WELLINGTON REGATTA.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2411, 17 January 1895, Page 2

WELLINGTON REGATTA.

The annual regatta which is to be held on Anniversary Day, under the auspices of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club, promises to be as successful as in previous years. Subscriptions are coming in freely, and the prize money offered amounts to .£232. The choice of a flagship has not yet been settled, but the s.s. Wainui willCfollow the First-class Championship Bace. The chief interest of course centres in the First-class Championship Race, for which the Masootte, Waitangi. Maritaua and Mima have been entered. The Waitangl, which left Auckland on Wednesday week, arrived here at 1.30 p.m. yesterday in charge of Captain Butt. She made an excellent trip down the coast, seeing that she had to contend against adverse winds. She evidently requires more ballast, but will have an excellent chance if the weather is light. The vessel was very much admired as she lay off the breastwork, the general opinion being that she is a beauty. The chances of the Mascotte are considered good Should a heavy wind be blowing, and the owners of the Maritana are sparing no pains to prepare their boat for the struggle. In any case the race promises to be a good one, and should be well worth watching. The competitors in the second-class race will be the Pastime, Bona, Isca, Mapu, Mahina and Atalanta. The last-named arrived from Napier yesterday, and the Pastime, according to a telegram from Lyttelton, is to make a start from that port today should the weather bo favourable. The Begatta Committee has reserved to itself the right of placing a man in each yacht to see that the ballast is' i not shifted.

It was expected that the how half-raters which Mr Logan is building- at Auckland for Mr A. H. Turnbull and Mr J. Y. Wardrop would bo able to compete at this regatta. Owing, however, to Mr E. Logan, senr., having been obliged to come down with the Waitangi, they will not bo ablo to put in an appearance.