WELLINGTON REGATTA.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10067, 8 February 1909, Page 4

WELLINGTON REGATTA.

(Pep. Pbess Association.) Wellington, February' 7. Great interest was taken in the annual regatta of the Wellington Rowing Association in the harbor yesterday. The weather conditions were perfect, a very light southerly cooling the temperature without in any way interfering with the oarsmen. The results are as under :

Maiden Fours, one mile; first prize £B, second £2. —Star B.C. 1, Canterbury B.C. 2, Union B.C. (Christchurch) 3. Also started: Petone 8.C., Wellington 8.C., Wanganui 8.C., and Blenheim B-.C. The -winning crew was J. B. Davis (stroke), M. A. Turner (3) C. H. Laurence (2), and A. E. Lambert (bow). Junior' Clinker Fours, one and a-half mile; first prize £B, second £2. —Union B.C. (Christchurch) 1, Picton B.C. 2, Star B.C. (No. 1 crew) 3. Also started: Star B.C. No. 2 crew), Lyttelton 8.C., Nelson 8.C., and Wanganui R.C. Senior Double Sculls, one mile and alialf; first prize £B, second £2.—Union 8.C., J. Fry (stroke), and E. O'Brien (bow) 1, 'Wellington 8.C., H. A. M'Kinley (stroke) and W. J. Gaudin 2. Also started: Canterbury B.C. and Star B.C. Senior Fours, two miles; first prize £ls, second £s.—Union B.C. (Christchurch) 1, Union B.C. (Wanganui) 2, Canterbury B.C. 3, Blenheim B.C. 4. Senior Sculls. —C. H. Marshall (Wanganui) 2, A. T. Bendall (Star, Wellington) 3. Junior Fours; first prize £lO, second £2.—Picton B.C. 1, Lyttelton B.C. 2, Star B.C. 3. The winning team comprised F. Burns, T. Kennedy, D. H. Godfrey, and E. Petrie. Maiden Double Sculls, one mile; hrst prize £5, second £l.—Wellington R.C. 1, Star B.C. 2, Petone B.C. 6. The winning crew comprised S. Harden and C. Gray. Youths' Fours, one mile; first prize £B, second £2. —Star B.C. 1, Canterbury B.C. 2, Wellington R.C. 3. Union B.C. (Christchurch) 4. The winning crew comprised D. D. Bridge, J. Bennett, H. Lawson, E. Wilkinson. . Maiden Pairs. —Star B.C. 1, _ Union (Christchurch) 2, Wellington B.C. 3. The winning crew were M. A. Turner and C. H. Lawrence. Senior Pairs; first prize £B, second £2. —Canterbury B.C. 1, Union B.C. (Christchureh) 2, Wellington B.C. 3. The winning crew were H. S. Hobbs and H. B. Brittan.