HOROWHENUA BOATING CLUB.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 September 1910, Page 3

HOROWHENUA BOATING CLUB.

Annual meeting l .

In presenting tlie report for the 3 ear ondiil1<x August .'3l, the secretary (.Mr \\\ R. Hm-go) stated that tic had inuc.li pleasure in informing tno members that the Club lias had ■i most success!iil year. The ceremony of opening the season was IJor.oiriueil bv the patron, Air Byron ■Hrown, fin exceptionally pleasant outing being spent on ' that occasion on the western shore of the / During the year a tiiMnbor of races were conducted 1)y the Will), good entries being received in tlvo majority of the events. Air , rc> "'- s ter won the cup presenteel by Mr Macintosh, and shared with. Mr T. Allen the honour of winning Mr C. 10. Shaw's medals in the double sculling event. Misses i'nrsons and Robinson wore successful m winning the pair oared event for ladies, and Misses X. and J. Hooding were similarly successful in the ladies' double sculling race. A Indies' sailing race was won In Miss C. Williamson. Mi C I 1! Miaws " ]?ona " won (! - secoiri sailing race. The Club was favoured with fine weather for tin ladies and children's "fterno'on, wliiioh, as in previous yea ; prov' 1 the most successful fuiieti* i of f season. The annual moonli. 1111 nI again proved an immense .; co.ss, and the Club should conside the advisability of holding more o those functions during tlio summei, nionths. During the past year tlx Club lost two hard-working and enthusiastic officers-Mr J. Devonshire, who has been our captain for several years muling it necessarv to lesign from office owing to his ■lemoy.al from the immediate vicinity of Levin, and Mr T. C. Thompson was compelled to tender his resignation owing to his removal from tie district. The best thanks of the Club are duo to these gentlemen for the sterling services they have rendered 'IV financial position of the Club ls a matter foi eongratuhatiou The liabilities K, 77 • '" 0( !" f ; P(1 ]) y £30, ml It! T n ronsi(lo, 'ltion til no + b l i'i tilo n,,m,nl subscription, and the amount expended on 'K;% mv * \ f <V->deredasmS satisfactory. During the vear a. new guarantee amounting to £R(was arranged with the hank, thin ■relieving the old guarantors of their responsibility, which has been eurlenfc for a number of vears. In oidor to meet this guarantee, a s. ung fund has boon established, "Inch has a balance of £10 standth'e n i (TP i fc " Tl, ° tl,anfes wL i n ( i° t0 tllo Kontlemen „J 0 ' ,n, ° kindly consented to act •is new guarantors, and also to those ho have stood by the C'lub for a. number of years past. Tn all sixteen meetings were hold durino- the «-*n 'i v , ■ Vo l lll ' l ( '," l,u,llttpo ' '''"d. were j ell attended by members, who taken ,i k»o , intuit in tie yltare of the Club. The question ■t •«f. 11 to tlie n.irub'r of h.nts thaTwn r th r Cl " 1' is • P*Mm that mil .have to soon be faced, and wo care should bo taken by ££ »e,s of those boats at present at Znf T? L A , ''""sidiernblc <lmount of damage has been done by careless himl rou-I, handling, and u i.s innuinliont on members to exeicise more care in the future. The 'T/ndies C-ommittee, formed, at the Inst annual mooting to assist the general committee to carrv onf +1^ one yeoman service, which should a reconimendatioii for con tin u mss the committee. tontinuThe report was adopted.

balaxcr-shekt. Who ' I , "!, n "r p - «;n S .submitted t>• the meetm- and showed tlio financial position of the cli,'l) to bo n°'J Tit- 'Vv Ti,pro ll!1(] boon n slight falling off in tho revenue LfiP^V" 0 Sll, f f r 'l ) t'01l Owing tiliOfh,, I',, (M] fmm erils other S ' '''P ~OVGn" O fl'om exceeded that of the pi pa ions vcvnr • and a substantial tl]f> year's ivorlj! I' r,l " 1 shmvwl t|, e tho anionnfc ol assets over liabilit ios to lie ClS.'l lo.s. l,t "

XEW MEM HERS. Hie niiniihor ol members this yea.i the f '!i y , f ' nnstitlltc -1 I'c'corci ft iJn ! ,o "''- v (, ' ef, ted— linn I 1" ' Mokinnon, A, Spencer; Messrs W Pal r' e, 'v i CaT ' , ; ,lt! . ,w ?' J - Thorn'e. PI. G. iNaylor, J, Pringle Evans J ford 'r' D ' J - 'ftutW irll'i Moore, I eabhers, and Sargi.ssnn. ELECTrox oi' r oKFreEns. Tn the ballrrt for the election of office,r.s the voting resulted as fol,Patron, Ah- Byron Brown; 1 resident, Air G. P. Brown ; Viceliesidents, Dr. Kennedy, Mr T Ar- tV r< u inl,isll; v it'e-captain, '•»li li. Garrutliers; secretary ami treasurer, Air W. R. Purge; General Committee, Messrs G Cnrrn fe Anderson, w" Haidinrr Outfield, Smith, and .Nay- ; Y™ C 7 '.""">'ttoe AT r.s Browlj ' ;• no'.i nir, J. Woo din 2, AV A. Hridle, Weitze], Parwii, Williamson and Anderson. RKSOLUTfOXS.

Tho followin- resolutions .were then carried.•—

That the privileges of lady members ho tlie use of boats. X 0 l iK ] v Can/'" 11 iak % out shia > b,O ' I nnn ) I've within a five mile radius of ,Levin. Innt rule Jo shall read: " That the secretary shall call a .oneral -M-.lj.en[instructed to do so ')>. the committee, cir by the canrilri ff thi\.hXrt?,e7iq,dsi«on ra' sis.t'-J' 0 meeting the circumstances warrant

loft Kf P P °"'"'T ?! tho *>«son-l>o ie.it to the General Committee with a •le.'oiume.iMla-tion that- itlio dhto Jio secretary intimated that lie ****?> <lon"'a',f "jf™ tlio^comS Wived % ,o 'Kr% p J^ cers arnf £ ° U,tKoill 'S o'ffi'business the

~ n-nnnfti general meeting of the Horowheniw Boating Olulb wis ihold last night in the OddfeMy's Hall, Oxford Street, Mr 0. E. ohaw occupying the chair. There wn,l J " large attendance 'of niembe>rs and the proceedings were of a most enthusiastic, nature which anigitrs uoll for the success of tho club during the coming year. _ The minutes of tho previous meeting were read and confirmed. AXXHAL REPORT,