PROPOSED ROWING CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 13 March 1907, Page 2

PROPOSED ROWING CLUB

1 here was an attendance of slightly over uvtnty at Tuesday lights, meeting called iu discuss tin- proposal to ■lorui a rowing club in New l'lymouth. Mr C, W. Covctt, was voted to (lie chair, and in his open ng remarks said that though he had always been an cutbiisia-t in lowing matter., hi. enUiusiasin was n„t M ,eh in would lead ) "" 1 '" '•''' mend the formation of a '■'' Wing club from siu-h a p.Hiriy-aUcad-cil meeting. Mr Cathro, secretary pro (em., rcs.i tne report of the provisional committee, recommending the formation of a chin, with a member's subscription of not less ilmn yds per year; no expense to be incurred until at least .112111) had l'"''i' collect,. I or guaranteed. -Mi- Mellanly, as an old rowing man, sa:d that a club formed with the idea of using out-riggers at Hie breakwater was unsuitable, it was, of ..ourse, an easy matter to form a clno, but, it was hard to carry one on. aud'stih harder to carry it on successfully. liven in Auckland, with ils line harbor, lm-ye population, and facilities for repairs, de, it. was hard to keep the clubs l mining, although there was Ihe interclub rivalry to assist. The JJ2OO might easily he raised, hir he Ihotiglit no steps should lie ml,. , :„:,■ , ihere was -and he was sure ti ... ~: i ~„t„ a prospect of success i„ „iurieeei's lie remembered the early ruwiiej dubs here, with the two great heme'whaleboats, and the water had been unsuitable for training even in these.

Mr Cathro said that the clu' :. ' ' i [ be formed and probably succeed with a j licet of stump outriggers. i Mr JoliKsloue was coiivinl-cd Ithati j four-oared outriggers were an absolute necessity if there \ycrc to be any outside competition, and inter-club competition was essential. .Mr (iovett said he had attended in order to enter his protest against any attempt to include outriggers in the plant. lie had done rowing in the prehistoric days, ami remembered getting ureal pleasure out of those old heavy boaLs. Air Johnstone said it was quite apparent, from the attendance that there was not sullicii'iit enthusiasm aniong Hie young men of New I'lviuoulli 'to form a rowing club, and he moved that the matter be held ever indefinitely. I Mr -Mellanly seconded, and the motion was carried.