ROWING
THE AUDAX ROWERS

The outing will take place on August 23
The Audax Rowers' outing will take place on Sunday, August 23. Rowing 80 kilometers, including 40 kilometers against the current, in less than twelve hours, is the feat the rowers must accomplish.
This outing will be organized by the Federation of Independent Rowers. The start will be at 8:00 a.m. at the Casino du Viaduc, 1 Quai du Port, in Nogent; at 11:00 a.m., there will be an 800-meter Canadian paddle race, with three prizes; and at 5:00 p.m., a Canadian gymkhana for mixed teams.
The start will be given with the boat on the bank; the finish will be judged with the boat out of the water. The route will include: crossing the Marne, boarding, crossing the Île des Loups, boarding, turning around the island, crossing the island again, and arriving at the FRI headquarters. This event will offer four prizes.
Registrations are accepted by Mr. Lecomte, FRI, Casino du Viaduc, 1, quai du Port, Nogent.

For the Audax outing, registration at the Auto (7 francs for men and women), entitling them to the Audax badge and diploma; 6 francs 50 refunded to those eliminated. Money orders are made out to Mr. Jobart.
Posters are available from the Commissioner General, Mr. L. Manaud, 3, cité Bergère, Paris.

Joinville-le-Pont is the FRI's main home port. Members moor their boats there. Very active before 1914, the FRI was dissolved in 1964.

Nogent-sur-Marne in the Val-de-Marne

Audax  

And a few cables away

• A factory of champions, this century-old rowing club in Essonne is threatened with expulsion proceedings

The association, which rents the land it occupies, is the subject of a court order seeking its eviction. For several years, the club has known it was threatened by the owner's desire to reclaim the land. "He's asking for a million euros, even though the land's value has been estimated at 200,000 euros," laments Anne-Marie Jourdanneau-Fort, deputy mayor of Draveil, particularly responsible for community life.
In addition to its high-level training activities, the SNHS introduces 1,500 5th grade students from surrounding middle schools to rowing each year. The association also offers health and fitness programs for young people with disabilities and women with cancer.