N. Z. ROWING ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 614, 17 September 1909, Page 9

N. Z. ROWING ASSOCIATION.

ANXUAI, KEPOItT. In /■ tho report to bo laid before the annual mcutiri" of the Nou* Zealand Mowing' Association, the council' "congratulates affiliated bs ' and.delegates on tho. continued success of tho association. The past year; luis, been a busy one. - Probably tho .most important marking the. progress of .the association nro inorease of membership r.nd oversea representation. - -Tho finaucial position of. the 'association is : satisfactory. There is a credit balance iof «£IQ3 5s M while tho .balance of assets oyer liabilities is: JCIOB 16s. 6d.. Thoro arci' nine local "associations. In aceordiiiice t ; ith the at the last aunual mceting oruclegates, < the council called upon all alfihatea olubsj through'their local associations, to forward 'of their colours . for tration- "When .these were reoeived, it was found iu; many instances that similar colours or uuifovms wero in use by different clubs, .who applied .for samo' to be registered., '1 his, of course, could hot be allowed, and the councn proceeded : to allot dissimilar colours' or . Uniforms \ whero necessary, allotting- tho actual colours 'Applied for whenever poreible, and altering: the uniform only. . Inquiries; have been : made as to vrhen .the new uniforms'could-be. available, and from information' supplied■' it , has been thought advisablo to fix the date for-' the bringing-.into'force of the rule at regattas ns- from October .1,-1010. .Delegates at the last aiinual 'meeting referred the- matter ;of oversea representation'to . your council ••for- inquiry. '/'lt was fojind .that, though, regattas,, including four-oared races, are. held eaelr sea-, eon. br the difforent States, .Australian Amateur,, Championships, arq confined to eight-aar and sculls. * A 'proposal was. received from tho Auckland ' Association that, the New.- Zwhuui Championship .Fours, (Waitemata) ancV their runners-up (Blenheim) should he sent to Bris-. baii'o to compete in the Australian Eight-oared Championship. .. This, proposal, however, was not .approved of .by your : council, but ,iu« i onirics were ltiado by them to see if an InterState Four could not be put : on the Bnsbano programme.;.' At the > same. time, the various New: Zealand. Associations wero' circularised to see what; support they : would to the sending of a four. However, before'all the replies wore W word 'was received from tho Queensland .Association .regretting their inability to accede tj your/association's request, and ~ this put an'eud to the:matter, so far. as the.past season's rowing is concerned. Notification has, however, 'been ,riceived from: the Tasmanian. Rowing- .Union, of. a Inter-State Four-oared Race tj be held at Hobart abont February 'hest,./and inviting, a -f>ew . Zealand' crew t6 compete., ' Your council have accepted the invitation, and. .notified Jhe ; .Tasiuanian Rowing"TTnion -that, a'crew. will be eeut. ' Ilie selection of /the. ct'ew nulst, of course, be left for a laten date, jhiit as, the .next Neiv Zealand Championships will most; likely ereutnato before,it is, liceossary for the crew ,to , Hobart, ■ it',is 1 hoped, there may, bo, no dilhcolty in. securing _a' thoroughly wd represcn-. tation. It is suggested that the crew to lie sent be tho winners of the next New . Zealand ' Championship , Fours, provided they' can' confo.m 4he -, amateur ."definition under .which tho raco will he rowed." ; ; .