BOWING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15237, 26 February 1913, Page 10

BOWING.

WAITEMATA CLUB.

Members of the Waitematft Rowing Club will be busily engaged during the next month, races having been arranged for each Saturday afternoon. On Saturday next trial fours will bo hold for trophies presented by Mr. C. J. Ellerbeck, a vicepresident, entries closing at the shed at 2.30 p.m. sharp. The club will be represented at the N.Z.A.RA. championship meeting at Wellington on March. 22 by D. Hadfield, who will compete in the championship sculls. AUCKLAND CLUB'S PAIR-OAR TRIALS, The following crews have been selected to row for pair-oar trials for trophies presented by Mr. W. T. Brown, vice-commo-dore, at the boathouse, Saturday, March 1. The first heat starts at 2.-15 p.m. sharp, and the following are the crews, the stroke being mentioned first in each instance: — J. Lovett and Kurrish, A. King and Walsh, Sinel and Furnell, Murray and Clarke. Belcher and "Lovett, Gavave and Connelly, Cannon and Crossley, B'Jaikie and Jenkins, 11. S. King and Johnson.

On Saturday week there will bo pairoar trials for trophies presented by Mr. J. Hellaby.

Some time ago Captain Somervell*, a vice-president of {.Jib Auckland Rowing Club, presented a valuable shield for competition among eight oar craws. The trophy is open to any associated club in the Dominion, but up to the present no club lias asked for a race. It is recognised bv the Auckland club that southern club:; would have considerable trouble in bringing their boats to Auckland, and an | effort is to be made to secure another, eight- | oar racing shell. Members of the commit- j tee have been working quietly for some ' time past, and as the outcome of their de- j liberations a monster art union has been arranged. The first prize will be a mineral specimen or work of art valued at £75. The secoifd prize will bo worth £25, the third £10, arid there will be ten other prizes er-dl of the value of £1. Tickets will be sold for the small sum of 3d, and all old members of the club are to he asked to help the movement along. The Auckland Club was formed in the year 1869, and many of Auckland's most prominent citizens learned (lis art of sculling in the club's boats. It is hoped to interest all these gentlemen in the scheme, and if expectations are realised a fine new boat should soon grace, the club's shed. If any amount is left over alter the boat is purchased it will be devoted to the new shed fund. The club has already received notice to quit, and after February of 1914 the Harbour Board will utilise the site. All unsold tickets in this art union are to be recalled on June 30, and the drawing will take place as soon as possible. When the new boat has been purchased, the club proposes to allow challenging crews from the South to nee it. s'.nd no doubt many crews will quickly avail themselves of the opportunity of meeting Auckland's representatives on the Waitemata.