AUCKLAND ANNUAL REGATTA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 19, 23 January 1897, Page 2

AUCKLAND ANNUAL REGATTA.

THE ENTRIES,

Last evening bhe Auckland Anniversary Regafeta Commibbee met at the Waitemata Hotel in order to receive entries fer tbe annual Regatta to be held next Friday. Anniversary Day. There was a large attendance of those iobefestad, bub the entries on the wbdle were diaappoiattag. For the champion whaleboab race there are no entries, neither are bbere any entriea for the large yachb race or bhe trading vessels race. Ib has been decided thab tbe Committee will receive further entries for the various events antil 9 p.m. on Monday aexb ab the Waitamata Hotel. A crew ot Waitara young ladies would have come up from Taranaki to take part in the ladies' whaleboa. race, bu* tbe steamer fare was considered excessive, therefore this event will be confined to Auckland crews. The pauciby of entries for bbc various rowing events is regrotbable, as it will be seen bhat neither the West End, St. George's or Auckland Rowing Clubs h_,d the enterprise to enter for more bhan one of bhe polling events on bhe progamme. The following entries weire received lasb nights— - Scow Race : Irene, Orate.. Yachbs (Class A); No entries. Trading Vessels; No entries. Yachts (Class C): Ida, Rangatin. Moana. Fishing Boats (Handicap): Chnstiaa, Cynisca, Dolphin, Venice. All-comers' Sailing Handicap: Rogue, Corina, Lilian, Awatea. Undine, Foam. Yachts (Class D): Rarere. Zinita, Mabaki, Windward. '•'■*.•'"'. . Half-decked (keel and eenbre-hoardk— Waitangi, Kawhia, Orewa, Helen, Maboe. Open Boats, 16 feeb to 20 feet overall.— Eagle, Violet, Manilla, Harrier. Senior Whaleboats.—North Shore Row. ing Club, Waitemata-City Rowing Club (bwo crews). Dingy Race, for boys under 18.—P. H. Hughes, P. J. Bailey, R. F. Hanna. Maiden Whaleboats.—North Shore Row. ing Club, Waitemafca-City Rowing Club (two crows). Maiden Gigs, under 10 sbone. — Sb. George's R.C., Auckland R.C., West End R.C, (bwo crewel, North Shore R.C. Champion Wbaleboabe: No entry. Ships' Gigs : Te Anas. Dingy Race (lads over IB years): E. Bailey, CO. Hughes, V. Masefield, W. Oliver.

Ladies' Whaleboaft Race s Crake, native crew, St. George's, Waitemata-City. Naval Volunteer and .Man-of-War Cutters: Devonport Navel Artillery, Auckland Naval Artillery (two crews). Junior Waleboats: [North Shore R.C. Waitomata-City (two crews). Marshall Sculls; C. O. Hogbee, J. M, Brighata, Jan.. A. Dacre, Hi L'rammond, J, Snllivan, W_ Oliver, 6. H. Reeton, W. Logan. _______ •