Entraues fees Sangh, Suh Apri, 18d Wrnuian D. birrur, Hou, reas. SCC, Auuited wit souchets, and fowud everest Mr. Dupogox wished to make x few remarks before the report was passed, The report anid Ubat the past season had been fairly succvssiul; but he (Mr. Dudgeon) did not think they could lay that "mild balm to thole consciences, Liv thought it had boon unsatistactory.—(Lhe Chairman—Hear, hear.)—They might fairly judge of the success ut " Rowing-Club season by the Autumn Regatta, and the regatta last atituniu ho thought was creditable to no one except one or two members of the Committee, without whose exertions it would not have heyn held at al Rowing was a serious business; it entailed upun_mem-hors w moral responsibility which did not attach ty other aports, In cricket and football it did not matter so much if one man in the team was bad; the badness of one man did not give physical discomfort to the remainder. But in rowing they all Knew the result of one or two hi crow—the result was physical and profane language. "And things did not improve in the Club; the rowing got worse and worse, and in consequence the better oars held aloof; they declined to have their bodies abraded and their morals corrupted by rowing with bid oarsmen, If they could bring about better form in rowing they would yet more members; and with this object he thought there were two thinge which might be attended to. In the first place he thought the Committee ought to take in hand the question of giving systematic instruction to *grittins." A grilling joined the Club, eager to row 5 very occasionally he got somebody to take him out; generally he sat down on the steps, watched a few scullers snd perhaps pre-arranged four-oar, and then went away and consoled himeelf with a whis-Key and seltzer, and growled. Now he (Mr. Dudgeon) was certain there were three or four of the seuiur vats of the Club who would undertake to go down on certain evenings of the week for the pur pose of taking out crews of gtiltius and coaching them. He was quite wil to take one evening a week himself, and he thought there were others who would do the same. They ought to do train the griffins; many of the you gave up rowing in disgnat because they could not get anybody to train them, Then he thought more attention ought to be paid to theoretical rowing. Books on rowing were not ensily procurable in Shanghai, and when they were obtained they were Tong, and it was troublesome for geiftiue to get ut the gist of them. He would therefore suggest to the Committee that acme sort of pamphlet or treative giving the primary rules of-rowing should be printed and circulated among the members of the Club, and issued to all new members, He had a treatise drawn up which he would be I happy to give to the Committee to do what they liked with it; he thought that a short pamphlet of this kind would be road by members who would not be bothered with a longer and more elaborate work, hen, with regard to sliding seats, he did not think these were an unmixed bone lit. They were "all very i home club, where they had their junior lea fixed sats; but here it, was impossible to do that. There was now only one boating the Club with fixed seate, and that was not " boat suitable for teaching. Tle would suggest that two of the Shanghai-built fours should be fitted with fixed seats, and that the instructors should be told tu use these boats as they aaw fit, and to refuse to take out crews in bouto with sliding seats unless they saw that the men were capable using them.
By using sliding atate before they had learnt to row on fixed seats rowers acquired faults whi lih it was very diftioult to eradicate afterwards, Then with regard to the summer rowing, with the small number of wombers they now had he would propose that there should be only one Club eight in place of two. It was impossible to get up two efficient eights, and men who were not fit to row un sliding seats had to be put into them. Than with regard to the Spring Rogaits would steaugly adyvoate that it should be dune away with hor; men were forced into the without sulu wt teas and nade tu: race; it not only often made, them sick but they acquired faults which it was very difficult to got rid of afterwards, Ho therefore submitted these four pro posals—tirst, that " regular system of struction should be instituted; secondly, that sume sort of tryati theoretical rowing should be printed and circulated among members; thirdly, that at least two practice-boats should be fitted with fixed seats; and fourthly, that in summer rowing there should by only one Club eight recogniged; amd if there was any brought up about a Spring Regatta, he should propose that it should nut be held at all.
The Cuarmmay said what Mr. Dudgeon had enid was in the main true, and they all kuesr it. It was of course rather discottraging to new men to have these things anid; but if new members on jis would only make up their minds to start in and learn what thers was to learn, and to unlearn what they had learnt wrongly, it would be " very good thing. What Mr. {Dudgeon had suggested was very well in theory and they had tried it befure; but [acme meu would not be taught. He had known men come down here who did not know one oar from the other, and say "Phot beat has not got sliding seats; I am not going to row in a fixed-seat boat." He was quite convinced that their bad system of rowing commenced with the sliding seat. He quite endorsed Mr. Dudgeou's views that the older men should help the younger, and tell them "You do not know anything about it,"—if they would be told.
Me. Dupceos thought they would be told. The young man coming to Shanghai was usually a modest mau—(" Oh, and lnughter)—and would be willing to place himself under his seuiora for instruction. Of course if they insisted on going out on sliding seats before they knew how to use them, the only thing to do was to let them go on on sliding seats, and Ist them yo to the dickens as fast they pleased.
The Caaresan urged the members to put their shoulders to the wheel and try tw introduce a better aystem of rowing and morea-e the popularity of the Club. With regard to the Spring Regatta, while admitting the force of Mr. Dudgson's objections, he thought this regatta encouraged the members to row and increased the popularity of the Club, Affter some further discussion, Me. Cueernam moved, Me. Duvagoy seconded, and it was agreol—That the Report and Accounts, ne pro-sented, be pa:
A ballot was taken for the election of a Committee fur the current year, and the following were elected:—Mdsers, A, Westall, F. Hutchtiny, W. D. Lite, G. Harwood and R. M,''Campbell, On the motion of Mr. Grass, it waa agreed That the incoming Committee be req: to make the best terms they c: Waterworks Company for laying on water ab both boat-houses, On the motion of Mr, Hveurtxa, the following clause was added to Rule 30:—Crews feom outports invited te compete at regattas shall be exempt from pay subscription, Mr. Grass moved—
Tuat the Spring Ragatta be held on the river, about the 15th May, Me. Camesett seconded the motion, and after acme discussion whthor the regatta should be held on the river or on the Svochow Creek the motion was carried.
Mr. Grass auggestod for the cousideration of the Committes that the regatta should consist of tub eights, Shanghai fours, double soulls, and the Challenge Cup.
was ageood on the motion of Me. Cheethan that " picnic should be held on Good Friday.
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