CANTERBURY REGATTA.
[From our own Correspondent.]
LYTTELTON.
Wednesday eveuin f .
' The town was gaily decorated with bunting, the various business houses vicing with sich other in their display. Many thousands >f people were conveyed by special train rom Christchurch, andnpectatorsassembled n every coign of advantage, while the tmill harbour steamers conveyed* large umbers of excursiouists round the harbour V witness the several events. Iv the afternon the breeze fell light, and consequently he sailing races were spoiled. Twelve rjnatures entered for the model race. Ships' Boats Sailing Race; Ist prize, £0; 2nd prize, £5. Three entries. Rangitikei 1 Mary Ann Annison ... ... ... '2 Champion Sailing Rack, traders under 10 tons ; cutters and centre-board vessels esluded. First prize, Shaw Saville's Cup, with.2sguineas, and7ssovs. added; second pize, £25 : Torea (Grundy), Jessie Niccol ((jwper), Oak (Laiug), Croydon (Curran). Uort ' 1 Jerxld 2 7orea 3 Jcsie Niceol, Owako, ami Croydon were scrched. Champion Yacht Rack; no centreboard vcseelsallowed. First prize, New Zealand Shipphg Company's Cup, value, 25guineas, Avith 53-sov.s. added ; second, £25. Entries : Fairy, Poree, Fira, alias Flcetwing. The Dorce passed the cammitteo ship at 7 p.m., baiting the Uria by 5 mius. FOUK-OARKD WIIALEBOAT RACE, for youtiis unler 18 years. First prize, £10 ; second, £3 Rangitoto 1 AvalaucLe 2 Open LYats Sailing Race; open to all comers. I'irst prize, £25 ; second, £5. There wen six entries for this event : Folly, Toy. Krskiue, Blanch, Raugitikei, and Florence. Toy 1 Rangitikei .... 2 CanOi Rack, for Mayor's Cup. Lanange 1 Kathleen J. Jones) 2 Ships' lIcaTS Pulling Race, four oars. First prize, £15 ; second, £5 ; third, £2. Entries: Ihrunui, Uydaspes, Rangitikei, Florence Masdonald. Huruuui ... .. ... ... 1 Maedonalcl 2 iMTJiKPKO'INCIAI^ CHAMPION RACE_ ill four-oa.ied racing whaleboats. First prize, £75 ; second £25. Boats competing uot to be more thji.:3oft overall, and not less than 4ft beam. Double Sculling Race, in stump outriggers. Prze, £20, either in plate or money ns desi'ed.
The 1-ud siorta were competed for with great en. uusiism. Twenty-sixtrains with passengers arrived during the daj from Christchurch. Between 11,000 and 12,100 tickets were issued.
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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2713, 2 January 1879, Page 3
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