AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

AQUATICS.

Jusb aa the : yachts were proceeding <>n their usual Saturday cruise last week and were on their way nicely down the harbour a dead calm camp on.and about twenty: boats lay beclalmed together fori some time. : Not a breath of;wind was stirring and-it looked very ,pecu}iar especially as a -shout time after a fine fresh breeze sprang up again. Last Saturday was a grand ;day for. yachtsmen, and almost every craftin-the harbour that could .carry sail was out. The Cloud had a bit of a struggle fwith the Malua on her way tip from Wiaiheke^in which she had a little the 'worst of jfe: Eventually she cawied away' her'>jib /and ifell behind. -.;.., -

The Anawa ami Tawera were dpwn«t iPutiki Bay, and, in apite of the former having her racing crew and Bails on, the TaWera stuck to her on -beat up. Neither of the yachts carried -her topsails on tlieir homeward -way, but the Arawa sported a jibheader-on the way dwa, and did not look as attractive in, it.as. in her old one- She was not in good trim. On her way up from iPonni Island the Malua picked xxp the Maratea.off Pntiki Bay, and staick to the large yacht the whole way up, picking up th«ir?mooriags at. the same time. The Maratea's crew tried to take too much out of her,-and jamming ncr too hard did not allow her to. do justice fto herself against-th« ; small looker. .. n All the yachts had a dead muzzier home on Sunday, and some very good racing took place. Among others the half-decker. of Loamy's ; gayo;the Isca a-drubbing up Ifrbm Drunken Bay. . The Jessie Logan. >o]oud» Marajsea and ■others had a. grand ran ■ down to-Waiheke on Saturday afternoon with a six hours' dead thrash to windward, coming 'back next day.

The Ivialua is as good as ever now, and sseins none the worse for having been run off with by the *"Haaraki Pirates." Her ■ownei-s had to spend ;eveiy.£enny of .£2o>to make good the loss that was caused them by the escapade, *not to mention the incon-. vienience of miffsing thS s'uirimer'holidaya. She was down at Ponui Island last Satur-* dayatfd Sunday. , t 0 I trust that if the-pr'o^oSeU regatta und^eiv the auspices of the Rowing Association, is 'gtib up, it will not be allowed "to clash: with the annual fixture 6f tlie Judge's Bky Amateurißegatta Club, j&rticuiarly ■wheix; the Club have foftfae nrst time their "racers 6pen;to'ail amateurs. A lew' 'years batik Wie liad (Juite a number of1 'regattas to 166k fptivard to '.'. every,,year,, but they "ihaVe gradually ."droppeii'inW !the ba'c'kgfound 't&id are 'no more. GrOhe are the Ponßon^iy "arid !N(jrfch Shore Regattas ali'd the pS'pular fiitairel on the Whau River, and there seems I?uT ii fctle hopes1 6i revi^ftgj 'JuSee's ißay Amateur Regatta Olub prigihalied in 'the tlesir*e of S Mb 6f yeiirig fejlows liv4iig;lrt: tile Parnell distriidt' t>6 have faces fMdti&m thetaMves. The 'first regatta-held"''!^!o iyears ago only had'ttofe- op^en *ades pn a pro-: gramme-of "13 ©vents, but 'ft was a.'wsry isuccessful 6tie,*&nd wlleSh one wfts h^id in tft« following year% pm. Mffibfb wi&given ASf and the Bamie ' happened last.year, couraged by their suedess, cthe CTub determined to throw their -Hext Jegftftfea op^n -anii inak* a. Vigorous 4*3. ' fbr Spiiblie : s%tj*j^dr_fcj 'b^Bgf -^erteiii £%ha<; %y: Energetic action ecrald make it its Buccessftil as -in previdus \yßark nMy, 'remembrance Of the three r^6fl)as« theyhave, alreftdy -held-'is that;taey J#6re't"he;most-leal' joy^bie I ever %ent"to from^a-plfeSßtfre-'" seeker's point .of view, and they: encouraged' roWiAg inthe right^plaibe, %lz. jTia: tfiey6tißb's. The committee: this jfßar Have kept ttiat *&" vi«wj as will be Bfcen %y lookifi'g dt -the prbr gramme. This includes a swimmiwg-ratie' for thdse under-"21, aM-^tßer^fot^h^se. under 15j both open -to -«iiyone Wiio :'teksfaever pulled or swam for money piz&ii Ai idiftgy f«je fj)furtd6r'2i'ai»l"linlier'l7,-anda taair o4r fa6e u«de*2l. The'ladies Y&ve fi<§tf; been for^gottfen, arid they will-beable t» sbow1 theirfeikillwith th^oarJn 'A skiff race is dpftft to all aniateul?a .'6f %nf age, while a;*&ee fofyach'te'^irigieSis open-' to allcomers, and «nc6nTag^meni) is given to Rob Roy canoists in a -i-ace 1&M class of bttat. The commilsfe6e haVe 'Ve*y' • jsensibly put A H&v&l dutter "fade bn 'tne prograirfmei and tfeei?e should be elbse 6&! a ddzeh entries for this -taxse-, '^as ;ih&: Bljuadfdn will be h^ero abdttt the tim'e^Tie regatta -cftmSs off. &mdaejoifefit ;^HI be iafforded by ~a tub' -iaSe and 'ih£ jau£ftable grsasy 'bot>m compdtftipri: It feks been the custom ! to ie*tehd-*he" reg^i^^over :«#o jdays, holding the pulling races onisbhe'-fij*st-id&y and tlfe •SaiHng mm 8A -the ieeond Iday, and ihis -$ab «kll*e tWtwd but^his7 ydar also. The -Miling 'raeles <»rfipriSfr bne for open-sailing boats 18ft and unde* 1,----ohe for'liaif-deck'ed -ylidhte Wder6 rlMs,^and Jantother for the-sanief class of boats :uhder'4 tonS. ■ ThttegattaW'tobe'held-on-tne^th bf next mofithj an^'l trust ;^he c6faifflittee will be able to seerire:the'hMtiy--supp6rt of the'gehßral public in their Ivbui?B to'keep1 ilp/the" iiitfcresVin "iriatters' aquatic in 'AMklaidi