ANNIVERSARY REGATTA
CONDITIONS ON AUCKLAND HARBOUR SOME OF RACES POSTPONED I"United Press Association] AUCKLAND. This Day. Auckland's hundredth birthday was celebrated io-day by the time-honoured aquatic regatta, held in hard westerly wind ana a rough, short sea, which caused j number o» capsizes. All the smaller class ot races were postponed until Saturday L tir> , er keel boats turned out in strength, all close reeled, making as animated picture as they went clown the harbour. Lord Galway. Governor-General, and Lady Galway, attended the regatta, joining a part' on the Harbour Board launch Ferro, Lord Galway later starting the ra e lor A class yachts from the officials’ boat
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 29 January 1940, Page 6
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108ANNIVERSARY REGATTA Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 29 January 1940, Page 6
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