WELLINGTON ROWING CLUB

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1192, 29 July 1911, Page 6

WELLINGTON ROWING CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING. ■ Mr. W. J. Gaudin presided over tho annual general meeting of the Wellington Bowing Club, v;hich was held in "tho clul) s rooms last evening. , T l\ e . , annual rcpoa-t and balance-sheet (published on Jnly 21) were adopted. A telegram was received from Mr. A in. Mnthieson, secretary, ivho is at present recovering from an operation for appendicitis at Auckland, statin? that he was progressing favourably. The meeting passed a motion of sympathy with their popular secretary. Tho following officers were elected for tho ensuing-reason:-President. Mr. W. '•: -JMdd; vico-presidents, Messrs. J. Hutcheson, .T. Trevor. W. Allen, W. J. lerkins, E Morris, W. H. P. Barber, A. Orr and the Hon. T. W. Hislop; captain. H. J. Gaudin; vice-captain, A. W. Jackson; committee, Messrs. H. Wadmiu, C. J. Symonds, E. Laco.v, .7. Hoam W. Hoare, A. Butler, and H. M'Kinley; hon. secretary, Mr. A. N. Mathicson; hon. treasurer, Mr. B. Shaw; auditors, Messrs G. Read and A. J. Bishop; selection comnuttee Messrs S Shilling, H. A. M'Kinicy, ana A. .\. Mathieson; race committee H ?S TVr H .°? re \ A, Butler ' and W•Hinchclihe; delegates to Wellington Row'"S Association, Messrs. W. J. Nidd, W. J. Ganrlin, and A. N. Mathieson. Speaking on tho proposal by tho Harbour Board to utilise the waterfront (now used by tho rowing clubs) for tho purpose ot connecting Jcrvois Quay Wharf with 'laranaki Street Wharf/Mr. Gaudin said that there v;m no other site on the waterfront so favourably situated for their own ; purposes as the present one. It was ? n l ( , lcal .Position. If they had to shift he thought that rowing would have to make a fresh-start in Wellington. He had not received any official intimation of , tho change, but he mentioned that when Mr. lergnsou v.aa engineer to tho board, a largo deputation had waited on tha members, ami plans were then nado out which provided that there would bo ample room underneath tho proposed staging lor clubs to launch their boats Another matter which Mr. Gaudin touchtho City Council. A new lease has been drawn up, winch, ho believed, only needed tne signatures affixed, but for some reason or other, nothing could be done in the matter. The speaker stated that at tho present time, there were about 500 men rowing m Wellington, ami, in comparison »:ith other sports bodies in WelJington (upon whoso grounds tho Citv Council nrud away thousands of pounds) he thought that the rowing clubs were ot asking tor too lntich when they wished to retain the present site for rowing pur