ANNIVERSARY DAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15519, 29 January 1914, Page 8

ANNIVERSARY DAY.

HISTORY OF THE ~ MANY ATTRACTIONS pj REGATTAS AND EXCURSI^ From the beginning of settle ft Auckland, Anniversary Da y hag bewr ** 8 of the most important holidays s fe calendar. The anniversary 8 • f| supposed to be of the ll British sovereignity in New Zealand Cl I historically it relates back to tbir If of Captain William Hobson/' tW*llP Lieutenant-Governor, at the ,-P lands. Captain Hobson reached of Islands in H.M.S. Herald oarJaln M 29, 1840, and on the following eta' "i the British subjects resident in,thinly trict of Kororareka, and to them Royal Commission under the great i£il extending the limits of the colony South Wales to embrace the New Zealand, and the commission ijfep the Royal signet and sign pointing him Lieutenant-Governor. That Anniversary Day wa # ori||lli intended as a celebration of the arrival rather than of the proceediimfifff the subsequent day is shown by':tlf|fllf vertisement of the first regatta,* whi|fi®lß as follows" Under the patronag Jflk. 1 Excellency the Governor, AnnivcrsJll§i gatta this day, the '29th inst., beij«" | anniversary of the arrival of His g-??: 1 lency in New Zealand. First raco-M | 10s, a thwart, with purse added ofjpi open to all whaleboats, pulling fi v #f|pj Second race, prize 10s, a thwart; purse added value £10, for gigsiS|l| pulled by amateurs. Third race, to be paddled by natives; prize, fiveSx! I] of blankets, second canoe two start from brig Victoria, round buoy at North Head, and back Victoria. Umpire, Captain Rough. -ij ■ 1 commence precisely at one o'clock,""t ' fi] . This early regatta was the first : sfl3 big line, for though horse racing hadsiJ H 'passing,popularity as an Anniversaries '8 sport, the regatta has warded "11 challenges of all rival fixtures, and is-S-ffl firmly , established as the big eventJq&jJw day; This year shows no diminution* f interest. -The. entries are well up ttffli j standard, and subscriptions to thpmm have come in freely. The flagship f year .will -be the Warrimoo, which!|f arrive from the South this morning® after her passengers have landed at fe Queen's Wharf will anchor off Kin--. Wharf. Those who reach the wharf\ 1 time can board the Warrimoo before : 1 goes ; into , the stream, , and tender£-W:- 1 ply between the wharf and the-flapfe- 1 lor the rest of the day. There wiflS | band aboard the flagship, "and;affifl|lf I tea may be secured. All the races fe trading vessels, fishing boats, yachts, aj 1 launches will.; finish at the flagship.' 1 effort is being J made to have 1 the flight cl I the monoplane extended to circle over th 1 Warrimoo, The New Zealand championship iwvia# regatta will be held at Mercer, andhfirf&T 1 interesting J sport is assured. • Special ft®} I will be ■ run. The holiday bill 'of fare ij. eludes 5 also"" the Auckland / Exhibit?®| shows," athletic sports, a rifle - meeting, s race meeting, .and an exhibition 'of flying | i" Three shows open to-day, 1 Exhibition' Dog Show, which will be own tinned over IFriday; and Saturday.- Agri- | cultural and pastoral shows will be faejj | •today at HelerisviUe : and Te Aitfe, and the Waikato ; Caledonian Society-:Vfll hold a sports meeting at Frankton jJsnt tion. Among other, . attractions * aria iK 8 district' rifle meeting at Penrose and the | opening of % the Takapuna JockeyfeQab'dl Summer Meeting. *- ' »--•'* ';-'f Special : holiday $ attractions have bSO : | arranged |in | connection with the Anck- | -land Exhibition, ■ including an : of firing over the Cricket Ground Irf/W; ,J.> J. Hammond On the Dominion ©oaf? •plane., mm i i mmssm V v A big attraction for bowlers wHI i»i?« ■representative match - Australia v. Aack-. : land at Remuera, and there wiD -fe.' tournaments on I most of the suburbs greens. The tennis championships, com. meneedj- at Remuera last Saturday/ will Is continued to-day and concluded on Satel' Plenty r. of opportunity will ; 7 be o2e?rf-, those who wisn to go on the water. The i Devonport Ferry Company, will run special, : trips to Devonport ;• and* various' ..d&a;: parts of the harbour, and, the 'Jakapiia Ferrv * Company, will , also run a speq&t - service to % Bayswater. The Northern: Steamship Company . will run the/VFakt'tere :to Cowes Bay, . Waiheke, ' ttaSEo&tp mahana to Awaroa Bay, Waiheke, the 'Dap^ne|to;;WMwera;:'ahd)iher^^ tfr Kawau. . _ Railway ' tickets will be issued at eicur-.J sion rates from and to any" station in® ' Auckland district, available for ' return up j to and including February - 15, but these | tickets cannot be used on the Auckland to | | Wellington express trains. Day excursion 'tqefets' will 'be issued to Te 'Special trains are being run : to' Te Aroha, Helens, ville.. Mercer, and Frankton, all places wfJ which 1 large gatherings 1 ate-expected. FeS .. V?. r*- - ' ' t ' . I