MERCURY BAY REGATTA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 296, 21 December 1885, Page 2

MERCURY BAY REGATTA.

The Argylo returned from Meroaty B»j at 11 a.m. on Sunday,' w||»4o*er 100 passengers, the excursion haMrig proved a very pleasant one, thanks to'lle" kin'ttben and attention of Captain Amodeo, Jfc Malcolm McLeod (providorej, aid'torD Wright (steward) of the vessel, i liiaddltion to tho results given in our Saturday's issue, it only remaius to give the results of two other events of interest to our wades, Tho whaleboat race waa contested by two crows from the Argyle, in boats'beloni(be to that steamer, andthebrigantineMaria Virginia. Thoformerwon. Thechampionpmit raco—first prize, £30; second prise,' 115, created the greatest excitement,' It ww considered to lie between Albert White and E. Bailey, betting being decidedly in favtrni of tho latter. Messrs A, White, 0, "White, Peebles, R. Mopro, andE. Bailey came to the <starting-paint all iv splendjd trim, eack having been in training lot so'wo considerable time previously. The coarse toj about four miles with one turn. A good start was effected, and A, Whits immediately assumed the lead, with his brother following close, Bailey next, Moore fourth, and Peebles last. Bailey soon, passed G, White, and assumed second place;.polling a lino powerful stroke, but ho never caught Albert White, who maintained ihislmd with apparent ease throughout, eventually winning as he liked. After the buoy w rounded Bailey concluded that thence wai hopeless, White having too great a laid, ana ho attributes his misfortune outlyto having steered a bad course by mistaking tho locality of tho buoy. White's yictory was the signal for great cheering, and Bailey was also loudly cheered, having beaten tho rest ofthe competitors as eat% si Albert White had won, G. White beinetod, Peebles fourth, and R. Moore last. Whilst it must be admitted that Bailey was easily beaten, it is a fact that the pant in vrbich Albert White rowed is about halfitne weight of the Auckland boat, and the winner, moreover, assisted himself by means of a rudder. However, the bnildert of both boats kept as near the reeoMom as they thought safe, and White Is alKWstood to be within the mark. Asailipgna between Albert White and Ernestßailoyfii likoly to eventuate, either hdredritw ranga, early, for £100 aside, the race to be rowed in outriggers. . ' = ~