THE NAPIER REGATTA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8542, 24 March 1908, Page 3

THE NAPIER REGATTA.

Fer Press .".Rsnr.iation. NAPIER, March 23. The championship regatta in connection with the Carnival was held in the Inner Harbour to-day, the remainder of iho championship swimming events being got oif at the same time. The water was rather bumpy, but not such as to seriously interfere with the rowing. The following are the concluding results of the rowing: — Champion Fours, two miles. —Blenheim No. 2, 1; Waitemata, 2; Clifton (Waitara), 3. Canterbury, Akaroa, Picton, Wanganui Union, and Blenheim No. 1 also started. Blenheim, Akaroa, Clifton, and Canterbury were prominent for a mile and a quarter, when Blenheim, putting in some good Work, drew out and won by throe lengths. Time, llmin 47aec. Youths' Fours, one mile. —Star (Wellington), 1; Wanganui Union, 2; Napier, 3. Won by half a length. Junior Double Sculls, one mile.—Aramoho. 1; Star (Wellington), 2; Wellington, 3. Won by a length. Time, 6min 36sec. Champion Pairs, li miles. —Picton, 1; Wanganui, 2; Star (Wellington), 3. Also started: Akaroa and Napier Union. Won by fifteen lengths. Time, 9min 42 2-ssec. Junior Fours, IJ> miles.—Christchurch Union, 1; Wanganui Union, 2; Blenheim, 3. Napier, Canterbury, and Poverty Bay also rowed. Won by a length. Time, 9min 20sec. Junior Sculls, one mile.—Stokes (Aramoho), 1; Dustin (Gisborne), 2; Robertson (Star, Wellington), 3. Greenlees (Aramoho) and Snow (Napier) also started. Won by six lengths. Time, 7min 16sec. Champion Double Sculls, lg miles. — Akaroa, 1; Wellington, 2; Wanganui, 3., Won by six lengths. Time, 9min 44scc. Napior Senior Fours, la miles. —Waitemata, 1; Picton, 2; Union (Christchurch). 3. Canterbury, Napier Union, Blenheim, Wanganui Union also started. Won by .three-quarters of_ a length, after a good race. Time, 9min 12 4-s*e«. THE ''SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. Quarter-mile Championship.—M. E. Champion, 1; B. C. Freyburg, 2; F. E. Dodge, 3. Dally, Kernott, Emerson, Bridges, and K. McCarthy also competed. Won by 25 yards. Time, smin 58 2-sscc. One Mile Championship. —M. E. Champion, 1; B. C. Freybcrg, .2; H. H. Rich, 3. Won by 50 yards. Time, 27min 14 l-ssec.