THE REGATTA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4125, 2 February 1875, Page 3

THE REGATTA.

Thk process of awarding the prizes won at the annual regatta was gone through last evening the Club room, Thames Hotel. Mr. del- Hevde occupied the chair, and prefaced the presentation of each cheque to tile .-ucee.i.-ful competitors with a few words. He also made public the decision arrived at by the umpire in those races in which protests Had been entered. In the first race for schooners, Mr. Harris's protest against the Peerless taking the prize on the ground that the Clematis and Gem had been entered simply to make'' a race, was not entertained, and the cheque was handed to the winner with some complimentary remarks. In the seventh race Mr. Stodart had protested against the Hit or Miss taking the prize, upon the ground that, according to the Club rules, it became imperative that when competing vessels went to the assistance of others m distress, the race shall be sailed over again. In this case both the Hit or Miss and S.ibrinr. had gone out of their course to the resistance of the crew of the leading boat .tlie Lizard), which hail sank. The former p'eked up the men and finally came in tirst. This protest was not entertained and the Hit or Miss received the lirst prize. The second prize was offered to the -i but Mr. Stodart refused to accept the same, because In; did not consider himself entitled to it, alleging that in endeavouring to save the Lizard's crew he o-nitted to round the buoy. For the open boat race the protest against the Miranda was entertained, and the Chairman suggested that as it appeared a tie between the Pembroke and the Brothers, t"le tirst and second prizes should be divided. Mr. .J. Hunt, one of the owners of tlie Brothers, objected to this, alleging that the Pembroke's measurement had been falsely declared. -Having given proof of his assertion, he was justly awarded the lirst prize. In presenting the cheque for the prize in the amateur gig race, the Chain::.--ii took occasion to tind fault with the statements made in the Hkhai.lj that the Auckland Rowing Club's boat had the Iks: of the start. 11 e assured tlie company the start was a fair one, and he hoped the person who wrote the report would bemore careful in future. Two of the members or" the committee who were present at the race took exception to tlic.se remarks. [The report in question was substantially correct, notwithstanding Mr. Von der Heyde's assertion to the contrary. Tlie start was a very unfair one.] The committee afterwards proceeded to consider the secretary's claim to the prize in the yacht r.iee, for the Spray. After ail hour or so's deliberation it was determined that tiltrace should be sailed over again, the original cours>, as stated in the programme, being decided on. After the business had been disposed of the committee proceeded to convivialities, and toasted each other in sparkling wine.