LYTTELTON REGATTA.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 464, 4 January 1881, Page 2

LYTTELTON REGATTA.

This Regatta for the year 1881, was most successful in every respect, winds, waves etc, were perfect for the day's proceedings. The wharf was crowded with spectators, as many as 5,G00 coming from Christchurch. A prize listjjol £312

extlusivc- of the New Zealand Shipping Company, and Mayor's cup, were offered/: ". The following is the result of the various events :— Four-oared Whaleboat Race, for youths under eighteen years of age. Entrance, 10s. First prize, £10 ; second, £3. Four to start or no second prize. The race to be rowed in' licensed #•» watermen's boats, or boats of similar \ Nelass. . Rifle Matthews i-'l 1 Venus'XL.R.C.) ... ,2 Maori (Cure" Boating.Cliib) ... '... '3 Champion Sailing Race, tor trading vessels under 150 tons. Cutters and centre board vessels not allowed to compete, otherwise open to aN comers. Entrance, £3 3s. First prize, New Zealand Shipping Company's Cup and £50 ; second, £20. The result was thus :— Annie Hill, brigantine, 128 tons, Arndt 1 E. U. Cameron, schooner, 41 tons, Smith 2 Zior, schooner, 63 tons, Harming ... 3 Yacht Race, open, to all comers. No centre board vessels allowed to compete. Entrance £3 3s. First prize, £40 ; second, £10. The yacht ,; Fleetwing " was also entered but bad not arrived from Akaroa. ( Dove, 24 tons, Hutchison 1 t Zephyr, 7 tons, A. Gibus 2 Nofval, 5 tons, Day ... 3 Tlie prettiest sailing event of the day was the Sailing- Race, in open boats. Open to-all corners. Entrance, £1 Is. First prize, £20 ; second, £5. Six to start or no race. Prosperous, W. Cook ... 1 Dauntless ... 2 Blanche, M. Thomas 3 Foam, Captain Owen ; Fangh-a-Ballagh. R. Veal ; Good Templar, W. FitzSimmons ; . Waterlilly, J. Nelson ; Evening Star, F. Patterson. During the Regatta a programme of 20 land sports was Deing carried out under the direction of a Committee, which were eminently successful. Friendly Societies' Four-Oared Race, in watermen's boats. Entrance, 20s. First prize, £15 ; second, £4. Course same as Four-oared race for youths. Sea Shell ; Good Templars 1 Hero ; Rechabites 2 The next event was the Pair-Oared Race, in stump out-riggers. Entrance. £2 2s. First prize, £12 ; Second, £4. Open only to bona fide Rowing Clubs of six months', standing. Course same as Four-oared race for youths.

Wekeka (Cure R.C.) 1 —C.R.C.: bow, Boulton ; stroke Grierson 2 R'ttomahana (L.R.C.); bow, Harkiss; stroke, FitzSimmons 3 Dolphin (U.R.C.) ; bow, S. G. Kesteven ; stroke, 11. T. Johnston 4 Waipa (Timarn R.C); bow, Snodgrass ; stroke, Duncan 5 The next event in the programme was the

Canoe Race. Three to start or no raceEntrance, 10s Gd. Prize, Mayor's Cup. Course same as last race. This was a dead heat between Pebel and Kilmarnock.

Double Sculling Race, in stump outriggers. First prize, £15 ; second, '£5. Open only to bona fide Rowing Clubs of six months' standing. C.R.C., bow, Bolton ; stroke, Grierson 1 Wekcka (Cure 8.C.) 2 Dolphin (U.R.C.), bow, Clifford ; stroke, J. T. Smith 3