ROWING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1621, 25 March 1903, Page 56

ROWING.

NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR ROWING ASSOCIATION.

A‘meeting of. the New Zealand Amateur Rawing Association was held on Friday evening,'Mr M.F. Marks, vice-presi-dent; occupied the chair, and there were about t wenty delegates in - attendance. The- new" rules having come ;nto force-, the-Managing Committee tender; ed their resignations, which were accepted. All the • officers* with the exception of Messrs G. H.- Bethune and W; M.Tyers, who did not .seek re-elec-tion, were re-elected. The . following will, be the office-bearers rof the association for the coming year:—President, Sir' Robert Stout;., vice-presidents, Messrs J. Jaimes, Dunedin, and M; F. Marks, Wellington; secretary, and treasurer/Alr NV Galbraith; council, Messrs R.; MoVilly- «L*. Partridge, Isaacs, G. Lauichlan; R. Smith. Bayfield,-. G. F.. Campbell. Messrs <J. W: ; Beer, S. E. Beer., John Beer; HP L. Beer and F. Green were- reinstated as amateurs. Messrs Berndston, C. Bradley and M. Ciisscn also applied for. reinstatement, aud • it' iras. decided that ' they} should apply -again in twelve : months 5 : timeThere was. considerable discussion in reference to the action -of the Canter-bury;-Rowing; Association , in allowing maiden raees-t o be rowed .in :boats- other than those provided .by the . rules*. The meeting! decided that the Canterbury Association .. shouldi he- suspended until ifc gave a: satisfactory explanation of the . reasons , which' induced it to take this action;