ROWING

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 118, 12 February 1926, Page 5

ROWING

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL MEETS.

A meeting of the council of the Kew Zealand Amateur Rowing Association was held on Monday, Mr. E. S. Innes presiding. The question of the ownership ot Hie cup won by I. W. St. Clair at Sydney# recently was decided, the council being of opinion that the trophy became the property of the winner. An application from the Wellington Bowing Club for a change of colours was referred to the Wellington Association. The suggestion made by the Canterbury Association for the holding or i conference at Dunedin at the time 01 the championship regatta next month was approved and the Otago Association were asked to act as conveners. Letters were received from the Ham* ilton Club and Marlborough Association protesting against the councils decision in approving of Iho Exhibition lours being rowed in clinker boats. Jhe council however, considered that as 'he event was not a championship one. they should be guided by the wishes oi tho local association (Otago) and as that body had intimated that by holding the race in clinker boats considerably more entries would be forthcoming from the Southland and Otago districts it was decided that no alteration need bo made. Mr. 11. G. Alderson was appointed to act as New Zealand’s representative in Australia, in place of Mr. S. A. Maxwell, who for business reasons has had to relinquish office for at least six months. A letter was received from file Harvard University, U.S.A., in reference to (he building of eight-oared boats, but further action was deferred pending a letter, which he expected from Yale University

Mr. IT. Paton was unpointed to represent tho council at the championship regatta at Dunedin on Marell G next. ■