AQUATICS.
NEW ZEALAND ROWING ASSOCIA- . TION. WELLINGTON, October 27. The New Zealand Rowing Association’s annual meeting was held to-night. The following officers were elected: —President, Major 11. A. Lomax (Wanganui) ; vice-presidents—Messrs A. J. MacLaine (Marlborough), and H. Ayres (Canterbury) ; council —Messrs E. 8. Innes, D. R. Menzies, B. A. Marris, C. F. Turner, R. D, Duncan, E. Diehl, G. Lauchlan, and H. Paton; secretary and treasurer, Mr A. D. Bayfield ; auditor, Mr G. C. Fache. It was decided to hold the New Zealand championships in 'Wanganui this season. New South Wales is to be invited to send an eight-oared crew, the New Zealand Association to bear all expenses while the crew is in New Zealand. A motion to centralise regattas was lost by 11 votes to 3. A motion to declare a junior oarsman one who had never won any senior rowing race and had not won a junior rowing race prior to October 1 preceding the regatta other than races limited to the members of the club was lost. Considerable discussion took place on the locality for rowing the first interprovincial eight-oared race—whether in Auckland or Wellington—Wanganui withdrawing its application. The donor of the challenge cup, who resides in Auckland, is to be consulted in the matter.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3842, 1 November 1927, Page 31
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