ROWING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15748, 24 October 1914, Page 4

ROWING.

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION.. '' 1 "•_-__■' :.': ; v' : :-': OPERATIONS KEENLY CRITICISED. The. annual meeting of. : the-Auckland L > Rowing Association was held in the Amateur fcS Sports Clubroom on Thursday evening, vMr.'h;* J. Clark, president, occupying the chair. 1 TklS; meeting was well attended, the country clubs ■" in particular being strongly 'represented??:'?'; Many matters in connection with last yeir'i jr;operations were keenly criticised, and in con-';- 3 ' sequence' the proceedings were protracted, and the meeting did not end until just before gi midnight. -■-,- .■■''.' -./',"'•";;: The annual report and balance-sheet stated s| that there were now. 15 clubs under the jurisdiction of the association, Otakulni and Whakatane baring affiliated .since.' tie-last'j | report; was presented. v . Four regattas l , wore, held during the season—Russell, Wha'ngatei, KZ.A.R.A. championships, _ and A.R.A, Easter Regatta. Ngaruawahia ; Regatta wis abandoned owing to the, committee refusing , to comply with A.R.A. ruleß, while-:Mercer "-< Regatta was merged into the New Zealand||| championships, and the Rotorus Easter or-1 nival was abandoned.• The association, after a lapse of fivo years, again had the pleasuri of conducting the i N.Z.A.R.A-. i chmpionshipj'' s 't at Mercer on January 29, 1914, in conjunction thA with the Mercer Regatta : Association. g .In 11 spite of the record prize-money'offered,' the . entries from Southern, clubs were i disappoint-K;S ingly ' small, and there were no ! crews »t ill from the South Island. i' ; However,'; a very successful function was held, '.'the '.visiting;'". oarsmen in particular ■ commenting 5 very | favourably on the excellent courso afforded gg by thß Waikato River, and the president of Em the N.R.A.R.A., Mr.. John Clark, spoke in- j complimentary terms, of : the excellent .iT. arrangements made. The i regatta, «- mainly ".• owing to the poor entries, was not a financial | success, but the deficit was only small Tho | financial statement and .balance-sheet dis- 1 closed a satisfactory state of affairs,' not? 1 standing that a certain amount of difficult? had been experienced ;in collecting regatta fees, and the large drain on the association's || resources in transferring' £50 to the chiffl' pionship regatta funds. The 'whole position as- disclosed: by the balance-sheet was re- -- garded as satisfactory. Appreciative :ttltt-~*ss ences were made to those who had assisted the association during the past seaßomy;3£{|||; Certain clauses in the report were objected to by country delegates, and on these being sj.' =, deleted the ! report and balance-sheet . wets 1g adapted. , . ■ , : The election of officers - resulted «».•--.';: follows: President, Mr. John Clark; ; : vicepresidents, Messrs. A. I. Farmer, G. H. Reston. T. Pickett. G. Johnson, A. Swatbrick, sen., and Dr. G. Gore-Gillon; hon.■> . socretary. Mr. H. Blampied; hon. -treasurer,Bg Mr. J. M. P. Connelly; hon. auditor, Mr. J.-. A. Gentles; delegates to N.Z.A.R.A., Messrs. as; ■ E..lnnes, E. E. Coghlan. and W. Bedford. Executive: Messrs. G. Huddlesto« ; Wait*mata; W. Madden, Waitemata; C. \ Roose,||| Mercor; C. Rae. Otahuhu: A. 7. Aimer, V 3; St. George's: W. Oliver, Ngaruawahia; gß||| L. Thomas. Taupiri: and Captain McDowell, 1 Rotorua. Messrs. W. G. Mason and A..11.";p Wilson were elected life members.... vv?S.»3fS