INTERPROVINCIAL REGATTA.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4937, 18 January 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL REGATTA.

BY TELEGRAPH. Nelson, Wednesday. The Ihterprovinclal Regatta is favored with lovely weather, and there is a large attendance. CHAMPION WHALEBOAT BACK. Five miles. First prize, £SO ; second prize, £5. Danger (Grahamstown) 1 Cutty Sark (N clson) 2 Tins tie (Nelson) 3 Colonist (Nekon) ..4 Our Boys (Timaru) and Echo (Port Nicholson) retired after the second mile. Danger took the lead shortly after a capital start, with Thistle in close company. After passing the first buoy, Danger increased the lead to a length, and continued to gain until at the end of the first round she was three lengths ahead. In passing the wharf for the third time Cutty Sark- tackled Thistle, and passing the last buoy before winning, Danger was 11 secs, ahead of Cutty Sark, and 40secs. ahead of Thistle, and won a splendid race by 12secs. Cutty Sark had a scratch crew, got together only half-an-hour before the race, CHAMPION FOUR-OAR INRIGGED GIG RACE, Three miles, straight course. First prize, £SO and silver cup presented by Commodore Cross : second prize, £lO. Transit (Wellington Rowing Club) .. 1 AValmoa (Nelson) 2 Toroa (Auckland) .. 3 Eclipse (Wellington) 0 Gazelle (Greymouth) .. .. .. 0

The.Waiinea shortly after the start went to the front and kept the lead for a mile, when stroke twice missed his water owing to some recent alteration in the seat. The Transit then passed her, and at the Queen’s wharf was nearly two lengths ahead, which she gradually increased to four. At the winning post the Torea was a bad third. Time, 1 Grains. The pulling of the Transit crew was much admired. THE YACHT RACE started at noon, but the wind was very light. Three boats—Secret (Auckland), Gannet and Claymore (Nelson) —started. They are now about seven miles out, the Secret having a good lead. JUNIOR FOUR-OAR GIG RACE. First prize, £ls ; second do., £5. Two miles. Eclipse (Port Nicholson Rowing Club) .. 1 Waimea (Nelson) .. 2 Transit (Wellington Rowing' Club)' .. 3 The Waimea and Eclipse went neck and neck for the first half-mile, when the latter gradually drew ahead, and eventually won by four lengths. VOLUNTEER WHALEBOAT RACE. First prize, £l2 ; second do., £3. Three miles. No crew could be got to face the Danger, although there were four entries ; but at last one came forward to make up a race, which of course was won by the Danger. In the yacht race, the Secret on completing half the distance was ten minutes ahead of the Gannet, to which she had to allow 15 minutes, but on crossing the bar she grounded, and was passed by the Gannet, which was half-a-mde ahead of her before she got off, the Claymore being about the same distance in her rear. The race is not yet over, but it is scarcely likely the Secret will gain her lost ground. The outrigger race takes place at noon tomorrow. There was a fight on the wharf between Drake, a bookmaker, and Taylor, a boatbuilder, when both were taken in charge and locked up.