ROWING REGATTA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 8

ROWING REGATTA.

GOOD ENTEIES. Bowing men m Wellington are looking forward eagerly to Saturday next, when the Wellington Bowing: Association's regatta will 'be, • held m the,harbour if 'the weather is.-favour-able. ; A'surprisingly good; lot'of entries'show, that the. interest ;in, rowing this season-is ..well' up to the average,;.and on ■■ form.there -should,be 6ome close; fuiishes..'-.Tne;competitors; include crews-from: the ;WeUingtoh,i'Christchurch,'tyt-' telton,vNeUon,*;.Blenheim;'i'ictonj;and.Waiiganuf clubs.'.- champion fours ls' ; expected'to'be".a;Homerib struggle/ as• both' the champion' Blenheim-crew and its' Pictbn 'victors will "once'" more j;. strain- 'stretchers'- -in friendly rivalry...The prize : money will amount 'to .£IOO, and'--Sir. .Edward Pearce.s.cnp for,'the, 6ingle .sculls ;.will lend additional interest to. that ev'ent';'.i i ..i''.(. J ..\-...'..-..'-.■.:; , ; ,V'/',:;;''>'■'■■.;''.'?:'. • ,■•,-;'■;' "■, Bowing: is' ..at .the. complete mercy, of. the winds in .Wellington, harbour, and the old in- f > 6truction:.is ; :published once more,for'the.edification of .'those not', acquainted :,with'' the"ece , en-: tncity ,'ofyth.e weather, in.this port.'; If the wind' comes away from: the north '.the'races' will take* place alongthe Ngahauranga.shore, and if from? the south across the bay from Port Jerningham to the-boatsheds. Messrs. E. W.;,M r V;illjv A. S. Biss, and'W.-Bridson ;will act as judges, MrJoseph Widdop as starter, and Mr N Galbraith as umpire. Mr. B. A. Marris is secretary of the association Following are' tho entries:— Maiden jours.— Canterbury, Blenheim, Star, Wellington, Petone, Wanganui, and •Christchurch Union Clubs.

'■"'.. Senior-Pours.—Blenheim;- ' Star;; •' Wanganui Union,, ; Christch.uroh -Union, Pictori, 'and Can. Clubs.: ■: ■;.','••■■'.-"' ';;-,-.-■■■ .;';>_;"-.. •..;;;./■. ". Junior Clinfeerl'onTS.—Star (two crews), Lyt- ' telton; Christ'churehUiuon, Nelson,.' Picton, and Wanganui Clubs. - ■'. Senior Double Star, Wellington, and Christchurch Union"Clubs. '- : Maiden Double: Sculls.—Canterbury, Star, ; Lyttelton^Wellington, Petone, and (Jhristcburch'' Union: Cinbs; '■,'..'*..■";■..':■:■, '■'..-: '•'-.'■''-,. <■'.'■'■''■■-. •■'';•' Toutbs'• Star,:'Welling-. -ton, Petone, Christclrarcli:-Union; and Canterbury Clubs. ■•.•■ ■■'■■■ ■[.!'■-.■:■ f-fi .■■■■■' :>:*-: v.r Maiden; Pairs.T-Blenheim; Star, Wellington,; Petone,. Christchurcli '-Union, r and Canterbury -Clubs.- -''.-■ -';; - ■;- ...■-■:'... "..'.•„', ''■'.' ',:;-.- :..-:.-> Senior Wanganui 'Union,■ Wellington,;ClrnrfonnrchvUnion, and Picton;Clubs. ■?'■•-■■ ''■::'' : '' '■■■' ">".-' " , - . ■'.-. Senior- Double 'Sculls.—Wanganui,' Star (two: entries),-and Wanganui Union Clubs. - : -' i Junior Pours.—Star (two crews), Xyttetton, ChTistchuich Unions Pictcm, v and Wanganui .•.:.Clnbs.,:;.--^-;':.-;.' ; -.V-''' : .- " -' "'- : - - , - ;■ . .. ,'' '-V'.