This latter body arose in 1879. The original object of its constitution was to found a general club which could comprise all the best amateur talent of Britain, and from which, in the event of any foreign or colonial crew, composed of the full force of its own country, coming to these shores, could be put forward to represent the honour of the mother country ; so that the individual clubs of Britain should never hereafter be in danger of being attacked separately, with forces divided, by the concentrated resources of some foreign or colonial country. The association was first called the ‘Metropolitan Rowing Association,’ but eventually it took its present name. The rules of this association are here given #z exéenso, and sufficiently explain the raison Pétre.
RULES OF THE AMATEUR ROWING ASSOCIATION, LATE METROPOLITAN ROWING ASSOCIATION,
Committee.
The President of the Oxford University Boat Club
The President of the Cambridge University Boat Club,
The Captain of the Dublin University Boat Club.
The Captain of the Dublin University Rowing Club,
The Captain of the Leander Boat Club.
The Captain of the London Rowing Club.
The Captain of the Kingston Rowing Club.
The Captain of the Thames Rowing Club. James Catry, T.R.C. F.S. Gursvoy, L.R.C. H. J. Ciunnery, L.R.C. James Iasvie, T.R.C. F, FENNER, L.R.C. Rev. R. W. Risnry, O.U.B.C. J. H. D. Goipim, C.U_B.C. S. Le Bianc Surry, L.R.C.
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1. That this Club be called ‘The Amateur Rowing Association.’
2. That the object of the Association be to associate members of existing amateur rowing clubs for the purpose of forming