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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20177, 4 March 1931, Page 4

ROWING.

! EIGHT FOR DUNEDIN. ' ; NEW SCHEME OF REGATTAS A meeting of ithe, Ca'nteriinry' Rowing Association executive was held-Ipst evening, when matters relative to the btterprovlncial ;eigh'ts:regatta, 'to be held- at JJunedin, on March 1 - 21st, were. discussed. 'IV, -was decided', 1 definitely to send a Canterbury crew to oorn--sete in'the eights. 1 Present were: Messrs S l . D. Kesteven (president). R. E. Might l -ingdale,' D: liee, B: Velvin, A. T.7Byana,*T f W.' Q. Bradley,, A. B. Douglas, R. 'J. ~ Hobbs,,* JF, H. Brown, W. ff. Ataelt, vW. s JWWt,' tington, G. H. Hobbs, SVIi. Booth,; and E. Jacobean. ' \ i ' Concerning -the crpw, • tor ,' the infer- ; provincial eights race to'he rowedtat Dunedlnon March Slat, the secretary reported that' tho membersvof the crorf had beap to, and they had replied. agreeing to pay their own.board'in Dunedm, and in addition £1 toward travelling expenses. ' TVo f - Of -tbemj 'were in a different position, bttt arrange- - menta could be made'for their transport'land : -Billeting, ', The cost to the Association,, Would, then be not more than £ls. .' 1 j< > { On the > motion- of 'the decided-that the ,crew should be< sent; details of arrangements to,bo left 1 in'the hands of the seorptary; nfcd training, to* 1 begin , diately. , !' ? i - The Otago Bowing Association ad-", i vising - that entries fors.the ..interprovincial I championship eights" wonldV-elose.,, «n' March'i 1,1 th.., If -the' entries ./tfarrtnte^t, L It'was, proposed »to-- issue an >proMmm<rh' In the meantime fixed oar, Mastety 21st," ahd th'a distanced at 'three .milels:* x 'Loan of Boats. * •" ' The Marlborough Association wrote ''asking whether the Canterbury Association eould lend an eight for use at DuneOjn -should I Marlborough detiide send a, crpw. , letter-pointed to the saving in expeaae thatwould he made if this were possible. • N ' The chairman stated that .the races for eights had never been arranged with the idea that boats should bo borrowed to .permit entries to be made.> The -sobnor -the, Canterbury Association stopped- v lending -the ' better. , * . k J.' Av The secretary mentioned s the J - fact"' that there - was > an/ application from - the. Carter''' bury College Club for'the use bf 1 it boat at--.Dunediq' at Easter. A difficulty >about lend- ' ing the second boat was .ttat there. waa -only, one- case for packing purposes, i" ,^r s A Mr W. 6. Atack, agreed .with, the prin* clple '[enunciated by'the 'president."; If- anj-. Association decided to compete in the'eights, then it should send its own boat with its, craw. The Canterbury boats were now in magnificent > order, and everyone knejr what lending a boat might mean to its conditio!). The Association should stand firm about--riot lending bbatß except under unusual' circumstances. The ohairman: It is just a matter, of a' pleasure trip "with these fellows* The -entry ia a last-minute thought. '• ' -•' 'lt was decided that the Association could not see its way -clear to wan t the -request ■ ,of the Marlborough Association. It was -agreed; to let the Oanterbuxy, College Club have the. v6e of one of the eight? tot 'their race at Dunedin at, Easter. A letter was received from the 'Welling* ton - Amateur Rowing Association concerning ,the cpnditions - kinder .which 'the shipping, company would carry boats free of charged provided the crews -were travelling - with them. It, was stated that the handling of the boats between ship and shore had had to he done by the crewa themselves., i > t t New Scheme of Begattas. Proposals'for a new scheme bf provincial and ittterprovinciaProgaltas wore contained in a letter from Mr E. S. Inheß, chairman, of the Now Zealand Rowing Council, which was givin to the delegates at conference dS;- -Wellington. After pointing' out the difficulty at-', present caused by, and the 'cost" respiting from,' attending both thp Cham* plonghip'tegattft and the eights refeatfa,' M3r-Ives's "letter proposed r (I)' Thit? the championship regatta for fonrfa,--.jttftrs,"single, and doable -ecqlls *b? discontinued, .and a system of local Association championships for these also for club - eights, be,, instituted: -these ships to be completed by;-a, giveii/.date, «ay January 81st. ' ' v , ;i '' _ (2) That an interpiovineljkl regatta lie annually held to for,, eights, fours, double, and'single sculls, and for 1 any'other races that 'might be found, expedient. (3) That cups -be r provided' for lib# winning Association of each and miniatures for individual oarsmen of the winning' crew." * , , I (4) That the entry 'fees go, to the loeal Association running the regatta. Is conclusion, - the letter stated ithat a regatta on such lines was coaaidereA t? tend 'f i v p - r ** A * I' |

I to secure tar better entries, sad. coupled r -with judicious advertising; should arouse,' jmnch more. Interest . The seoretar* Jjtetej that'copies of tti 8 letter would' h&'aeat -to sntflf'to. * the 1 delegates, bo .'that . the propp*sl» nilght. ?, be ftfly ;V . .J. J,, . s ' - ' * < A wan * the Association tor the purpose of-proyifflfl* -i a .weir in, river, - tstat^'rtheri^eJ^rrl 1 , > TheDralnaga Board, he said, had .informed : h}»i 4 hat the coat pt ;wotM, I' ihe aboul half of the forrier '*s«Aate> ™-j.« It Has decided to confer further with" tho . DjplnAge Boa*d, to see fcfr* J>est,-> fats*. I could b$ jwtf defl, t^Sfc i ,v 1