ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 649, 28 October 1909, Page 9

ROWING.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA. QUESTION OF THE DATE REVIEWED. A meetmj; of the Management Committco of the New: Zealand Amatouf Rowing Association was held in the Star Clubhouso last evonlng. There were present: Messrs. R. W. M'Villy (m the chair), George Louchlah, W. Coffey, M. Isaacs, L\ E. Hammond, and A. D. Bayfield, hon. secretary. Mr. R. W. M'Villy was elected permanent chairman of the committee, and Mr. R. Isaacs elected deputy-chairman. ' 'l'ho Marlborough Association wroto stating that at a meeting on Thursday last it had boon dcoidod to holdtho champiohship regatta at Pioton on January 1, and asking the approval ot the council. A rough prOgrammo which had been drawn up as Under was submitted.—Champion fouis, champion double soulls, champion singlo sculls, champion pairs, Marlborough Plato (ironi which event the winners 6f the champion fours will be debarred from competing), junior fours, maiden fours, junior pairs, youths tours, and maidon double sculls:

The chairman; "I think the data is unsuitable."

i'lTKe.'ieofetanr'.thon read communications from Southland, .; Otago,. Christohnrch, Wangauuij and Wellington, .protesting against,the regatta being held oh January. 1. as that, date was either .too 'early, .or clashed'with other regattas. ->' : ."'.' ■ ■■,■■'" ■■''.-. ~..:■ ■ ::'■ out that "practically the whole-of. the associations. were;'against the-date, arid, in; the'.interests of'the sport throughout: the Dominion; he thought the date to later in the season. ■■. The only object in holding the championships early Was to.enable'ft.-.crew, to'begot away to Hobart in February. '..,;•. . . . -iv^r-Cp o ?^ .thoughtthe council':' should'say' Straight out; that January 1 was unsuitable, and .would mean that the regatta would not attract iS6mpetitorsfrom :: other ; centres, If it had .boon made'clear at-tho annual'meeting P?t l; the .Marlborough : .'Association intended holdin«.the :regatta on '.January 1, he .was mtra/Marlborongh would not hftvo been granted the.-■ championships.' ' '■.:- -•■■.;"-■- ••. i•"' : Wvi;?aalved that in view of 'the.general dissatisfadtion-^ .expressed; ■■ by the. Otago. Canterbury,, Southland, .Wanganui,-and Welling.ton:.Associahdnß,; certainty that tlio leading; clubs; of ■ the Dominion would be unrepresented .at. fto championship if held on January 1, the council is reluctantly compelled th o^& to - d6o J' ,no to l anction the' holding of the.championships ; .on January-.1, and suggests r '$} B Programme WapproTcd :as 'submitted. •' i,. ll '.? o ?.decided to cable the Hobart 'As^ciadate of'?£ 1 «m, *•>?; interstate fours. ■-. ■Mho matter of; tho.'rovifiion, of blub colniirn wwch^ir^ : h4nd ?, ■«*' ■ ».'.«?S l iSt^ wniohwill report as early, as. possible. I ', ,' .