INTERPROVINCIAL REGATTA.
. X 1 ? 13 Tfga**». so .long looked forward tov.iu lielson, :and which has created so'«muclj .stir and excitement in boating circles all; thtough New Zealand, with the ! of ; : the southern province, «^[Uien<fed-to-dayV iGreat fears had been entertained with regardlto the weather which f o£.,jthe [last day or "two has" been Veiy tl^reatonihig^ arid many. ;of those who make niefe^rolbgipal Symptbjmsitheir study predicted that the vivid lightning which blazed so incessintly and brightly in the north-east last night would prove the forerunner of a heavy burst of wind to-day. But, notwithstanding Captain Edwin's telegraphic prophecies from., Wellington, and the. gloomy forebodings of local residents, nature looked kindly, on - thO; lively scene, and while considerately concealing the sun behind a thinxeil.of. -clouds so ordered affairs that there J should be neither rain nor wind. If she had only extended^her good offlcesin the direction of reducing the temDerature, the per- - spiring pleasure seekers on the shore would have felt a still larger amount of gratitNe., ,,.The.,attendance / though . large was scarcely equal to'what had been ,anticipated ; but no doubt will exhibit. an increase *P*-^K?-» -^ en the bi 8 e^ e nt takes place, swelled as; the numbers will be by many j country residents; who at this busy time of the yeir can not afford to lose two days, and b 7 nuttMJKJug excursionists who are expected by the Ringarooma to-morrow. Owing to their being^ so. scattered— on the wharves, along the roadside/ oil the hills, and in private gardens, it, was impossible to form an : estimate of the number of spectators. If anybody should assert that there were less than 2000 we certainly should disbelieve Mm, but any statements that mav be made as to there being a thousand or two more we , are not prepared to question. Speculative individuals had provided various means of amusing the lookers on and extracting money from their purses in the shape of skittles, weighing machine, strength testing machine merry-go-round, fancy bazaars, <& c ., while* the consumption of ginger beer, lemonade, and sodawater, to say nothing of more exhilarating beverages, must have been enormous. The Artillery Baud were stationed on the Government Wharf; and played at mtervals.dunng the day. The first race, not -on the programme, but to start, was the Champion Racing Whaleboat Race, for which : there were six entries, three being local boats, one &omGrahamstown,built by the coxswain, who- so successfully steered her, one from £l™ u"\. Tf one from "Wellington. The Ihistle had been made the favorite, but for f h s .rawon, it really, when all the crews |rere, seen together, seemed difficult to tell, f 0 £.™ e . P Jin S e F ft om the very start displayed £ superiority over all her opponents by the tery powerful stroke by which she was imbelled: At eleven o'clock ali but the Cuttybark were m position, and just as people were beginning to despair of her being in time, and the good temper of the starter and Committee was- being tried to the utmost, she put in an appearance, her owner rushing in breathless state on to the wharf and imploring the Committee to defer the start for another minute or two iu order to give his men time : to get. their wind before entering upon the, contest. , The crew, it appeared, had been got together within about half an hour, two of .the oarsmen, and the coxswain, a Maori, who had last night walked in from Havelock, never having been in the boat before, so that the Cutty-Sark did not start for her first race under very favorable auspices. The race, which will be found described in detail below, was won by the Danger, apparently as she pleased. The next to start were the yachts, three in number, .namely, Messrs Nicholl and Hulme's Secret, 27 tons, Mr R. Richardson's Gannet, 7 tons, flying the Royal Dartmouth Yacht Squadron's colors, and Mr Brown's ClaySiore.. With a very light air these floated , ut of the harbor, and made their way to sea, {he- Auckland boat making no secret of her ntentiott to win, if possible. Whilst these, were., heading towards Motueka, pne Coasters' Race was started, the butters* Planet; and Maid of Italy, and {schooner. Nelson^ 1 getting away well together, while the Arthur Wakefield, owing to. some misunderstanding, did not make a start. In passing out of the entrance the little, Maid, too easily carried away by the puirept, [ was borne down past the Arrow Rock, and narrowly escaped coming to grief on the rocks, but though she managed to jclear thpm, her chance of the race was gone, p,nd the Planet and Nelsou were left to fight it out; between themselves, the latter when.we [went to press being some way ahead. Shortly Ibefore two o'clock the principal event of the [day, namely the champion four-oared gig race, .tf asstarted, and owing, certainly partially,' [if not.entirely, to an accident to Westrupo, jwho was pulling stroke iuthe Waimea, was •won by the Wellington boat Transit. It appears that Westrupp, on pulling up to the istarting point, found that the position of his [seat did .not suit him, and so shifted it, but [shortly after starting on the race discovered [that he had not left sufficient room, andin [consequence, was cramped,, and caught two [crabs, one shortly after the other, which allowed, the. Transit to .obtain the lead, of jwhich 'she ! was heveE afterwards deprived. iThe Scullers Dingy Race did not come off, jatt'up'parently being, afraid of the little Spec. (The following are details of the racing :-- jChampion Racing Whaleboat Race, 5 oars, 5 miles,' steered with steer oar, first pri^e, j £50; second,^. Entrance, £2 10s. jDanger, Grahamstown, A. D. Bennett, j Captain Naval Rowing Club— H, j ,Goidswojfthy (stroke), Dacre (4), ! Newdick (3), T. Golds worthy (2), ? Gavin (bow), Savage (coxswain.) ... 1 JCntty Sark, Nelson, T. R. H. Taylor ... 2 [Thistle, Nelson, Nelson R. C, ... a j ' ... Q
Colonist, Netsbn^bpleby R. C. . . 0. Our Boys, Timdru,fTimaru &C. ... 0 s Echo, Wellington, Por£ Nicholson R.C. ... 0 The six got well away together, the Danger very soon taking tlie lead,Awhich on turning tne fipst -buoy fca^Li^qreased' to nearly tvfoJ lengths; and on passihg-the buoy opposite N the Government wharf she was fully three lengths ahead. In passing the Government wharf on the return, 17 minutes from the start, the Danger was at least five. lengths ahead. Thistle second, and ■Cutty,; Sarkj close- anfier f'hMs, Colonistf" a long way in tneirekrjithe^.Jßifcho and OulL Boys having some time previously exercised that discretion which is said to be the better of valor, and .altogether.^from, .TKhafc „. for them was a hopeless contest. After' rounding, -the. >- upper ( -buoy,* thor Danger ? still retaimngiier feadVitHcomparativVeiwe,^ I the Cutty Sark began.to.gain on.the Thistle, and when opposite 'tne^o?ernn_nt' Wharf" passed her |and [gradually drew away alto- | gether. The-la^Kturning point, near the-f harbor entrance, was) passed by the Danger^ PI 9 seconds ni advance of the Cutty Sark, and_ ; 40 seconds beforethe Thistle, and &&;win|! I ning post by the Grahamstown boagl2^secsi^ before the Cutty Sark, which waTseverafe lengths in advaifce" 61 the Thistle. pCotonisr* !.nowhere... ; .Tia^e,3^;piu3 10 sees. '■"-"I*-' j Yacht lace— _b milea the course tlTlj_ out* Se_i*Slfd. The time "allowed tcTb-a acpl 'cording to the rules Of the Royal « Alf red 5 *- 1 .YaicHfe Cluß, prize £3$ arid-cup presented .by Shaw Saville ' & Co. - -Entrance, £1 [■■ ios.— :>•-... rx A n Gannet, Nelsoniß.Richsirdsbn^R.irr.(i. t .Claymore, Nelson, J:>Bro[wn " ... p_X„ j Secrefej Aucklandj.NichbU andJHulme ... SgTTheAGannet 1 gained a slight' jtdvantage on-5 leaving the harbor, and? kept ;the -lead foi-' I .about a mile When she was- overhauled by the*.' i bigger boat, which, r passing the' steamer* TaraiSaki,(whibh-^as lyu^.iat, anchor near the spot where the first ifbun. of the -course was completed,* was nine-minutes in advance of theGannet:™ On making to sea again*,. however, the Secret grounded-on ttie bar and ,was passed by her "smaller 'opponent, wMcbr r7 before she got off,- 1 was at least half-a mife ahead- of- her, the Claymore being abdut tla&l---same distance f- in her rear. The Irace wajs-i not over wheuwe. ;% Wipnt to press, feiCtherai' appeared to be but spall hope of t)ie.S|ecret;A regaining her lost ground. iW.«.--j Sii Champion Foupoared Gig Race, open^'to all;5 boats noi outriggers, 3 miles straiglnA course, firse;;prize, £50 and silver cup;' presented by Commodore Cross; second, £10. Entrance; ._ _, Transit, Wellington, W.R.C.— ■ Woods (stroke), Walker (3), r M'Gi-afch (2), *J Hearn (bow) ... - -..'.» ;.-i" x.. s\v Waimea, Nelson, ; N.R.C.—W." Westrupp (stroke), Reid. (3), Hart i A(2)7...Bird (bow), S.. Westrupp -(coxsr»vaui)yf* -.••o"^ / Torea. Auckland, t T. Henderson ,' r „T a/' Gazelle, Greymouth, T. Brown,' G Jt'4^.« n> Eclipse, Wellington Star Club ... : "---„.. ToT A good- start, Avas efEectsd^.thft-Waimeap gradually creepihg.'.^o.-theAficnn^: and retain;/; ing the lead for nearly a . mile, ' whieh her stroke missing his wafer t^eice I ,' 'mi. was passed by the Transit '-'whidh' iraduialiyirncreEfa'ed her lead, '.passing the -Government Wharf tvrp lengths in advance of the Nelson boas£ and winning by four lengths. Tim"e"l6ihins7~ 45secs.: ;.- ; ; TA;KF : :'TI ..'-Jlp,r.[['l!- ¥ Coasters' Race, 15 miles, second- boat to say| j stakes, prize, £30. ," Entrance, £I ,lo^ A Planet, Nelson, J. Thorn «.A.-'.v-"i^ 5 ' .A ! i' " Nelson, Nelson, Freeman Brothers ... 2 Maid of Italy, Nelson, W. Haddow, Riwaka' Navagatidn Company „:.; L ,ii A};. Junior Four-oared Gig RaceXopen to al! -i boats not outriggers, 2 miles, open- only.-: to men who have never won any Jadver*tised Champion first prize,: £ 15; second, £5. Entrance, 15s. .-.-. ?; .v.;-*: Eclipse, Wellington Star Club— Howard ----- (stroke), Dowles : , (3); -. Currio , (2), N Crowther (bow), Cook [(coxswain) ' ,f I f Waimea, Nelson Rowing- Club— Calder ••-'' '< (3troke) i ldpscombe(3)jFathiera.(2) )C ./: ; Gilbertson (bow), Lowe (coxswain) 2 Transit, Wellington,. Wellington Rowing,, Club ... .. : ;.l-' ' .vx- Y -..' o The. Eclipse and Waimea, .leaving .the Transit in the' rear, raced 5 stroke 'icor stroke - until reaching the first buoy; When the former gradually assumed the lead, which she retained and increased, until, in passing the winning post she was four lengths ahead. Volunteer Whaleboat Race, 5 bars, fb be steered by steer-oar, 3 miles. 11 - The whole of each, crow-' to belong; ; to! one iCorpS' i First prize, £12; second,'£3. Entrance, 12s. • , - . , ... ( . ..,.,..,..,, Owing to a variety of circumstances no boat could be found to come to the post to meet the Danger, and it was' I 'decided that" there was to be ho race, but afclastone of the others came forward to make up the requisite number, the result , being a foregone conclusion. * * ' u ' '-' ,1 -'■ *- s ' '■ '■ This brought the day's racing to a con-^---clusion. . •-; ••: ;. In an interview with,. Sir Johri"Ridhki_36ii ! who enquired, the of the Government with reference toiheA^Sngdjl, S^spftal, the Hon George M'Lean is? reported hy the Guardian to'have said : that the present Conimittee would have the managemegt and control of the hospital in the meantime, and that the Government had: arranged to provide sufficient funds for carrying on tfie institution till June next. After that he -was' not in aA position to say distinctly what would ;j be : * done, but he understood that the citizens would be called upon to contribute to the support of the hospital, the' Government allowing a subsidy of £2 for every £4 c^>_tri-* buted. Mr 1 M'LeaU "cousidei!ed A' that the present state of the^ Treasury^ wou|d prevent the Government from' supporting li these charitable institutions in the: same way as the Provincial Councils had done, and the burden would have to be • partly borne, by. the local authorities. > ..■..••,..-.-, --. A . The Hobart Town Mercury. states that .salmon is now regularly sold by all the fishmongers in that city at 6d per 'lb; Theflshermen caught 16 salmon in onemighthy a?' single net.: Some of . the- fish weighed up- ; wards of 151b3 each. 1 : This is most- completoaud conclusive proof of the success, -of ,the< attempt to acclimatise this princejOf .fishes in Australian" waters..^'? "" ; '" : ,J ' 5^-TheJ.Akaroa-.i^ai/,'; in. noticing aisesSbt baby s how, in that,., locality sav g ._The judges--three married mien— had : "great difficulty iu deciding, all the competitors being splendid specimens of soldiers in prospective, all being boys. However, Mrs TJzzaroVs baby gained the first prize, and Mrs Noonah's second, they being the two heaviest taking"weightfor agel'VX'On Mr s Macmillan] announcing the decision,, the judges had to run for their lives. " Well, Mr Smith,.arid|how do you manage to keep yourself cool this hot weather," said an Australian magnate to one of his staff, the other day- '.'*Well, your excellency,".. was the reply. ' «J sit' as mitch'as 'pbssible' in a? cold bath, and read all about theoretic Expedition." It is not every one ., who can afford time to carry out theabbve fecipe, buV there was a man I know, the other day, who had some slight difference with his family, j He received a judgmentsuminons on iHiii behalf. He neglected to appear on one of these occasions; hut at the third, "time of asking, thinking, I imagine, that some little 'courtesy was due to the presiding magistrate,*he 'sent. him on the day " Vory busy; say, teja/shillibgs per week. Missed the train.'! -iNoiw- there's, a f coolness about this manthatis -vecy refeeshiug • iu; this warm * weather.^* LsaieK^ iai the Street."
X;,The states that the s.s. StormbirdU:, {last year .carried upwards of 4000 passeßgeraj* between Wanganui and Wellington. AT V fi) Thej Sterjpublishles ah amuang account ofT ; #h adventure met with tiy one of the officers of I r|he Germaii :^ir vessel HerthaV He went with I ?a\yoMg lady\td MercerAforty M(o&<ims Auckland, by -train, and sailed down thev Waikato River, but could not get back in time and had to stay there two nights at a bush hotel. The young lady's plighted one came out in a buggy nest day, and pistols j|and^(M?ffee ; jwere ordered, but expjanati^nsand |entpatiesf Resulted in imtttuai'ApacMcaliol, ' whicti"was facilitated thrdugh'tWlovei: baing ** rather diminutive compared with the ample proportions of the stalwart Teuton. - - ! 'Thmg^mt_£ < ''be''Eiath^r bad" in New' Ply?'" , mouth if the following taken from the Budget, Pis ; ..true':^r-" Starved out" was the answer feelingly given by an intelligent and skilful -and- wilting and able to turn-hisThaudrto. anything working man who left by the steamer~ rthiartnorning. " I cannot, keep my. wife and on two., days' work' a week, when the working places.are so far -apart— one day, in town, anothe* at Inglewood, with ]£•■. l'isc^ of another twenty miles for a possible SißHuce of getting a day 'sA work. Jss a case ss£ starved ouf with roe -and others .-.besides me._ lam compelled to leave wife mkt amily behind, to seek a living elsewhere. w<* «•
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