ROWING
TIMARU CLUB The following is the draw for the Vice-Presidents Fours: First heat, Davies v. DeClifford: second heat, O'Hara v. Tapp; third heat, Lennon v. Pickard; fourth heat, winners first heat v. winners second heat; final, winners third heat v. winners fourtn heat. The first three heats are to be rowed on Monday evening. The crews first named, who will race in the Tainui, have the choice of course.
COACH APPOINTED By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, November 23. At a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association to-night, Mr H. Ayres, of Christchurch, was appointed coach of the Dominion’s rowing representatives for the Empire Games at Sydney in February. As an oarsman Mr Ayres had a long and successful career and was New Zealand champion. His record as a coach is also notable. In that capacity he accompanied the New Zealand oarsmen to Sydneyin 1925, when an unbeaten record included successes in the New South Wales champion eights, champion sculls and invitation fours. Mr Ayres was also coach of the crew which represented the Dominion at the Empire Games at Hamilton, Toronto, in 1931, and of the Canterbury crew which won the first Interprovincial eight oared championship in New Zealand.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20893, 24 November 1937, Page 11
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