INFORMATIVE NOTES

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 89, 18 April 1906, Page 3

INFORMATIVE NOTES

(By "Clinker.") The Rule-book of the N.Z. A.R.A. states some of the Objects ot the Association as follows :—(1) To foster and encourage amateur rowing m JNew Zealand. (3) To encourage the use ot boats best calculated to secure scientific oarsmanship. (4) To define an amateur. . . (5) To institute and govern an annual championship regatta, and "encourage competition at such regatta between all amateur clubs with a view to deciding who are the champion oarsmen for the year. And the Blenheim Club, alter years of struggle, have secured that honour for the first time. The Seymour brothers and Maclaine rowed a good second to Queen's Drive at Pieton in 1894, when the winners established the record time of IJJOiS-lgiaS&JoL.*l?® distance. The Seymours were^se.nt across to Australia (Daly replacing,, Maclaine), where they took part unsuccessfully in tho big race on the Paramatta. • , . The time put up by the Blenheim Four on Monday last, 12mm /sec, compares favourably with that in which the race was rowed on Lake Waihola (in calm water) two years ago, when the Port Chalmers crew beat Canterbury in 12min 21 S-Ssec. Following is the official chronologi- ( cal list, with the place where rowed, ot. PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS:

Tear. Place. Crew. 1887-88 ... Wanganui Canterbury E.C. 1888-89 ... Wellington Wellington E.C. 1889-90 ... Christchurch „ « 1890-91 ... Wanganui „ » 1891-92 ... Nelson >, » 1892-93 ... Christchurch Lyttelton .K.U 1893-94. ... Picton „ ' >> 1894-95 ... Picton Queen's Drive 1895-96 ... Picton » » 1896-97 ... Picton „ » 1897-98 ... Dunedin Picton K.C. 1898-99 ... Auckland « » 1899-1900 Picton „ : » • 1900-01 ... Christchurch Canterbury E.C 1901-02 ... Wellington Kawatiri E.C. 1902-03 ... Wanganui . » » 1903-04 ... Waihola Port Chalmers 1904-05 ... Wellington Star Boating C.