WELLINGTON REGATTA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 20, 23 January 1877, Page 2

WELLINGTON REGATTA.

LOSS OF THREE LIVES. .". Wellington, Monday. Fine day for the Begatta, particularly for sailing races, but a little too rough for rowing. The principal events were:— 7= First-Class Yacht Race, 20 "miles, first prize £25 and Cup. Won by the Secret (Auckland), easily; Minnehaha (Wellington), second; the others nowhere. Coastars Race, 20 miles, first prize £25 and . Cup. <■ .'Transit (Auckland) ... ... i " ,7 Clio (Wellington) 2 \ "''- Cynthia (Wellington) 3 The Whaleboat Bace of 3 miles was a very exciting race. There were three entries, and the betting wa9 3 to 4 agst the field on the Danger, rowed by the Timaru ere w ( Bradleys) The Danger took the lead and kept it nearly the whole of the three miles, but rounding the last turn the Black Diamond, rowed by po_l-heavers made a rush up, and apparently .there was a foul. The Black Diamond was then seen taking the lead, and the Danger , rowing one oar short. A^protest was entered * add' the matter is not yet settled. Ail three ;' . came in within a length of each other. >

For the Four-oared Inrigged Race only two came to the scratch, the Timaru crew in the local boat the Matidandthe Dolly Vardencrfew in the Transit. The Dolly's crew being heavier .than; the other: were it a. disadvantage, thb water being rough, .anVl after going a niile thbybad'to give f inbeiiig nCaijly awamjied, only one man in fche boat being Able to swim. A number of races were., postponed, wftfeh will he rowed to-morrow. ' \ (:.■ In the Second Class Kace a boat belonging I '' to the telegraph steamer Agnes capsized just offiSoames Island. A-pleasure 5- boat" with'' some ladies on board picked uplthree men. The Hinemoa saw the accident, turned round immediately and got the boat in tow. One of the three men died on -board- tho. steamer... Five minutes after there was a cry on board 1 the steamer, "Another boat down." Full steam was got on at once and a boat lowered. Amid corks, oars, etc., three men were saved but two wbre drowned: The boat belonged - to the ship Avalanche. Both boats went down like stones. •'*~- 7 .. '■• v Tuesday. Mr W«S t,<rf Dunedin, has just erected the organ ordered from England fdr St Paul's Churchy It is.sai^tb be the sebbhd largest iin^New-^Zealand, and cost. £9QOJ-"Mr West speaks very hi^hl/of it;-^Professo^Towsey, also of opens.it ;on Thursday next, and plays at' the service on the following Sundays -Both he; and Mr West have, it is understood,.given the fr services gratuitously, . . 11 5.' Te s!7 ° nl * P»y™S their actual autlay. ! "Tv . .■ Duit?Dnr,. Tuesday/ .-~L 4 n Ipqnityshit was opened in the Supreme jCourt yesterday, Which;' according tb : the .council for the plaintiff, lea4s to>qubstibns,of .forgery, and possibly of pequry^jmd . possesses features as" romantic ab those celes .brated; cases recqrded in Warren's "Ten thousand a year,""and Anthony Trollbpfe's " Orley ;, Farm!" The . plaintiff- -Is. Thomas Eobertsbri, ani old -_ settler jlivibg at Andar-j-son's Bay, and he seeks to se .aside Meed ,of conveyance; to ljisson-in-|aw*nd daughter, w Mr and Mrs D. M'Boss, bf 1 Timaru, on the grpund^th at the Jideed, in question.' was.pro.curedbyfraud. The property iuvolved'is L said to be wortlfc- £BOOO. Ai yesterday's r'sittingofcthe Court, the defendant and plain--tifi were examined; and the further hearing . of the. case was adjourned till 10 o'clock this