ANNIVERSARY DAY

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 810, 27 January 1903, Page 2

ANNIVERSARY DAY

IN SYDNEY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 9.42 p.m., Jan. 26. Sydney, Jan. 26. Anniversary Day brought with it muchneeded rain. The frequent heavy showers greatly interfered with holiday-making and sports. Those who attended the cricket match had to be content with an hour’s play, during which Trumper and Duff raised the New South Wales score to 265, and remained not out, when rain stoppod play, with the individual scores level, at 1.30. The Anniversary Handicap resulted : Inkstand 1, Sweet Arab 2, Divalve 3. Eleven started. The betting was 2to 1 Circe, 6 to l Inkstand. Won easily by four lengths. Time, 2.28. The Anniversary Regatta was highly successful. In the allcomers single sculls J. Laycock (scr) beat L. Towns (39sec. behind scratch) by half a length. The service cutters race was won by the * American transport ship Glacier’s crew with lOsec. start; the Royal Arthur, scratch, second; Nava! Brigade third. It was a great race. The Royal Arthur’s men beat the Yankees by a couple of lengths, but the latter were awarded the race on the time allowance. Vice-Admiral Fanshawe was warmly welcomed at luncheon. Replying to the toast of his health he said: It is an eternal and paramount condition to the very existence of the British Empire that the navy should hold command of thß seas. He paid a high tribute to Sir Harry Rawson as Naval Commander. Subsc* quently, replying to Sir E. Barton’s welcome on behalf of the Federal Government, Admiral Fanshawe said that he approached his duty with the greatest possible pleasure, and intended to do hie utmost for what his special duty was, the security of Australia and New Zealand. He would do all in his power to assist in making the foundation of the security of these two places, together with the rest of the Empire, stronger and better than it was.