ROWING

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21623, 6 November 1935, Page 15

ROWING

——+—,— MEETING OP CANTERBURY EXECUTIVE WITHDRAWAL OF REMIT QUESTIONED A decision to ask the delegate to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rowing Association why a remit put forward by the Canterbury Association was withdrawn without being put to the meeting was reached at last night's meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Association after members had expressed their dissatisfaction at such an action. The remit from Canterbury asked that the inter-island eightoar races should be abandoned. Several delegates asked the reason for the withdrawal of the remit, and when it was stated that none had, as yet, been offered, suggested that the reason should be sought. Mr J. B. Taylor said that the matter was one that should be taken up with the Canterbury delegate, and it was left to the secretary to communicate with him. The chairman, Mr F. D, Kesteven, reported that the '.'Learn to Row" week had been a great success, about 24 members being enrolled by the different clubs. It was decided that the capitation charge should be Is Od this year. Is of this amount to be paid to the New Zealand body. The double sculls race will be decided over a half-mile course this year on November 30. Tentative dates for regattas are as follows: Redcliffs, December 7; Akaroa, January 1; Christchureh. February 28. Mr E. Velvin (Akaroa) raised the point as to whether points won at the Redcliffs regatta should count for the D.C.L. Shield; but it was pointed out that the conditions governing the competition for the shield state that points may be won at the regatta of any affiliated club, and the association had no choice but to approve of the Hedcliffs Club's regatta providing the programme was suitable. The Union Club advised that at its annual meeting it had been unanimously decided to protest against the distance of the four-oar races in the "head-of-the-river" contest being increased from half a mile to one mile; and the club's delegates had been instructed to move that the motion to increase the distance be rescinded. The motion to rescind was logt, It was decided to invite the Christ's College Club to apply for affiliation to the association, . UNION CLUB'S FOURS ; The Union Rowing Club's president's • four-oared race was held over a half--mile course. There was a large

entry, and close races resulted. The final, rowed between G. Brown (str), M. CuHen, J. Depree, M. Bamden, and W. Corliss (str), C. Smith, K. Sorrell, R, Duggan was won by W, Corliss'* crew by hall a length.