promptly. The "plant was to coarse of overhaul, and w» expected to be in good order-for the seaaoit;- The best practice four had destroyed through: collision with: a launch. but as the result of legal proceeding?. reluctantly; takenv" the club had" been awarded £40 damages against the owners of the launch concerned. The club waslepreacnteC jit- fbur : ' regattas — Whangarel (two-arsis, three seeonds)f."-Paßmnre'"T(tiro firsts; '■•- doe second), : Ngaruawahia - (two unite, one second), and AJJ-A. Provincial .Caampionstipi). In. the - last-named -the., dnb- won the non-class fours and the single sculls handicap (D. C Hadfleld), and obtained four seconds. In the' Smith Shield competition (interclub foursi, the club- vu beaten By" a canvas- by West "End. - Trial fours were' held ion nine occssio ns. Regret was expressed at the death—on acttr* service of three more members—Dallas B. Campbell, : William -Wauace, and' 3, Perry— and at' the - taw of- an esteemed"'vice--president, Mr.-J; J. Crafg---s: The rolT'ot ■honour contained O names, live men having been kflled. and seven- wounded. .. The, report «ipresn*d the hope that the timer was not far distant when rowing would be a compulsory exercise In the Defeace system. "' .""•'■■ "" '""."' ".-'"'• '-- - 'The balance-sheet showed receipts £107, and a credit balance of £& 3/. as against £12 I4A at the end of the previous season. - The balance of assets over liabilities' wax. given as £5*3. ■>-"-•-•'.':' -'- m moving the adoption of the report and balasft ahftc. the chairman congratulated the clnb on the way in which It had maintained Its position and on - the. credit-: ahly huge number of men it had sent to the fronts It had, cause to regret the loss of several members who had fallen in the war. and' also thafof Mr. J. J. Craig, who. a* "a -*rtc«HJTesldem > ; Bad always-been a staunch supporter of the club-. -• He was gratified to hear-of the success, of the legal actTon~referred to in the-report, as he- considered that the: club was under an obligsr tion to carry the matter to. Court. He trusted that-the-members- would "T>ut their hands to the oars, and pull the old boat along during the coming season,-'' and also that by the next annual meeting all those whose names appeared on the roll of honour wourd'be'oacftr afhome once more. The election of officers resulted as fol'Hibni. Ai ;3fc Myem, SLP.r vice-connnodore: Mr. W. G- Smith,; president. Hon. Geo. Fowlds; vice-presi-dents. Mesß-K.>W. EL Bush;' t. H. - Gunsoc. E. A. Craig. v». Baflej. W. Lowe, T. Read, C. J. ETlerbeck. T.B. O'Connor, and W. J. Jaggs; captain. Mr. O. WoUgramm-: vicecaptain, Mr. F. Goodall; hon. secretary, .Mr.- A. L_ Lewis; hon. treasurer, Mr. vV". Madden; executive committee,: Messrs. C-.C Cairns, G. Tsytoc-. 3S Kelly; A. A.-Lucas. D C. Hadileld. and I. Magee; boat-house committee. Messrs. M. Kronfeld, G'- Nelson, and J. Boguer auditors;" 1 Messrs. ©.-" H. Reston and L. S. Brfdsnn: delegates to Auckland Bowing' Association, Messrs. C. Cains. A. -L. Lewis, and J. Kelly. Votes'of thanks were passed: to the president and the r retiring secretary-fMr. W. . .MatMllf.:'•"->•"'. ' '■'■■■■■ ■-::- - "-■" :~- ■---'