WELLINGTON REGATTA.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1366, 17 February 1912, Page 5

WELLINGTON REGATTA.

There is indication that to-day's rowing regatta will bo held on tho eoutherly or town oourso—the races finishing between tho Queen's and Taranaki Street wharves. Should this bo so, a red flag will bo flown from tho G.P.O. at 9 o'clock this morning, but should circumstances necessitate tne northerly coure# at Petont being used, the change of procedure will be indicated by a bluo flag. The final detachments of the army of invading oarsmen arrived yesterday. There_ aro over ono hundred and fifty of the visitors in town, and their prosenco is being made manifest by tho groups of lean, brown men, with parti-coloured ribbons and small coxswain attendants to bo seen going to and from the boatsheds. Yesterday most of tho crews were out for their final spins, and the harbour presented an appearance of unwonted activity.

Tho big race, the Senior Fours, in Which the two champion crows, Picton and Wanganui Union, aro pitted against ono another, is schednlwl for 2.15 p.m., and the Maiden Fours, in which thoro are thirteen tftarters, for 1.45 pju. The public will be afforded an opportunity of seeing the events from the "follow-the-race rtcamer, which leaves tho Ferry Wharf at 1 o'clock, and calls at tho Taranaki Street Wharf between the races.