Well Dunne

NZ Truth, Issue 1200, 29 November 1928, Page 6

Well Dunne

THE; swish, swish of a well-cut, welloiled racing craft cutting- through the water, the quick dip, dip, of blades, the flash of a long, low, shining body ... That is the introduction most Aucklanders have to Val. Dunne, the captain of St. George's Row.ing Club, who is often seen taking his pleasure on the waters of. the Waitemata Harbor. For several years now Val. has been seeri< with back bending rhythmically and arms straining at the oars, his eyes on a much -coveted trophy, the Coates Cup. And three times now he has been m the team which has carried off the prize. ' . It was away back m 1903 that Val. first went up with his fellow-members to bow gracefully when the cup was handed out, and twenty years after he was again on the mat waiting for congratulations. But there is no. stopping him, for again this season he has helped to pull his team to the cup first. It is a long lane that has no turning, but Val. has now marked that trophy as his own .private property, and any team that might dispute his club's ownership will have to look to its laurels. The veteran sportsman has also been presented with a chair, metaphorically speaking, for he has accepted the invitation to step into the chairmanship of the Auckland Rowing Association. And it is a tribute he has earned.