THE REGATTA.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 790, 2 January 1877, Page 2

THE REGATTA.

Patron, Hon E. Bichardson ; commodore, H. P. Murray-Aynßley, Esq; vice •commodore, J. 0. Boddington, Esq ; hon secretary, H". 0. Jacobson, Esq; judges, Captains Gibson, Petherbridge, and Sutherland, MesuM Hellish, Harman, and Hawkinti; timekeepers, Messrs Tayler and Lance ; starters, Messrs Crosbie, Packard, and Naldur ; committee, Messrs Cunningham, Boubo Nalder, P, Graham, Lance, Agar, Tayler, Ncrries, W. Cameron, W. H. Eyes, Horn, Hotbs, Bicb, H. Allwright, H. Hawkins, P. Ward, Yule, H. McDonald, T. Parsons, Young, Willcox, R. Forbes, A Reid, H. R. Webb, Captains Gibson, McLellan, Whitby, McOlatchie, Sutherland, Parker, Scotland, Mill), Hinks, Devitt, Levack ; stewards, Hon J, T. Peacock, Mayors of Ohristchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Akaroa, Messrs 0. W. Turner, J. B. Way, A. Carrick, J. D. Majpherson, H. H. Hennah, W. F. Moore, J. C. Morris, W. Saunders, W. Donald, J. G. Warner, J, Palmer, J. L. Coster, J. La ween, G. L. Mellish, L. Harper, A. 0. Wilson, W. M. Maskell, E. A. Hargreaves, G. Stead, G. Gould, J. Anderson, J. Marshman, D. Dans, A. Bose, R. Cotton, R. J. S. Ha;-man, W. Montgomery, H. Sawtell, D. Craig, J. Inglis, P. Jenkins, P. Laurie, J, Connal, W, Day, S. Revans, T. M. Hassal, J. Gould, Captain Millton, W. Reeves, H. Thomson, H. Hesketh, Thornton, Garwood, Sproul, H. H<rdson, H. 1 8. Smith, W. P. Melville Walker, C. E. ' Briggs, J. McQuade, T. Cass, B. A. Loughnan, and J. 0. Veel. A final committee meeting too: place at Mr Cunningham's store at 9 a.m. yesterday morning, when it was arranged that owing to the number of vessels in Dam ner's Bay the course for the four-oared whal< boat race for youths, ships' boats pulling race, and pair-oar race in whaleboats, should be altered so that the boats should pi 11 clear of the vessels rounding a buoy to thei ast of the reef. Piual arrangements for sea ing down the Pigeon Bay yacht were also i nade, and the course pursued by the Vice C immodore iu shifting the commitree ship apDroved of. After some more routine business the meeting adjourned, and the officers pre ceeded on board the committee ship. We may here mention that Meei rs Hobbs, Norris, and Young, kiooly conaer ted to act as whippera in during the day, and did good service. The first event was the boys' Eour-oared whaleboat race. The number of entries was the aauju as last year, viz, three, but a new element was introduced in the ehape of a crew of Ohristchurch boys, who rowed manfully, but had to give in to a. Lyttelton crew who pulled in the Bingarooma, the Ohristchurch men, who were evidently more used to outriggers than whaleboa :s, coming in a good second in the Just in Time. The second event, the ships' boats sailing race, was oue of the best races ever contested, the dredge Erskine's boat and a clipper of the Kangitikei coming in after a spkndid race, iu which they had been neck and neck for miles, so clo3e together that the judges very properly decided to call it a dead heat, and, us will be seen by advertisement in today's issue. The race will be r in off on Saturday nexr, at 2 p m. The You ng Merope did not go, being hauled up aboard the ship i eady for sea, and the Langston e and Valparaiso were out of it after tho first few iiuudred yards. During two previous years the race has been won by the fUg-iihip's boat, last year by the Duke of Edinburgh's, end

the yesj before by the Pleiades', so wa prophecy the Rangitikei will pull it off on Saturday. The ohampion whale boat race brought brought three crews to the post, each repre senting a different port, viz—Our Bojs from Timaru ; Ringarooma. from Lyttelton ; and Just in Time, from Akaroa, the latter who were the same men who won the Akaroa race, were the favorites, directly their strong steady Btroke wa3 seen, though they were at a disadvantage in competing with the Ringarooma, which is the better boat of the two, being the winner last year with nearly the same crew in her. Akaroa, however, won easily, the Lyttelton boat being second, though for a few seconds the race was in doubt, owing to the leading.boat mistaking the course. The champion sailing race, the event of the day, brought forward five competitors, three, the. Minnehaha, Transit, and Belle Brandon, schooners, belonging to Auckland, and two ketches, the XXX and Sarah and Mary, to Lyttelton. The Minnehaha, the favorite if there were any wind, fonled the Island City soon after starting, and was out of the race. The others kept fairly together to the heads, wheu the Sarah and Mary dropped behind, the other three sticking close together to the finish, the XXX coming in first. The wind changed several times during this race, and did not give the vessels a fair chance : at one time blowing half a gale, and a few miuutes after being calm, It shifted from N.W. to N. 8., and then to S.W ; the Transit came iD second, but her large tonnage compelled her to give the prize to the Belle Brandon, who was close at her heils. The Champion Yacht race was the next event; it was considered a very open race ac the start, each vessel having her fjpecial admirers. Auckland was represented by the Secret, Dunedin by the Winona and Spray, Pigeon Bay by the Jimmy Flynn, and Lyttelton by the Annie Ogle and Fleetwing. The wind was light at the start, and the Spray got the place in the betting. The Secret however behaved admirably from the start and won easily, running away from her opponents in splendid style. The Winona, Jimmy Flynn, and Fleetwing were never in the race from the first, and did not go round the course, but there was a splendid fight for second place between the Annie and the Spray, each alternately leading, the latter eventually securing second prize. Auckland has thus this year taken our yacht race cup, which went in 1875 and 1876 to Dunedin. The Secret was loudly cheered from the flag and committee ship on her passing the winning buoy, and so also were the Spray and Annie. All these vessels, considering the variableness of the wind, were admirably handled, For the canoe race there were five entries, Mr Jones' Kathleen being first favorite. The Faugh-a-Ballaugh, however—a Kaiapoi canoe —got in first, and McFarlane from the same town scored second honora in the Rip-Rap, the favorite having to be contented with third place. In the sailing race for open boats only the Dauntless, Waterlily, and Rangitikei entered; the two former are watermen's centre board boats, and were sealed down. The Dauntless —the same boat that was built by Mr Shaw, and won last year at Lyttelton. and this year at Akaroa—pulled off the race easily, showing her admirable sailing qualities, undoubtedly superior to those of any other Lyttelton boat, to the greatest advantage. The six-ton yacht race was a hollow thing throughout, the Fairy distancing the Kaiapoi schooner Ariel and the Advance. These latter, however, had a splendid race for second place, the Advance winning by a very short length. For the. ships' boats pulling race there were three entries, one from the s.s Hawea, and the others from the Rangitikei and Langstone. The Rangitikei's boat was by far the best, but both she and the representative of the Langstone mistook the course and went round the wrong buoy, allowing the Hawea to come in an easy winner. A protest was lodged, The pair-oar race, in whaleboats, was rowed for in the Ringarooma, Just in Time, and Our Boys. Our Boys would have won, but at the end of the breakwater the rudder became unshipped, and in spite of the plucky efforts of the coxswain, who held the rudder in his hands, the Ringarooma forged ahead and came in first. A Protest was lodged against the Ringarooma. here was great fun both with the tub race and duck hunt, Taylor winning both events. Ihe following is a detailed account of the various races : Four-oared Whaleboat Race, for youths under 18 years. Entrance, 10b. Prize, £lO. Course —Start from buoy at Gladstone Pier, ronnd buoy off east end of reef, round starting buoy, and win inside committee ship. Ringarooma—Bow, T. Clarkson ; 2, Stephen Norris; 3, J. Anderson ; stroke, G. Davis ; coxswain, M. Miller. Color—Red and white ... 1 Just in Time—Bow, A. A. Fooks ; 2, O. Lean ; 3, J. B. Lanauze, ; stroke, R. Nankerville; coxswain, J. Smith. Color—White 2 Swallow—Bow, D. Grubb ; 2, McLachlan ; 3, Toomey ; stroke, Bradley; coxswain, 0. Young. Color—Blue and white 3 The start for the first race was made at 10h 46min 30sec, and was admirably managed, all getting away on very even terms. The Ohristchurch boys ifl the Just in Time, led after a few lengths, but nearing the buoy the Ringarooma went ahead, her crew pulling very strong and well together. They led back to the buoy off the Gladstone Pier, the Chrißtchurch crew sticking to them well, and pulling pluckily, though evidently not used to the class of boat they were in. After rounding the buoy at the Gladstone Pier the Ringarooma kept inshore and went round inßide buoys, and the Just in Time and Swallow crews putting on a spurt steered straight for the committee ship, thus gaining a great advantage, but in response to a call on them the Ringarooma put on a grand spurt and pulling really magnificently came in winners by about four boat's lengths, at llh 3min 2sec, Just in Time second, at llh 3min 6sec. The Swallow only a few lengths behind. Ships' Boats SailiDg race. Entrance, 10a. Ist prize, £lO, and Mr H; B. Nathan's Cup, value £3 3s ; 2nd, £3. Course : Start inside committee ship, round buoy off Parson's Rock, round boat or buoy off reef, round reef and win between committee ship and wharf, Brskine.—Gollan ; cobr white If Rangitikei—Scotland ; N Z,S. Co's flag... ( f L<ingstoue—Parker; Shaw, Saville's flag 0 V;ilp- raiso—Mills: red, white, and blue 0 Young Merope—Sutherland ; blue ... sc This race was started at llh ismin losfcc. The Young Metope waa scratched, so there

were only four started. Mr Packard took a great deal of trouble to get them away together, and succeeded fairly; the Srakine's boat having the windward posi'ion, was the first to get away, and the Valparaiso, who had the leeward berth, soon felt the wind ; the Langstone also had a goo 1! show ; but the favorite, the Rangitikei, made a mess of it, went away on the wrong tack, and lost fully a couple of minutes ; coming into view again, the Rangitikei was first, the Brskine second, and the Langstone third ; the Valparaiso, rinding she was out of the race, haviDg given up. We may here remark on Captain Mills' good pluck in entering her, when he had only arrived from England on the previous day, and of course had not had any time to get his boat into really good order. The Rangitikei gained on the Dredge's boat in the running, but the Erskine wbb not to be easily shaken off, and a splendid race ensued from the reef home, neither being able to get a way, both boats being admirably handled, they passed the committee ship neck and neck, and the judges, Gaptains Petherbridge and Gibson, who we may here remark, were indefatigable throughout the day, were unable to decide who was first and gave it as a dead heat. The two boats passed the commtttee ship at lh 7min 12sec. Interprovincial Champion Race, in Fouroared Racing Whaleboats. "Entrance, 428. Prize, £SO. Boats competing not to be more than 30 feet over all, and not less than 4 feet beam, similar to Mr Miller's Ringarooma which competed last regatta. Course, start from buoy at,Gladstone Pier, round buoy off Bakers' Bay, round starting buoy, win inside committee ship. Just in Time—Bow, J. Carter; 2, T. Harkisa; 3, Taylor; stroke, T. Brough; cox, C. Young. Color —blue and white 1 Ringarooma—Bow, O'Neil; 2, Graham; 3, Wetherall ; stroke, M. Miller; cox, M. Miller. Color—White ... ... 2 Our Boys—Bow, H. Bradley ; 2, Neil; 3, Roulant; stroke, P. Bradley; cox, Collins. Color—Red, white, and blue 3 A very good start was effected at llh 58min 58sec, the Ringarooma having a slight lead, the two others keeping abreast. Our Boys then put on a Bpurt and pulled past the others as they passed the end of the Breakwater, but the stroke was too quick to last, and soon began to tell on the men. The Just in Time went steadily on, keeping good time and pulling well together ; the Ringarooma soon came up and took second place, and the buoy was passed in the following order—Just in Time, 1 ; Ringarooma, 2 ; and the Timaru crew, who seemed to have had enough of it, last. The leading boat, after passing the buoy, increased her lead by several lengths, and despite of a splendid spurt put on at the finish by the Timaru men, the Ringarooma still held second place, the Just in Time winning by about four lengths, coming in at 12h 18min 40sec. Champion Sailing Race for Trading Vessels under 150 tons register. Cutters and centre board vessels not allowed to compete. Open to all comers, Entrance, 635. Ist prize, £IOO, and Shaw iSaville's Cup, value £25; 2nd, £lO. Time allowance, lOsecperton. Course — iStart outside committee ship, round buoy or boat at Heads, round reef, round Parson's Rock, round reef, and win at starting point. XXX, ketch, 21 tonß, Clark (red and

white") 1 Belle Brandon, schooner, 65 tons, Ohlson (Union Jack) 2 Transit, schooner, 88 tons, Hooper (red swallowtail) 3 Sarah and Mary, ketch, 4.1 tons, Cuff and Graham (red flag and letters) 0 Minnehaha, schooner, 86 tons, Smith (red with white ball) 0 A start was effected at 12h 2lmin 62sec, Belle Brandon being to windward, the Minnehaha next, and the XXX third, forging just ahead. The Sarah and Mary went away to leeward, and was soon out of the race, having to keep astern of the brig Byron. The other four kept well together, the Transit showing fine sailing qualities, and weathering on the other boats. The Minnehaha was first about, both the Transit and Belle Brandon, however, weathering on her, the latter making a short tack. The Minnehaha in endeavoring to pass to windward of the Island City, fouled her, and was unable to get clear, and was therefore out of the race. When the vessels again hove in sight the Transit was leading well to windward, the XXX and Belle Brandon being close up. The wind, however, broke off with the two latter vessels, and the Transit increased her lead, whilst the XXX weathered on the Belle Brandon and took second place. The Transit was the first to pass th«? reef at 4h 55min, the XXX at 4h 59min, and the Belle Brandon at 4h 59min 30sec. The wind was very changeable, varying from N.E. to to N.W. The Belle beat XXX in the running, but could not overhaul the Transit, which was first round Parson's Rock ; the second time coming up again to the reefs, the Belle was second and the ketch last, but being admirably handled, and the wind falling very light, she managed to round the reef before either of her opponents, and under Captain Whitby's charge the Lyttelton boat came in a winner at 7h Omin 35sec amidst loud cheers from the spectators. The Transit, which had been passed by the Belle Brandon, increased her lead when close to the winning buoy, and came in second at 7h lOmin 30sec, the Belle being 45sec behind her, but owing to the time allowance for tonnage the latter took second prize. Ohampion Yacht Race. Open to all comers. Entrance, 635. Prize, £75, and N.Z.S. Co's cup, value £25. Time allowance, ISsecs per ton ; course, same as in Champion Sailing race. Secret, cutter, 27 tons, Niccol and Hulme (red and blue) 1 Spray, cutter, 9 tons, B. Forbes (red and white star) 2 Annie Ogle, cutter, 17 tons, Hawkins and Cunningham (red with black ball) ... 3 Winona, cutter, 17 tonß, C. H. Street (white pennant with red border) ... 0 Jimmv Flynn, cutter, 25 tons, Morgan (red) 0 Fleet wiDg, cutter, 10 tons, L.Y.C. ("L.Y.C" in blue burgee) 0 A good start was effected at lh Omin 20sec. the Secret forging slightly ahead, and after a few minutes taking a decided lead. Off Rhodes' Bay the Secret, Annie, and Spray were well together, followed by the Fleetwing and Winona, the Jimmy Flynn last. Ihey were a long time reaching the Heads, owing to the light and changeable wind. The first to come in sight again was the Secret —along way ahead of the others. She passed the reef the first time at 4h 20min. The Annie and Spray were the next to appear, and as it was evident that with her great lead the Auckland boat must prove the

winner, all the interest centred in the manoeuvres of the Lyttelton and Dunedin yachts, The Annie kept the lead to Rhodes' Bay, but she then had to go about. The Spray laying closer to the wind gained a great advantage on her opponent and passed the reef at 4h BOmin, a few seconds ahead of the Aunie. When it came to running, however, the larger yacht recovered her advantage, thanks to her big square sail, passing the Spray off the breakwater, just as the Secret made her appearance for the second time round. The Jimmy Flynn and Winona now hove in sight, but seeing they had no chance in the race wisely decided to retire from the contest. The Pleetwing also followed their example. The Secret passed the reef the second time at 5h 20min, and won, amidst loud cheers, at 5h 28min 40sec,the Annie rounded Parson's Rock before the Spray, and kept the lead till off Gharfceris Bay, when the Spray got a good lead of wind and headed her, coming round the reef at 6h 13rain, the Annie being one minute behind. Running home, the small yacht kept her position, and came in about one hundred yards ahead, at 6h 20 min, thus taking second prize ; the Annie third, at 6h 21 min 30secs. Canoe Race. Three to start or no race. Entrance, 10s 6d. Prize, cup valued at £lO. Course: Start from committee ship round Jboth hulks, round buoys at Gladstone Pier, and win inside committee ship. Faugh a Ballagh— Perrin (blue) 1 Rip Rap—R. Macfarlane (red) 2 Kathleen—J. 0. Jones (black and white) 3 Aline—f. S. Sweet (blue and white) 0 Tommy Dodd—N, Steggart (red, white, and blue) ... 0 A start was effected at lh 46min 55sec Tommy Dodd getting the led, but being soon passed by Faugh-a-Ballagh, which rounded the buoy first, Rip Rap second, and Kathleen third. That order was maintained right round, the Faugh-a Ballagh winning at lh 56min lOsec; Rip Rap, lh66min 23secs, and Kathleen, lh 56min 30sec. Sailing Race, in open boats, open to all comers. Entrance, 2ls. Ist prize, £25; 2nd, £5 Jourse same as in ships' boats sailing race Dauntless—J. Walsh (the ensign) ... 1 Waterlily—T. Smeaton (white) 2 Rangitikei—Scotland (N.Z.S. Co's flag) 3 This race was started at 2h 22min 50sec. The Rangitisei, which had the leeward berth, by good management getting round the Breakwater first, and taking the weather berth, Waterlily second, and Dauntless to leeward. The latter boat, however, soon recovered her advantage, and running away from the others, she passed Parson's Rock a long away ahead, and increased the distance to half a mile coming dowu to the reef. The Waterlily, however, towards the close of the race pulled up, but could not pass the Dauntless, who came in a winner at 3h 39min ssec, the Waterlily being fifteen seconds after her, and the Rangitikei some distance astern. Yacht Race for yachts 6 tons and under. Entrance, 2ls. Ist prize, Mr T. R. Proctor's cup, value £lO, and £ls added ; 2nd, £5. No allowance for tonnage. Course—Same as in ship's boots sailing race. Fairy, cutter, 5 tons, J. Robinson (blue) 1 Advance, cutter, 4 tons, Allwright (red) 2 Ariel, schooner. 3 tons, C. E. Dudley ... 0 The start took place at 2h 52min 30sec, the Fairy going away with a free sheet, the Advance laying well to windward and the Kaiapoi yacht being Becond. The Fairy, however, on the next tack took the lead, rounded Parson's Roik first, and passed the reef at 4h 25m, coming in a winner at 4h 33m lOsec, long before the other yachts hove in sight. The other two made a good race of it, the Ariel gaining from the reef, and both rounding the breakwater within half a length of each other, the Advance coming in for second place by about a second, at 6h 18miu 20sec, the Fairy thus beating them by nearly two hours. Ships' Boats Pulling Race, four oars. Entrance 10s. Ist prize, £l2; 2nd, £5. To be pulled by crews of ships. Course, same as in Youths' Four-oared Whaleboat race. Hawea, Wheeler (white) 1 Rangitikei, Scotland (N.Z.S. Co's flag) ... 2 Langstone, Parker (Shaw, Saville and

Co'sflag 0 The start was at 3h 13m 58aec8. The Rangitikei running right away from the others, but owing to the s.s Akaroa steaming across the course she lost her way, and tljpr Langstone overhauled her. The Hawea was astern but both the shins' boats went round the wrong buoy, thereby losing a considerable disstance, and the Hawea came in a winner at 3h 37min 12sec ; the Rangitikei second at 3h 39min saec, and the Langstone close up A protest wag entered on behalf of the ships' boats on the ground that they had been wrongly instructed by the starter. Pair-oar Race in Whaleboats, with coxswains. Entrance. 10s. Prize, £lO. Course, same as in Bhips' boats pulling race. Ringarooma—Bow, G. Graham ; stroke, R. Weatherall; coxswain, M. Miller (white) 1 Our Boys—Bow, H. Bradley ; stroke, P. Bradley; coxswain, Collins (red, white, and blue) 2 Just in Time—Bow, J. Carter ; stroke, T. Brough ; coxswain, C. Young (blue and white) 0 This race was started at 3h 64min 30secs, the Ringarooma leading till round the buoy, when Our Boys came up with a spurt and took the lead. Off the breakwater, however,Our Boys went too close in shore and unshipped the rudder. The coxswain showed great pluck, and tried to manage the boat without reshipping it, but in spite of his efforts the Ringarooma went ahead and won, though Our Boys pulled pluckily to the end, only being beaten by a second. Time—Ringarooma, 4h 12m 20sec ; Our Boys, 4h 12min 21sec, A protest was entered by the crew of Our Boys on the ground of a foul. Tub Race. Entrance, 2s 6d. Prize, £2. W. Taylor 1 Duck Hunt. Entrance, 2s 6d. Prize, £2. Duck F. Messiter Drake W. Taylor Taylor, who was an admirable Bwimmer, won both this and the tub race easily. Shore Spokts. During the afternoon a programme of sports were carried out in London street, under the supervision of a committee, comprising Messrs Holmes, Illingworth, Fenton, Collier, Wishart, and Forrester. The course was, it is true, rather of the roughest, the metal in the street making the going somewhat heavy. However, the competitors went gallantly to work, and the result was a capital afternoon's amusement for the I public.,