ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 29, 29 October 1907, Page 7

ROWING.

Messrs. E,..W..M'YiUy, W. Coffey,,A. Bay* field, J. Widdop, Isaacs and Morton were present, at a meeting of tho Council M .no 'Now Zealand-Amateur Rowing Association held iii the Star Boating Club's boat-house last" evening./ Mr. M'Villy was appointed chairman and Mr. Isaacs deputy-chairman Tor the ensuing twelve months; The Otago Rowing Association wrote asking the_ Council to''take into'consideration the question of : the".'hardship placed on clubs by tho new 'customs"tariff, which enacts that boats imported into" tho Dominion shall be dutiable | to tho extent of 20 pqr cent., whereas they liavo'always been free in the past. Tho particular hardship in this regard occurs where . : clubs had ordered boats to be built outside Now Zealand before the 'tariff camp into operation. 'A sub-committee, consisting of tho chairman (Mr. M'Villy) and thosccro.tary (Mr. Bay field, were appointed .to enquire, into the. matter... , ..•..': The' Canterbury Association wrote on tha matter of tlib voting power of Associations. A rule was passed at the last meeting of tho Association restricting .tho, votes;,-for,. eacu Association to five, and tho Canterbury, Association assumed that that being the case' ■the maximum subscription would be, fixed in the case of .each district-Association. It was decided to inform the Canterbury body, that a special meeting of. the .New-Zealand Association would be called to consider the question.. . . . . ........-, -.V. Permission was granted; for maiden, races f:o bo rowed iii stump outriggers at tho Lyttelton Kogatta on New Year's D?.y. A member of .the Council would attend the' rogatta to see if it is not possible to have maiden races rowed in, Association, boats.

. Messrs, Coffey and Isaacs, wero. appointed delegates to represent the Association ;at tlio Now Zealand Sports Federation ■ to. be held at Christcluirch on November 6.. The constitution objects and rules of, the., Federation as passed at the last conference held in Wellington ..wore placed before the Council, and were approved subject, to certain, amendments. . ■ ~ . . , Forthcoming regattas arc:—Westport, on Decombor 28: Lyttolton, on Jannar.v.l; and Akaroa,, on..December 16... ■ -.'.- ■■•\ The first championship-regatta to be hela at Napier in March next . should attract largo entries, in view . of. tho substantial character of tho prizes that aro being ofEercd.. The following is. the programme:— Champion fours, first-prizd. £60-; second, £10. . Champion! double sculls,., first,, £14; second,. £2. Champion pairs, first, £14; second, £2. Champion sculls, £10 and gold medal. Napier fours (opon ,to all croivs oxeppt winners of championship),-, first, £20; second, £4. .Maiden fours (in clinkers), ,, first £12; second, £2. Junior fours.(in clinkers), first, £15; second, £5. Maiden.double sculls, first, £7;-second, £2. Junior doublf sculls, first, £7;-second, £2. Youths' fours«first, £10; second, £2.. . ~ ..,/>, ,-.