AQUATICS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue XV, 8 October 1904, Page 21

AQUATICS.

PONSONBY REGATTA. The annual meeting of the Ponsonby Regatta was held last Friday at the Pousoiiby Football Club’s training hall, when there was a moderate attendance. The committee’s annual report stated that the last regatta from the public’s point of view was a most successful oue. “With reference to the financial aspect of the chib,” the report went on to state, “it is admitted »»y the committee that the balance arrived at after the season’s weak is far from satisfactory. This, we think, U due to the very small proportion of members of the committee who attend seriously and earnestly to the most Important part of the regatta, viz., the collecting of the necessary subscriptions. Without active collectors It is impossible to reach that section of the sympathetic public who are willing to support such functions of a like nature as ours. It will be a question for the meeting to decide ns to the wisdom of cutting down the length of the programme, many considering the programme too long for an afternoon’s amusement.” The balance sheet showed receipts £309. including collections £l3l 5/ and entries for races £4l 14/7. The expenditure was £234 .18/5, and included £j,2B 8/8 for cash prizes. There was a Tiebit balance du the year’s workings of 23/. The report and balancesheet were adopted The chairman, in reviewing the financial position, said the regatta accounts in reality showed a loss of some £3O. that being the amount carried forward from the previous year. It was a question for the meeting to decide whether it would be advisable to suspend the regatta this year. By a large majority was decided to hold the regatta as usual. fne election of officers was proceed<><t with as follows:—Patron, Mr Peacockpresident, Mr J. Klrker; chairman, Mr a' Thompson, pro tern.; vice-chairman, Mr J secretary, Mr rt >almers; treasurer. I *J r -f- Sltchbnry; auditors, J. Araelll Vi. C. bonrnrs (re-elected). ’ I-ARNEIX SAILING CLUB. A meeting of the Parnell Sailing Club WHS to have been held last Friday but there was an Insufficient attendance of members and the meeting lapsed. 'Hie club begins this- year with a credit balance of £1 15s lid., after providing for all liabilities and paying £lB las prize money. The club acknowledges its Indebtedness to Messrs F Tomlinson, K. Wilson, and ,T. McConnell for trophies. The racing of the last season Is reported as good, close finishes being the rule. The principal winners were:—Patlkts: First series, Whareho (J. A. Bogers)second. Sweet Nell (C. Tarbutt). 22 footers 1 First series, VVaimoa (A. Stuart); second.’ Aoiua (Fernley). 20 footers: First, Emerald (11. McCormick); second, no race. The club hopes to have an additional membership this j-ear, and to see a greater Interest shown in racing by owners of craft in Parnell waters. WEST END ROWING CLUB. The annual meeting of the West End Rowing Club was held at the boathouse last Friday, Mr D. B. McDonald presiding. There was a good attendance. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The report referred to a very successful season last year, and It was confidently expected that the coming season would prove the most successful the club had had. The plant had been considerably Increased, and now consisted of one best and best racing four, two clinker outrigger racing fours, two tnrlgger fours, one pair-oar, and convertible double sculler, two stump outriggers, two whaleboats, and two pleasure boats. The membership was now 235, Including 132 active 03 honorary, and. 10 coxswains. The receipts for the year amounted to £4BB Is Rd. while the expenditure was £483 10s 7d, leaving a credit balance of £2 5s Id. The assets were valued at 1000 18s Id. and the only liabilities wore the debentures recently taken up by the members. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:— Patron, Mi- T. Peacock (ro-elerted): president, Mr Murdoch McLean (re-elected); secretary, Mr S. M. Barry; treasurer. Mr Coghlan; captain, Mr Alf. Bailey (reelected); deputy-captain, Mr K. Edwards; committee. Messrs A. M. Wltson, .1. F. Lowry. W. W. Wright, J. 11. Bigelow. It. R. Measles, F. Connelly, and F. Maxwell. WELLINGTON ROWING SEASON. WELLINGTON, Monday. Bowing men, undismayed by the downpour. or else looking on it as a friendly element, persevered with the opening of their season, and the result was that as the afternoon wore on they were rewarded with H little sun, so that it cannot be said that (he weather at the opening of the boating season was altogether Inauspicious. It is Koteworlhy that year lifter year tho opening of the (touting reason has fallen on a more or less wet day. The season was declared open by His Excellency the Governor, who emphasised the manly qualities of rowing. Some day, when some of the "old crocks" were going out, and there

were no reporters about, he would go out himself. The water was steady, and the rowing races were got off with no worse accident tbau one or two fouls. The results were:--Inter-club fours: {Star Club 1. Wellington Club 2. Won by a couple of feet. Another Wellington Club crew was third. Inter-college fours: Wanganui College 1, Wellington College 2. Naval cutters: Wellington Na nils No. 2 cutler I. Wellington Navnls No. 1 cutter 2. The Nava Is No. 1 crew are. the bust year's champions, and might have retained the championship had not the I’etone Nava Is fouled them. In the veterans* race Wellington Club were first, Star second. The winners are the celebrated Dolly Varden crew, and they cut out the distance in something like their old style, notwithstanding that the other boat, fouled them. The winning crew was composed of Taylor (stroke). Smith. Kumiss, and Hearn. Hearn is the wellknown rower who was champion of New Zealand for years, until be met with a younger competitor In Stevenson, of New South Wales.