ROWING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20892, 5 December 1929, Page 5

ROWING.

By OUTRIGGER^

Glowing tributes to the memory of the late Mr Maurice Priest, and deep regret at his untimely passing, -were expressed at the last meeting or the Otago Rowing Association, of which body Mr Priest was for so long a. valued and energetic member. The vice-president (Mr W. J. Wilson) said that words could not express the deep sense of loss which all members of the association, and indeed all rowing men in Otago, felt at Mr Priest’s death, but they all knew his value as a man and as a member of the association. In 1007 he was appointed secretary of the association, and in 1000 became a member of the committee, sitting on the executive until the time of hie death. He was one whom they could ill-afford to lose, and not only was he a valuable member of the association, but he was also a gentleman in the fullest sense of the word. The vice-president could not say how deeply they deplored his loss, which was a great blow to aquatic sports generally. During the course of his rowing activities Mr Priest had held the positions of ■ vicepresident and president of the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association, and it was oajy necessary to look back on the championship regatta which was held in Otago to realise the value of Mr Priest's wort on the parent bodv. On learning of his death, the N.Z.Jf.R.A. and the Canterbury Rowing Association had extended their sympathy to the Otago Association in the loss it had suffered. There would, however, be no fear that the name of one who had done so much to further the interests of the sport in Otago would soon be fergotten, for recently, m conjunction , , rowing companion, Mr J. MGrath, Mr Priest had presented a cup . *?®. competed for on the harbour, and by. this means his memory would be kept fresh in the association' as long as that body existed. The .deepest -sympathy of the association went out to Mrs Priest and family, and also to its president (Mr J* 1 their bereavement. ’ Jlr o. W. Srtieaton, in endorsing the chairman s-remarks, stated that few could realise fully the great value of the'work done by Mr Priest for rowing in New “ ™ as a whole. Tlie speaker had had the great pleasure of being associated with Mr Priest in both active and administrative work and he had had ample opportunity of having demonstrated to him the l&tc member's.great capacity for in the interests of the sport. He felt fully justified in:saying that no man p .T® r A ld , more for rowing in Otago than did the la.te Mr Priest. His advice and assistance were always readily given and greatly valued, and his suddep death was a great blow, to all rowing men in Otago; The; speaker was sure that the association would do all that it could to keep the memqry .df the late Mr'Priest green in the minds of. dll rowers in Otago, for Whom, during his life, he had done so much. ■ ; In,adding hia tribute to those of .the previous .Breakers, Mr C. R. .Caffin said that -ilr Priest’s death was the greatest Joss suffered, by the association for many years Although he. revelled in hard mt® Mr Priest was very retiring, and it was never , his policy to annohnee mis - activities with a flourish of trumpets when, lie was doing anything for the sport in Otago or New Zealand as a whole.

A motion of sympathy with Mrs Priest and family and also tho president of the association (Mr P. J; Priest) was passed, members' standing in silence. All the North' End Boating Club’s regatta ? crews have now settled down; to steady training Unfortunately condit:ons in the week-end made rowing impossible, but the ihoet of the crews Ti everthe* lets got in some road work, while the maiden crow was put through solid floor work by its coach (Mr G. Duncan). This crew has improved considerably already, and wltcn it has gained experience will be a formidable combination. The following crews have been selected to' take part in the Novice Fours to be rowed nv Sl ;f a f?t). M'Cullough (3), Riach (2), Groves (bow); DavidS i°n n ts, . Rlo^ au (3) ’ Clark (2). Bnmie![, > .Clengary (st). Cassidy (3). Butterfield (21Dal 2 iel (bow); Smith (bt>w) LSP ?n ? ' Hnnnagail (2), Hogg anrl ' beats of the M nght. Memorial Double Sculls were nnh d fi Saturday at. the Otago Uiib. Early m .the afternoon the water iias good, but later the wind changed round to the north-east and. areomfiamed by showers of rain.-made, things rather -unpleasant. In the first hear TurnSnli Buchanan heat,Johnson and Turnbull in w good finish by a canvas Piokfqrd, who com™ I jo . w rie and Brown ehsily -.Jand a-half. and Anderson and fv b y fc " ilson and Patterson by a length. In the second heat M'Bride and Barclay, rowing well, beat Brough and Buchanan by three-quarters .of a length " d lawless and. Pickford beat Anderson, and \allis br a length. The final he. tween, M'Br de f stroke)* and Barclay am Lawless (stroke), and Pickford will be •wed during the week, and should pro* - Thc steering in these rapes showed a big improvement, and was P i!:i r K *?■ V tch - Thc two boys concerned arfe to be complimented oh their ?ond~ BIVO1 ’ k ’ Und6r BC “ hat

VnT.v! neJCt °l 1U , b ifl the Wilson Fonifl,. a pealed handicap, for regatta Saturday, but it seems advisable to postS 3 ". eek and ,.Pjye the crews bination 0 " I, P ? Tittle more com-

i i 'l strohod by F. Brough, Is# wop 1 ?* 1 / mv ? training, and should j r i to the i wre in regattas, Brough and Johnson have had several spins in the sculler and on the form thev are displaying should not. have , their colours lowered this season. ■ T A CL ' e , is . s ?' lle good ,material available 5 -. thl ! Beason - and it would be mZmK? *** to c see Mme of the did members come forward ' and. take the coaching of regatta crews In hand - Vu 1° Dls “ e f> who stroked the A.I;P. , that x' von Gold; Cup. ,at Hfcnley-on-larra at Royal Henley in 1019, recently* gave a very interesting and in- : T^\ i]k 6n “ Teaming:” Dr Disller stated that a great mistake was made by oarsmen in racing with only a short preparation. Six to seven, weeks was the minimum .time a man should. *rnin for a race: if shorter the strain was too severe “S* 1 nf ill-effects might be felt at the time, it ivas later on jn life that , the tro,able . would -manifest ll £ e .Smoking should be cut out, as’it affected' the -wind, arid gdod, wholesome food oply shpuld be taken during training. Httbtag' down was unnecessary. Another evil was a; “ nagging ” coxswain. Ao cox. should talk to a crew in a race unless he was-delivering a command from the stroke. .No narSman in training shpuld touch spirits. ■