INTERPROVINCIAL REGATTA.

Evening Star, Issue 4043, 10 February 1876, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL REGATTA.

To the Editor. Slß,—Eijreply to a letter in your issue of Saturday, oth inst., signed " Batswing," and for th 9 information of those interested in the lata regatta,'allow: nae to contradict certain statements which appeared therein. ' Firstly, J miy state that the Union crew did make applications to the Otago Bowing Club for the Joan of the boats Otago and Iblb, and in v reply received a note from the secretary of the club stating that the rules would not permit of their complying with their request. Secondly, that the AraWata was kindly ? laced at their disposal by the Dunedin Rowing !lub is quite correct, and as regards being able to sit her, it has been staved on competent authority that the fault did not lie with the crew but with the bbit, which has been clearly ihown by her performances at the late re- . gattas. , Thirdly, seeing that they were refused the use of the boat*, it seems rathoran uncalled-for assertion on " BatavkingV' pjart that they would never any good in an outrigger. I may ask his authority for making such a state-, meat, av the gentleman who coached the crew - for some time was willing and ready them, provided they got the use of the boats, and with bia clothes on. In conclusion, I may Ft<te taut it was well known that »ucn an «vent as the Inter-prov ncial Jtegatta was to take place, and that a crew had not been elected up to the eleventh hour; •The Union Crew havmir proved themselves the best at the late regattas were asked by a f tiw gentlemen if they were willing to rak a defeat lor.thehpnourof Otago, assented, and proved they were not the insignificant crew which " Batswmg " represents them to be. And the condition of the: Union boat, oa her r.tuin . from Wellington,, was a sufficient guarant»?« . that the same care wpuld have been taken over a boat not their own property; I would ato advise "Batswiny " previous to rushing into .print again, to find: out the difference beiwekn % an rangier and a batswing inagger. Apojo- . giving for trespassing on your valuable Rpac« and in justice to the Union Crew,—l rerniiu • '*c.i | * t. J- -di n Stroke. Djmeoin, February 9.