ROWING

Southland Times, Issue 23651, 28 October 1938, Page 11

ROWING

Championship To Be Held At Picton EIGHTS RACE ALLOTTED TO OTAGO (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 27. The 1939 rowing championships are to be held at Picton under the Central Marlborough Association on either the second or third Saturday in February, according to the decision of the delegates at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association at Wellington today. There was only one application. Applications were received from both Canterbury and Otago for the interprovincial eights at Easter. Supporting Canterbury’s application, Mr R. E. Nightingale said the KairakiStewart’s Gully course on the Waimakariri river was a particularly fine one, but unfortunately the tides on Easter Saturday were quite unsuitable and the race would have to be rowed on Easter Monday. There was an easy bend in the course, which provided five chains of good water. Urging Otago’s claims,, Mr Porter said his association had always supported the various associations which had been fortunate enough to hold the eights. A full three-mile course could be rowed at the top of the Otago harbour and there was an alternative course. Otago would like the date to be Saturday, March 25, because of the Queenstown regatta at Easter, but if the rowers wanted the eights at Easter his association was quite prepared to hold the championship on Easter Saturday. Mr A. M. Hale (Marlborough) contended that the Stewart’s Gully course was most unfair and asked for a guarantee that it would be buoyed to prevent crews cutting the corner. A vote was taken, Otago being successful by 10 votes to eight. The election of officers resulted: President, Mr A. A. Whiting (Marlborough); Vice-presidents, Messrs A. Kirk (East Coast) and T. F. Mackie (Otago); council, Messrs D. R. Menzies, A. D. Bayfield, M. A. Turner and A. G. Cockroft (all re-elected), W. L. McEvoy, A. Ross, J. T. Thodey and C. E. Bridge; secretary and treasurer, Mr T. M. Hinkley; auditor, Mr W. S. Wheeler; trustees, Messrs J. G. Duncan and W. Sirnrn (East Coast). The number of the council has been increased from seven to eight delegates. A motion by Canterbury that the capitation fee be reduced from two shillings to one shilling was withdrawn ,in favour of , a motion from Wellington that only one shilling of the levy be called up for the 1938-39 season.