AQUATICS.

Evening Star, Issue 4011, 4 January 1876, Page 3

AQUATICS.

HE DUNEDIN ANNUAL REGATTA. Appended are the results »f the events that came off yesterday evening alter we went to press : Foub-oarK ) Race, for heavy inrigqed uncovered boats, to be approved of by the Management Committee. Course, two miles, Jsntranc<, 55 an oar. First prize, 1 ,7 10s; second prize, L 4. T, Bowel’s .Formosa 1 A. Thompson’s Clydesdale 2 T. Mercer’s Lily 3 The Clydesdale took the lead at the start, but the Formosa scion passed her, and gradually took a commanding lead, the Lily last, having got off' badly. These positions were unaltered all round, and the race was won by any number of lengths. Sculling i. ace, any boats, allcomers. Course, 2 mile. Entrance, ss. Prize, L2. Port Chalmers Bowing Club’s Petrel ... 1 Dunedin Bowing Club’s Belle 2 Three entered, but only two started, Mr Fuller pulling in the Belle, but what the other boat was, or who was in it, we are unable to say. The race was a gift to the supposed Petrel all the way. Consolation Handicap, 4-Oar, winning boats and crews excluded, i'.ntrarce, 2s 6d an oar. Prize, 1.5, and entrance money. Course, 2 miles. Only two started, and one of those evidently only to make a race, for it returned after going about half-a-mile, leaving the other crew to win at their leisure. Owing to the flag-ship and the vessel containing the starter and the judges being moored some 200 yards apart, we are not in a position to give full particulars as to any of the races, or even the names of the various crows. There was no one on the flag ship who could give us any information as to the time of the races, or as to what boats started for the Consolation. We understand that the protest lodged by the Isis in the Champion Race has not been entertained by the Committee, as the other boats had followed the course communicated by the Commodore to the starter. The mistake was therefore with the authorities and the -crews were not to blame. Altogether, the arrangements of the Committee were not good, as a better vicw'of the finishes could be obtained from the jetties than from the flag-ship. The delay in commencing the programme was, however, unavoidable, as the steam launch Vire, which was to be devoted to the umpire, broke down early in the morning, and was therefore not available till about 3 p.m.