ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2414, 21 January 1895, Page 3

ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA.

Chief among tho attractions for Annir vt rsary Day is tho Championship Regatta, _ which is to be held under the auspices' of s tho Port Nicholson Yacht Club. The Regatta Committee were busily en- ’. gaged on Saturday night in receiving entries, and the result is very satisfactory. The entrance fees amount to a total of JJ4S ■ (£u more than at any previous regatta), , and wo are informed that the Club will be , able to pay all tho prizes in full. Tho question of whether tiie Waitangi should be regarded as representing Auckland or Wellington was discussed at some length. Mr E. Logan, sen., assured the committee that the Wellington syndicate for whom be bad built her were not to receive delivery until after tho regatta, and that he was responsible for her entry. The committee accepted the entry as representing Auckland, and decided that tho first prize should bo £IOO. NOTES OF THE BACES. Tho competitors in the First-class Championship Race will bo t —Mascotte and Pastime (Lyttelton), Waitangi (Auckland) and Maritana (Wellington), and a splendid contest may be confidently looked for. On tho arrival of tho Waitangi it was considered she was a bit tender in a breeze, but since then she has been stiffened by tho addition of about lOcwt of lead ballast, and now stands up to her canvas in much better stylo. On Saturday she was put on the Patent Slip, and some slight alterations wore made to the copper sheathing on the keel. She went for a spin yesterday morning, and made a very favourable impression on tho yachting men who closely watched her movements. Mr K. Logan, «cnr., will bo at the helm during tho race. The Masootto will bo sailed by her principal owner, Mr James Sinclair, who has steered her to victory on two previous occasions in Wellington. The Pastime arrived from Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on Saturday In charge of Mr J. Wyman, after a very rough passage. She will be steered by her owner, Mr Malcolm Muller, who came up in the Rotorua yesterday. The Marilana is in good trim, and her chances for a place are not to be despised. She will bo steered by Mr Geo. Martin. Should a moderate breeze be blowing the Waitangi will probably carry off tho prize. Very light weather is the most favourable for tho Pastime, while if tho breeze is very strong thoro seems to bo a general impression among yachting men that the Mascotte is bound to win. The Rona, Isca, Mahina, Waiwotu, Mapu (Wellington) and Atalanta (Napier) will compete in the race for tho Seoond-olaas Championship. Tho Rona will be best off in a moderate breeze, but should there be a blow, the Isca, having more power than the others, may bo expected to carry off the prize. The Atalanta should have a good chance if the w ind is very light. The -entries for the Third-class Yacht Race are:—Iris, May, Ripple, Greyhound. The Iris, which did not take part in last year’s* regatta, is regarded as a certainty for this race. The Mima, Pot, Ariel, Siren and Jennie Reid are entered for the Handicap Yacht Race, tho handicaps for which will be declared at 9 o’clock on the morning of tho regatta by Mr A. G. Dixon. The Siren is a now G-tonner, built by Mr Norman Anderson, of tho Technical School. This is her first appearance in public, but it is considered she will have a good chance for first place if tho wind is fresh. The time allowance in tho first, second and third-class races will bo calculated on the sail area by Messrs E. Gell and P. Halse, official measurers to the Club. Crews from the Wellington and Petone Navals have entered for the sailing and rowing cutter races, and post entries will be received from a man-of-war, if there is one in port on that day. Pour entries have been received for the canoe race, and tho entries for 14ft and 18ft boats, which will sail under the rules of tho Arawa Sailing Club, are very satisfactory. Post entries will be received for the ships’ boat races. On Saturday morning, Messrs E. W. Mills (commodore), A. H. Turnbull and J. E. Gibbons (members Of the committee), waited on Captains Babct and Maxwell and obtained permission to use the fine steamer Tokomarn as a flagship. She is admirably adapted for the purpose, having plenty of deck accommodation, and as Mr Innes, chief officer, has kindly consented to erect awnings, visitors will be able to spend a very pleasant day on board. The Wainui will make two trips round tho harbour during the day, and as the faro is only 2s large numbers of the public will no doubt avail themselves of this excellent chance of witnessing the principal races. The trophies have been allocated as follow :—Pirat-claas Championship—Commodore Mills’ cup. Second-class Championship—Messrs Briscoe, Mac Neil and Co.’s trophy with first prize. Third-class Yacht Race —D.I.C. trophy with second prize, and Mr H. J. Freeman’s trophy with third prize. Open or Half-decked Sailing Boats, 18ft— Messrs G. and T. Young’s trophy with first prize; and Messrs Ludwig’s trophy with second prize ; Messrs Benjamin and Co.’s trophy will be given as third prize. Open or half-decked boats, 14ft— Messrs Brown, Thomson and Co.’s trophy, first prize; Mr Shackelford’s trophy with second prize. The silk burgees won by the yachts Mahina and Rona in tho handicap yacht races this season were presented to Dr Pell and Mr A. H. Turnbull by the vicecommodore (Mr G. Moo) on • Saturday night.