SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—Thia afternoon, _,__• to-morrow morning, 8 37 ' SUN SET—This evening, V.9 SUN RlS2~To morrow morning, 5 17 MOON'S AGE—First Quarter, Srd Feb, 182 p m

DEPARTURES.

B orJ? aK,l ral}"£ co ~-Oityof San Francisco, ss, 14th ieb fEnglish m(ll^-' Vac Norfolk Is^, Ult and New Caledonia—Canterbury vZ.+\ ' -on- City of Auckland, ship, about Feb. 4 *orthE? South—Hawea, Tuesday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

tJry ot San Francisco, from Kandavu,. about Mill

inst Men, ss. from Sydney, aNmt 9th Feb 2-M.S. Barracouta, from Fiji, early Brodick Castle, ship, from London Salisbury, ship, from London ; sailed 15th Nov CUenlora, Bhip, WOPT, frs-m London ; sailed-25th Oct Ardvar, ship, from Glasgow, sailed 25th October Benveaue. ship, HPNQ, from London, sailed 28th Oct Jessica, barque, froFj Mew Yo;k ; sailed 2nd June Marathon, barque, from New York ; nailed October 12 Helena, brigantine, f^om Samoa, early Olimpse.barqr.e. from Newcastle, early TisiOD, briy, f rom Samoa, early Jtyno, bri/ a'ntine, from Islands, early Frank Gr_^_ schooner, from Sydney, early Amher.-t. schooner, from Sidney 32 W. Tucker, schooner, from W t*~>x Gee. achoouer, from th i^ e"JP "™» Dauntless, schooner, f- om £^ UndB< early *« 0, r, 0nt t* sclT" e', from the Islands, early •P? ua ¥,?" . cirque, from Hoba t Town Mary JV_. e ivi)ie. schooDer. from the Islands ' *an\ x6) schooner, from Sydnt-v, early

ARRIVAL OP THE CITY OP SAN FR4NCISCO. The P.M.S.S. City of San Francisco 3009 tons, left Sydney, N.S W._ on Friday, the 14th of January, at <3 37pm, with mails pa seneerg, and ca'uo ; a 7,25 !P m. the pilot left; experienced moderate fine weatotr ;and arrived at Kandavu on the 21st at I 50 p m ; on .January 24, at 7.30 am, transferred our mails, pas iSengerg, and cargo to the steamer Mikado, bound to San Franriso ; remained ninety hours in po-t for the 'San Francisce steamer although instructed only to •wut for 72 hours ; January 25 at 7.10 pm, left Kan -davu, and had head winds up to January 2_ ; then it (blew a southerly gale wuh a v-ry hoavv sea (i-teamine aiine knots at the'tim-) till January 29, at 7 30 am but as we got under the Ice of tho land it aiodaratel ; the same day, at 10.30, the pilot came on board at 11 a.m., and arrived at AucMind Paasanger- Sub- Lieutenant iiobert Collins, H M,R,N.

There Is no Shipping new- s today other than that connected »ith the Kei»* uCa Thess Tarn o'3ha>-; cer " will leaye Onehunga wharf tot Waiuku on Mr /llday dextj at 8 a m>

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND

mATis will Close as follows:— ■Wor Thames this d*y at 5 30 pm 3For Whitianga, Tairua, Tauranga, and OpotiM, per Rowena, on Monday at 4 p m For Waiwera, Mahurangi Matakana, Mangawai, Waipu. etc, per Minnie Casey, this day at 7 pm For Napier, Southern provinces, and Australian colonies, per City of San Francis :o, five hours after arrival N.B.—The mails which are Usually made np at this office on Saturday will ihis week be closed on Friday at 7 pm <Signed) S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster.

DEATH.

WESTWOOD—On January 18, Edward James, oldest son of James Westwood, aged 27 years.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED "The Evening," "The Morning News," and "and The Echo."

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1876.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that liGeds resistance, l;or the liilurc in the distance,

And the £ood that we can do.

To-day we celebrate the anniversary of the colony of New Zealand. Its recurrence brings to mind ones again the first planting of the "flag that braved a thousand years," by Captain Hobson, upon a desolate and bar barous shore, so recently as the year eighteen hundred and forty. There are still living among us, settlers. who'remember that event, although year by year their number is be i coming fewer, and not many more anniver saries will come and go before the old gene ration will have passed completely away, and With it an unwritten history of early strug gles happily overcome. The pioneer colonists are rapidly becoming blotted out with the few landmarks that still remind them of the day 3 when Auckland was a barren series of ti-tree clad gullies, when the tide ebbed and flowed far up the creek which we now call Queen-street, and was met by the little watercourse fed from the slopes of the heavy gaily now ridged by Hobson-street and the hill-sides of our modem Grey, Upper Queen, and Wakefield streets.^When Go vernor Hobson, in search of a fitting capita] for the new jewel won to the British Crown, looked round upon the magnificent but soli tary expanse of the Waitemata, how little did he picture the possibility of such a scene of animation as that which has delighted the people of Auckland at our regatta to-day. The most advanced specimen of New Zealand naval architecture ia those days was the Maori canoe, which for centuries had traversed alone the waste of waters. To-day the bosom of the Waitemata was not merely rendered gay with the number of sail, but its surface exhibited the extent and perfection of our shipbuilding industry. Even the Maori has abandoned his canoe for vessels of a better stamp, and appeared among the competitors for honors in the skilful handling of the pakehas' own craft. We boast of our shipbuilding industry, but so did the Ngapuhis ana other Northern tribes before us, and their Southern neighbonrs were compelled to acknowledge their claims and come as .purchasers, just as the Southerners come to us.

Msn are the sport of circumstances, when The circumstances seem the sport of men. The possession- of timber naturally adapted for naval construction of every class has made us a shipbuilding people, as it made our predecessors in the land. All the large war canoes of the olden time were hewn out of kauri, and the Waikato tribes, possessing none of this timber and no forest trees of sufficient size to construct a large canoe, came with their produce, their mats, and other primitive manufactures, to purchase canoes from the natives of the North. These, when procured, were paddled across the Manukau to Waiuku, and thence hauled over the narrow strip of land which divides the creek from the Awaroa, and so down to the great river. In all this we see a Darwinian devel opment rather than a new creation. We are still the builders of big canoes, and the kaingas of Canterbury and Otago are theproducers who furnish us custom, as the Southerners did of old. In Governor Hob son's days, canoes were taken and never paid for ; the owners then in accordance with the rude laws of the times, if unable to protect themselves from the depredations of rascally neighbours, were regarded as having justly lost their goods. 'Tis much the same now, only that the process has been rendered by our laws, slower and more excruciatingly re fined than under the expeditions system of knocking on the head which prevailed in primitive times. But it is not our intention to enter into all the subtle analogies which may hereafter enable the same NewZealander who is going to stand on the broken arch of London bridge and sketch the ruins of St. Paul's, if he be an antiquarian and of a highly scientific turn of mind, to show more conclusively than Darwin has done in trao ing the descent of man from little fishes, that the Pakeha of his age has really developed from the Maori of Captain Hob son's time, and that the legend of a supposed migration from the land where he, the artist aforesaid, is pursuing his researches, is, after all, only a romantic story, as little to be relied on?as thejmythologyiof ancientJGreece and Rome. * To us, at least, the development

has heen characterised by gratifying rapidity, and if we continue to develope at the same rate, there is no predicting what we may reach by the time we export that vagrant artist to gather the traditions of the ancient worn-out nationality of the North. It ia only when we mentally bridge the com paratively few years between the first and present anniversaries that we are able to measure the ratio of our progress, and doing this we have no cause for dissatisfaction. Of aU the days of the year we may well spa r' one for pleasure on our natal da" " - ■"" vigorous youth of thi-' -~ tot a more not exist am- —y-dx summers does, 0 f -' - -^ug all tho sons and daughters . o*ci Britannia.

To the Editor : Sir, —My attention has been drawn to what I eott&fdei1 & nasty insinuating letter, sighed " Benjamin TJannor-," m yoilr issue of yesterday relative to the late annual meeting of tho congrega tion of Trinity Üburch, Devonport, iv which Mr Tanner states that it would be better in future if your correspondent adhered less to " romance" and more to " truth* when deal ing with such reports. For my own part I assert that your correspondent, whoever he was, gave you no " romance" but solid truth with regard to this report, and if you wish any further particulars to make it still more "amusing" I shall he happy to impart them. Perhaps Mr Benjamin Tannerwouldliketoseo you in possession of a few more particulars, and then he would be in a better position in future to draw a line between " roiiiance " and "truth " lam, however, of opinion that notwithstanding Mr Benjamin Tanner may be very enthusiastic art a duly elected warden of Trinity Church, his letter of yesterday would have been better out of print.—Yours, &0. , One who attended the Annual Meeting, 20 th January, IS7G.

We have much pleasure in acknowledging receipt o? 10s from "Balance Forward" in aid of; Mrs. Mulgrew.

The members of tbe Choral Society muster ed Btrongly last evenmg in the Choral Hall, and a rehearsal of "King Arthur " was per formed with much satisfaction. The even ing of this fine performance is not yet de finitely fixed, but will come off in the month of February-,

The only business at the Police Court to day was one drunkard who paid his fine, and a young man, Charles Hill, who appeared on a charge of forgery, and was remanded uutil Friday next.

To the Editor; Sir, —Will you kindly allow an unfortunate invalid to complain of brutal treatment at the hands of Mr Graham, the relieving officer, this morning. I have been down with rheumatism for a month past, have a wife and child to support, being only a labourer, my savings soon run out, consequently, I was reluctantly compelled to apply for relief, and got an order from Dr. Hooper ; my wife went with it to Mr Gra ham ; I was unable to walk, being Very bad with the excruciating pain of rheumatism. Mr Graham, (brute like,) told my poor wife that she ought to be ashamed of herself, and that her husband was worse than her, he was surprised at Doctor Hooper giving an order, and a lot of other abuse unfiit for publica tion. Now sir, I think this is very hard, as I am known to be a respectable man of the working class, I have also served my time on board a British Man-o'-war, and was dis charged with a good character. —I am etc., Robert Norton, late of H. M.S. Challenger.

Tbe City of San Francisco, which arrived from Kandavu this morning, did not bring any mail, and it is supposed that tbe Granada will come on direct to Auckland and proceed hence to Sydhey. The City of San Francisco goes South next Tuesday and will take up the forked service from Port Chalmers on the next outward trip. From the fact of the City waiting for the Granada ii; is pretty evident that the manager of the service is in as preat a state of doubt regard ing the place where the steamers will next turn up as the public is.

A good many curious questions are asked in letters to newspapers in a year, but of all the subjects which a colonial editor might be expected to have at his finger ends that suggested by "Central Fire" is about the most out of the way. He writes : Sir, — " Will you kindly inform me if wild ducks, widgeon, and teal are amongst the game pro tected by the. Irish game laws ? —Yours Central Fire." The Irish game'laws, we believe, approximate very closely to those of England, but there are one or two differ ences in what the law constitutes game and also in the close season. We are not aware whether the birds named by " Central Fire" are among these, butjthe English law defines as Game as : Pheasants, partridges, hares, grouse, moor-game, heath-game, black-game, and bustards.

We notice that Mr S. Edger will deliver a discourse to-morrow evening at the Lorne street Hall on Templary, in which he will explain its principles and power, and speak upon its possible prospects.

The adjourned annual church meeting of St. Matthew's Church, Panmure, was held last evening in the school-room, when the balance-sheet and church-warden's report were read and adopted. The receipts were £159 14s, and the expenditure £153 12s Id, the balance, £6 Is lid, being paid to Rev. Mr. Gould as interest on arrears. The re port stated that, in consequence of arrears due to the minister, one of the church wardens had given a donation of 50 guineas to meet the deficit of ministers salary, and the church may begin the new year free of debt, save in the Bishop's and Native Pasto rate Loans, for which the parish, with ease might make provision. The sum owing on the Bishop's Loan was £85 12s Id, and on the Native Pastorate £63 Is Id, making a tota^. debt cf £148 13s 2d. The report com plained that the school was not well attended, and that there was a paucity of teachers. The chairman, Rev. F. Gould, expressed his thanks to Mr Ireland for his hearty support, both past and present, to the church. Mr. Churches, sen., was appointad people's churchwarden, and Mr. Fleming minister's churchwarden,- and the following gentlemen were elected on the vestry :—Messrs. JDungate, Keogh, Kingsley, Making, Pilkington, Simms, and Wilson, and Messrs. Kingsley and Simms were chosen auditors. The thanks of the meeting were awarded to Mrs. Hamlin for her services at the harmonium, and to Mr. E. Ireland for his energetic help in church affairs. The meetiug concluded with a vote of thauks to the minister.

The bottle containing carbolic acid from which the unfortunate man McCleary, of Parnell, drank, was what is commonly termed a " pocket-pistol." In his evidence Dr. Wright stated that he strongly objected to this kind of bottle being used for poison, as it was easy for deceased to mistake the the poison for brandy in a pocket-pistol; he did not object to a glass of ale, which was not dangerous, but a pocket-pistol, as in the present instance, might deprive a man of bis life.

The members of St. Paul's held their annual meeting last evening, Rev. C. M. Nelson, MA., in the chair. The report and balance sheet were presented and unani mously adopted. The receipts on the general account for the past year amounted to £927 19s sd, and the disbursements to £825 10s 9d leaving a balance of £102 in favour of the church. The offertories were less productive than these of the previous year, owing to the unfavorable weather. The repqjt, however, on the whole was satisfactory, and concluded by congratulating Rev. C. M. Nelson on his recent marriage. All the old members of the vestry were re-elected with the exception of Mr Harden who had left the district, Mr Birnie filled his place. Mr R. W. Dyson was appointed minister, and Mr Woon people's churchwarden.

We refer our readers to the third page of this journal for subjects of sermons to-morrow at the churches of the various denominations of the city.

MR G. T. CHAPMAN ON ALMANACS.

We notice a letter signed G. t. Chapman in to-day's Cross referring to the comaiv of " Master Mariner," whirl -columns on WV that the

.-ucat!6a .- appeared iti otir ,-xiefidft^, exposing the fact . nailing directions for the Manukau* — tJhnpfflah's Almanac, had not been altered for five years, and were wholly inaccurate " Master Mariner's*' letter came to us from one who is continually engaged in the ManUkau trade, and we believe it was merely intended to prevent mariners from being mis led. Instead of answering its statements, tbe publisher of the erroneous directions re ferred to, rushes into a number of assertions to the effect tbat the sailing directions of Heed and Brett's Almanac were stolen from his book. " Master Mariner" shfewed clearly that buoys which were replaced by beacons five years ago remain in Chapman's directions, and that exploded notions with regard to the South Channel shifting also appear there. The letter in to-day's Cross makes no answer to these specific charges. To the statement that the sailing directions in Reed arid Brett's almanac sire the resiilt of sclsßbrs and pante applied tb tho aoottion ca'ied an almanac published by Gr. T. Chapman, we reply that the assertion is absolutely false, and we not merely state this but are prepared to prove it by reference to Captain Burgess, Chief Harbour Master of the Province, Captain Wing, harbour-master of Ohtlliltiga j Captain L&wry, of If aip&tvi; Captain Scon, of Hoki anga ; Captain Marks, of Tauranga ; Captain Johnston* whose name is used without any authority in Chapman's directions ; and Captain Fairchild, of the Luna. Had we chosen to go to Chapman's book we should have been perfectly justified in re-producing the whole of his directions, without acknowledgment, as that is precisely what ho has done with tbe New Zealand Pilot, which now, with consummate assur ance, he says, hits been superceded by his almanac. We might quote passage after passage from the New Zealand Pilot verbatim with the directions in Chapman's Almanac. We don't blame the compiler for this ; the " Pilot " afFordo the only authoritative direction to the Coast of New Zealand ; and the sailing directions in lieed and Brett's Almanac, except in the C3.ec. of the large harhours, where (special detailed directions are prepared for the Work by the respective pilots, were drawn from the same source. There is no particular merit in being able to repio duce what the Admiralty pair!, thousands of pounds to ascertain, ahd which is placed within the reach of everyone who wants it for half-a-guinea. We certainly claim none, nor do we profess th .t the offspring is greater than its parent, after the manner of Mr Chapman. The only fault wo have to find with Chapman's sailing directions is, that like the rest of the book, they are a fossil, unchanged amid all the various changes that have been made in the buoying of our larger harbours. If any mutual mistake occurs in th<; two books, it is possible that the original compiler of the directions in the Auckland Almanac may * contrary to instructions have "cabbaged" from a former edition of Chapman's book some bearing that did not appear in the Pilot or in the Southern Provinces Almanac which has stood in the relation of mother to Chapman's. If this be so, the result, which is a thuudering blunder of thirty miles in a bearing, is rather signifi cant of the accuracy of this boasted source of information. A comparison of the matter in the two books will be quite sufficient to satisfy auyouo whether there is anything in the Auckland Almanac and Proviucial Handbaok which could be taken from the stale conglomeration which year after year comes under the title of Chapman's Almanac, a book which is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, t- eople will not pay half-a-crown every year for the same hotch-potch re hashed. Side by side with Mr Chapman's letter in the Cross appears a singularly significant indication of the estimation in which the two books are held as works of reference by in telligent men. The Cross prints Chapman's Almanac, and knows from the "copy" whether scissors and paste or the pen has been at work. Does it quote from Chap man ? The answer is furnished by the half-column of " Farm and Garden Calen dar for February," bearing the acknowledg ment, " Evening Star Almanac," which has been maliciously placed by the printer of the Cross alongside this foolish whine from Mr. Chapman. The object of Master Mariner's letter, says the same veracious scribe, was (we have seen the same fcrm of lie in print before) " Chapman himself, because he will neither advertise in the Star nor take it in—in fact, I have been threatened with a leader for the last three years." Poor creature ! he does not adver tise nor take in the Star because its pro prietors publish an Almanac which is rapidly killing his. We wonder if the same kind friend who is always investing a penny for those who never read the Star will clip this out and send it to him. We sincerely hope, if only for the sake of his wife and family, that he will refrain from ruffling the natural amiability of the compiler of the directions which have superceded the Admiralty survey. If Mr Chapman doubts that he has insinuated what is false-in his references to "Master Mariner's" identity we areprepared to satisfy even him upon personal application.

FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR.

From Heed and Brett's Auckland Almanac.

FEBRUARY.

Flower Garden.—Thin out and transplant all previously sown annuals and perennials, taking care to do so in showery weather only, and protect until rooted with branches of ti-tree, or any thing answering the same pur pose ; give water every evening. Large specimens of plants or shrubs which are intended to bo removed next planting season should now be dug round so as to cut all straggling roots, and thus enable them to withstand the removal. Any new ground to be made into lawn should now be carefully dug and forked, taking oare to remove every weed. Ground cannot be knocked about too much in dry weather, so as to reduce it to as fine a tilth as possible for the reception of lawn grass seed. Continue to take up bulbs as they ripen off. Bud roses, and propogate herbaceous plants as last month. Gather seeds as they ripen, clip hedges and edgings if not previously dOne. Transplant perennials (spring sown) snch as sweet William, auricu las, carnations, aquilegias, &c, taking care to do so only if the weather be showery.

Fruit Garden.—Now go over strawberry beds, removing all runners; raspberries will now make vigorous growth; pull up all weakly growth, leaving only good stout canes for next season's fruiting. Finish all budding this monoh if not done previously, this is the bt st time for what is termed root pruning. Trees which bear little fruit or are making too much growth require to undergo this operation only. The plan is to dig a trench, say li yards from the stem, and when strong vigorous roots are met with let them be re moved. If the weather is dry fig-trees will require a bountiful supply of water to enable them to swell their last crop of frnib. Vines look carefully after, stopping all shoots two eyes above the bunch, and place all good bunches in muslin bags to protect them from the ravages of birds.

Kitchen Garden.—Every piece of ground as soon as cleared of crop roughly dig up, sun and air good fertilizers. Summer sun on land being as good a sweether to land as frost in colder climes, also destroys all annual seed weeds., Mould or earth up crop where required. Brocolli, plant but. Sow another bed of cabbage for succession, and

plant olifc those sown last month. Earth Up celery in dry weather. Sow green curled endive, if not donb last month. Plant out lettuce in showery weather, and make another sowing of White Silesian. Onions, make a cowing of red tripoli. Potatoes, those that show signs of maturity by the decay of the haulms, take up and store. Sow the prir-^y 0J? u \ er fip inach. Tomatoes, gather fruit as it tipehS} expose fruit not ripG tti the sun by removing all leases and shoots which shade them. Trtrnip, sow and thin those advancing, sow soot or lime in tbe early morning, when the dew is on, to protect from slugs. Peas, sow a few of an early sort, rising sun, Daniel O'Rourke, little gem, or Sutton's ringleader. Farm.— If the weather is favourable small patches of land may be sown with Cape barley, oats, or Italian rye grass, to be cut for feed, or eaten off during the winter months. The main crop of potatoes will be fairlj begun upon about the middle of this month. Grasß is generally scarce, and dairy Stock and horses wiil require green maize or other food to be supplied to them. The state of tho different drinking plates on the farm, and the supply of water, should be looked to, if neglected before. The drawing of stones and scoria for roads stockyards and gateways ought to be finished this month. Thatch, in the ahajje of rushes, dr Whatever is suitable and convenient, should be in readiness to cover the potatoes, which, if intended to be kept, nu.y be put between two rows of posts five or six feet apart, ti-tree being laced against the rail*. Make enquiries, now the grass seed is heing dressed, for what you will want in the autumn, and bear in mind that incalculable damage is often done by intro ducing had weeds into lands previously clean by means of dirty seed. Ewes may be put to the ram if early fat lambs for the butcher aie wanted.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROVINCE.

The Regatta.

Patrow! His Excellency the Gov?rnor. Vice-Patrons : H.s Honor the Superintendent Bis Worship the Mayor Prksidvnt : Charirmin Uarbcnr Board VTCR-PIfHInKNTS : Thos. Henderson JEsq. | W. Aitken, Esq. Committee : Chalrnitn—Gr. Yon itr Hyd\ Captain .■ etring j Mr T. Niccol Mr \. King Mr H B Stone Mr .T. Marshall Mr W. 0 DaUVy jun. Mr W: Lodder Mr .1. B Graham Mr x\ Henderson, ju^. Mr .1. Dickson Captain Ca>ev Mr !>• Oxiey Mr J. Dacre TREAsuasß: Hon. Secretvby. Mr J. Ha^re | Mr T. Henderson, jun TjMl'lßt: ; Captain J. Casey | Captain J. Wearing Flagship: Ship Carnatic, Captaiu Chapman.

Many anxious eyes were turned to the sky at early dawn this morYiing to ascertain if the promise of fine weather for the Regatta held out yesterday had been kept. For once in a way the day has turned out just the very kind for a regatta, that is fine overhead with nice breeze from the eatt ward. Soma prophecies had been ventured tha»; the wind would haul round to the northward or N.E., but it appears to have kept pretty steady in the same quarter as yesterday. It will not do to write in the laudatory style on the progress which Auck land makes in her Regatta. There is no contradicting the fact tbat there was far better sport and better feeling arcong the competitors ten years ago than there is now. Why it should be so, is difficult to say. Pei haps it is that the owners of the vessels are getting above such childish amusement as racing their boats, and regard a day so spent as representing so many pence out of their pocket. From whatever cause it arises the present apathy of the owners is a bad sign, and one which will if it continues be sure to lead the Hegatta being aban doned in Auckland. There can be scarcely a doubt the prizes are scarcely big euough to induce many entries of the larger trading vessels. Plenty of people are beard to say, " it is not tho money we race for, it is the honor." —Fudge. We scarcely know an Auck land boat owner who can say as much truth fully. Never mind if he does race for the " sugar," his vessel was not built to play with, and there is not the slightest reason why he should not take in Anniversary Day as an ordinary day's work, only with a little more of a speculation in the returns. All the public ask in return for their subscrip tion is, that plenty of vessels will enter and race, they don't want to know why. All tbi3 applies to the trading vessels. But what shall we . say about the yachts and yacht owners. Here we have four as smart yachts as there are in the colony, and only one, the Good Templar has entered this year, and consequently the race falls through, so the public have to thank the owners, —for nothing. Of course it may be said that gentlemen who keep yachts, have a perfect right to do as they like with them, and race or not race as they please. This is quite true. But we know very well that they are all fond of a race, and would enter their boats, only they are crab bed over the bungle which there is no denying, the Committe were responsible for last year. Everybody knows that it is humane to err, as the Irishman put it, and this must be tbe Committee's excuse for their blunder. And surely they have a right to claim some consideration. They do a lot of work for nothing, not even thanks, and are abused right and left. They expect it from some of those they bave to deal with, but scarcely from yachtsmen. We were rather surprised to see some of the yachts ont on the harbour to-day. It would have been more appropriate if they had been run up into some of the creeks about and care fully hidden for the day. But we must pass on to more agreeable topics. From an early hour signs of the approaching contests were to be seen in the busy way, in which some of the craft were having their finishing • touches put to them. At eight o'clock the report of the gun from the ship Carnatic, which Captain Chapman had kindly lent the Committee for the day as a flagship, told the welcome news that the Regatta was to come off. All was bustle and stir immediately after, and within half-an hour some of the schooners entered for the first race were to be seen shaking out their sails. When the Regatta commenced the tide was at the fall, and the harbour pre sented a very pretty spectacle, though it wanted a few more big ships to set it off to perfection. From the City of Auckland, the Lizzie Fox, and the flagship bunting streamed in profusion, and added to the gay appear ance of the scene. During the day, one of the North Shore steamers plied between the flagship and the wharf, conveying the visit ors. The starting was effected from the mooring buoys, laid down between the wharf and the Carnatic, a system which was a great improvement upon that adoped last year. Captain Chapman was assiduous in attending to his visitors on board the flag ship. An awning was stretched over the poop, and formed an agreeable shade from the sun as well as protection from the wind. A good, deal of astonishment was evinced at Captain Casey, who had accepted the office of Judge, being seen, just when his services were required, going away to Riverhead in the Gemini. Another Judge had to be ap pointed by the Committee. The falling through of the outrigger race in consequence of the North Shore refusing to row, caused great dissatisfaction, but the North Shore crew had reason on their side, as was proved by the sinking of the Nonpareil boat in the mrigged gig race. A young fellow named White, from Mercury Bay, had built'a boat specially,to row in the scullers race. About five hundred persons visited the flaghship daring the day. Among the company we

noticed #is Honor Justice Gillies, £18 Wor ship (B. Tonks, fcsq.), Mr Thofi. Henderson, senior. Sergeant Wainhouse with Guuner Humphries were on board with one of the Armstrong guns, and fired the starting and winning shots with commenable regularity. Mr Stacey carried out the catering with great credit to himself, and satisfaction to the committee. , Punctually to time the gun for the FrRST Rack 9 a.m.- Trading Vessels (Brigantines Schooners, and Ketches), 25 tons raster and i,r>a-arfls Prizes—lst, £50, ar. d pair of Bmoeuiar XSS "presented by k.ssrs Riusell and Devore, 8°& S)- **A fifth tfb Of Higship through Kangitoto Channel, round Sin*..i, and back to south side of Flagship. Agnes Dona'd, 62 tons Maccabe Colonist 43 tons, Bailey ' Je;sie Hender&on, 92 tons, Robinson Kavouiite, 40 tons, Savory Adah, ketch, post entry As the wind was almost directiy from the east th*re was little advantage from position. AU the vessels were very smart m getting under weigh. The breeze was strong, and as soon as the buoys were cast off they got away. A slight accident occurred at the start. The Jessie Henderson stood close j6 to the Wharf, and when she was going about the ferry steamer endeavoured to go between her, the cutter Dusty Miller^ which was not twenty yards off, and the Wharf. The result was that the latter fouled the steamer, carrying away part of her starboard paddle box The Jessie Henderson held the best wind, and down to the North Head, the Agnes Donald lying second. Arrived off the North Shore, the Jessie stood away into Orakei Bay to get a good oflSng for rounding the Head. She went too far in, however, , and the Agnes Donald going about fully ten ! minutes earlier, was able to weatner the Point quite that space of time ahead. The Jessie disappeared next, then the Adah ketch, with the Favourite fourth, and the Colonist last. , , Off the reef, the Jessie Henderson hauled to windward of the Agnes Donald, and passed her. On leaving the Eangitoto Channel, the positions were-Jessie Hender son, 1; Agnes Donald, " ; Favourite, 3 ; Colonist, 4 ; and Adah, 5. The Agnes Donald was first round the Heads ; but the Jessie Henderson was well to windward. At the reef the Jessie Hender son was leading,' still to westward, the Agnes Donald second, Favorite third, Ada fourth, and Colonist last. The vessels are now stretching out, the Jessie Henderson still keeping very much to windward, tbe Agnes Donald sailing a very true course. At 12 3G the Agnes Donald rounded Tiri, apparently leading, the Jessie Henderson about 1240. The A^nes Donald had set her square-SHil. Jessie Hende son set her square-sail at 12.55. At j 12 both vessels were abreast. It is a capital race, the Agnes Donald jockeying the Jessie. The race resulted :— Jtsaie Henderson ... ...2h. 52m. 1 Agues Donald ... 3b. 4m. 103. 2 Colonist 3h. 44m. 3 Favorite 3h. 45m. 4 The Colonist is taid not to have gone round. The Jessie had to allow only 7 minutes for time allowance, so she takes first prize. SECOND Race, 9.30 a.m.— Yachts over 10 tons. Prizes Ist, Cup value £20, and £10 added; 2nd, £5. Course: Same as first race. No entries. Remarks, not very favourable to the quar rel which resulted in no large yacht _ race, were very current both on the flagship aod ashore, but the mischief was done, and we can only hope for a better state of things next year. Tint: i) Race, 10 a.m—Trading Cutters, 25 tons re gister and upwards. Pnzf s—lst, £3 J; 2 nd, £10 Courne : Same as first race. South C» olina, 27 tons, Soares Mans, 32 tons, Mepurney Mercury, 30 tons, Hopkins Leo, H2 tons, J and D. xley Gipsy, Jagger, (post entr/) At the start, all the boats except the Leo, canted to the southward. The Mercury was smartest under canvas and reached in past the Breakwater into Official Bay. Whether owing to this or to her inferior weatherly qualities it is difficult to say, but she was fully a quarter of a mile to windward ten minutes after the start. She appeared to increase this advantage in the beat down.' The Leo did not lo3e much by canting to the northward. Half way down she looked like being second best, but the others were all mixed. At the Reef the Mercury was first,"' Leo second, South Carolina next, and the Gipsy nowhere. Three miles from the Reef the Leo went to the Mercury's lee ; the South Carolina also gaining on the Mercury. At 1.48 two cutters could be seen together round Tiri believed to be the Leo and Mercury. Theleo rounded the Noith Head on the return journey one minute before the Mer cury. Coming up the harbour the latter manoeuvred to take the Leo's wind and suc ceeded in jamming her over to the North Shore. A most interesting race resulted as follows :— Leo ... —h. 17m. 30sec, Mercury 4h. 17m. 32sec. Gipsy ... 4h 20m. lOsec. The Mercury takes first prize in time allow ance, the Leo having to concede 15 seconds for superior tonnage. Fourth Race, 10.30 a m —Four-oared Outriggers; all coiners. Prize, £40. Conrße: From south side of Flagship, round mark boat off Freeman's or Orakei Bay, and back to Flagship (3 miles). Brothers, Robinson •Chance, McGechie Magenta, Pots Maori, Trevarthan I For some reason the two Thames boats were the only competitors that appeared at the post. After waiting some time a message was received on board the Flagship that the North Shore men refused to row. The North Shore assigned as their reason for not rowing that the water was too rough. The Thames men were very indig nant.

Fifth Back, 11 a.m.—bailing Boats or Yachts under 6 tons. Prizes—lst, £10 ; 2nd, £5 ; 3rd, £2. Course: From south side of Flagship, round boat off Stokes' Point, thence round chequered buoy in Raugitoto Channel, twice round, coming in on south side of Flagship. M/scory, 6£ tons. Iw arlin Calypso, 6 tons, Brook Dolphin, 5 tons, seager Bismarck, 5 tons, Eckenberg All the four entered appeared at the start. The course in this race was up the harbour to begin with. In getting away the Bis marck was smartest. The Mystery got foul of the buoy she was moored to, and she was last. She however soon passed the Calypso, and in the run to Stokes' Point made up most of her lost ground. The Stokes' Point was rounded as under:— Rounding the Stokes' Point boat, Bismarck still led, Dolphin and Mystery together, and Calypso last. Passing the flagship, the Mystery had taken second place. In other respects, the order was the same. The boats rounded the chequered buoy as follows :— Bismarck ... I2h. 18m. Mystery ... . . I2h. 21m. 30s. Dolphin 12h. 23 m. 30s. Calypso (long way astern) 12h. 34m. 455. Running up harbour on,the return journey the Bismarck kept her advantage well; the Dolphin was second, the Mystery third, and the Calypso last. * These positions were maintained on rounding the Stokes' Point boat the second time, the lead of the Bis marck having been increased to a quarter of a mile.

The race terminated as under— Bismarck 3h. lm. 10s. 1 Dolphin... ... ... ... ... 2 Sixth Eace, 11.30 a m.—Trading Vessels, licensed and' registered, any rig, under 25 tons register, which have not been built for yachts. Prizes Ist, £20, and £5 added by Captain Kails, ship City °f Auckland; and pair of binocular Glasse?, ,-.. presented by Messrs Russell and Devore, Soltci- Mliors ; 2nd, £10; 3rd, £5. ■ Course : From south side of Flagship, round boat off Brown's Island, thence round chequered buoy in Rangitoto Channel, thence round boat off Brown's Island, thence round boat off Btokes' Point, coming'in on southjside of Flagship. _—__— N.8.--Boat off Brown's Island to be kept on {EfHlport hand the first time of rounding.

' Tradewlntl, 19 tons, Lloyd Firefly, 10 tons. J ann P. Oxiey Heather Bell, 24 tons, Silva Avon, 19 tons, Jawsen .. StafTa, 11 tons, Bannatyne Victoria 24 tons, Diaz ... Undine, 24 tons, Doughty A good deal of time was wasted at th& start owing to the Heather Bell, Firefly, and Victoria drifting down the harbour. A very poor start was at last effected, in which the Heather Bell got 300 yards the best of it, and the Undine, Avon, and Trade wind, whoweie in their proper positions, the worst. All eanttd to the south except the Tradewind, which just weathered the flagship. They beat down the harbour in capital style, all sail being the order of the day.

Seventh Race. 12 noon -Four-oared Gigs (no out riggers), the property of, and rowed by. ama~ teurs, members of any Rowing Club which has been formed three months prior to 39th January, 1870. Prizes- Ist, £J5 ; 2nd, £5. *x Course: Similar to fourth race (2 mileß). Stranger, Auckland Una, Thames Nonpareil, Thames Naval Native, North Shore Kowing Club

At the start the Nonpareil went away with a very fast stroke, and at once took a com- " manding lead which they increased to two lengths at the turning boat.. Auckland here _~. ceased rowing as the water was too rough for their light boat. The Nonpareil rowed'back "■ at their leisure, and won by three lengths easily, but it was reported that the race would be disallowed as the mark boats were not in position. Immediately after passing the vanning post the Nonpareil boat was swamped, but the crew were picked up safely by boats which went to their assistance. After the race a protest was entered against the Nonpareil by the crew of the Native on the ground that the mark boats were not in position. The North Shore boat was leading by several lengths when rounding tbe first buoy, and would no doubt'; have won easily had the buoys been in position. Eighth Race, 12 30 p.m,- Sailing Boats or Yachts, C tons to 10 tons inclusive. Prizes—lst, £15; 2nd, £5. Course : Same as sixth race. Enargy, 19 tons, Gallagher Bizird, (i_ tons, Thomas Venture. 9-J tons, Xnox Ino, 7_ tins, T. Ualton Elizabeth, 9 tons. Oalla.her Good Temnlar, 10 tous, Wabshaw ~ ; } Contrabbiidiere, post entry When the gun went, the Energy proved her right to her name, and proved smartest in getting sail on. The Ino which seemed very poorly handled, canted to the north- ' i ward, unlike the rest, and had to go to lee ward of the flagship. When they were fully nnderweigh the positions were, Energy 1 ; Good Templar 2 ; Eliza beth 3 ; Liz-ard 4 ; Venture 5 ; and the others close up. The wind had now freshened up, and some of the little craft had plenty of it for their comfort, but they stood up to it well, and beat down the harbour in gallant style. Ninth Race. 1 p.m.—Open Sailing Boats; all comers; time allowance, 30 seconds per foot. Prizes-lst £8; 2nd, £3; 3rd, £1. Course: From south side of Flagship, round buoy off spit at North Head, thence round boat off stokes' Point, twice round, coming in on.. south side of Flagship. Brothers, 24 feet. Hunt .■ 1 Kly, 18 feet. Bill Billiard, 24 feet, Williams Miranda, 31 feet, Tepa America. S3 reet, Wiki Tamihons- Pembroke, 33 feet, Rawiri Minnie, 28 feet, w'symouth Bespeius. 24 feet, Jones Lavitiin, 25 feet. Katcliffe King Mapere, £9 feet, Cape Grace, 19 feet, Brassey This race caused as much excitement a» ; any during the day, and there was consider able speculation upon the result, the Pem broke having the call in tbe betting. The scene was a very pretty one when the gun fired, to see the sails hoisted, and the} numerous crafts getting under weigh. Tho Brothers was first away, being handled in capital style. Following her. came the Maori fishing boat Miranda, whose crew were also very smart. The America was third, and the rest all close up. There was quite enough wind for this mosquito fleet, and some of them threw the water about in gallant style. Running up before the wind the Brothers led by about 500 yards . past the flagship, the America beiDg third, and the Miranda fourth. When beating down again the Brothers was still leading. Round the North Head buoy, the boats maintained the following order :— Brothers ... lh. 33m. Minnie lh. 36m. . r America lh. 38m. 30s. Fly lh. 40m. s6 Tenth Race. 2 p m.—Pair-oared Boats, rowed by amateurs. Prize, £5. Course : Same as seventh race.

Alpha (Henderson and Dacre) Delta (Clark and Graham)...

Omega (Coverhill and Motion) 3 1 The Delta went away with the lead, but was soon overhauled by the Alpha, which rounded the buoy first and came in about five lengths ahead, Delta being second and Omega last. Eleventh Race, 2.50 p.m.—Merchant Ships' Gigs; four oars and coxswain. Prizes—lst, .£10; 2nd, £3.

Course: Same as seventh race.

Four boats started. The Rowena won by several lengths. The crews of the second and third boats pulled pluckily, and had the distance been half a mile the position would no doubt have been altered. Rowena ... ' . . 1 City of Auckland ... ... 2 .: Lizzie Fox ... ... 3

TwEi,FTn Race, 3 p.m.—Four-oared Gigs (no out riggers), rowed by .amateurs under 21 years of age. Conditions similar to seventh race. Course : Same as seventh race. Magenta, Magenta .. .. .. .. .. 1 Stranger. Auckland .. .. .. .. ..2, Native, North Shore Rowing Club .. .. •• " Tena, Thames N avals 0

Magenta won by a length. A protest was > entered by Stranger on account of being fouled by Una at the mark-boat. The Native did not start. Magenta came in one length ahead of the Tena, after! an exciting race. Auckland protested against Tena and Magenta on account of having an oar broken by being fouled at turn.

Thirteenth Eace, 3.30 p.m.—Dingies under 12 feet overall, rowed by boys under 16 years of age. Prizes—(Presented by J. N. Crombie, Esq.): Ist, £i; 2nd, £1. Course : From Flagship round mark boat (about 1£ mileß).

Wnona, Drummond """.. * .. .. .. 1 Spider, A. War brick g 2 Hit or Miss, J. Sims ~■■■', . , Challenge, HolUnd Thames. Landy All the competitors appeared at the Btart: Winona (Drummond) won by six lengths ; Snyder, 2. ;_.

Fourteenth Eace, 4 p.m—Scullers; all comers under 20 years of age ; in boats not less than 20 feet long, 13 inches deep inside amidships, and 16 inches deep plumb forwards' 4 feet 6 inches beam, rise of floor not inside the straight. Prize —£8. Course: Same as thirteenth race. No entries.

ELLERSLIE GARDENS.

The sports at Ellerslie were postponed in consequence of the paucity of attendance. A donkey race was run for the amusement of the boys. Mr Graham returned the admittance fees and also the entrance fees. The number of persons present was so small that it was not worth while for the races to come off as the prizes offered were for considerable amounts.

EXCURSIONS AND PICNICS. ~*~, The several engaged steamers at the wharf presented a lively appearance with their hundreds of gaily-dressed children and ex cursionists. Among these we noticed the Mania, well filled with the children, friends, and teachers of the Wellesley-street Baptist £•<:iool, which started a few minutes after' nine o'clock for the purpose »f holding - pi??-> uio in the glades of Motu Ihi. The lining freight seemed gay, in high spirits, and re solved upon a holiday. Th> Victoria T«m* plar Band, for the advancement of its funds.

Cm iynßNi &%&!*% SATUEDAit , jAtto&ftt &b 1876



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