ROWING.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15421, 28 October 1915, Page 4

ROWING.

CANTERBURY ASSOC! ATIOX. The annual mectitis of the Canterbury Rowing Association took placo het night, Mr F. I'. -Kesteven presidinir. The annunl report stated tliat tho Aoaoci*now consist •, ;-cvcu i-lnbs, w'itli a total active nismtiership o£ 375, which ed a blight, decic.xso irom last year. itio members of tho rowing clubs were to be congratulated upon the snlciuhd response thev lm<l made to tho call of the in connexion wi'Ji the )>ics:rnt war, and whilo rowing would siilu'V considciably bv t-heir al,ocii't.\ ul! ir.wt feel that they had taken th* risilit stand. Son." were now in Galhpoli and Lad borne thenuelvcs in a manner that reflected the KrcateM credit on tho countrv of their or:;;: - ', and the snort? that had helped to lit thrm for their Rreat work; others were at Trent ham in i-aineHt preparation to take their turn, in the tiring !in«;. Tho chairman sa-d lie ivprctted to Btoto that the Sumner llowiusr Club was {riving uo but, tho war and the departure of !~o ina'nv iowin;c men for tho front wa~, having ii serious effect in rowing circles. Already over H'UO vowing men in Xcw had onlisted. and that uumbrr was steadily bein t * ttdded to. , The report, and were adop.ed. Tho l'oliowinv; ofihtn were elected: —President Mr II- H. Smith: vice-presidents. Mtsstii H. Berry. A. K. Civ.ddock. aiul X. h. lion, secretary and trcasuref, Mr M. S. Gentles: hon. auditor, Mr G. L. Brrrv ; delegate to X.A.H.A , Mr L. Par-t-i'g"- . A cii'cultt!- «j< received from tho "i'-'^nisf r of the Amateur Sports Bodies' Christmas Shilling Fund '.'or the soldiers, stating that it was proposed that the amateur sports brdie ß ot Xov /.ealaiul should ral?e i'lO.i.itV.l. each military district t-> provi'.l) i'.-j'it'. It wafl that each district should form its f«:l orsinis-iti-jn. Tiie fund would c!o?e o:i X<-vemiier '.luth. Mr G. H. h,ia the convenor for Chris'ciiurch. It was dccided t'i support the mov::uer,;. ai.d II 11. Smith ar.d F. D. Kerteven were yppoin'-ed the rowii-t; re-pr«-?eiitaJives '-t a conf'*rei't-<. o; to iio called in Christchi.rch. The Sew Zealand ll'-vii.-.' A«-c-( intion advi?ed ths' no rhantpi-inship would 1,.(- hehi this yea;-. A vole ->f thpnk; w.w .lecorded tlu» rctirinj; president. Mr 1". P. Kr»tever. ior his untiring/ ser'-'iees o:i I-*- I '-..!: rowing in the past. A vote of than'-:- also accorded Mr I!. J. 11 e.lj - j ->. \\ Is hj.= ix-en transferted t.i Syd!:e;--. for liis -er-ices to the AKsociat : oa. USIOX CLUB. fii'iojwiiisr ci c'-v.-; !i;t-, ei,;.or-;l for 'he President's Cup lac". :o l>e on X"o- - Wiiliam". B. .M.uiom. Yi". 11. Meicer. J. 1). Davi* istroi<-;: M. Miteheii. P. Tliii, G. Watson. A. OVoomi*- ctrokel; L. Aicl.er. A. Fteetnat;. H. Gibsof. A. V. Entpsoii ('stroke); C. il. Smith. M. Gentle-, •I. Mtirch, E. Yelvin i=tvokei: A. E. ITs-iund 11. Meyer, H. Dyer. T. Booth : A S. Drayton (stroke-: 11. Layloi;, I). Barrett !•'. Searons. For the Trlii! Doub*.,. Scil's n"* iuen:ber« x , the entiv wij ve:v email, therefore the committte decided to acrept fin the; entries.