Aquatics.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 998, 17 April 1891, Page 18

Aquatics.

A special meeting of the Committee of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club, which was called for on Tuesday to oonsider the proposed rules of the New Zealaud Yacht Racing Association lapsed for want of a quorum. The meeting now stands adjourned till next Tuesday at the Pier Hotel. A very handsome model of a clipper bow yacht has been sent to the Secretary of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club for exhibition to the members. The designer and builder of the model is Mr Waymoutb, senr., of the Auckland Yacht Club. The keel is built of American clear pine, the garboard strake is of cedar, the intermediate strakes are of spruce and cedar, the top sides are of kauri; the model being mounted on a mottied kauri board. The different colours of the woods blend very prettily. The design appears to be a cub between the English yacht Thistle and the American yacht Volunteer, while the feature in the model is her length of counter. The Wellington Rowing Club got off two Club events Wednesday night, G. B. Nioholls defeating J. Mulholland in the McKay sculls (first round) and W. Wilson and W. Brown defeating M. F. Marks and H. Rose in the final heat of the Junior Pair Oars. The heats of the McKay Sculls will be continued every evening, and all entrants are requested to attend early. The Committee of the Star Boating Club deaided to postpone the first heat of the MaLean Fours on Wednesday on account of the rough water, and it will be rowed the first opportunity. The first heat will be between the crews stroked by W. Pownali and F. Pownali, and the second between those stroked by G. Eliott and K. Duncan, Cruiokshank and Bendall having _ drawn byes. ,The former will row off with the winner of the first heat, and the latter with the winner of the second heat ; A heat of the Oriental Boating Club’s Senior Double Sculls waß rowed- on Tuesday evening, when C. Tiingham (bow) and R. Hill (stroke) defeated J. B. Tringbam (bow) and A. Glover (stroke) by two lengths. AUCKLAND ROWING ASSOCIATION REGATTA. (per press association.) Auckland, April 12. The Auckland Rowing Association Regatta was held on Saturday in the harbour. The ferry steamer Eagle was the flagship, but the attendance by the public was only moderate. There was some good racing, and the principal events resulted as follows : Champion Gigs. Waitemata Boating Club ... 1 Ponsonby Rowing Club ... ... .. 2 North Shore Rowing Club... ... ... 3 The West End Rowing Club also started. Waitemata and North Shore went away with the lead, these boats having the Blackest water, but Waitemata soon forged ahead, and won easily by about two lengths, Ponsonby beating North Shore by about half a length for aeooud place. Maiden Whaleboats. Waitamata Boating Club, 1; North Shore Rowing Club, 2. Three started. Maiden Gigs, under lOst. Ponsonby, 1; Waitemata, 2. There were four starters. Whaleboat Race. North Shore Rowing Club, 1; City Rowing Club, 2 ; Waitemata Boating Club, 3. In the Junior Gig race St. George’s had a hollow victory, Ponsonby the -only other starter giving up at an early stage. The Waitemata Boating Club representatives won the Senior Whaleboat race, beating three other crews easily.