AQUATICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13874, 7 October 1908, Page 5

AQUATICS.

AUCKLAND ROWING ASSOCIATION The twenty-first animal meeting of. the Aucte» la-nd Rowing Association was held at • the Sport*,, , Olubroom* on Moada-y night. v . Mr. H. A. •M'arri-' . ner (president) occupied the chair. The . dele- ' gates from the; various clubs affiliated to the as--: soeiation were present. , • ; : . The Chairman, in . moving the adoption of the. report and balance-sheet,' gsad that the clubs were, , to bo : congratulated on : the success of the last), ; season, which had been prolific of interest with. • j • regard to rowing-, and he congratulated the 'West. vV i r End Rowing CSttb on winning the ohampionsbip pennant,: and also the "North Shore Rowing Olrib • , for the spteudid showing M»ey made in connection with the championship. :He trusted that the* . . championship meeting would be allotted to this . association and that the various clubs .would X • put forward their best efforts to annex several • championship events on the programme. ' Tiio report and balance-sheet weaß • unanimously adopted. ...." . The .advlsableness of introducing »rawing - into secondary schools 1 was favourably considered and' the incoming executive wore recommended to devise a scheme and submit the sa«}s to the head- - masters of the secondary Vsehoola and to- thai clubs. It is hoped, that such a step will tend to increase the interest in rowing in the Auckland . province. ' 'V:.:; ...• < The following ©Ulcers wore elected: President, Mr. H. A. Marriner (re-e!eeted); vice-presidenta, Messrs. J. Clark and A. J. Fanner; hon. auditor, Mr. J. A. Gentles; executive committee, Messrs.': W. Mason, J. P. Whelan, A. Busby, W. Swinner- 1 ton, B. S. Finn,' G. Huddle&kone, and F. Best;, . hon. 'treasurer, Mr. G. Jleslon; lion, secretary (pro tern.). Mr. W. W. Benjamin ;, delegates to ' the New Zealand Amateur Rowing 80 © 1 ®-' 4Ol1 ' Messrs. H. A. Marriner. W. W. Benjamin, W. 11. Bowler, E. S. Innes, W. B-ridaon, "WAITEMATA BOATING CLUB., i «• V'j The annual general meeting of. the Waitematttf Boating: Club will be held an Friday. evcoLtae. in. the Amateur Sports Clubrocms. The meeting v will be presided over by the ceromodore (Mr.;. A. M. Myers). *" V ,-V AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. ; [BY .. TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATIONS] Chbistchubce, Tuesday. Mr. Martin G. Daly, Of Akaroa, has forwards# '. to the Press office, care of the editor of the Referee, a cheque for £100. as G. Whefch's deposit .' to bind his match with B. Thoroughgood for the . .= championship of Australia, _ . / , . Mr. ' Daly writes: " 'ifhelch will- leave Akaroa ; oil Wednesday and is due in Sydney on October - 13. He will go straight on from thfere to th Hunter River. This will givu him about five a e . : a-haJf weeks over there before the race. Why., is very fit and confident." »M" ' : ' ; the