ROWING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12640, 30 October 1905, Page 5

ROWING.

(Per Press Association),

WELLINGTON, October 29

The 18tlh annual meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Assooiatkiai was held last evening. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The following ■officers were elected:— President, R. Heatori Rhodes (Chri&tohuirdh); Vice-Presidents, H. A. Marriner (Auckland), T. Leslie and R. Wilson (Dunedin); Council, GT F. C. Campbell, R. D. Isaacs, R. W. McVilly, A. D. Bayfield, G. Lauchlan, D. R. Menzies, >and W. Coffey; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, N. Galbraith ((re-elect-ed) ; Auditor, G. Fache (re-eletfted). A motion 'by Mr Coffey (Canterbury) — "That tlie definition of maiden boat in maiden fours, maiden pairs, and double sculls be deleted, leaving it open to clubs to use lighter boats than the definition if they could, was defeated by 16 votes to 6.

Applications were received from the Akaroa Regatta Committee and Marlborough Rowing Association for the championship Regatta, to >be held in their waters. The voting was 16 for Picton iand 6 for Akaroa, Canterbury being the only Association to vote for Akaroa.

The following applications for reinstatement as amateurs were dealt with: —Thomas Thompson (Timaru), refused; Peter Campbell (Timaru), refused; Geo. Smith (PortOhalmers), .granted; D. McDonald (Port Chalmers), granted. In the two latter cases tile evidence showed tihat the men had bean misled as to the position in competing. A Canterbury motion that coats (in add'tion to caps and badges) be given to the winners of championship events was deferred for notice, as it involved an amendment of the rules.