AQUATICS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11806, 2 February 1904, Page 5

AQUATICS.

♦ ■ CAJJTERKURY BOWING ASSOCIATION. The Canterbury Bowing Association met last night. The'xeport of tho meeting of the New Zealand Bowing Association w&b read, stating that the Council had refused i the Canterbury Association permission to row the Maiden Double Sculla in rtump outriggers, the majority considering tiat I where bee*-and-besb boeta could be used it waajdvisoble to row the Association I boat. The letter was received. The Christchurcfa Begatta Club was granted 4 permit to add a Meiden Four-oar race, the some as 011 the original programme. A letter was received from the Eaiapoi Regatta Committee concerning their programme for a regatta to be held on February 13th. It was resolved to pass the, programme, provided the Club made the provision that no race could be struck off the programme. It, was pointed out that the Association rules provided that if one crew entered the face must be rowed. It woe suggested that' the dimensions of a stump outrigger should be inserted in the programme. The dimensions in the Christchurch Regatta Club rules were that stumps are to be clinker btiilt, not to exceed. 22ft oin in length overall, beam not to,be less than 3ft 3m, length of outrigger not to exceed 10in. It was decided to request tho Committee to put on their programme that tlw races were rowed under the rules of the New Zealand Rowing Association. Id was resolved to forward a'letter congratulating the Kaiapoi people on having again arranged for a regatta, and hoping that the fixture would be a success.

Mr Kesbeven suggested that ihe Centre should arrange to have a circuit of regattas, and that clubs should be communicated with ac to their dates, so as to fix a regular succession- of regattas. He al«a suggested <tliat the amolgemaiion of the Clmstchurch Begatta dub and Canterbury Centre should be carried 09V and thai the body, **' xanalgamoled. should carry; out the Cbri»tChurdi Begatta. The action of the secretary in instructing the Christchurch Begatta Club that the . Maiden Double Sculls remain on the programme wa» approved. ■'•■ •■;.-■:.. .•.''*;■..■