CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA.

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. : ■; v .' ;■. Chrlstohureh, January 31: ; " ■'"':' The .Christohiirch. .Regatta '.eventuated;.on Saturday at Lake Jfof syth ,* : Little River, : in splendid .weather. ■; The: lake.,was somewhat rough' in'the centre,; one of'the Canterbury Club's boats:, in, the.'Senior; , Pairs .being swamped.-. .The'Veaults.are-.as follow:— 7;; •' "Senior Fours, two-'miles.—Union, 1; Canterbury,': 2; Star,' : 8.. . These -were the; only starters.-. Canterbury; led'for. the.; first half niile, but the Union established a lead, at tho" mile, and won :by two lengths. .- -.' : '.'■'' ■: Youths' Double Sculls, 6ne mile.—Akaroa, ,1;- Union. .2; Canterbury,, 3. ■'■■.Eight crews oompeted, but only live finished. Union led till about 100 yards from homo, when Akaroa 3p'urted 'and won by a length. '. "' :,y" :,■'■■-■ . . .Maiden Fours,: one- mile.—Canterbury,. 1; Union 2; Star, "3. : Two others started. ■; The raoo. was '■ a|- splendid strugglo between tho three placed.crows, Canterbury just winning on'the post. ■ : .■•.' . '. ;. • "?:■..•';'. ; : ; Junior Double Soulls, one mile.—Union, 1 (Allen); Lyttelton, 2; Union (Blaekniore) 3. Won by fifteen-lengths'.; ■'■' '■'■.', Sonior Pairs, one mile and a half.—Union, 1; -Canterbury, 2; Star, 3. Another Canterbury crow also competed. Union won.easily by about four lengtns,three lengths separating tho second and third; oreWs.. ■ . :.;; ■ Youths'i Fours, o'no milo.—Cantorbury, 1; Union, 2; Star. ,3. Three oilibrs competed. Tho race was hotly contested:. Canterbury, early a slight'lead, and though closely pressed .by llnion \voii\by about a length. ; V '■ '■'■■■:■■.■ -'• • '■■'■'■■■■:' ■'•',■■■ , '.-:.'• '■' .' t ' ■".- ■ Mniden 1 Double Sculls, one milo.—Christchtirch Amateurs, 1; Star, 2; Lyttelton, 3. . Won. by * length, r :'....■■'.'. ;-...:.: Junior Fours.—Union, 1; Star, 2 j Lyttolton,- 3.- : ''' ,■'■:.. ■>;:.■■',- ',■;■■ . -y-vif' ■■•". Senior Double Sculls, one milo and n half.— Union, 1-.; Canterbury, 2. These Were tho only starters.;- ■ '. ■ ■;■ -.■■ - ■, ■{. ■ ' ■;■ .'. -.:';■

Junior' Fours, ono milo.—Union, 1; Stnr, 2; Lj-tteltbn. 3. Won bj a length. Points for D;C.L. Shield.—Union; 22; Canterbury, 13; Star, 8; Lyttelton,- 4; Akaroa. and Christchurch Amateurs, 3 each.