BOAT RACE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4908, 14 December 1876, Page 7

BOAT RACE.

. A boat race-'-was rowed-on Saturday afternoon' between a brew chosen from tbc- employes of the Theatre’'Royal and one frdni-the office - of-this paper, the course being from Kaiwarra Ito the Qu ?tow ; rowed in :a- clinker-built,batswing boatikindly’ • lent by- the - Star Glub~f or; the;occasion, and the -Times *orevv iri one of the same description lent by the Wellington Glub,.„ ,The last-named cboat I only lately* shipped from Australia; and : leaked .a' good deal,, in I .cbna'eqnence of which 1 she was beached 1 at" Kaiwarra and emptied; The ’race was to /have come off at two o’clock, but .there was’a want of “punctuality in the'" arrangements, and a start was; not made until about three quarters of>an hour, after‘'the appointed- time. The Times Imen; were ibe first ,to make -ii start..for.Kjiiwarra, and were followed in about half an.hour by the Theatre crow. . A number, of mewspaper men. and-friends were at -Kaiwarra tp give their creW'.a parting cheer. The Theatre boat ;was followed by, a > Star crew,- with-Mr. Webb, who acted ,as starter,-in the absences of Mr.

Leary, whp,Towing-to a mistake of the crew, which was -to have -taken-him up,- was; treated with unintentional ■ discourtesyA whaleboat of the-Wellington-'-Club also ; went- up to KaiWarra, and 'adcompahied the’race. As soon as -Mr. Webb arrived at'Kaiwarra,Alexa.nder and ’Muir,’‘the^-'rival' 1 captains, tossed!fbi- ’choice of water, the former Whining ahd.taking the inside for the Theatre crew.,, At the’startAlexander, (stroke Of the theatricals), went off with a burst, and m tKe lumpy .water held.it for;- a short distance, but .jVimfs/'Bteadi, swingfldr'the paperstameri soou tbld, .'ind tbo TillKs’ incu gradually forged Alexander spurted three or four .times to recover-tiie ground lost, but without, avaib’altbbugh number three in the.TiMEs’ boat was rowing all arms, and number two app.eared : baked by the time the baths were reaiched. Bow in the Times’ boat worked like a 1 man, and stuck to Muir all through the race. : The cox of the Times’ boat perhaps deserves/more credit than any other member of the crew, as he steered a splendid course. Number three iif i burst up early in the race, and although Alexander pulled hard all through, yet there 1 was not the ..proper,) awing.,in: his stroke,- pulling. aa .he ; did' altogether with his arma, and bucketing* a . good deal. - At the ;baths the Times’ ' ’crew " were .leading by a‘couple of lengths, which, at-i the-finish was increased to betweenffivnaiid six. • ' ( A number of theatricals and : prbssiain : were out in boats to watch the struggle, and a large crowd assembled on the wharf and the steamera alongside, greeted the ■victoHous' , ''crew™in the usual manner. 1 Mr, Gair, of the Star Club, acted as judge. ! We‘ are requested to tender the thanks of ’both crews to the Star Club and the Wellington Club for their kindness in lending the boats, and to Messrs. Gair and Webb for their services, who was unintentionaUy: treatedeso- hadiy.i ;;The .foUowing tire the names -of, the, icrews :—Theatre .Royal.: Shiels (1), Eitson .(2), E. Hillsden ,(3), arid“E. Alexander - (stroke); r - - Nbw ; ;tZbamnd Times office.; O’Cbimor, (l),f Keatch,.(2), Robins (3), A. Muir (stroke), and'G. Howe (cox). ; ,l(