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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10309, 30 March 1894, Page 6

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[Put- Pbiss Association.] WELLINGTON, Mabch 29. ■ Mr Johnston, umpire at yesterday's tagatfea, lias declared the Pearce Sculls 110 race, on the ground oi interference with Keefe by the umpired boat, and has also ' ■ disqualified Young for fouling M’Gratb. AsM’Grath and Keefe leave for home to-. day;- : he hah oEdtred the racse to be rowed over again this afternoon. The Begatta Committee meet at one o’clock to consider the matter., A motion to reject the umpire’s decisioain'the sculling race, was negatived by four to' three; and further consideration of the matter was' deferred till this eTehitig,. The umpire withdrew the diaqnalification of Young for fouling, the . contact been very slight. • At i large meeting of the Begatta Compittee b>night the umpira’a deciaionas to ae'irS^S f in .the'Pearce Sculls was rejected almoet hnanimoualyi and' after the. evi-' -J»yd -wijafcsses; had ben " heatd,:, .the’, interference of the umpire’s steamer "with Keefe' intheearly part of the race was declared to be a pure ■belfishti shd under No. 14 of the Bowing Aesbciation’s rales, whiohprovides that a ' boat must abide by its accidents, Keefe’s protest was., disallowed. The protest entered'by the Uanterburycrew against the Wellington Club in the Ladies’ Plate race was dismissed, the winners having rowed in an outrigger in accordance with the roles. The balance-sheet showed that the regatta had been a financial success. /RECEPTION AT LYTTELTON. The Canterbury crews who have been competing at the Championship Begatta at flotMi,.aßd alsoat the W ellington Begatta, returned - home yesterday morning by the steamer The contingent compiled the Lyttelton Bowing Club’s Championship Your ; Samuels, of the Union Bowing Club, who,-with Crosbie, won the Chwpicnship fairs and Sculls and the denble sculling race at Wellington, and the Canterbury Bowing Club’s senior four who successful at Wellington, besides a whole hoet of rowing enthusiasts who had * been.ettspding the .regattas. There was a Urge cbnbouno of people on the wharf, and ••the steamer was Being berthed, the champions were heartily cheered. The Lyttelton Sowing. Club had a brass hand tied conveyance in attendance, and the ambers of the Lyttelton crew—Messrs W. BarkisSi J. Page. U. Page and A. Aschman, with their cox (I, Beeoroft) and Mr W. SamuelV- 01. the Union .Bowing Club /|f T Cresibie had remained in Wellington) were' ssatr*' in the conveyance and taken, preceded by the band, around the town. A large crowd of residents and others fellftwed, -and the procession halted at the 'Council Chambers, where his ’ Worship the Mayor (Mr J. Thompson), who was also seated in the conveyance, welcomed the, crew home and congratulated them on behalf nf the residents upon their achievement of again winning, the big •vent. He also complimented the Union BoVißg filnb. representatives upon their success.'t.-Morc cheers for the champions word again, heartily given, and' also for his Worship the Mayor and the band for tuning out, and the proceedings termioiirsmen ipeak in the highest terms •( praise" of their treatment, both at Fioton Ud 'Wellington, and also highly praise the championship course at Pioton. They appsar.pcstty well .unanimous that .Fioton' is a fit and proper place to annually hold the championships. A smoke concert was tendered to the new at the Council Chambers last evening —:■ -v*-' ■ _