Rowing Notes.

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 140, 7 March 1903, Page 18

Rowing Notes.

By Native.

Sometimes we go from home to hear ue ws — 'Last 3 ear dissatisfaction with the New Zealand Rowing Association led to its disbandnient, and a kind of provincial centres control has taken its> place. Friction of course, will be unavoidable, and there is no real good about the new system. It will probably work its own course. Auckland has started a Northern Rowing Association, and there are others working in other centres. The late N.Z.A.R.A. was a good body, with over forty clubs associated, and the Australian associations regarded it favourablv — more so than the dismembered section's are likely to be thought of. — "Trident," 'Sydney Mail." 1 Trident" might be pleased to hear that instead ot disbanding, the N.Z.AR A has shown, itself very much alive of late. He has probably been misled by a report appearing ma Northern exchange' to the effect that the NZ A R.A. had been disbanded, and that the Auckland Rowing Association had been formed. What actually happened was that the Northern Rowing Association had merged into the Auckland Rowing Association, as denned by the change in the rules of the N.Z.A.R.A., giving certain powers to local Associat.ons hitherto- exercised by the governing body. Instead of dismembered sections., we now have nine newly-established local Associations, of which four of the largest — Canterbury, Auckland, Otago, and Southland — have been working in favour of the recent' change for a number of years. These local Associations have exactly the same relation to the parent body as the local Rugby Union and the Cricket Association have to their respective heads. The matter of re-instatement and election of clubs is still in the hands of the N.Z.A.R.A., the latter body elects clubs, and allots them to their respective Associations. The change in the rules, amongst other things, allows: local Associations to pass regatta programmes in their districts, and make rules for the conduct of their regattas, out such rules have first of all to have the approval of the N.Z.A.R.A. before becoming operative, but must not in any case clash wichthe rules for amateur regattas, laid down by the N.Z.A.R.A. . . ♦ • The McLean Fours, of the Star Rowing Club, will be rowed to-inorrow T (Saturday). The Senior Pairs held over from earlier in the season, will be rowed afterwards, and complete the season's programme. Pearce and Tressider will race over the Paramatta course to-morrow. A meeting of the Wellington Rowing Association will be held at the Wellington ißowinnr Club shed on the 18th instant.