THE REGATTA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 295, 6 November 1875, Page 2

THE REGATTA.

To the Editor oi? the « Evening Ma.h..» Sir—Permit rae to call the attention of the' members of tba Regatta Cub fo the near approach of Boxing Day—the day on which our annual regatta ought to be held. What hss become of the Regatta Club aud its energetic secretary; are they in a sUte of lethargy in consonance with "Sleepy Hollow," or are they defunct. De mortuis ml nm bonum. At the present time we have lour yachts and three whaleboats fairly rotting for want ot uae. Why ia this?, B»mpi#b:eßßsa.the gre.w*ja© nw -sawako.tf

wsßtmg the time necessary for practice when there is no intimation given of ihe day on which the.regatta is to be held. We had an instance he^ two years ago, when the crew of a wh*lebo*i practised for two mo*- ths and after all had to cry peccavi. Canterbury and Wellington have already made a start for their respec ive regattas for this season, v aud-even puny little M.riborough held its annual regatta bu Mond *v last. Apropos of the regatta, the a Wantages of est -.Wishing a Boating Club have been urped by the nf-ws-papers on the young men of Nelson over and over again, .lut up to the p-esent time no o:ie haayet ymde a start. Now, Sir, is it notafhaiaeand di.gnca that with oor excellenthartjof, smooth water, and an everlasting immunity from etorms, we rnly possess but one club-the Thist'o Boat Club. Indeed save in the matter of Ticket and toothall, the young men of ihis place exh bit q M"l ,tlon , for arty 80rfc of «n-nly exercise, and the fine ol 1 eporls of the mother countiy are neglected, while our young men are growing up with tastes for insirid amusements, aud with the muscles of girls. I am, &c, „ . „ Coxswaw. Nelson, November 5, 1875. [" Coxswain " on reference to our advertising columns will s< c that the Regafra Club is already on the alert, a meeting having boen ™'i e -L for Toesday evening next.— Editor JnE.M.'j