ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1735, 28 April 1913, Page 7

ROWING.

THE "AM ATE UK" DEFINITION. Bj Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Adelaide, April 26. The Inter-State Rowing Conference passed, a motion to the effect that Now 2ealan<l be informed if their amateur definition is altered in accordance with the definition under which interState races are rowed, tliero will b? 110 objection to the admission of New Zealand orews to the Jinnual rowing championships . of 1 Australia, provided tho States of tho Commonwealth are thereby ulaced under, no obligation to send crews lo New .Zealand. The mover withdrew from the above motion a clause proposing that there was 110 objection to footballers rowing as amateurs provided they, receive no money for their services at:football. Ho regartl--1 ed football as. a game, not as an athletic cxercise. AN ARNST CANARD. • REPORTED RETIRES PROM SCULLING. Sydney, April 26. It is announced ; that "Drey Arnst has definitely retired from sculling. He has purchased a'launch and will become a professional fisher at Broughton Island, Port Stephens. ; DENIAL FROM ARNST. . , (Rec. April 27, 5.5 p.m.) . Sydney, April 20. Arnst denies tho report of his retirement, and says that the mistake probably was the result of a jocular remark mado to a friend. Ho declares that he is "not zialf.a back number yet." ' His future 'movements will be guided to a great extent by the result of tho Pearcc-Barry sontest.