AKAROA REGATTA

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17020, 17 December 1920, Page 5

AKAROA REGATTA

Yesterday was the first Anniversary Day for many yean that no ;teamer to Akiroa on the occasion of the regatta. The smell steamer Cvgnet, which re.il last yo^, ■a as not available, being' up on the s.ip -or repairs, and the Union Company cca no linger afford to run the ier ry bteiiner, they used to do, on account o: the nign rate o: wages, about -4s an hour overtime, which would have to be paid to every oa the Bhip. For this region tho crowd, compared with the oid-tuae regattas was sm ™* Some hundreds of motors made the trip o. during Wednesday afternoon arid "morning, and the travellers by - rothor with the local residents, made a rc-r Tho morning broke- dull and cold, but '£ter the sun came out and the weather wa=, . • A stifi r.or'-castor which blew o.r ftr.o *• , rcade rowing condition® rather unpieaea . . After the first raee the course and the. boats started f;cm opposite Bu"* street with the wind oehind them. Ihe cuarago caused a. litflo dclny. and '-> . _ run about a quarter of an hour iate uctil luncheon adjouriiment. Owing. \' y the torincss of tome of the ;r =° tl „ the mark, the eUrters deemed to J ca.rrv out the rule?, and as a- '°W two "boats, CuTe and Akaroa, stai-ea U « Junior Double Scvlls, the other -°^ r ' Rrnv . (Kos. 1 and 2), Avon, and Canterbt- , , iuug too hV' to start. Otherwise tie *vents were got off without any Ki.-h. . The %-attn oUciafc Hon R Heaton Rhodes; commodore, Air - gtron?; vicc-corumodore'S. .Mcwr® Comte M.P.. w. H. He stuns, J. D. Bruce, E. E. L® Lkvro. and Dr. CantwllU 3« d »«» commodore and Messrs A. ?_;• ' an( i Lewitt, E E. Le Dr. Cantrell: umpires. JU--*-J-j _ /-wfcJ and A. Rhodes ; starters. Jjefm O. CWk*. ley, T. and F. G. Armstrong, ton. Itr W. E. M. Jacobson; lion, treasurer, Mr Geo. Armstrong. »*• £&, second £2)— Union No. 1 (C. 4 bowl, 1: Avon -\o. 1 (V» • '* ptr, F. H. Stevenson bow) 2; Avon ?v S s« start and sro* Mt. T™ Si Q + w c fcein?j wliarf. Union won by 10 j . Avon 32 lengths between Avon l I No. 2. Union No. 2 did not star- lime, God^F. 1 H. ( LL J 'A?C?-'O. 2; TTniAn 3. The Akaroa stroke had the bad luck to break » poppet at lis»%2£. *w dani of. fouling. Won by » length. Tl Junio?Doi"^ScTifi]s,one ™ V * f Tsi c v }™ Sn, sosond £21—Cure (W. Joy Mr C Joy bow, A. Richards- li Alcnroa. (A. . arm «str T AlcOuire bt>AvV 2. A\on, Union Xo 1 "TJnion No. 2, and C™W>mry were not" on the mark in time, and the i Parted without thorn. Won by lour lengths. Time, smin SGsw. . £f) Maiden Four-oar, one. mile (S at second £2)— Avon (E. Bi.rkle str., F. Shn, - derf. W. E. Garret, A. H. W. I; Union (F. H. Grenfell str., E. H. E-lis, C. S. H. Truinan bow), 2. A, fjw •trharf Union was half a len-th m front of Avon, who were nbout fivo W Akaroa, with a KbiiU. "Won.by half a length. Time, snun 7 Senior Double ■ Sculls, ono_imle and a. half (first ptizo £8, teconcl £?)—Union (C. Ghtynip H. Adkiu* 1; Avon J>o. ! ( • S-rrfeon etr., VT. V/. Nienvman W); Avon No. 2, 3. Canterbury did not f.cian. Youths' Double Sculls, one mile {first prl7« £7, second £2)-Aknroa (E. Hammond bow, A. Partis etr.), 2; Curo (A. Joy str., d»n bow), 2; Avon 1, 3. Avon 2 led to tho wh-jrf, and Hhen droppr-1 back. The thre* placed boat? were toother nil the way and fought to a finish. won by a length.. Time, smin 51ses. , Junior Four-oars, ono mile {first prize £9, second £21—Avon (A. Henry etr., E. Yeoman, E. Sta-ples, O. Hart bow), 1; Canterbury (F. J. Stewnrt- p+t., R "A. Morgan A. K. Johnson, C. H. OVmona bow), 2; Union, 9. <":intoi*bnry a bad loft passing the wharly but made a. recovery, Akaroa. in the meantime dTopping behind. Time, 4min Maiden "Double. Seulla, one mile £7, second £2)— Union No. 1 (E. H. Ellis str.. T. H. Grenfell W.v), 1: Avon No. 1 (F. Agaeftiz str., A. H. Nightinjrale how), 2; Akarofl, 3. A sood race, the fteM keeping well together all tie way. Time, smiij (6sec. Sailing Handicap (first prire £J, eeoond £2) Waterbcetlo (G. A. Hammond), 1; Rovor {J. S. Hammond), 2. Won by 14 minutes. The only other starter, the Galatea, finished , about 35 minutes in front of the Water-, beetle, but was disqualified for not keeping 4» the proper course. j