CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA.
A -ROUGH DAY'S SPORT. (By A-ssqciaitisti.l Chrlstchuroh, February 28. The Christchurch regatta was held at Lyttelton to-day. Hai'dly had thtv re-' gatta .started than tjib sou'wester ohanged to an easterly v/M, and freshened up. A nasty johblo quickly manifested itself, au.d in the tsvo first, races 'diro misl'o-rtune m'et tho crews. In the first race, the Ma-idoii hou-rSi Canterbury and Union's- boat, got swainped, and, in'tho next -event, tho Senior .Pairs, Union Wcjffi the only crc-w to finish, and they rowed for t-lio greater part of tho way with :lu>i:r craft under water.' Of the other tto'ce Ctowb, Canterbury not only'got swamped, but suffered the 'double misfortune of having their craft-sihasheil-'i!.p.-. Star and Wellington,. the two Wellington clubs., wero unable to get to the Star being cast lip on the foots-.' At the luncheon- interval it- meeting of stewards was held to discuss affairs, when it was stated that out at the starting-, poiut it was absolutely impossible, to row, tho wave boiiig three teotgjis, It, was..decided to adjotU'i! the regatta .for tin iiour,-; a ; state-ififiut-- being jnadtVthat tlio'conditions wore improving.
The ••results ftro?— -■ / ' Maiden Fours,..olio mile.rt-A.yte,':; J;.. Star, 2;"' Union, 3. Senior. ..Pairs, .one mile. artd a half. — Union] 1., The.only- crew to.finish. > Maiden . Double Seu!ls. : -Cauterbn ry,, I; Avon,. 2; Port .Chalmers, 3. . Also started: Union No-, .1., Star, .Tlii.ion |No. 2, Petone. - -~. Youths'. Double Sculls ftp* lj 1; Avon, 2; Canterbury, 3. Junior Fours.—Avon, ,1 j Cap-tef 2; Wellington, 3. . . • Ligbt-wcigU Maidt'i: Fours; fou-f oarsmen, lUst. or wider ; originally aim mile.—Canterbury, 1; Avon, 2; Union,
3.' • Senior Fours.—Canterbury, 1; bla.r, 2; . Union, 8. Wellingteii Ditto, started. . • • .Junior Double Sculls**—'A voftj 1; Bum* nor, y; Union, 3. Aiso started: Tort Chalmers and Petotio. ' Senior Double Sculls,—Canterbury, 1, Sumner, Star, 3. Also started.. Onion .and Wellington. Youths', Fours.<-4Jnio)!, 1; Canterbury, 2; .Avon No. ly 3. Also Started; Wellington and Avon No. 55.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 4
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315CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 4
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