WHAU CANAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 105, 25 July 1927, Page 10

WHAU CANAL

OARSMEN INTERESTED COURSE FOR RACING Auckland’s serious lack of • Bood rowing course, which practictliy prohibits the holding of championship regattas on the Waitamati. was referred to at the Waitamiti Boating Club’s smoke concert or Saturday night, when Mr. Walttf Madden appealed to oaraman ti interest themselves in tha Wtu« Canai scheme. TF the proposals were executed. &• told them, the difficulties of Auckland oarsmen, in respect of a rowiK course, would be over, as they woi£ have a course 2J miles long, wide, d* tered and straight. He pointed out that a model of tk plan, of which a photograph waa lished in THE SUN, was on view *• the Winter Show, and they c oo * examine it there. The rowing side was only one pw* of the matter, but it was one tsc should study, because at present could not hold a championship rowing regatta because there was not dependable course. .. If they signed the petition su Pr‘, ing the scheme they certa*’ help to get it moving and it ***'. future of rowing in Auckland they should study. BOXING AT SYDNEY TWO BOUTS CONTESTED Bn Cable. — Press Association.—CoPf* SYE NET, Saturfc: At the Sydney Stadium 1331 ing Johnny Squires, the heavy- . champion of South Africa, and Jim Williams, drew, in a IS-roun* test - -w; The match was fiercely throughout. In a match for the pionship of Australia Cowan a TV, Thurdon on points in a 15-roun —A. and N.Z. " * "