HEATHCOTE REGATTA.

Press, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5137, 20 February 1882, Page 2

HEATHCOTE REGATTA.

Starter, F. Faviti; umpire, Mr J. W. Darit; judge, Mr H. Thornton, M.H.R.; bee. treasurer, Mr J. O. Joaes; hon. secretary, Mr S. 0. Kesteven. This annual equatio fixture took piece nu part on Saturday afternoon over the estuary oocree. The committee certainly cannot &»' congratulated oc the weather with wlfaS. they were favored for the ocoaeid9p& howling nor'-weiter being scarcely tb* ■ozt of thing a regatta committee wi&i a number of outrigger events on thats programme would oare to hare. For' thifl reason the regatta may be regarded a* * comparative failure, and under the dream* stances the oommittee would have done wisely to have postponed the eventc, b«oauie the attempt to row in iaoh weather wu limply svfaroe. The prevalence of duit had no doubt the effect of reducing the attencUno?,. whioh, eren for a Heathoete regatta, wcs< exceedingly limited. A halt ia the proceedings was made till 2.30 p.m., when, though the wind was still blowing very hard, atoommittee decided to get off the whioh wu selected tho Senior Double Smb. Mr Pavitt,the starter,, with a gallan*«W*f two, comprising Mesnrs Grosbie and Ik £ Paul, went forth to the starting shortly after getting out from the aheWrt. the land near the Fisherman's point 6uS* ■ tremendous seas one iJfeer the o.her filled fl» ' boat, and she went Atma in deep watetyfibt orew having to swim tor it. Mr Pdvitt, «ith a forethought whioh does him credit, mansgesbto save b> bottle of mountain dew from tfes ship's stores, and after some little troubleen£ no slight amount of danger, the starter eoatrlved to touoh bottom on the fl»ts new ftfc starting point, where he hung on about breast high in water. The crew in the meantime were •ticking to the boa*, end saving their clotb«,&U After a tough struggle with the waves, wbisfa were running very high, they Buqee«dedta,. getting the boat into the shallows, and turn** the water out of her. By this time the bestte entered in the race representing the Oasts*bnry, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Union Otob© came up to start for the race. Mr PavUS-goi them away with great difficulty, bat eft*? •bout a quarter of a mile had been gca#to& Lyttelton boat, which was Iyir»jf &mt> swamped. The Ktiapoi crew, whoweWHJ rear, stopped to gi to their asiUtaoee. •Sβ! the Canterbury boat, whioh, with the- TFttttiß, was in the lead, also returned* to rend* assistance, but «as alto swamped. ThsM were thus two crews in the water,, and Use Kaiapoi men had quite as "inch as they oowa do to keep themselres tfliat. Th»F*fe» boat, with a waat of chivalry which was seae* what severely commented on during* the sT*y* otme away for the stakes. They, hotHWfailed to go properly over the eenrse, safl had to return to the half mile flag. TW> other crews were after some time galea? pioked up, and oame baok to 'k*****" a very damp condition. Too xauoh press cannot be given to Mr Hey, of th*G.B.Cfc«r*j»# who most pluckily swam a coasidevible attance in the effort to render awbtaaee to H» Lyttelton crew. The accident delayed Mβ raoes so much that it was close co foer o'cloeß before the first event was-eonoladed. A pretest signed by all the competing ewwe u> Hk> B«mior Double Bculls was entered ■pd"*'™* Union boat, on the ground tfc*t whore boa® swamp, and> the others go to- assist, the *** 8 ia null and void, and has to b» rowed •£&&• The whole of the programme was W*i* through, though it was nearly eight o t&f when the last event of the day was «*«*•■' The Artillery Bard, under Mr Hs»«W* was peeient, and their eteains in some #g™; helped- to solace those unfortunates *»**» business or> pleasure condemned to stop e** l clouds of dust. i The result of tb* events got <M •» » follower— Senior Double Soalls j on* mile and a »*»* Pri*% Mr Moonoa's Cap, and »* . TJ.B C Nikau, Mac and white; B. BoiMM (bow), 8. C. Kesteren (stroke), W. - Pengelly (cox>... » ... ••• •," L.B O. Nβ Nmbj>, red ; W. KUneaonos ; (bow), G. Graham (etrokt), J. Done«» fe I (cox) — ••• ••• "• f! Cure 80. Weka, purple and wbils ; y. Wright (bow), J. Pterin (stroke), *• . Metthewa (oox) ... ••• 0.8.C. Kea,white; E.M. Boslton (bee)» & 3 Hay («tr>*ke), 3. Laurie .- ,_**\il The boats', after some •tarter'e boat having been aabmerged— got away. The Oanterburj and ti«oa **T in the lead, with Lyttelton third and * lasfe. AfUr a quarter of a mile gone, I'm Ljttsltoa boat was •«<uP«*£j fuoceesion of seas. The Kaiapoi boat sttfpg* polling to render ewatanoe, Oanterbary. Th. latter, shortly however, wae also swamped. ?h*. vu * < SSrf palled on, but failed to goth. W™jj*£ Ihe ft*g, and had to wtam and P«" the half snUe fi*g. tko iwanspia cwwa west got i*«*V •^γ

|«£ entered * T , « ot^JT l SS**m e be con|iTaß to the tt» on JSeIA proposal to gdsred to adjourn the regatta 5" to try to get off S weond, with the X«apoi thud, a, long 15 £ rear In this order they came down Si eteafcht reach, the Union crew palling Wsrreß<i ultimately wicning a ybr race by about a do»=n lengths, the QMiterbnry boat β-oind, BDd Kwapoi last. A nroteet wu entered by the Kuapoi crew tgajast the Union fonlinf them and breaking a«,h Sculling Kaee; one mile. Pris»s, Mr Hooper's Onp. at present held hy the Canterbnry Eowins Club, and £5 ; in stomp uatrJKire.'s. with coxswainqß.o. Kea, white; L. M. Ollmer, W. DaEoage(cox) , ••• x kBX;, , red; G. Fitssimmonds, J. Bwisran (cox) ... .» ■•• v* 4m 3.0. Weka, pnrp'e and white; a. Wright, A.. Matthew- (cox) ■-. -• v V&.Q. Nkau, bine and white, H.T. Jetolion, W. JPengaily (oox) ... •■• . ;■• " Thii wm a rery good »«»• t _ o] i l "",T M ifae fi«t " .howihlad, with lh? Lyttelton boat eecond, Union third, and Kawpoi last. Iβ thie order the/ came to cloie home, where •Ollmer pnt on a fine ipnrt, and came away a winner by a oonple of lengths. Trial Fours. 1* miles. Pna«, £"0 ; entrance, £1 It. Open to non-competitors in any other event <}3.C. Dyasne. white: E. Winter,(bow). F. AadeMon (2). W. T. Edg«(3), A. £m*h (etrokt), J. Laurie (cox) ... ■••_"; x TJJB.C. Union, bas and white; P. Ward ftsw). J. B. Johnston (2), C. F. Bawky f3), W. A. Styche (stroke), H. V. Stjohe /oox) • • •<• ••• *•• "• •*• LJt.O. Heathccte, red ; Gco. Darie (bow), 8. Bamford (2). A. McWilliams (3), B. J. MoWilliame (stroke), J. Donoran (oox) ... 0 Ehj wae a rery flae race, the Union and Canterbury boat* neck and neck marly to whole way from the rtart, the Lyttelton |Mt hsnnf a bit the worst of it, and not b»ifig tile to get on terms with the leader?. The Canterbury and Union kept in dose company &. nearly home, when the former put on a splendid ipnrt, and won a well-contested race between the two first boate by about half a Isncth. Jkniw Pairs (aader 81). Imile. Priae. JB3. fhre 80. Core, purple and white; A. Wintorixmrn (bow), C. Wright (etroke), F. Pay (ooi) ... — ••• ■ * 03.0. Iri», white; F. Dunsford (bow), W. DeCrwtro (stroke), W. Dunnage (cox) ... 2 8.8. G. Sjlph bine and white; W. M. Jojnt (bow), V. Fuller (etroke), fl. Y. Styche («4 „ S 3hii was a pretty easy rictory for the Kuapoi env. QaiPPjptnn 7onrs ; two and a half miles. First prica, the Major's Cap and ; seoond, jgg, if three boats, the property of separate dubs, start. Oenß.O. Cam, purple and white; A. Wintebonm (bow), G. Wrisht (2). J. Perrin (3), J. Winterbourae (stroke), 7. Day hex) 1 li&C. Heatheote, red ; W. Fitxsimmonds ftnr), 0. FiUimmonds (2), T. Harkiss W, Q. G?akam (stroke), J. Donovan («ox) 2 C3.C. Djieue, -white; E. If. Boulton (bow), J. O. Jones (2), J. Hay (3), L. If. Cfflmßr(itreke), J. Laurie (oox) 3 This was a fairly good race. The Kaiapoi Ban were the first to show in front, with the lyttelton and Canterbury boat* lecond and third. la this order they oune in, the Kaieaoi crew not being headed. lia I*die»' Plate, one and a half miles. First prise, £15 ; second, £3. if three boats the property of separate clnbe start; open to erewe not compel k in Champion Fours. U.R.Q. Union, blue and white ; H Hobday (bow), E. Q. Hawkes (2), F. D. Kesteven (3), 8.0. Seiteren (stroke), H. Y. Styche (oax) M. » 1 Core B.C. Cam, purple and white ; G. W. Waning (bow), J Smith (2), T Mellor (3), A, Wioterboaroe (stroke), F. Say . gutxj ~. 2 2hia was a very good race, both boaU kMpisff oloie together all the way, the Union only winning by about a length. femor Pairs, one nul a halt miles. 7ria«, the

Members' Cup, piwent'd by Mr W. H. Wynn Williams and £8. CB.O. Iris, white; J. O. Jones (bow), L. M. QBirier (stroke), W. Pnnna*e (oox) ... 1 Cm 80. Cur?, purple and white; O. Wright (bow), J. Winterbonrne (stroke), P. Day (cox) .„ ... 8

Soon after the start the cox. of the Kaiapoi wew took the boat into ihallow water, and cba grounded, the 0.8.0. oreir thus obtaining aa wiy tictorj. Hie r»6ee rematninjr to be got off are the Junior Tfaxxn and the Swimming Baoe, which will prebsbly take piece thit evening.