A WINDFALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 237, 7 October 1933, Page 7

A WINDFALL.

FOR ROWING CLUB.

GIFT BY OLD MEMBER.

EIGHT-OARED RACING BOAT.

That the West End Rowing Club has been exceedingly fortunate in the support of its members, both past and present, has been strikingly demonstrated many times. In the matter of gift boats to the club this has been shown remarkably on several occasions. Mr. John Clark made two presentations of racing fours about 12 years ago, and only last year one of these won the Brett Cup for the club. Another best-and-best four wa& presented to the club by the combined subscription of several members, and only last season the fourth gift boat was generously donated to the club by Mr. C. G. Herdman, the present secretary, in the shape of a racing clinker four.

Now comes the fifth —the present of Mr. J. Carrigan, of Melbourne, who has made a gift of a best-and-best eight, and a set of'eight new racing oars, the latter made by Stevenson, of Melbourne. The boat is from the stocks of Jerram and Son, of Melbourne, and is due at Auckland towards the end of next week.

Mr. J. Carrigan is the proprietor of the Valvoline Oil Co., and. has been away from New Zealand between 20 and 30 years. He was a member of the West End Rowing Club in the late 'nineties, and as late as 1907 his name appears on the list of active members. He won his maiden race and also his light-weight junior race in 1899-1900 at the Mercer regatta, and was afrain successful as a junior oar in 1900-1901. He also took his full part in the club trials and was a keen clubman, holding positions of committeeman and deputy-captain, the latter in the season 1901-1902. The donor also was a club delegate to the Northern Rowing Union. "Jerrv," as he is known to his club mates, was a very popular member, and to this time is held, in high esteem by his old West End friends for his sterling and unassuming qualities which remain unchanged despite the success he has iachieved in Melbourne. ._ I