ROWING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21179, 28 October 1938, Page 7

ROWING

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION By Telegraph—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 delegates at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rowing Association at Wellington to-day. There was only one application. Applications were received from both Canterbury and Otago for the interprovincial eights at Easter, and on a vote being taken, Otago was successful. The election of officers resulted:— President, Mr A. A. Whiting (Marlborough) ; vice-presidents, Messrs A. Kirk (East Coast), 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. Simm (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 A motion by Canterbury that the capitation fee be reduced from 2/- to 1/- was withdrawn in favour of a motion from Wellington that only 1/of a levy be called up for the 1938-39 season. Tributes were paid to the work of Mr A. D. Bayfield (Wellington), who after 32 years’ service, retired for business reasons from the position of secretary, and it was decided to place on record appreciation of his work for rowing during his 32 years as secretary.