THE LYTTELTON REGATTA.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2140, 4 January 1881, Page 4

THE LYTTELTON REGATTA.

The two postponed pulling races, outrigger and inrigger, and the undecided canoe race, came off yesterday afternoon at Port. Mr P. Cunningham was judge, and Mr Alex. Beid starter. Tho four-oared outrigger race, with the following entries, was started at 2 7.40 p.m.:— Cam (Cura 8.C., Kaiapoi)—Bow, G. Wright; 2, E. Day ; 3, J. Perrin ; stroke, J. Winterbum; cox., P. Day. Illyesus (C E.C.) —Bow, Davis ; 2, Dobson ; 3, Ollivier; stroke, J. O. Jones ; cox., Dixon. Heathcote (Lyttelton B.C.) —Bow, Davis; 2, Fitzsimons ; 3, Hnrkiss; stroke, A. McWilliams ; cox., N. Galbraith. lllyssns (Timaru B.C.) —Bow, P. Bradley ; 2, H. Bradley; 3, Snodgrass; stroke, Duncan; cox., Hallam. The course was from off Bnpaki straight down to the entrance between the breakwaters, winning between the dolphin and the transporting buoy. Distance about two miles. The water was as smooth as a mill-pond, affording the competing crews a grand opportunity to show themselves off to advantage. Before the race the Kaiapoi crew had monopolized to a great extent the odds in what betting there was, and eo much as 10 to 1 was laid on them. This was after all but a just tribute of admiration for the crew that had trained most, and that it was not undeserved was shown in tho result of the race. After the flag fell the Lyttelton crew took the lead, and pulled well for a while, McWilliams doing really fine work. Looking from th: judges’ post, however, it soon became apparent that the steering of the Lyttelton boat would lose them the race unless something more extraordinary happened. Off the western breakwater and within half a mile of the finish, both the how and stroke weakened, and the 0.8. Club’s boat Hlysaus putting on a spurt took her place for second. The Lyttelton crew rallied again, and made a hard struggle to regain their position, hut without success, and Winterbum shot in his boat across the judges* line at 2h ISmin 40seo an easy winner. Time —eleven minutes. The result was as follows : Cam (Care 8.C., Kaiapoi) ... ... 1 lllyssns (C.8.C.) 2 Heathcote (L.8.C.) 3 lilyssas (Timara 8.C.) 4 At the conclusion of this race the Commodore arranged for starting the Canoe race, which resulted on Saturday in a dead heat between the Kilmarnock and the Petrel. The course was inside the breakwater, and the two canoes were sent away at 3.9.45 p.m. Jones had the odds in his favor ashore, perhaps on account chiefly of many previous victories achieved, and his canoe looked certainly faster than his opponent’s. The latter’s was heavy looking and short, while the Petrel possessed just the opposite qualities. On the first straight shoot for the rounding vessel the Petrel kept a lead of quite two lengths, but much of this was recovered by Bradley in the Kilmarnock while making the turn. On the hack trip to the buoy it was evident that the Kilmarnock meant to hold on to its position, then almost abreast of the Petrel, and in rounding the buoy Bradley made his point good and shot ahead a couple of lengths, which he maintained to the finish, made at 3 21p.m. Time, llmin. ISseo. The race was finished thus— Kilmarnock (B. Dunlop) 1 Petrel (J. O. Jones) 2 The four oared inrigger event was, by the conclusion of the canoe race, ready for starting. Starter A. Beid and his crew went off, and sent the four boats entered away over the same course as the outrigger race at 3 45 38 The rsoe proved to be as exciting a one as has ever been pulled at the port, and the enthusiasm of the crowds on the different jetties was most demonstrative. Naturally enough the Lyttelton boat, the Arawata, had a great many sanguine friends. The stroke, J. Weatherall, it was hoped, would make a determined fight for a first place, and so he did. For some distance—perhaps half the whole distance—the Arawata was slightly ahead. The boats soon after were within cooey of tho spectators assembled on the end of the breakwater, and promptings either for “Christchurch to come on,” or “Lyttelton,” as the predilection of the prompter inclined, were loud and frequent. The Christchurch Bowing Club’s boat was slowly getting tho advantage over the Arawata and her crew pulled in fine time, and with a grand stroke, the last three or four of which carried their boat in half a length ahead of the Arawata at 3.56.45. Time—llmin. 7sec. The result stood thus:— Hippie (C.8.C.); how, Davis; 2, Dobson; 3, Ullivier; stroke, Grierson; cox, Dixon ... 1 Arawata (L.8.C.); bow, E. J. M’Williaras; 2, Weatherall; 3, Harkisa; stroke, Fitzsimmons ; cox, Galbraith ... ... 2 Lnrlino (C.8.C.); bow, Wright; 2, Monle ; 3, Bowley; stroke. Fuller; cox, Woledge 3 Bingarooma (L.B.C ) 0 In connection with the events of Saturday last, the protest entered by J. Nelson in the open sailing boats’ was disallowed, as was also that against the? winner in the Friendly Societies’ Bace. In that way, instead of the Hero being second, the report of yesterday should have placed the Bangitoto, the Druids’ boat, as winner of the second prize. The error occurred through a change in the colors. Captain Green of the E. U. Cameron also states that in the Champion Sailing Bace for schooners, the damage his vessel sustained through the collision with the Zior, was the loss of her jibboom, and some slight damage to the rail. The distribution of the prizes will take place to-night at the Mitre Hotel.