Aquattcs.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue LXVII, 30 January 1904, Page 14

Aquattcs.

[By NEPrDNB.I Tho Amatour Rowing Association of England has decided by a. majority of one that an umpire may disqualify Avith or Avithout a piotcst from the competitors interested A\ f lien a foul lias taken place. The rule bore is that the umpire may disqualify Avithout baing appealed to, but our oarsmen row so fairly that it is very seldom anything of the kind occurs. [11 all cases an uvnpiro is careful that a creAv Avins by s-peed and not by outAvilting an opponent. It is rupnrfcd that R. Hickey, J. Hickey, Gr. Duamer, and R. Trcsidder, of. NoAvcastle, aro prepared to make a match withtftrthur, Charles, and George Toaviiji, and A. Worboys lo ruco Avith four pain* of sculls for a fairly largo bt'iko. The annual interstate eight-oared race is to be held at Brisbane in May. Mr. Alfred Gollin, owner of the Melbourno yacht Sayonura, which beat the Bono, of Sydney (an Auckland-built craft), in New South Wales Avaters this month, has offered tho cup Avhich lit has just Avon no a challenge trophy on the condition that a challenging yacht sails round to Melbourno to compete Avith Soyonara. A race bos been arranged between the auxiliary schooner Bona (Sydney) and La Carabino (Melbourne). La- Carabine Avas recently built in Auckland lor Sir Rupert Clarke!