ROWING ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 453, 11 March 1909, Page 7

ROWING ASSOCIATION.

INTERSTATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOURS SUGGESTED. A meeting of the council of the New Zealand Rowing Association was held Inst night in tho Star Boating Club's rooms, when there were present: Messrs. R. W. M'Villy (in the chair), 'i'. Lauchlin, W. J. Gamlin, J. E. Widdon, W. Coffey, and tho secretary (Mr. A. D. Bayfield). A letter was received from Auckland proposing that an oight-oared crew, consisting of the Waitemata and Blenheim Clubs' fours, who rowed first and second respectively in the lato New Zealand championship four-oared race, ho sent to compete for tho interstate Australian eight-oared championship, to bo held at Brisbane in May next. The council considered that owing to the lateness of the-season and tho short time allowed for training practically a new crew for a new stylo of rowing, it would he inadvisahlo to agree to the proposal. Thev are, however, in communication with the Aus'.tralian authorities, suggesting that an interstate fours ho included m tho programme, and if tho suggestion is complied with, and assistance is forthcoming from other New Zealand associations, an endeavour will bo made to scud tho Waitemata crow. ' ■ Applications for affiliation from tho Queenstown and Greymoiith Rowing Clubs were held over ponding receipt of further information. Permission was 'granted for a regatta to be held at (Juoenstown during Easter week, such regatta to be under the auspices of tlio Otago Howinc Association. II: was decided to write to the Auckland Association thanking them for their courtesy" to the council's representative at tho late championships. The secretary reported that due's hod been paid by clubs on 2915 members as against 2655