Rowing Part 20

No motion for the suspension or removal of a club shall be considered except at a Committee Meeting specially called at not less than seven days' notice for the purpose. Such a motion shall not be deemed carried except by a majority of two-thirds of the Committee present.

A resolution for the removal of a club must be confirmed at a subsequent meeting of the Committee specially summoned at not less than seven days'

notice for the purpose.

X.--The hon. sec. shall be elected by the Committee; he shall keep a proper record of the proceedings of the Committee and of General Meetings, and shall be responsible for the books, accounts, and funds of the a.s.sociation.

XI.--No member of any club affiliated to the a.s.sociation shall compete in any regatta in England which is not held in accordance with the rules of the a.s.sociation.

XII.--No addition to or alteration in these rules shall be made except by the vote of a majority of two-thirds of a meeting of the Committee specially summoned at not less than seven days' notice for the purpose.

Such notice shall state the alteration or addition proposed.

LIST OF AFFILIATED CLUBS.

N.B.--The figures denote the number of votes to which each of the clubs is ent.i.tled.

(1) Albion Rowing Club.

(1) Anglian Boat Club.

(1) Ariel Rowing Club.

(1) Avon Rowing Club.

(1) Barry Amateur Rowing Club.

(1) Bedford Amateur Rowing Club.

(1) Bewdley Rowing Club.

(1) Birmingham Rowing Club.

(1) Bradford Amateur Rowing Club.

(1) Bridgnorth Rowing Club.

(1) Broxbourne Rowing Club.

(1) Burton Rowing Club.

(6) Cambridge University Boat Club.

(1) Cardiff Amateur Rowing Club.

(1) Cecilian Rowing Club.

(1) Cooper's Hill Boat Club.

(1) Gloucester Rowing Club.

(1) Henley Rowing Club.

(1) Irex Rowing Club.

(1) Iris Rowing Club.

(1) Ironbridge Rowing Club.

(1) Kensington Rowing Club.

(2) Kingston Rowing Club.

(6) Leander Club.

(1) Leicester Rowing Club.

(1) Liverpool Rowing Club.

(6) London Rowing Club.

(1) Marlow Rowing Club.

(1) Medway Rowing Club.

(1) Mersey Rowing Club.

(1) Molesey Boat Club.

(1) North London Boat Club.

(1) Nottingham Rowing Club.

(6) Oxford University Boat Club.

(1) Pembroke Rowing Club.

(2) Pengwern Boat Club.

(1) Reading Rowing Club.

(1) Redcliffe Rowing Club.

(2) Royal Chester Rowing Club.

(1) Royal Savoy Club.

(1) Staines Boat Club.

(1) Stourport Boat Club.

(5) Thames Rowing Club.

(1) Twickenham Rowing Club.

(1) Vesta Rowing Club.

(1) Warwick Boat Club.

(1) Worcester Rowing Club.

RULES FOR REGATTAS.

I.--The laws of boat-racing adopted by the a.s.sociation shall be observed, and the a.s.sociation's definition of an amateur shall govern the qualifications of each compet.i.tor.

II.--The Regatta Committee shall state on their programmes, and all other official notices and advertis.e.m.e.nts, that their regatta is held in accordance with the rules of the A.R.A.

III.--No money or "value prize" (_i.e._ a cheque on a tradesman) shall be offered for compet.i.tion, nor shall a prize and money be offered as alternatives.

IV.--Entries shall close at least three clear days before the date of the regatta.

V.--No a.s.sumed name shall be given to the secretary of the regatta unless accompanied by the real name of the compet.i.tor.

VI.--No one shall enter twice for the same race.

VII.--No official of the regatta shall divulge any entry, or report the state of the entrance list, until such list be closed.

VIII.--The Regatta Committee shall investigate any questionable entry irrespective of protest, and shall have power to refuse or return any entry up to the time of starting, without being bound to a.s.sign a reason.

IX.--The captain or secretary of each club or crew entered, shall, at least three clear days before the regatta, deliver to the secretary of the regatta a list containing the names of the actual crew appointed to compete, to which list the names of not more than four other members for an eight-oar, and two for a four-oar, may be added as subst.i.tutes.

X.--No person may be subst.i.tuted for another who has already rowed or steered in a heat.

XI.--The secretary of the regatta, after receiving the list of the crews entered, and of the subst.i.tutes, shall, if required, furnish a copy of the same, with the names, real and a.s.sumed, to the captain or secretary of each club or crew entered, and, in the case of pairs or scullers, to each compet.i.tor entered.

XII.--Objections to the qualification of a compet.i.tor must be made in writing to the secretary of the regatta at the earliest moment practicable. No protest shall be entertained unless lodged before the prizes are distributed.

XIII.--The whole course must be completed by a compet.i.tor before he can be held to have won a trial or final heat.

XIV.--In the event of there being but one boat entered for any prize, or if more than one enter and all withdraw but one, the crew of the remaining boat must row over the course to be ent.i.tled to such prize.

XV.--In the event of a dead heat taking place, any compet.i.tor refusing to row again, as may be directed by the Regatta Committee, shall be adjudged to have lost.

XVI.--Every compet.i.tor must wear complete clothing from the shoulders to the knees--including a sleeved jersey.