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New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 686, 25 January 1866, Page 3

s .A. 110KLAND REGATTA ' ■ \ MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1866. ' 26th ANNIVERSARY OP THE COLONY. Patron : Commodore Sir Wm. Wiseman, Bart., C.B. "Vice Patron : His Honor the Superintendent. Pbesidekt ; John Williamson, Esq., J.P., M.G.A. Vice Pbesedents : Captain Luco, H.M.S. ' Esk.' Captain C. W. Hope, H.M.S. ' Brisk.' Captain G. Parkin, H.M.S. ' Falcon.' Captain E. It. Freeman tie, H.M.S ' Eclipse.' Fr.AG Ship: , Captain . Committee : Chairman —Mr. T. E. Guilding. Messrs. J. Copland Messrs. 51- Niccol A. Duthio T. Niccol K. T. Ebborn C. lv. RoskrugO A. Kdmonds C. Robinson G. H. Fletcher .T. Way mouth H. R. Lewis W.Wilkinson D. Macfarlano H. Marks H. J. Wndham. UsrrißE—C. K. Roskruge, Esq. Stahtke—Mr. H.Marks. Tkeastjeek—Mr. J. Copland. Hon. Seckktauy—Mr. R. T. Ebborn. Acditokb : Messrs. J. Waymoutli and G-. H. Fletcher, PROGRAMME. Fibst Race.—lo a.m. Four-oared Outriggers not allowed. First prize £20, second £10. Courso from South side of Flagstaff, round the Flag Boat moored off Freeman's Hay, round H.M.S. Curacoa coming in on South :-ido of Flat; .>hip. Twice round. All marks to he kept on the Starboard hand . Fag Ship not considered a inark except at starting and coming in. Seco.vj> Race.—lo'3o a.m. Yachts under 5 tons. First prize tilver cup value £IG, tho gift of a of Aquatics. Second prize £7. Third prize £5. Course—From South sido of Flag (Ship, round tho Red Buoy in Kangitoto, round the Flag Boat off Stokes' Point, coming in on South sido of Flag Ship. All Marks, &c., as in First Race. Tn iEi) RACE.—II A.M. Scullers' Match, open to all comers. First prize Silver c"p, presented by Mr. Hautrive, value £10 -with £5 added. Second prize £5. Courso—Same as First Race. Once round. Foukth Race.—ll - 30 a.m. Trading Vessels undev 2 0 tons. First prizo £20. Second prize £10. Third prize £5 Course —From South Side of Flag Ship, round the Black Buoy oil' Drunken Bay, round the Flag i Boat off Stoics' Point, coming in on South Sido of Flair Ship. All marks, &c., as in the First Raco. Fiitii Race. —12 o'clock. Bo?.ts belonging to H.M. ships. First prizo £15, second prize £5. Course to be decided upon bv the Commodore and Officers of H.M. ships in port. Sixth Race. —12.30 p.m. Cargo Boats—Licensed but Unregistered. First prize Silver Cup, presented by Messrs. Shaw, Sa villa and Co., London, value to £25; second prize, £10 ; third prize, £5. Course— from South Side of Flog Ship, round the Red Buoy in Rangitoto Channel, round tho Flag Boat off Stokes' Point, coming in on South Side of Flag Ship. All marks, &c., as in first race. Sevknth Race.—l p.m. Trading Vessels, from 20 to 45 tens. First prizo £25, second prize £10, third prizo £5. Course, &c., same as fourth raco. Eighth Race.—2 p.m. Yachts, 5 tons and upwards. First prize Silver Cup, valuo £25 ; second prize £10. third prize £5. Course, &c., same as fourth race, Ni>;rit Race.—2.3o p.m. Boats pulled by pair oars ; open to all comers. First Prizo £15, second prize £10, third prizo £5. Course, «Scc., same as first raco—once round. Tenth Rack.—3 p.m. Wakatawa Canoes. First prize £20, second prize £10. Course, &c., same as first race. Eleventh Race.—3.3o r.M. Ships' Gigs, pulled by four oars. To be manned by men belonging to ships in port. First prize £10, second prize £5, third prizo £ 3 Course, &c., same as first raco, once round. Twelfth Race.—4 p.m. Dingies pulled by Boys born in tho Colony, under 16 year? of ago. First prize £5, second prize £2 10s. Short course to be decided on the day. ENTRANCE NIGHT: —FRTDAY NIGHT, from 7 to 10 o'clock. RULES. I. No post entry allowed except for vessels or boats not in port in time to enter. 2. Time allowances on tonnage as shown by following measurement. Take length on deck from fore part of stem to after part cf stern post; from -which deduct extreme breadth (exclusivo of belts or mouldings) ; multiply this product by the extreme breadth as above, and again by half the breadth, and divide by 94 for ton n ago. 3. Entries for trading vessels to bo on the registered tonnago. Yachts as per Rule No. 2. Timo for tonnage : from 5 tons upwards, 15 seconds per ton ; under 5 tons, 15 seconds per half-ton . Vessels above 50 tons no? to allow more timo than for 50 tons. 4. No sailing vossel will be allowed to use oara, paddles, or poles; nor take in nor throw out ballast after starting ; water to be fresh, and to be examiued on coming in, at the discretion of tho Umpire. No scoops allowed to wet tho sails after Btarting5. A gun will be fired and flags hoisted at 8 a.m. on board the Flag-ship on the morning of the Regatta. If not hoisted, tho Regatta will he postponed until the following day. The Committee reservo to themselves the power to postpone the Regatta should the weather be unfavouaable. 6. Each boat or sailing vessel in tho matches to carry a distinguishing flag not less than two feet in fly and eighteen inches in the hoist, which must bo kept flying at the main ; flag for pulling boats to be not lesß than one foot square, and carried at the bows. 7. Sailing vessels to bo anchored in aline; to start with all canvas down, and to sail with fore-and-aft canvas only. S. Trading Vessels from 20 to 45 tons are permitted to carry square-sails. Licensed but "Unregistered Cargo Boats to sail with working canvas only—gafftopsail added. P. There will be no restriction as to canvas (provided it be fore and aft) in any raco unless specially noticed in foregoing rule. 10. A ball will be hoisted at the main-yard-arm, 15 minutes before each race as a signal for takihg positions. Mnryatt's signal flag or flags corresponding with the number of the race on the Programme will be hoisted below the ball. Each race will be started by '.he firing of a gun from tho Flag-ship, aud droppii; ; tho hall and numeral flags. 3 1. The first gun to bo fired from the Fag-ship at ' OT i a.m., to prepare for the first race. j i A gong will be struck to recal the boats in tho I at of an unfair start. '