CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 7

CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA.

/.'PRpBAB/tE. CHANGE \ OF/DATE// / ,';■ It is:.; not:,;, unlikely; that:'/the "daW'bf thb. Now, Zealandy'chaiiipioiiship regatta;

whichyis tb take, place at.PictonJ/wiirbe' changed'' from';, ; January, '24 to .'Jariii-; ary 22..,;:Wheuythe' former-date :was:ijecided:tipo'n''tlie'ohief reason.for its;selection was;, the, supposition that Welling-' .ton's Anniversary Day. .wouldybe .celei brated; by a 'general•.'■holiday .'oh' 'ji'bridav/ mste'nd"of:'Saturday,: January,; 22- 1 r-'Nowi that; this ; has bceii .'found JnotS'tb,'be •' the: case, representations' areyboiu'g/nSade.to thb-. Marlborough';..Rowing'.''As'sbciatiori, whibh'liiis'the ■ managerilerit of ,tlio '.Te-' |-.gattn, ■■■':-to •', alter/ tlio'. date as above. ' .The"- Union' Cbirinariyy has- been ; -approached,.,and; .if, the cnange;.is'made as anticipated, :tho;Mararoa wili;ruri'"ari c'xcnrsipii. trip.vto "Pictbhy for. the d.ivv which.'.arraEgeiiient.pf. course,'''wculil ineaii;a substautial'iricrea'se;iri.'the-'gate'' ji'cceiuts. .: The! matter'is being consiflerbd .by. .•tlie'yMarlboroughyExecqfive,", and, .if existing >■ arrarigomeuts..- permit,', there • is littlq 'doubt, .that tho; alteration proppsed : ;will;,;be Igiycii,. effect : to. yy,':;',;;;': "m,- ■ .Ail ,arrangements ; ,in:■ corinection■.with the yW-tllirigton •, regatta::to-day are complete,: and: nil .the visitiris crevs.'havo.'nr-. rived,, the Wungniiui,-men" coining; down last night. vTherPicton senior, crew canie. across;.without,:their..botit,' ; whieh,was recently ;damagcd,;iri.a, practice' raw, and will'use:bie.bf.'the.'StaryClub's'.for the ocpasiori.; The .public are reminded/that ,if,.the 'regatta •is .10 , be;held :'on ! tho northerly; courso at'Petone, as : , is -likely from .present" indicatibiis, a, blue ..flag is'■to be flow'nvfrbm the General: Post Office :this';inbrning.,.;A-red 'flag: will indicate thatj.tlie'towii; course ,is to bo/the scene of: jj'ction.'A .•',:';;;'.■,■'■/''V;..':-'.:•'':; .;■;■:.::'''

~ Members :of the'i/Wangaiuiiyand tho ;Wang'anui,;Uiiion'Rowing: Clubs, who aro, taking part in. the Wellington 'and' Picton regattas,'; arrived in ;Wellington lost "evening by';,the;:New Plymouth: mail '.train. The' Union teams,ywhich'u'ro'captained by'Mr.:W..Sharpe, 'are.as follow;— Senior Fours:.; J,:-Cotterill' (stroke),:E.' Eylands' (No!. 3),' W.' Dustin (No. 2), vD. .Corby (uo\vV H. Henley ■■.(cox). ;Senior Pair: W, .Sharpo '(stroke); C.i T)im, (bow),';;> N.'A; Christiahsbnv: (Senior: ■: Sculls).:;.', .Youths', rind''Juniors :„' S. Dustin',,: (stroke); ■ iH. '■■ Sharpo (No,y3);:B;;Martis'(No; 2), : yW;. Firidlay'(bow).-' The Wanganui Club will bo. 'represented., by G.;;Marshallyiri,'tho Senior' Sculls,: and y'G.y Marshall ,and-.T. Anderson,;in .thb'Senior Double: Sculls. Afterycompeting' in''Wellington/to-day, tho: teams; Wilt foilvo';'for Picton on {Monday; and oxpect to 'roturn' to Wanganui on;' January. SCyTlie: teams:aro expected to. niakora good: show',.in the.'engagements;