Christchurch Regatta.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4574, 20 February 1893, Page 3

Christchurch Regatta.

! AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW I ZEALAND. r This regatta was brought to a close at 1 : Kaiapoi on Saturday. i, FOUE-OAB- CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEA- , LAND.— First prize, £50; second, £10. Two • miles. s Ly ttelton Bowing Club— D. B. Page, bow ; J. F. Page, 2; A. E. M. Aschman, 3; W. B. 5 Harkigs, stroke ; J. Beecroft, cox ... ... 1 Union Bowing Club— W. E. Mills, bow ; G. H. - i Hobbs, 2 ; W. F. Samuels, 3; B. F. Crosbie, - ! stroke; C. Samuels, cox 2 • Wellington Bowing Clvb — W. Simm, bow; C. j Hooke, 2; F. B. Young, 3; S. Waters, "' stroke ; H. Simm, cox 3 - Canterbury Bowing Club— N. L. Macbeth, bow ; j . • . E. Speight, 2; J. Y. Daly, 3; J. M. Laurie, ( stroke ; F. Trenchard, cox * 4 1 Star Boating Club— A. G. Hume, bow; H. ■i Palmer, 2; G. F. Johnston, 3 j B. W. Wait \ lace, stroke; H.Widdop, cox 5 \ ! There was a considerable delay at the . start on account of some of the crews show- \ ing a disinclination to take the positions , allotted them by the starter. Finally, when the crews were got in line, the pistol \ failed to go off, but, aa the cap snapped, . Ly ttelton shot away, followed, after a brief hesitation, by the others. Lyttelton l carried the field along at a clinking pace, , and by the time three-quarters of a mile had been finished had secured a lead of \ something like five lengths. All this r time Union, Wellington and Canter--5 bury bad been rowing a cntting-down k race, which Union stood best and Canter- . bury worst, for at a mile the latter had , dropped back beaten, while the former , shook off Wellington and began to reduce ; Lyfctelton's lead. The last mil« was a t determined effort on the part of Welling- . ton to reach the leaders. They rowed a . sterling race, and the more they drove \ Union along, the more the latter drew [ upon Lyttelton. It was most interesting r to watch, and Wellington's burst in the last quarter of a mile, with the responding ■ Bpnrts from Union and Lyttelton, made a , grand finish to a splendid "all-out" ccn--1 test. Lyttelton reached the post two and [ a quarter lengths in front of Union, Wellington a length and three-quarters i away, and Canterbury six lengths behind , i Wellington. Star were outpaced from the , start. The placed crews were heartily , cheered at the finish. WINNEES.

| ! The prizes won at this regatta will be , 'paid over to the winners on Thursday I night. The following shows the amounts [ won by each. Club :— Lyttelton Bowing Club.— lst Champion ' Four-oar, £50. ' Canterbury Bowing Club. — Ist Juvenile ! Plate, £15; Ist Ladies' Plate, £20; 2nd ' ' Champion Double Sculls, £3 ; 2nd Junior I Four, £3; 2nd Champion Soulls, £2; 2nd Maiden Four-oar, £3; total, £46. ' Union Bowing Club. — Ist Champion . Double Sculls, £12; Ist Champion Pair--1 oar, £12; 2nd Juvenile Plate, £3; 2nd Champion Four, £10; total, £37. Star Boating Club.— lst Junior Four, 1 £15; Ist Maiden Four, £15; 2nd Ladieb' 1 Plate, £4; total, £84. ' Wairewa Boating Club.— lst Maiden Pair-oar, £8; Ist Maiden Double Sculls, 1 £8 ; total, £16. . ' Otago Bowing Club.— lot Champion 1 Sculls, £8. Akaroa Boating Club.— 2nd Maiden i Double Sculls, £3. Avon Bowing Club.— 2nd Maiden Pair- \ oar, £3. • a "Wellington Bowing Club.— 2nd Chaml pion Pair-oar, £3. ...'"■■" '".'./' In addition to the above the Canterbury

Rowing Clubwon two cups, Wairewa two, • j nd Star Club the Mayor's clock. [Pbb Pbess Association.! _ ■ WELLINGTON, Feb. 19. lhe northern rowing crews returned from the championship regatta this after, noon. They speak in anything but complimentary terms of the Christchurch. course. . . ,

: Date. Where Held. Winner. / ___________ ___________ __________________ 1 1888— March 17 Wanganui Canterhury B.C. ' 1889— Feb. 23 Wellington Wellington B.C. ,1890— Feb. 18 Canterbury Wellington B.C. 1891— March 3 Wanganui Wellington B.C. I - 1892— Feb. 2 Nelson Canterbury B.C. i 1893— Feb. 18 Kaiapoi Lyttelton B.C.