AQUATICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13146, 7 April 1906, Page 8

AQUATICS.

Tho Oxford and Cambridge boat race takes place to-day. There were a very large number of yachts of all classes away cruising last Saturday and Sunday. : ~ .-...

A new oil launch for Messrs. A. Brett and Martin was launched by Mr. C. Bailey, jun., last Wednesday. The/launch, which is a 35-footer, is of the whaleboat type and is very nicely fitted out, there being a neat cabin finished in polished kauri and cedar. Mr. 0. Bailey, jun., sent away to Picton last week a 33ft oil launch, which he has built to the order of Mr. .-Harvey, of that town. She has been named the Britannia. Devonport Yacht Club hold a cruising race to Waiwera this afternoon, which will be- the wind-up of the club's season. Mr. F. E. N. Crombie, the popular commodore of the Auckland Rowing Club, is leaving for England shortly. He will be much missed by the club,' for which he has done a great deal of good work. Messrs. Bailey and Lowe have sold their well-known oil launch to Messrs. Jaggs and party, of St. Holiers Bay. The same build-ing-firm have a 30ft launch nearly finished for Wanganui; a 22ft launch, on the same lines as the Blue Bell, has been ordered for. Auckland; and there is building an 18ft speed launch for toe Northern Wairoa. Messrs. Logan Bros, have in hand a 20ft oil launch for Mr. White, of Auckland; also a 35ffc oil launch, the same type as, the Waiomoa. and a fishing boat on the same lines as Little Jim. ' ',

"WEST END ROWING CLUB. This afternoon -West End' Rowing Club will bold their last trials and " At Heme" of the season, when trial fours for the Kohn shield will bo rowed off. There are twelve crews engaged, and,''as they have been doing a fair amount of training', some good racing should be witnessed. Afternoon tea and refreshments will lie provided by the Ladies' Committee of the clnb, and a band will be present to discourse music during the afternoon. AUCKLAND ROWING CLUB. The postponed trial fours for trophies presented by Mr. W. Coleman (the club's president) will be rowed this afternoon. Fresh entries were accepted, and the following crews have now been, selected by the committee: —W. J. Lovett, Dalgotty, E. Lambert, Emmins: D. Bell, I.orking, N. ■ Falconer, Erie .Smith: N. Wade, G. McLean, Grierson, Mark; A. Fleming. J. Wheller, .7. deal, P. S. Robertson; C. Murray, J. Diamond, Potter, M. Connolly; W. Fleming, Stevens, H. O. Wiles, Rioomfield; S. Hellaby, S. Diamond, G. W. Corbridge, Lux; G. Hogan, R. B. Young, Midglev, H. A. Smith. The crew which the club are sending to Pioton to contest the championship in composed of J. Foresham (stroke), D. Bell (three), W. J. Lovett (two). Guy Griffin (bow). The men are all in , good condition and have been 'putting in some good work lately. If anything the crew is somewhat- stronger than the one the club sent down last year, and, as last year's performance was a. very creditable 'one (third out of nine starters), they, should go very close to a win this time. ' The club are only entering for the lightweight maidens at St. Heliers Regatta next Saturday. The crew will consist of R. B. Young, ,1. Cleat, W. Bloomficld, and E. Lambert. The men are enthusiastic and training hard, but against West, End and Waitemata I don't think they've much hope of pulling the race off. WAITEMATA BOATING CLUB. The Waitemata Boating Club will be represented this year at the championship regatta at Pictou by T. Richards in the Championship Sculls. It was the intention of the club to be represented (as in past years) by their heavy-weight maiden crew, which has been so successful during the season, having won the Whangarei Challenge Cup and the Dewar Challenge. Shield in the maiden event; but. owin.g.to the St. Helicrs Bay Regatta clashing with the date of the championship meeting, the club decided to enter this crew at the local regatta. The annual picnic and trials for trophies presented by the commodore, Mr. A. M Myers, will he held this year at St. Heltera Bay in conjunction with the regatta. N.Z. POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION. The first annual picnic of the New Zealand Power Boat Association takes place at Lake Takapuna this afternoon. The s.s. I ltoitoi has been chartered to convev members and their friends down and will leave the Queen-street Wharf at a-quartor to two o clock, the boats of the association will assemble off the end of Queen-street Wharf and, after going through several evolutions' including the saluting of the commodore, will accompany the Pitoitoi down the harbour. If the weather is favourable the function should be a very interesting one. ST. lIELIERS BAY REGATTA. . . The regatta at St. Helicrs Bay takes place on Saturday afternoon 'next, and promises to be very successful. The entries for the various events are numerous, and the committee are working hard to have the programme arranged carried out as well as possible. . -■ , ..HOME BAY SAILING CLUB. Home Bay Sailing Club hold a cruising race to-day, the following courses being arranged/according to the weather:—Wind, east or west: From off Ponsonby Wharf, round Calliope Dock buoy, finishing off HelIyer's Creek Wharf. Wind, south or north: From oft Ponsonby Wharf, round Sandspit buoy, round, yacht Volunteer, off Judge's Bay, finishing off : Helber's Creek Wharf. Entries and handicaps: Emerald (26ft). scr.; Mam (24ft). 6m. y Valdora (24ft), 9m.; Wareho (24ft), 13m.; Olga (24ft); 20m.; Laurel (16ft), "35m.; Rita (16ft), 38m.- : , ~'-. ■ ■ ~ ' Lxnx.