WELLIGTON REGATTA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 125, 26 January 1876, Page 2

WELLIGTON REGATTA.

; • || '(p y. tinies, J*|uar£2s.) Fißs|stAssjYACHT Raob| Entrance, £2 2», Prj||,Msß4ra Shajr, SavU!e;!fthd Go's Cup, va»i|e i £|S; eni-i'SO in.casH; eeaond boat to. The entries were as follows: — Flirt (Taylor), 'Claymore (Brown), Esfc (Gannaway), Xariffa (Firmin), Annie Ogle (Cunningham), Minuehaha (Croßs)|RedWdfcft (Gfannaway). - The Btartifig was'eredit 11.35, a pretty stiff breeze blowing at the time., _ JThe^ MJnjjehjghj| ) .wje|i.^off ?^wjtb^ the lead, closely attended by the others, but as eoom as ever the Annie Ogle's sails filled, 1 ncr bobTstays were carried away, -end directly afterwards part^ofis t .l)er. r riggipg, followed. This affected ;ber pace seriously, and during the first time "round some of the hands were e P?»ged „in repairing damages. r How-'r ever, half a mile from the flagship she assumed first position, and maintained it ;all throughT TtiefjXariffa was second past the buoy off Ward's Island. Oo ?ft™iPßr>!!P t0 tf>» B,»g»WR for.i thei^rsjj^. time, .the Annie Ogle was caught in a I puff of, wind, off Kaiwarra, and Bad id luff up iTnd ietVo hef^gaff litfd cmjtjntopsail-halyardß. The boats passed the flagship the first time, round as fol-v'l}-!SxfnTei"O"gle lhs6mSos Xariffa 2h 6m 45s Kwf Jacket t; ... ~»;*«^~ 2h 16m r fThe- Mionehaha ckme' up later,'* but jcjried^content," and was reserved for the second-class race. During the second run.roundtherwihd fell off,? and a ; the Aniiie ; Ogle showed that) she: wits« even better, in light puffy winds lUffii lin a strong breeze, for she :gain:ed, c c6n-^ eider ably. ;The order of finish was : asfollows:— _ ' • ' ';: ■■■"••;_.•-<•=••-"■• ' Anne" Ogle r ... ' n ». 4h 8m 15s lUy % f Xariffa.,. .. . ...' : y.V" £."' /4h"'. 37joa 4$ \ r '?± Ked Jacket ... ', ; ... ,5h 3m S6s f ;_';'*" the others being nowhere. The victory? of the Annie Ogle was complete, for had she been in any way pushed she to f an : ellbwanbe for i t6nnage. CoASTBBS y RAcnr Entrance, £2"'Ss r Prize, * , Meosrs Shawi'gayiUei ond.Co^s Gi?p>: value £25, and £50 in cash; second Vessel to save its eatrance. 0 , ( ) fJI >i ?{'': :-- r v-)'-D Jj The following boats were entered : — Cynthia^ .(Stewart)^; f;Palcoja. / : Aurora (Pearce^^i-Herald ; (Thonias), * land Planet (Murnaoe).- " After some li^le difficulty the boats were got ; awey to 'a rather irregular ? Btart at 12*45, of which the 'Bel iance,^ a post entry, had the.rworst. .ShValsti| fell to leeward off Point jernfrigharo,"" and bad to go about .and make a short tack in order to weather, and: lost; ail' chance. After this all went well. The flagship was passed for ihe first time; in the,fpjl6w|ngiorder.:-r- , ; ' - ri>u Herald... '. ... : ... 2h45m308. Aurora 3h 7fu 455. Cjnthia 3h 12m 30a. Planet 3h 13m 30i. Falcon ; • ... ... 3h 19m Os. The HeraM got round very badly,, and lost a minute or two by steering '" wide, and the Planet neglected to take r in her 6quare T sail before jibing, and; . immediately she turned, one of her spars was heard from . aboard the flagship to . snap. . One end of the sail dropped fnto the water, and seemed to jam with her stays on the weather side^ However, she was 'got into going order immediately, and the r wind falling light gave her an advantage, and she crept ahead of the Aurora and Cynthia. The ■finish was as follows : — •' ■ i : Herald ... : "/;.' 5h 24tn 15?. " Planet Sh 42m Os. Aurora. : ... ..-;... 8h Om 0«i f The others some distance behind. The result was quite .a surprise, an/ but the Herald being fancied by the ',' knowing" ones. A protect was entered against the Planet for having hauled round the buoys by means of ropes. • ' " " FIVB-OAKEO WhAIBBOAT 'BAOiffl; '- TO "be * rowed by Volunteers arid Fife -n en, each crew to belong to a single Company or Brigade. Boats: to :b"6 s eered with .Bfes s l Distance, three .miles.. Entrance, £L. Is. „. Prize,., JEltf IO»; sec'oqd boat tp a^ save it's'entrance;' ' ';""..,.' ' '■•■•' ■■•■-' : Thi-.tle (Nelson NavaißriSrnde) 1 Tito Kowaru( Wellington City .Hifles) ... 2 Orion (Wellington Artillery) .i, ... 3 The Cure, with a crew from the Wellington Volunteer Fire -Brigade,' was also entered, but did not go. The Thistle's men were .far superior to the; others. The Orion > made the pace pretty warm fora mile, but they were thoroughly done up then; and the Tito Kawaru which rowed pluckily to the last, was beaten by a long distance. Second-cla.sß Yacht Ra.oe. Five ton a and under. Entrance, £1 Is. Prize, £10 10s; second boat to save its entrance. : I-; Minnehaha* (Cress); - ... ... 1 / •> ' The Columbia, : Garibaldi, and Flirt, ' also started. . It was nearly eight when* this face was concluded. . .. ;