One of the interesting features of the history of the Club is to notice the large number of its members who in their later years took a promi-Rent part in the life of the com-Indeed in those days it seemed that the type of man who ldid_well in his respective club, for even the Fire Brigade had something of the nature of a Club about it, eventually proved to be a val-unable servant of the city. Thus on looking down the list of Club Captains "and 'Hon. Secretaries, well known names are to be found, such fas "Bob" Little, Captain for no less {than ven years, A.C. Westall, who occupied the position every ' year {from 1876 to 1890, quite easily' the record, C. J. Dudgeon, A. Dent, B. C. Pearce, Duncan "MeNelll, and, -of course, a large number of more rejeent names, some of whom may con-Adently be' expected to be pulling a more important oar in the life of the community, when the sculls no long-ler have the same attraction for: them. Thus Little, one of the best Known editors of this Journal, was Captain first as far back as 1806, oF ago, and it is probably due inspiration that this paper has maintained a consistent interest {the affairs of the Club, though perhaps in these more exacting years at not quite the same length as was: {then devoted to them. Indeed the: fouther has made extensive reference to the files of this journal in. the ask which he has undertaken, Two Excuses Members of the Rowing Club were to be found in other organizations as well, and quite a number served al one time or other in the famous "A" Company of the Volunteer Fire Brigade. The author has found interesting sidelights on some of the men so variously occupied. It was tone of the rules of "A" Company that member failing to report for a fire without a reasonable excuse should be fined $1, and two excuses given by Rowing Club members were:
Turned out, but turned in again on geting no sighs of a detent hier sat Affald to conic. Got no fire hat... a Wh Lite Indeed one of the pleasing features of the work is the manner ju which Mr, Harris has breathed upon the old, bones of musty files, and produced such lively reading. 'The story of the rst Henli regatta' and the obstacles which had to be overcome before it
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