SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER {^^w^orn'lng, 10.53 RUNSF/T.—This Evening, 7.10 BUNRIBE.-To-morrow Morn ng, 5.18 MOON'S AGE-LastQuarter,3lst Jan , 10.16 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

YESTERDAY. , Southern Cross, s.s., Bcrnecht. from the South

TO-DAY. To Anau, s.s., Webster, from the South Rofi.ra«, r.f„ Jones, Irom F ji

DEPARTURES.

TO-DAY. Weathwafleld, ship, for London

The B.S. Southarn Crow left Wellington at 8, p.m. on 23rd; Napier. 3.30 P.m. on 25th; Gis bore, I.SO p.m. eauie day. .Arrived off Tupora tame day at 9 p.m., layirg off the coast all night till daylight: went in and i-hlpped 23 b»i<w wool, leaving st II o'clock. Arrived at Hioka B*y at 3ooloik, Bnl landed 1 bull. 13 sAe*p,and alow PHCkEgas of oa-go; got afray ats p.m.,' arriving a', tno Auotoond wharf utSr.tn.je ter dey. iJghtN.H'.windathrougbout. Passengers. Mrs Gcufrey. Mr L'ouoe, Messrs Maylocd and !-h»w; a1t025 tons general cargo. Tbe cutter Ellen struck a. sunken rock about ten miles oil Rangitoto at 8.10 p.m. ou batm day and filled rapidly. The two men launched tho dingy and escaped but were unable to save anything. The Ellen is oU-tied by Captain Gi-eenlent", and Insured for £150.

The ship Wcathcrsfleld anil some smaller craft,windbound at Rangjtoto for soypral (lavs, got away early this moffiiug with a light b.W . Breeze- <M

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTORUA. | The Union Company's s.s. Rotorua, Captain T. Jones, arrived today at o a.M. rrom Ulji. Sho left Russell at 6,30 .p.m. on the llth ; ov perienood for tlio most part strong E. to B.tt. winds and heavy cross sea to arrival at Levuka on the 16th, at 1 p.m.; loft for Suva on tho ISth at 10 a.m„ arriving there at 5.12 p.m. samo day: left Suva for Levuka on tho 20th at 11 a.m., and reached Levuka at i p.m.; sailed from Levuka for Auckland on the 21th at 6 a.m., and had fine weather with moddrato easterly winds ■ and smooth sea to arrival as abovo. Passengers- Saloon : Miss Drury, Mr M. Wilson, Mr S. L. Layarus, and Master Caborough. Steerage: Mr and Mrs Mordue, Messrs Harris, Lewis, Campbell. McGavin, Beaton, Mcllish. and Meenan. We havo to thank Mr J. Ness Koith, purser, for flies and other favours.

ARRIVAL OF THE TE ANAU.

1 ha s s. Te Anau loft Dunedin at fi p.m. on 21th Inst., LTttelton tn 23th at T.SO pm, We.. llng'ou on 26 h at B.EO p.m.. Napier on 27m at 9 p.m, Gisborne on 28th at 9 a,m , and arrived at Auokland on 29th (to-day) at 10.30 am., having expurlotced llsbt vorlablo winds and fine weethsr t» Gisborne. from theno hesa winds to orrlv«l. Saloon passtngerß :-Mr v. Goosey, Mm S.u.ter and inmily, Mr J. Mit chell, Mr M. w. Soutter, Misses MltcheH (2). Mr J. r. steel Mr Galbralth, Mr Diummond, Mr Rtbmsoa. Mr Oampbe 1. Mr H. oourlef. Mis Wito&ell and child. Mr W. Fairer, Mr Davidson, MiES Mo9lashaD, Mrs Davidson, Mr E. C. Brown, Misi Oho teman, Mrs Thompson, Mr W, <}. Kemp, Mrs Austen aid 3 children, Mr C G. Dunn. Mr Spurllng, Mr J. Price, Mr Clapbaui, Mr Hemus, Miss Hoakln", Mr S.ravel, Mr Mo Var. Mr and Mrsßwan. Mh McHdJty, an* child. Mr N.lion. Mr J. Chambers, gov. Hodgson, Mr Bayer, Miss Harsraaves. Mr Hay hanc Mr Monldey.Mre Adams and family, Mrs and Miss Cr okar, Mr» Ballin aod thios chl - d-»n. Miss Martli. Miss a»dl. Mr PvKe, Mr Hughes, Mr and Mrs Talne, Mr RMaP, Mia Woodyear. three children, and servant, Mies Jikin\ Mlw MoSlosbiuj. Mr and Mrs Oullen der, Mr Renaett. Mf Mows, Mr Williams. Mrs Hodmen, J»rs tJ'Kane Mrs Watsrhonsß, Mr K. Pvke, Mr Moxham. Ron. John Martin and Mlsies Martin (2). Mr J. K. Flliuerald Hon. M. Holmes, Miss Holmes, Miss Warren, and SO in the steerage.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Meldoukne, Saturday. Sailed—Tarawera for tho Bluff. . Adelaide, Sunday. Arrived—S.S. French mail steamer Caledonia from Marseilles.

DtmEDiK, this day. Arrived: Oainaru, Captain Wright, from London, 83 days; all well. •

Blukp, this day, Arrived: Wairarapa, from Melbourne, She sails at 5 p.m. for Dunedin.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

January 29,1833.

Abott's Opera Houso — Ashton's Dramatic Troupe, "Hand and Glove," 8 p.m. Chonftl Hall—Concert and Ball, 8 p.m. Lome-street Hall—Loyal United Friends Ball, 9 p.m.

Temperanoo Hall—Australian Variety Troupe, 8 p.m. • Northcote Hall—Entertainment, 7.50 p.m.

Mail Notice.

St'Altt wxtl Clcbs AS Utroitu.— . - ' j * THIS DAY. For Thames, per Rotomatmns/ at 6 30 p m. Tuesday January 30th. For Ooromanfiel, par Caomandel, at B.SO a.m. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. - > . • . For l!nklnm»« ni»». »«'"»HW' _»» " ■ wig. , 3*as*|^^'S3_ndwi^*l_to^_d^*,'^nitea atetetTof Amerioo. Canada, British Columbia, Central end South America, and British and Foreign - -West Indies, at 1 p.m. .for United Kingdom and Ocmthiest of Kurope, at 1 p.m. For money order?, registered letters, and Newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Lato letters bearing; an extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mali Agent ou beard the steamer up to toe time of soiling. This mall will be due In London, on Mon- Sor. Jtfaron 12th, 1888. For Taurangi, Ohlnemntu, and Opotiki. per Wel-ington, __tip.ro. For Russell, Kawakawa, fee, per Te Anau, at Ip.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa. and Mongonui, per (ileiiele, at 4.30 p.m. For trhangarel Heads, Waipu, Whangarei, Kamo. and Mangapai, per Argy.e, at __ p.m. For Gisborna, Naplor, ard Wellington, per Southern Cross, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, Slst Instant. For Coromandel, per Coromandel, at 1.30 p.m. Si B, Bias, Chief Postmaster. ■■■■>'■ at foslHJfflce. Auckland.

Deaths.

BELL.-On tho 28th January, at Edwin-street. Newton. Robert Henry, the beloved son of W. :F. and E. 8011, aged 3j months. * 'I'hn funeral will leavo at 8.10 a.m. to-morrow,

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

MONDAY JANUARY 29, 1883.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the Rood that we can do.

The' public excitement over tlie trial of Mr \V. W. Gudgeon for attempted rape culminated on Saturday afternoon, when the jury brought in a verdict of "Not Guilty," and the long suppressed feelings of the crowded Court-room found vent in a hearty and simultaneous cheer. Tins " disgraceful exhibition " (as it was called by Mr Justice GiUies) was promptly suppressed, and, by the Judge's direction, the police went the length of taking down the names of allf the people in the Court-room, withaviewtopossible proceedings against them. The manifestation of public feeling on this occasion was something most unusual, and in ordinary circumstances would be quite inde fensible. There was no sympathy for the defendant expressed by the popular demon stration, but it seemed to be purely a sponta neous mark of approval of the manly and independent way iv which the jury had dis charged their duty. There.are reasons why the ebullition should have been particularly displeasing to the presiding Judge. It certainly seems noteworthy that in the Hamilton-Priestley case, when the jury brought in a verdict in accordance with his direction, there were audible murnmrings and suppressed hootings in Court, while, on the other hand, when the jury on Saturday brought in* an exactly opposite verdict to that which the public feared would ensue after the Judge's summing up, the result was hailed with such marks of approval. Of course, we entirely approve of the step taken by the Judge in having the applause checked, but, in view of the fact that a large number of the originators of the demonstration are not identified, while those who are identified formed the move respectable and least offending portion of the auditory, we feel assured that no further action will be taken. As His Honor thought fit to impute to Mr Hesketh "base" and "dishonourable" tactics in the line of de fence adopted by him in this case, we shall, to-morrow, if space permit, publish a verbatim report of Mr Hesketh's address to the jury, so that the public may judge how far these epithets are deserved.

A pleasing proof of the loyalty of the Kai para natives has just been afforded by the large gathering and interesting ceremony which took place last week on the occasion of formally opening a big runanga house which has been erected at Shelly Beach, Kaipara. The meet ing derived special significance from the fac. that the building, together with a stone tablet, surmounted by a bust of Her Majesty the Queen, and having the provisions of the Treaty of Waitangi engraved thereon, has been erected by them as a testimony of their un swerving loyalty to their Sovereign and their friendship for the pakeha. It may be necessary to remind the general reader that it was this tribe, through its then chiefs, Apihai te Kawau and Ihikera te Tinana, which first invited Governor Hobson to come to Waitemata—an in vitation followed by the founding of the fair city of Auckland. Not content with-this, they had soon an opportunity of showing their friendship in a very substantial manner. .When the very existence of the then struggling town was threatened by Hone Heke, they sent that redoubtable chief a message that.they would oppose his bringing his men through their country, and soprevented his coming. Years.afterwards, at the com mencement-of hostilities in the "Waikato, in response to an invitation from Waikato to join them in rooting out the pakeha, they not only declined, but gave the Watkatos to under stand if they (the Waikatos) advanced beyond Otahuhu—the old boundary of the land sold to the Government—they must be prepared to fight Mggtiwhptxvi. eH-;i"^l_k a aDi_illefs"secreted under the platform of tlie CkA matea Church, and their worthy pastor, the Rev. Wm. Gittos, .had often preached Christ's doctrine of peace On earth and good-will to wards men while standing over enough explo sives to blow a whole tribe to eternily. All their chiefs, from those previously mentioned to those of the present day, have been unanimous in impressing upon the^r people to remain loyal to tke Queen and friendly to the pakeha. The dying words of all who have passed away have been to this effect. Tha last one of note, Te Otewe Kikokiko, who died last September, when giving his final instructions to his people, desired them, among other things, to have a hall or runanga house built, which should be a pledge of friendship between hi 3 tribe and the pakeha. The outcome of this is the present building, and we are sure that all loyal readers will reciprocate the good feeling which is sought to be expressed, and will join in the hope that the runanga house moy long stand as a symbol of the mutual trust and friendship which has so long pre vailed between this worthy tribe and their European neighbours.

Among the passengers by the Te Anau this morning were the Hon. John Martin and the Hon. Mr Holmes,

The Wesleyan Methodist Conference did not sit to-day on account of its being a public holiday, It resumes ita sittings to. morrow morning.

The religious service in tho Theatre Royal last night was addressed by Key, F, Best, "of Christchurch. Mr Ihos, Buddie was in the chair, and there wa3 a large audience.

The verdict of the coronet's jury who sat on the body of Francis C Merritt, who lost his life while bathing at • Kaukapakapa, was "Accidentally drowned."

Tho Key B. Laishley, who loaves for England by the Zealandia to-morrow, preached last night in the Beresford-slreet Congregational Church to a large congrega tion.

A lively interest is manifested by tho sporting community iv a series of Anglo- Australian cricket matches now being played in tbe adjoining colonies. Two matchca have been already finished, one of which has b'en won by the Hon. lvo Bligh's team and tho other by th* United Austra lians. This intensifies the interest in the third match, which is now proceeding at Sydney. This match commenced on Fri day, when the Engli'hmen were all put out for a i core of 247, and Giffen and Bannerman went to the wickets on behalf of the Colon al team. Play c ntinued during Saturday, and, though th* ram had made Ihe wicket very • haavy, Giffen maintained his stand till he had scored 41, and Bannerman, who was then joined by Murdo..b,ran up (jB, and was still not out on Saturday night. The score then stood at 133 for the loss of only ose wicket,"and Murdoch and Bannerman,Btart ing afresh this morning, ought to make a tidy addition to that figure. There is every prospect oE Australia pulling off an easy victory; but at the time of writing no message of the day's playing had come to hand.

Tbe course of lectures in connection with the Onehunga Presbyterian Manse dation Fund was brought io a close on Thursday night last wiih a sacred concert. A respectable and appreciative audience was present, v/ho had the pleasure of enjoying a vocal and instrumental* treat. The success of the lectures and concert is due to the management and untiring efforts of Mr \Y. Stevenson, who has had indi vidually, to devise the mentis to liquidate tbe debt on the manse. At the close of the concert, the Rev, Mr Bruce returned (thanks to the choir, and especially to their indefatigablo conductor, Mr W. Steven son for their able assistance. The choir consisted of twenty-six voices, 14 ladies and 12 gentlemen The concert being of a high class order, and so many efficient performer?, criticism is needless. The programme was as follows i— Hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy," choir; solo (vocal), "Consider the Lilies," Mr A. Bartley; solo (vocal), "He wus Despised," Mrs Taylor; anthem, "From the Rising of the Sun," choir; solo (vocal) "Nazareth," Mr Taylor; quartette (double) "Silent Night," amateurs; solo (vocal), "The Land of the Leal "(t>y;dceire), Mrs Culpan; solo (violiD), '" Gloria, 12th Mass," Miss A. Stevenson ; instrumental overture, "Messiah," Messrs Bartley; solo (vocal), '" The Better Land," Miss Sampson; solo (vocal), " Listening Angels," Mrs Shepherd ; anthem, "Sweet is Thy Mercy," choir; solo (vocal), " Resignation," MrsCalpan; s»lo'(vocal) "Too Late." Mr TayUr '«. duet (vocal), " Low at Thy Feet," Mrs Taylor and Miss Samp?on ; instrumen tal, " Hallelujah Chorus, rt Mesßrs Bartley. _ ((him Correspondent) .

Professor Cailliau announces that ho will open another ot bis popular singing classes in the Christians' Meeting House, Cook stree', on Tuesday (to-morrow) evening. A p cvious kcowledse of music not necessary. Term;", etc., aa stated in advertisement. At tbe Britomart Hotel, on Saturday afternoon, an inquest took place on Ihe body of John Gray, an infant of three months old, who had beee overlain by his pa-enta", who are Maoris, residing at Swanson. The verdict returned was " Found dead, without marks of violence. The cntcrlainmonts for the holiday seasonembraceto-night, besides thedramatic performance in the Opera House, asocial gathering and ball in the Lome-street Hall, in connection with the Loyal Order of United Friends, and a promenade concert and ball under the management of Mr Horace Deau, in ibo Choral Hall. JSo doubt each place will receive its quota of visitors,

An Association telegram from Welling ton states that on Saturday night, while the Governor and lady Jervois were at tending the opera, Lady Jervois became so indisposed tbat she bad to go home.

About 70 Maoris who wero at Parihaka when that settlement was broken up are now nt Mangere, and ititend to visit Auck land and give nn exhibition of native songs and diuces, including the song usul when pulling down fences, with appropriate action. Yesterday forenoon the pulpit of the Wellesley-street Baptist Church was oc cupied by Rev J. Ward, of Cliriatchurch, son of tho late Rev Robert Ward, who was nil Auckland minister a quarter of n century ago, There was a largo audionco.

Mr John Reid, farmer, Paamure, sus tained a painful fracture and dislocation of his right ankle on Saturday night, and is now under tieatment in the hospital. The accident occurred very simply—Mr Reid having stumbled on a stono while walking along the road in the darkness, In the Supreme Court, Levuka, an ap plicatioa waa made on behalf of Messrs Nathan & Co., Auckland, for leave to serve a writ of summons ou tho Deutsche Handel's Plantation Company, trading at

Samoa, by means of substitute seivice on their agent in Fiji, Mr Hennings. The ap plication was refused. From Waipu wc lcatn that bush ilres are causing '_ extensive loss of property. In burning down some scrub the other day the manse at Waipu narrowly escaped des truction, as the flames spread with great rapidity, consuming all tbo intervening vegetation, but the buildiogwas saved from total destruction by the vigorous efforts oi a number of residents.

Mr T. B. Hannaford writes :—" May Ibo allowed through your columns to repeat what I verbally urged on tho Wellesley street meeting, viz , ' That until every child belonging to City East seeking tuition were seated, and the Ciiy East araba (under compulsion) likewise cared for, that the portals of City *'ast school shsuld be closed against all children not belonging to the dfstriet, oome from whero they may."

Ashton's Dramatic Troupe opened in Abbott's Optra Hauso on Saturday night, when the drama of " Hand and Glove, or Fnge 13 of the Black Book," was produced to °a good andiciiCO, Tbe representation waa very creditable, and was received with mark* of approval. The satuo piece will be produced this evening, and will be followed by tbe farce of "Tho Two Buzzards," while in the interval Mr G. Lee will sing the popular song, "The Standard ofEng land."

Mr Superintendent Thowson, J.P,, pro sided at the Police Court to-day, The following was the business :— Ann Swift, drunk, discharged; John O'Shea, delirium tremens, remanded for seven days ; David Welsh, alias "Paddy," lunacy, committed to tha Asylum; John Barry, larceny of gum value 10s, remanded till Wednesday; Frederick O-rran, larceny of a gold watch and locket, value £5, the property of Eliza beth Ohen, on the 15th inst.; Charles Millan and Robort Harris Irwin, larceny of a vest contaiaing 9* 4d, the property of Richard SarsiUld; both cases rimanded tiil Mosd»y next.

. Yesterday the Primitive Methodist Sabbath schools of the city held a united service of song in Abbott's t^pera Houbc. Under the leadership of Mr Frith, tho chil dren sang with much taste a number of hymns specially selected from the Sunday school hymn-book, Miss Booth presiding at the harmonium. An addrc*s to children was delivered by Rev. A J". Smith, and the -ttrtrft^^z^"'-'--- 1- J»«"oh Wjiti asMslQd

The Fiji "Gszette " of the 13th pays : "Tho arrival of tho Australian Sttam Navigation Company's fine steamer Kockton, and the announcement that it is the intention of the Union Steamship Com pany of SI.Z. to place the hingarooma, a fast and'well-sppointed vessel—on tho route between Melbourne and Fiji, while Mes«rs W. H. Smith and Sou 3 aro having a suit able vessel built in order lo altaw them to compote in this trade, are all indications tbat shipowners in the niijhbouring colonies arc at last becom ing alive to tho growing importunes ot this group, and are determined to leave no effort untried to secure a share of the profits to be realised by providing facilities for placing its v»ried and valuable produces on the colonial markets in tV c most speedy manner and tho b»st possible condition."

The Mlowisg facts in respoct of the high price* realised iv America for Jersey cattle, furnished to tho Star by a Joriey man, now resident in Auckland, will shew tbdt tbe prediction that tbo fancy for Jersey cattle is speedily on the decline eeems further off than ever. At a salo of imported cattle, bold re cently by Mr Kaston, at tue American Horso Exchange, Coopersburg, Pa,, joventy five head Mere brought to the ham mer, and tho total of £9,337 was reached, being an average of £123 each. The highest paid waa £1,020 for the famous Coomassie bull (Sir Georgn), tlv-eo years old, which is also the highest figure ever reached for a Jersey in America, or in any other country. The purchaser was Colonel Henry S, Russell, of Milton. Mass. Cicero, a two-year-old Jersey bull, was purchased by Mr Wm. H. Wilkinson, of Holyoke, for £620 . Mabel, six years, fell to the hands of Colonrl JKus sell for £410; her daughter passed to Mr W. K. Vanderbilt for £360, and her calves respectively for £270 and £125. Ihe Jersey cow, Khedevin frimrose, the property of Mr C. F. Dorey, brought £1,000, and anothor of the same stock realised £315, The distriot meeting of the Primitive Methodist Church for ISB3 was closed on

Sntordny evening, to meet again at Dunedin on the llth January, 1884. Before the ad journment the following resolutions were

adopted i—l. " That, in view of tho rapid growth of this colony,. the spiritual needs of the numerous centres of population, and the economy of men and means obtainable by an amalgamation of the varioin Meth odist Churches now at work therein, this district meeting is of opinion that a union U highly desirable." 2. " Tbat a committeo of the Boys, D. Dutton. J. Dumbell, J, Ward, nnd Mr D. Goldie be appointed to confer with any committee that may be appointed by the Wesleyan Conference, United Methodist Free Church District Meeting, and Bible Christian Church, Such committeo to meet duringtho year to consider the basis on which union may be effected, and to re port to next Distriot Meeting. Rev. J. Ward, convener and correspondent." The district meeting soiree is announced to take place to-morrow evening, in Franklin ttoad Church.

To the Editor i Sir,^Now that the con test for the Peninsula is over, ana Bishop Moran has suffered nn lgaominous defeat in his endeavoura to overthrow our present system of education, and substitute in its place a system of denominaiiona'ism which is of no earthly use to a ypung and flourishing country like New Zealand, allow me to say that; as a Roman Catholic, I am heartily glad to find that the people of this colony are not to be deprived of the only educational system which the Government can be-tow upon the people without doing violence to the con sciences of any religions body. And Roman Catholics should be tbo very last to agitate for^,a .system ot dcnominationalism, inasmWi as it haa ever been a, cutse to any community ia place of a blessing. Moreover, the Catholics should also boar in mind that the Government has no right to give either the Catholics or any other denomination State aid. There is more religion taught under the present system of education than all the clergy in ths colony are capable Of teaching. The Bible in. our secular schools would do more barm than good ; and it has done .enough hatas in the past without doiogany more. Jt is to be hoped, therefore, in any contest which may take place in this city on the education (juration, that Roman Catholics will be found on the side of those members who will strenuously support tho present system of education, and whs will de all in their powsr to pre vent the Bible from being made a task book for the benefit of a lew clergy whoso motives' veiy few are able to fathom.—l am, &c, A Ron vn Catholic

ANNIVERSARY DAY.

The'43rd Anniversary of the Colony was u.-hered in this morning with i;loiiou9 weather, but hardly of the sort tbat is desired for the purpose of a successful aquitic festival. All ihe conditions requisite for carrying out rowing competitions to the best advantage wero present, but they offered no facilities whatever for sailing races, and, as a coucqneuc 1, tho greater number of events on the programme turned out to be nothing nnore nor less than a series of drifting matches. It was tau.a lisiug, certainly, but unavoidable JSo ohe can be held blamable for such a state of things, except, perhaps, that celestial scape goat who is beld responsible for all meteor ological fluctuations. At any rate, aU bis constituents were not di-appointed. While the seafaring men and amateur yachts men hitched up their pants in dis gust, and whistled vainly lor ft breeze, taero were boat-loads of happy ex cursionists outward-bound for sequestered nooks about the harbour, and rival oarsmen delighted to find that they had a smooth course to travcisa iv their struggle i for victory. Still the people whose interest was concentrated upon the sni.ing races were not left destitute of hope, for, as the day wore ou, they had promise of a light zephyr, developing into a gentle breeze, and the anticipation was not altogether belied. In point of general interest the Regatta stojid undoubtedly first in public fav.ur; and, notwithstanding tho couuteiacting in fluence of such attractions as tho Eti>ht- Hours' Demonstration in tho Domain, tbo Takapuna Jockey Club's races at tho Noith Shore, besides those of a host of picnics aud excursions, it wa? watched by as large a concoursoof epcctatois as ever cougre gatod for such a purposo upon the shores of tho Waitemata. The ci.d of the wharF, as ou previous occasions, wasdenscly thronged, every hill-top aud eminence on cither side of the harbour, that commanded a fair vio w of the course, was dotted with lookers-on, spy-glass iv band, while tho cruising steamers wero largely patroMttft- As for tbe flagship, she was deckeiTOlfrom tiuck tJ taffiail with bunting, while on board everything was in apple-pie order. A con siderable number of ladies and gcatlomen resorted thither during tho day, and were able to obtain a goed view of tbe various races, while tho proceedings woro enlivened by tbo instrumental music discoursed by tho Engineer Band, under Bandmaster Hunter. Mr Dallcn catered for the creature comfotts of the visitors, and the cilicer.-i of tho ship assisted the Kegntta Committee in promoting their comfort. The Takapuna races, of coursa, attracted the lovers of the " turf" in larfio numbers, and tbey woro afforded very good sport for their money, while those who preferred to remain about town giav.tated towards the Domain, whsre " thu free and independent woikiug man " was holding high rercl in celebration of bis snece-s in secuuns a leasonable limitation of tho hours of toil. Tlsero wero picnics and excursions, both Eublic and private, in abundance, aud, in ni«, to use a well-understood par.dox, the cntiro city Wis out of town for Iho day. Wo append detailed accouuts of tho vaiious events,

ANNUAL REGATTA.

Patron: Hi 3 Worship tho Mayor of Auckland. Vico-patron: Tho Chairman of tho Auckland Harbour Board. President: O. 11. Street, Esq. Vico-prosidoiit: Captain. H. F. Anderson. Com mittee: Mr C. Dacre, Mr D. Gouk. Mr I<. Kiss ling, Captain D. H. McKenzie, Mr M. Niccol, Mr D. Oxloy, Captain Farquhar, Mr H. \\. Henderson, Mr E. Mitelielson, Captain J. McKenzie, Captain J. Wearing, Mr 11. Parker, Mr J. Waymouth. Umpire: Captain D. 11. McKenzie. Judgo for sailing races: Mr M. Niccol. Judgo for rowing races: Mr 11. \\. Hondersou. Starter: Captain J. Mckenzie. Measurera: Messrs J. Waymouth and I). Gouk. Auditors: Messrs J. B. Graham aud U. Coup land. Treasurer: Mr T. Henderson, jun. Secretary: Mr It. E. Isaacs.

First Race.

CHAMPION TRADING RACK, for vessels SO tons register aud upwards, any rig, ex cepting cutters. Ist prizo. £75 and Cup, presented by Messrs Wilsons and Horton, valued at £10; 2nd prizo, £35; 3rd prize, £10. Course: From Flagship through Hangitoto Channel, round Tiritirl, outside Shag Kook, baok through Hangitoto Channel, coming in on south sido of Flagship. \

Entkiss :—Three Cheers, | fore-and-aft schooacr, 114 to»s, l). H. McKojn^fljJjj^jwy Thornton, ketch, SI tons, K.fo tQng jW» Wilson. top3»il schooner, V*- , •_. ;-™ iiIJtLJ-.i w ..»<_,• uNkitu ;AViuifred, foioV and-sft Bchooner, 7S tons, afcredith,

I litis race ban long beeu looked upon as tbe moft important event at our 1 annual regattas, for while the majority of iho other contests possets only local inter -1 est, the "champion schosner" is known Iby reputation both through *ew Zealand and intercolosinl ports, and quite ss much so at tho Islands as elsewhere, ihe ruco 1 possesses special interest from the fact that each year the smartest vetsols that have been turned «ut from the local yards during tho preceding twelve months avail them selves of the opportunity to test their sail ing abilities with the acknowledged "cracks." A feeling of healthy rivalry between the vauoua shipbuilding yards is thus excited, defects aro more tasily delected and remedied for the fu ture, while possible improvements aro carefully studied and woikoi out to a successful issue. Nor is thia all. I_r-c.il craft invariably provo themselves im mensely superior in point of speed to any " clianco strasgur " that may happen to run forthe piize, shiponiaeis draw their own conclusion*, the good reputation of the smart, trim, and staunch yacht-like trading schooners for which Auckland is famed, extend?, and the result is shown in the tm-' proved trado of the looal yards. And I it Is not in any boasting spirit that we can count dozens of vissels that weie built iin Auckland that distins>ui»hed themselves iv our annual regattas, and that are now owned iv the South, in Australia, and in the South S-cu Islands. Better proof than this cannot be afforded of the fact that regattas do foster shipbuilding trade, and to a larger extent than many people imagine. It is rather unfortunate that the entries this year have fallen short of expectations, and indeed it is strange that they sire not always msre numerous than they are. Tho prize offered should be sufficient to attract a large field, but as a matter of fact the number of entries depend ontirely on chance. It ia not profitable to bring a vessel here for the sole purpose of competing, and this accounts for tho absence of the Tran»ii_, Sybil, Torea, and other clippers,_ However, although the entries wero limited, tho race promised from the fust to bo an excellent one. The first favourite was the Annie Wilson, wh'ch was built throa years ago by Mr Barbour, of Kaipara, and which sailed seend in the regatta of 1880, beating the Transit, Mazsppa,. Boroalis, Caledonia, Fleetwing, Rewaid and others. Her popularity to-day was due in a large measure to tho fact that she was sailed by Mat. H«oper, who has hitherto carried every king beforo him in tho Transit, an* who piloted tho Sovereign to victory in 1881, defeating tho Torea on that occasion, If the Annie Wilson was fancied, so also was the Three Cheers, and hundreds of- wagers wore laid at eren meney betwesn these vessels, opinions being pretty fairly divided on the result, althijpgh the supporlem of B&rbour's craft preponderated. Tho 'ihree Cheeis was en tirely a " dark borfc," but her appesrance and recent performances caused her to be fancied by many people who are looked upon as high authorities in nautical mat-, ters. She was built some months ago by ] the late Mr D. Maihiesou, of Umaha, I for himself, Mr D, H. MeKenzie, and others, fche proved an unfortunate undertaking for him, however, as he sustained fatal injuries through a falling spar striking him while working on board aft r sho hud been launched, All tho ye sals previously built by Mr Mathieson pioved themselves very fast sailers, and this fact added to hei pre possessing appearance, and the knowhdge lhat she had acquitted herself remarkahy well in recent trips plan d the Three Cheers high in public favour. The Fanny Thorn ton, the th'rd competitor, is a large Tas manian built ketch, but the general opinion before the race was that sho would not do much unless there was a dead beat one way. The Winifred is one ot Messrs fcima and Brown's manufacture, although row owned at the Islands. Sho wfi-i placed iij. good trim for the confer, but it was hardly expected that she would "upset the pot." A gclgit circle, however, accepted the odds, given them with » "knowing wink,'' and prophesied that the Winifred would he "84 thtre," The Kate McGregor was the other competitor, but good odds were given that ehe would not dist'ngnish herself as the "champion," and a feeling of uneaai. ness pervaded her backers by a rumour which was in circulation to the effect that unless she was well up in the laoe when | Tiritiri was teacbed that sho would con- ; tinue straight ahead on her outivard voy. age to Rarotonga. 'I he Kate McGrogor was built a number of years ago by Messrs Bigelow & Son, andslwaysboie the reputa- ] tiun of being a smart ve-sel. Time allow IJ

auca waa expected to make somo diil'erence in the race, The Annie Wilson, for instance, being the largest competitor, would have to allow at the liuisii 3 minutes to tho 1 breo Clieeis, 5 minutes and 45 seconds to the Fanny Thornton, 6 minutes to tbo Wini fred, and 5 minutes aud 5 seconds to tho Kiito McGregor. Tbe Three Cheers allows j the Fanny Thornton 5 minutes and 30 , seconds, tbe Winifred 6 minntes, and tlio Kate McGregor 8 minutes 10 seconds. The Fanny Thornton gives the Winifred 30 seconds, and tbe Kato McGregor two minutes forty seconds* At nine o'clock, tho competing vessels came down into position, aaainst a strong Hood tide, and ten minutes later they had all dropped anchor, with the exception of the Fanny Thornton, which only got into her place as the gun for the stait boomed out. The Kale McGregor was scratche I. The Three Cheers was first ahead of the flagship, and connect.d with her by a ropo, passed a'tern, and tbe Fanny Thornton was nearest the flagship on the leeward side, while the Annie Wilson was the next in order, with the Winifred closest to the wharf. At 9.15 the signal to stint was given, and the vessels went oil' with head sails down, the Fauny Thornton being tho first to get under vveißli, Sho had just placed herself on even terms witli ihe Three Cheers when the Utter began to move, and at this time, too, the Annie Wilson got her self also in trim, bo that the three wore as tairlv started us it is possible to conceive. As for the Winifred, she bad been rather slow in responding to the gun, and conse quently had to cope with a disadvantage at the very outset, Meanwhile the Fanny Thornton had drawn away slightly fiom her two companions, but as soon as the Three Uhcers had got fairly under weigh she iccovered the premier position, nnd led tho way down the harbour. Tho Winifred drew upon the Annie Wilson's quarters, nnd for seven minutes afterwards kept her closo company with tho Sovereign, which had started simultaneously in the second race, sandwiched botwecn them, the sterns of the thtee being on a line. Off Culliopo Puint tho Three Choois rigged np a water sail, and the Annio Wilson a nni-tail, while tho Fanny Thornton had recourse to n riill'cy, nil the vessels making every poss.blo effort to catch the few breaths of nir that were stirring. At thia stage tho Wioifred sceacd to lo Rrndunlly falling further astern, aud tho Annio Wilson, still contiuuiug to crowd on canvas, sent up a monkey sail, Cff tho Victoria Wharf the Three Cheers had a clear lead of 100 yards from tho Fanny 1 hornton, which waa about a similar distance ahead cf tho Annie Wilsou, while tbo Wioifred, having in tLo interval been doing her Host to make up for lost time, bad placed herself on level omis with tho latter vessel. This may bo i accounted for by tha fact that the cutter Deveron for several minutes pievionsly bad held a position directly to windward of the Annie Wilson, nnd conse quently impeded her progrofs througU the water materially. The Aunie made up for this misadventure, however, by completely taking the wind out of tbo sails of the Winifred, and tbe result wus that off the Victoria Wharf her fore-and-aft rival was obliged to drop astern. The Thrse Cheers still maintained her lead of 100 yard* upon pas-ing the Davcoport Whatf, and the Annie Vi ihor, by munns of her hc»vy press of sail, bad got abreast of aud passed tbo Fanny Thorntoo, while tho Winifred, at tills time a long distance to leeward, began to run the Fanny Thornton lor third place, it 10.29 the schooners disappeared rouud the north Head in close coniyany with the cutters, and, iv expectation of a puff fcom ihe westward, square-sails wero sent. After lying becalmed off tbe >orth Head fer a long time, the wind camo out from southward, and every bout set the wholo of tho available canvas—t»psails, sqiwrcsalls, ringtails, and watcrsails being spread to ea.cb every breath of wind. Tho Winifred forged ahead with tho lead, and tho Three Chcora took second plaoc, the Fanny Thorn ton being tbiri, and the Annie Wilson last, Each boat gained or full behind as she bap penedto catch a puff, and the racs was still a drift, When the reef was abreast the breeze freshened a bit, and when last seen on the outsido of the reef tho positions were the same.

At this point, howoTcr, thoy wero completely becalmed and all grouped to gether within n dUt»nco of 100 yaids. The I'hiec cheora shoitly afterwards caught tho fag end of the 11*od tido and droppad to lee ward of her rivals, and the Annie Wilson and Fanny Thornton, obtaining tho benefit of a chance puff, again got under way, the tion with (ho Winifred just on her weather quarter, (VER PIGEON EXPRESS.) Rangitoto, 12 o'clock. A light breeze has uprung up fr*m tbe S.S.W., aid all tho vessels iv this raco havo set every stitch of canvas. The Three Cheers has now pulled up, and the, along with tho Winifred asd Fanny Thornton,are together, while the Annio Wilson h.-w fallen behind »nd is now about 100 yards astern of ilia others. The raoe at the present time U quite uiinteresting. The breeze, how over, is freshening, and ere tbe reef is passed tho Annio Wil-on, which is conuup fast up with lbs othors, will bo well ahead. 1 p.m. Tbe brcezo is a little stronger, nnd blow ing still from S.S.W. Tho Winifred-is leading by about a quatter of a mile. The Jhrce Cheers, Annio Wilson, and Fanny J hornton are together. as the wind freshened, the Annie Wilson improves her position, and is gradually leaving her com panions bctiiad, aud wi.biu balf-an-hour it is expected she will luvo overtaken the Winifred. All circumstances point tn an exciting raco in beating up f.om Ti-ititi 2 40 p m. Tho wind has nga:n fallen light, and there is little piobabitity of our leaching Tiritiri before 3 o'clock. The Winifred is still leading, aud is holding her own very well indeed. The Annie Wilson has done good work and is now recond boat, the Three Cheers being third, about a hun dred yards astern to leeward, and tho Fanny Tho-nton last. A little bet ting is being ihdulgcd in on board our craft which is as follows :—3 to 1 ou the Winifred and Three Cheers, and even money on the probabilities of tho Annie Wilson winning. Second Race. LARGE CUTTER RACK, for Cutters 25 tons remiater and upwards. Ist prizo, £25 and Cup presented by F. H. Lowisson, valuod at £10; find prizo. £25; 3rd prizo, £5 (no time allow ance). Coui-bo : Same as first raco.

KNTKltts :—Deveron, 26 tons, lamb; Rangatira, 27 tons, Tenetahi; Lizzie, 39 tons, Megutrney ; Rose, 25 tons, Bonder, ton; Sovereign of the Seas, 29 tons, Yonng.

The competing vessels in this event wero all Auckland-built craft, and four repre sented coasters turned out among the earliest shipping iv port. The Rangatira brought with her a reputation which made her first favourite, und her pre vious peiformances were taken as a guarantee tbat she would not disappoint her backer. How far this opinion proved correct will bo seen later on. Tho .sovereign of the Seas appeared upon tho scene, an old and yet an almost "new" vo«sel, for recent alteratiofis proved so extensive that very little of the old favourite seemed to be left. For many years she ran in regattas aud sailing matches cuttor-riggod, and won almost everything. She was tson converted into a ketch, but did not prove a success so far as improved sailing went, and conse quenly her owner resulved to revert to tho former "rig." Henderson and Spraggon had her last ia hand, and put her in such condition that she should last for mauy years to come, The Rose is oue of Mr Duth'e's build, and came from his old yard, while the Deveron was recently launched from Mr H. Niccol's North Shore yard. The race was looked upon as lying prin cipally between the Sovereign of the Seas and Rang itira, but betting w(is decidedly in favour of the latter,

Tho cutters were despatched at tho same time as ihe larger craft, tbo L'sszie occupy ing tha windwaid.or mostnoi therly, position, the Rose being next, and the Deveron, Kangatiri, and Sovereign of the Seas iv the the order written, tho last named,of course, being nearest the wharf. The Sove reign was the smartest to obey the signal to start, but immediately after wards had the ill-luck to become jammed between the .Annie Wilson and the Wipi fnd schooner, from whose company she was unable to withdraw herself until the Dcveroa had deprived her of the lead. Previous to this the Lizzie, Rose, and Dcveroa fjrmed (t yiry p otly lino, stern fli'h steru, As soon as the Deveron jbeg^n to show her heels to the Sovereign, the Lizzie forged ehead, ai the Ro*-, OU Calliope Point the Lizzie, Rangatira, and Doveron rigged out ringtails, and at the same timo the Sovereign manage! to get clear of the schooners by dropping astern of the Annie Wilson, Shortly after passing tbe dock the Deveron had a clear lead of 100 yards fl'orn the Sovereign, and, at the sams stage, the Sovereign was passing tbo Rangatira, while the Rose and Lizzio brought up the rear stern to stero. In j the run down to the Viotoria \ wharf the Sovereiga shortened tho lead of the Deveron by 50 jards, but had failed to shake herself clear of the B»nga

tira. At this point all carried ringtails and watersail?. The wind then failed, and off the Devonport wharf the five cutters were in such perfect line that the people oh the wharf jocularly gave them a fresh start; they were so close'together, too, that the Deveron and tho Lizzie got foul of each other, and before they got clear their three rivals had forged ahead Of tbe two the Deveron was tbe first to follow in their wake. They all drifted very slowly down to the North Head, whore the Rangatira, being farthest to windward, got into difficulties through hugging the shore too clo« ly. She was at ona time in imminent danger of going ashore, but was fortunately favoured by the tide, and thus managed to get off. In the meantime the other four bad got clear away from her, the Rose assuming a lejd of 50 yards from the Deveron and Lizzie, which were abreast of each other, and the Sovereign about a dozen yards ahead of the latter. After all, tbe Ranea tira was not so unfortunate as waa at first imagined, for getting a little of the ebb tide, they drifted closo round the Head with it, aud wore taken into a splendid position to windward of the Sovereign, the Deveron being next to lee svard, and the Rose further to leeward still, with the Lizzie just astern of her. The whole of them at thia time were standing 1 over towards Kaugitoto, but the wind was ro light that they bad not steerage way. A light southerly breeze carried the cutters down the channel, tbe Rangatira taking first place, with the Soveriga close up for second place. 1 1,30 p.m. The reef was passed with the Rangatira ahead, and Soverlgn second, (PER PIGEON EXPRESS.) KANCHTOTO, 12 o'clock. Tho Soverign of tho Keas and tho Ranga tira are keeping well together, the latter haviog the windward position. The Deveron follows closely, and the Lizzie and Rose are considerably astern, but well to windward, 2 p.m. The Rangatira is kboit half a mile ahead of the Deveron aud Rose, while the Sovereign of tho Seas ahd lizzie aro a stern of their opponents about a quarter of a mile. The Rangatira has the race all hor own way. 2.30 p.m. Tho Rangitira is still improving- her position. The Rose is close behind and tho Deveron third, the Soverign of tho Seas and the Rose aro very far behind, The positions, however, will be materially changed when beating up.

Thirdßace.Second'lradiMjaace), FOR TRADING VESSELS (oxcopting cutters), 25 tons register and under 50 tons. Ist prize. £25 and Cup, presented by Mr. H. Brett, valued at, £10; 2nd prizo, £15; 3rd prize, £5. Course: Same as first race.

Entries : Reward, fore-and-aft schooner, 41 loos, Youlden ; Saucy Kate, fore-and aft schooner, 41 tons, Craig; Vixen, ketch rigged scow, 33 tons, Bailey; Mary Hogan, fore-and-aft schooner, 29 tons, Brown,

This event was placed on the regatta prsgrarnmo for the first time lass year, the object being to relieve the Champion race of numerous ketches and small schooners, which, by time allowance, often succeeded in taking piizes from vessels of large tonnage, although tho latter might finish a considerable time in advance of their small opponents. In this respect it has pioved suc cessful. Several ketchis, we hear, were frightened by tho Reward, and, with her present, their chance of winning a prize was considered poor indeod. A great deal was said about the new kesch-rigged scow Vixen, but it proved difficult to; kkotv just reason why shs should" be debarred irotn taking part, She was framtd and plauksd like a ship, was built with a keel aud rise of ileer like ordinary" vessels, and altogether certainly had claim to entor as a ketch rather than a scow. Mr C. Bailey, tho builder, went to crcat expento n turning her out in time for tho regatta, nnd the opposition came with very bad grace from other owneis. Tbe Mary Hogan, a smart litt.'e schooner, was bubt by McNsughton, aud the Reward, which was txpeded to carry oilTirst honours, was bnilt by Mclnt c •• I'lis race was started shortly before 10 o'clock, only tho Reward, Samy Kat1, and Mary Uogaa taking up pesi.ions lor it. Tho Reward*speedily assumed the lead, with the Mary Hogan second, and tl o Saucy Kate third,.and in this order they sailed down to tho North Head, Avhere thsy lay for a long tinio in the doldrums. About a quarter of an hour after ibis trio ,I%hiefiftor^prte^wue3cprtiheA«i«\i3o¥fß,a,d' failed to start when the signal was given, came abreast of the 11 igship and was des patched after her now distant rivals. Sho made goad way down to the North Head and profiting" by the cutter Rangatiia's successful manoeuvre of drifting round tbe Head with the tide, she stood in for the shoro, caught the curronr, and was alto carried round. In this manner she not only regained her last ground, but worked into the leading position, while tho Rewaid, Saucy Kate, and Mary Hogan lay becalmed further to leeward.

The Vixen, which was so far behind at tho start, carried a light breeze with ber right down tho clunnel and away to Tiritiri. Sho passed the wholo of tbe competitors in tho first, second, and third races, and at two o'clock had a lead of nearly a couple of of mdes. When latt seen from the Notth Head the Reward was second, Mary Hogan third, nnd Saucy Kato last. (PER PIGEON EXPRESS.) Rasgitoto, 12.30 p.m. Tho reef was >ass«d in the fallowing crier :—Vixcn first, but a considerable distance to leeward ; Reward second, well to win Iward ; Mary Hogan third, and Saucy Kale list;

[1 p.m. We are now well outside tho "reef, With the bre»ze freshening, The Vixen is still leading, and the Saucy Kate bus just passed the Mary H'gan, but a little to letward. At the tme I despatched this message the Reward has the be»t of it by a quatter of an hour over tho third boat, Tlw Vixsn is sti 1 a long way ah.ai.

Fourth Race. SCOW. RACE (for bona ildo scows). - Ist prizo, £20; 2nd prizo, £10; 3rd prize, £5. Courso: From Flagship round Drun ken Bay Buoy, thenco round Flag Boat oif Kauri Point, coming in on south side of Flagship.

Tho Vixen was the only entry, and as •ho started in the third race this event fell through. Fifth Race. SMALLER CUTTER RACE. For vessels (any rig) under 25 tons • which have not been built for yachts. lßt prizo, i £20; 2nd prize, £10; 3rd prize, £5. Course: Prom Flagship round Chequerod Buoy in IRanpritoto Channel, thence round Mark Boat off Judeo's Bay, thonce round Mark Boat off Kauri Point. Twice round.

Untbies, — Lelia, 10 tons, d. Clare; Henry, 14 tons, J. Hodgson ; Euphemia, 12 tons, E, Hodgson; Mahurangi, 11 ton», Subritzky ; Ganet, 14 lons, Spencer.

Many previous closely contested races were called to recolleotion by ihe appoar ance of several of these ancient craft, The Henry and Gannet especially woro no stiangers, having rua together in numer ous regattas and sailing matches, when the former generally cime off- with first honours. The Henry wis set down as the bettor boat, and to-day sho proved ii-st favourite. Next iv point of public patronage came the Euphemia, Before the Henry was re-built, about three years ago, the Euphemia did remarkably w.-ll at the annual competitions, and her victories then were not forgotten. The Gannet, however, was not to be overlook;d, and, found many supporters. Sho was backed a^aiust the Euphemia at even money in many instances, but, was not expected to baat her old antagonist, the flemy Clare's boat was a complete e> ranger. Hor ' noat appearance, nnd the prevailing fine weather, recommendi-d her to notice, and feaipwere expressed that she. mi^jht upset the calculations of those who trusted to the more ancient'craft to carry the first honors. The competitors cot off well together, but very speedily the Lelia took up the leading position, and went clean away from the others, and, rounding the North Head, was fully a half mile ahead. Thp Mahuriugi, with a large spread of canvas, followed, with the Hcijiy next and Gannet la«t. When viewed last three were off N orth Head, the wind fell very light, and the tide taking hold of the Henry, which was to windward, carried her right across the bows of the Euphemia and astern of the Gannet. A foul was narrowly pscappd ; t|ie Mahurangi rqunded the ' Heads second; Euphemia th'rd ; Hcniy fouith, and Gannet last. The Lelia gained more rapidly once she was clear cf the Mriji Head, »nd when thp buoy in the Rangitoto Channel was reached, she had a clear lead of three minutes, The others weftt. down in a cluster, ttod there was some diffi culty in distingu ishinar w'lich boat was really eeoond. Thi Mahurangi, how. ever, was second boat round the buoy. The Henry, wlvch was about a boat's length ahead of the'Gaunet, rounded at the same tjme, bnt the Gannet went to windward of her -before the bioy was cleared, and took third place; The Lelia led splendidly aoross to the southern shore, and up towards tbo who f, i and the boats were then lost to sight. When they reappeared coming down from

Kauri Point towards the flagship, the Leila wa* ttill ahead, but tne Alahurangi | was clo»o behind her, with the Gannet, • which waa third last, a considerable dis tance astern. The flagship was passed in this order, and off the North shore wharf "• the ) eik was still slighty ahead. At the ; North Head, the Leila had a lead of about three or four feconds, the Mahurangi being ( close oa her quarter. The Gannet was still well in the rear. _ \ The Henry was fourth andtheEuptemia ; fifth. The Mahurangi was first up to j Kauri Point, but she stood m | r,ather clcs ly to the Bouthi-rn fehore, and thus permitted the Lelia to get first round the mark boat off Kauri Point on the way np ag <in, the Mahurangi being about 10 yards astern. , At 4 o'clock the first vessel passed the Queen-street wharf, going towards Kauri Point buoy, when the positions were :— Mahurangi 1 Lilia „ 2 Henry 3 Euphemia ... ... ... 4 I Uannet ... 5 Sixth Race.

FIRST CLASS Y&.OHTS.—For yachts over 6 tons. Ist prize, £10 and Cup, pre sented by K. Mitchelson, Ksq., M.H.R., valued at £' 0, and Champion Flag, presented by Misses Isaacs; 2nd prize, Cup. Course: From Flagship round Mark Boat off Rangi toto Reef, thenco round Mark Boat off Judgo's Bay, thenco round Mark Boat off Kauri Point Twice round.

E_STM»s:-RUa, 12 tons, Henderson; Arawa, 8 tons, Bloomfield ; Christina, 10 tons, Williams,

The turn-out was decidedly poor, aud , was far from representing the lar^e yach s . owned here. The new yacht Muritai, in- . .toad of taking part in the race for which It waa understood she was especially built, ; was observed cruising around the harbour oa her own account, while the Toroa, Daphne, and others were also notice able by their absence from the lino of competitors. This state of thincs was due to no fault of the Com mittee. The Muritai, Mr Street iuforms us, should havo been entered, but owing to the neglect of another peison io whom be entrusted the matter the yacht was not booked with the other competitors on the entry night, and the owners of other boats objected to her entry at a later staee. Tho Rita appeared in splendid trim, and it was evident no expense had been spared in giving her every possible show tor the prize. Sandford presided at the helm, and proved an additional recommendation that she would not ba far away at the finish, if she did not actually succeed in defeating her opponent of last North Shore Eegatta. Jack Bell again captained the Arawa, which came out in her usual trim. She required no new sails or gear, and her appearance and pievious perform ances proved sufficient to find her many supporters. Betting favoured the Arawa, the backers of the Rita holding back for odds, which were, how ever, only given iv exoeplio»al cases, The Cui'istina found few supporters. An excellent start was effected, bnt the wind proved so light that the race was simply a drifting match uatil passing the North Shoo wharf. Each vessel car ried all available canvas to catch the v»ay linht puds which occasionally were felt. When the Devonport wharf was passed the Arawa had assumed a lead of about three lengths from her oppoicnts, the Rita aud Cliriatina, which were going down side by side, . The yachts patred tha North Head in a cluster, and crossed and recrossed each . other on the way down lo the reef. The Kita was slightly to windward, and about level with the Ara»a, tbe Chiisdna beiog close behind. These positions varied very slightly, and the buoy was reached and rounded by vcrv skilful handlinz by each competitor. Tbo Arawa then had a lead of only three second*, tho Rita, which was sicond, being twelve seconds ahead of tbe Christina. The Rita, how ever, dropped to lea sard in rounding, and the Chiist'na'/iverhaulei and weathered her, taking second place. Iv the board over towards RaDgitoto," the Arawa held the best wind, and ran asvay from bar opponents, and whan they went about ou the second b-a,j.d tbo Arawa was some distsnoe »head, and the. Christina B.cond. The boats worked back ' to the North Head, and by this time the Arawa was very slightly ahead, the Rita bad regained the second place, and the Christina was last. " TOffi-faffl—__-**— J""*^ -i-iL-Jiidno^ B-ib-jcm- Arawa ... ' ... 3h 5m Rita 3h 6im At this time the Christina was just coming in sight towards the north Head. " The vessels passed the North side of the flagship shortly after 4 p.m., with no change of posltien : - Arawa 1 Rita 2 ' ' Cbsistina 3 Seventh Race, —Second - class Yachts. FOR YACHTS AND FISHING BOATS,1 1 tons to 6 tons. Ist prize, £10 ; 2nd prize, £5. Course -. From Flagship round Chequered Buoy in Rangitoto Channel, thenco round Mark Boat off Judge's Bay, thence round Mark Boat off Kauri Point. Twice round. Entries: Misx, 5 ton», W. Jones; Jessie Logan, 5 tons, Biggs; Glance, 5J tons, Featberstone.

Considerable interest wa« evinced in this event, although the "field" was so small. Hewion and Melville had two representa tives from their building yard in the Glance and Minx The former was bailt about three j ears ago to beat tbe I alo, but did not come up to anticipations. Mr Featlwr stone, the owner, recently decided to give her another trial, and she underwent a thorough overhaul at ihe builders' hands. The Jessie Logan proved more fortunate, and carried through succesjfnlly mauy hardly-contested races. Ltvt year she nar rowly escaped being beaten by the Minx,, owned by Mr Waller JoDes, and probably only escaped defeat by the accident to the head satis of the latter, which p:currod Mhen she was several mint»tcs ahead of the favouiitc. The bet ting was almost confined to the Minx and Jessie, and rather favoured the fotmer, al though her companion bad no lack of backers.

Shortly before this race was sent off a frc-h breeze sprang np from the southward, and promised to bring the race tb a termina tion with'n the allotted time, which it was at first fo»red would be impossible. The Minx took up a position nearest the ihgabip, with the Jes-ue Logan next, aud, beyond her the Glance. Sail was set as soon as the gun fired for tho start, the Mii.x especially making a large display of can vass. She very quickly took up the running and led the way down the Harbour, the Jessie Logan following in her wake at a diatasce of 100 yards, hofry pursued by tbo Ulanoe Tbe Minx kept a good lead all way down to tbe chequered bouy, which she rounded 25 sec?, ahead of the Jessie Log.m, the Glance being last, and 20 sear, behind the Jessie. The Jessie Logau soon begau to pick up, and when the boats wtre coming down the harbour for the first tinio she hsd a very long lead, the Miux bsiing well behind, and the Glance still last.

At 4 p.m., the Jess'e Logan had still fur- I ther increased her lead probably osving to tbe fict that the Minx, a short time before, lo<t her topmast, Jessie Lrgan 1 Minx 2 EightKZßace, j

FISHING BOAT RACE.-For bona fide fish ing boats (under 1 tons), Ist prize, £11; 2nd prize, £3. Course; From Flagship round buoy off North Head, thence round mark-boat off Judge's Bay, thonco round mark-boat off Kauri Point.—Twice round. En •El f s :■—Penguin, 4 tons, Angelo; Brothers. 4 tons, Gallagher; FJying Fish, 3| tons, Knox, Although the entries were few in number, the interest excited was great, for a closs race was looked for, The Pengu'n and Brothers were well known owing to previous peiformances, in which the latter generally cams out victorious, j while the. Flying Fiih was no stranger, j and waa backed evenly agafost j the Brothers for first place, Tbo boats got away on admirable terms. Ihe Flj iog Fish having the windward position, . the Brotheis being next, and the Penguin having the shoreward place. Little change in ihe relative positions occurted during the run down the harbour.

The Penguin came clown past the North Shcre Wharf with the lead, the Brothers being second and the Flying Fish third, i unning towatds the bony in Rangitoto channel, these positions were maintained although the Brothers was gaining on the first boat, while the Fly. ing Fiah appeared to be gciog well. The Penguin rounded the buoy with a lead of only ssec, tbo Brothers being next, and 13 eos ahead cf the Flying Fish, The Brothers stole a march on the Penguin in rounding, but after the buoy was cleared the latter kept well away, and consequently went ahead. The Brothers, however, held a bettor wind, which soon placed her first* and the positions when the boats were standing over towards Orakei were — Brothers, 1 j Penguin, 2; Flying Fish, 3.

I After it was teen the boats had rounded the marked: boat off Jud £ o's Bay, thoy '. ! came up the harbour again and passed Hie lla^bip in the following order : -Penguin, | 1 ; Flying Fish, 2 ; BrethcH, 3. Ikcnce ■rthey steered for the marked boat off Kauri Point, where the Penguin fell behind, tin ; Flying Fish fakiog her place in the van. , (The flagship was passed-Fly ing Pish, l; l. ' Brother*, 2. At 3.30 p.m. the positions |. I were— \ Flying Fish ... , 1 S Brothers * _ j When we went to press tbe positions ware -.— I FyingFlsh 1 j Brothers * Ninth Race. THIRD CLASS YACHTS-For yachts under 4 tons. lstprize.£sa_ndCup,preßentedbyMrC. H Street.valued at £5; 2nd prize : £3. Course: From Flagship round bouy off North Head, thence rSund mark-boat off Judge's Bay, thence round mark-boat off Kauri Point - twice round. Entries: Cygnet, 3J tons, Eeager; Truant, 3J tons, Sanderson; Last Adieu, 3? tons, McKenzie ; Tui, 1% tons, Sanders ; Ethel May, 3 tons, Mackie ; Florence, 1* tons, Niell; Sybil, 3J tons, Fails. For this race the Sybil and Truant at tracted the greatest attention. Tha former was beaten at the North Shore Regatta by : the newer boat, which gave tbe latter ' prominence, and the was fairly supported ■ for today's contest. Betting was even, however, although the Sybil appeared mere . generally favoured. The Florence was recog i nised as the Freeman's Bay "20-footer of la»t year which, having proved a regule* duffer in her own class, was decked oi er to \ try for b»tter luck as a yacht. Tbe Cyg> et 3 wfcich was built by Metsrs Eeagar about • twelve msnths ago, but never succeedsd in \ pulling off a race. The other boats were i of varied build and not generally wall r known.and little was expected from either. » The small craft got away in a cluster, the ■ Sybil beiDg the first to detach heraelf from 9 the rest. Thence she pioneered the way £ down the harbour, holding tbe vtindward • position, and followed at short intervals by • tte tast Adieu, Truant, Tui, and Ethel ' May. 0 The boats presented a very pretty appsar. •* anco as they approached the No.th Head, s the Sybil leading, with the Florence^ r second ; Truant, thud ; Cygnet, fourth ; •• Ethel May, fifth ; Tui, sixth, and Las: lt Adieu, seventh. There wa3 sme doult v whether the second boat was not the Last II Adieu, but the positions given correspond '» wits th i dags. The Sybil rounded tbe ouov n with a lead of 52 .seconds, while the Truant c was 47 seconds bekind the second boat, and n Hie Cygnet more than a minute behind "hr Going over towards the otber shore, <J the Sybil still had a good lead. "■ The Sybil continued to head the comptt - r< tors, and had a good lead from the Truant *" at 4p. m,, when the race stood— , y Sybil .„ ... ... '*,* 1 '* Truant ... ... 2 f. Tenth Race.

TWENTY-FEET OPEN SAILING BOAT RACE, for open sailing boats, not more than 20,iect long, C£t beam, 3ft 6in deep. Ist prize, £10; 2nd. £5: 3rd. £3. Course :-From Flagship round buoy off North Head, thence round mark boat off Judge's Bay, thence roundfrnark boat off Kauri Point; twice round.

ENTRIES :—Bay Gil (Victory), Transii (Beveridte). Bay Boy (Collhn), Gurtie (Bailey), Observer (Waj mouth), Imp (Stephenson), Madge (Mackay). The 20 ---feet open boat race has now come to be 'looked upon as one of the principal events of the day, and indeed it takes the same position amongst small.pleasuro craft as the champion schooner race dees amongst the larger class of vessals. There are usually ten or twslve entries for this event, but the number has fallen short this year. It can not be said that a smaller " field" deprivi-d the race of any of its interest, for the simple reason that all the acknowledged "cracks" were entered, a*d the only two other boats entered were backad freely by their support*™ to place tlismselves, not withstanding the dangerous company. It is unnecessary to go into detail regarding tha pravious performances ot the boats. The Imp, Madge, Transit, Okseiver, and Gertie are all too well-known lo require explanation on their exploits in the past, but tha present season's record is interesting. »^t the sorth ishore | Regatta, the Imp was first, Transit second, Madge third, and Uertie fourth, A r a ce took place snbieqaently between the Gertie, whioh wa* then a new boat, a»d the Madge, which the former won, ani tbe supporters of_t^ w latter,altiitated_the

Gertie then raced and defeated tbe Obser ver, and that is the position now, All the boats wero put in tke beat trim for tho race to-day, the Madge having new sails. The Imp was brought down from Kuaaell, and the Tran.it from Coromandel, in order to compile. The Bay Boy, which carried the largest ma«t and mainsail in the race (the fmmer ia 25ft. in he:ght) sailed in tho North hho-e Eegatta, but did no good. She was, however, in better tiim to-day, asd wagars were freely made that she would place hersilf, Ihe Bay Girl is a new boat, having been built at Whangarei duiing last year by Mr Vickery. Nothing was known concerning her capabilities, and she was not expected to place herself. Betting was very even on the Imp, Transit, Madge, Gertie, and Observer, although the first three appeared to be most fancied. When the boats came to the starting point it was seen that the Transit was to be sailed by Sam Dove, the Imp by Ike Hunt, the Madge by W. B. Matthews, the Observer by O. B. Waymouth, the Bay Boy by Collins, and the Gertie by Charles Bailey. The boats were got well in a line and despatched to a capital start. The Bay Girl occupied the position nearest the flagship, and further in shore were the Transit, Bay Boy, Gertie, Observer, Imp and Madge in the order given. ; A fresh southerly breeze was Mowihg at the time, and the whole fleet sailed abreast nearly'as far as the dock, when the Madge which by this time had changed her position to the centre of the group began to draw slight'y ahead, At thesime time the Observer and the Imp got into very clsse quarters, and a sharp contest for pride of place ensued between them.

The boats came down to the Nerth Head in a cluster, before a light southerly breeze. The Imp beld the lead off ■ Devonport Wharf, with the Observer on ber weather quarter, the Msdgo being third. Approach ing the pilot Echooner, the Madge got a nice puff which carried her well ahead. The Korth head was roundfd iv tbe following order :—Madge, 1; Imp, 2; Observer, 3; Transit, 4 ; Bay Boy, 5 ; tfertie, 6 ; Bay Girl, 7. In the run down the Channel towards tlie buoy, the three first boats kept close to gether. When the buoy was reached, the Madge rounded with a lead of twelve seconds. The Imp was very neatly handled at. this time, and cutting the Observer ont, got the second place aud windward posi tion, the two boats having rounded to gether. The Transit, which was fourth, was thity reconds behind, when tbe Bay Boy was 25 seconds behind her, the Gertie 7 seconds still further in the rear, and the Bay Girl some diitance behind All stood over towards the lighthouse, and the Gertie's jib came down, but went up imme diately afterwards, before she bad lost any thing worth sp-aking of. 'ihe Madge did well on tho wind, going away with a good lead, tho Imp fallowing her at a respectful distance, the Transit taking third place, Observer fourth, Bay Boy fifth, and Gertie sixth. Those positions hid not varied when the boa'B were approachine Judge's Bay,-but the Madge at that time had a fplendid lead, whii» the Imp was a good distance ahead of tho others'.

Ihe l'lagsbip was passed at 3 p.m., iv tb» order, the Madge having a lead of nearly a minute :— Madge ~. ... 1 Imp "'_ '" 2 Transit "' '_'. 3 observer .'_'. "'_ 4 Gertie '_\ '" g 4 p.m. The Madge csntinued in advance of all competitors. 'I he positions now stand- Madge ..' ; I Transit ... ... "', '" <_s *™P • - 3 Observer ... 4 Eleventh Race. SIX,T?JS£-?, EET oi>BN SAILING BOAT KAUL-.-Kor open sailing boats not more tnan 16ft. long, 6ft. beam, 2ft. 6in. deen. Ist prize, £8; 2nd prize, £1: 3rd prize, £2. Course: From Flagship round mark-boat off Kauri Point, thence round Snndspit hnor, thenco round mark-boat oft Judge's Bay and into Flagship, . Bhtbies :-Devonport, Homes ; Ely, Warman;^Queen, Holder; Ada, Barrine ton; Spray, Mills.- The Spray started with the advantage of windward position, and, in company with the Ely, which was close to leeward, speedily left the other competitors, the Devonport bein? third, Ada fourth, and Queen last. The Ely shortly after assumed leading position, witli the Spray second, and others in the order pre viously given, r 4.15 p.m. The race now stands as follows :— >.;pray 1 E'y ... 2 Devonport ~, ... ... 3

EIGHT HOURS' DEMONSTRA TION.

. * The annual celebration by the artisans and $ workmen of Auckland of the initiation ii! tha Eight Hours' Movement, took plaa :, to-day. The principle that eight hoiii1 labour should constitute a fair day's rat is dear to every Eon ef toil in the colony, and the annual celebration of the con ment is looked forward to with pent interest. The committee to whom tLt arrangements was confided have to indefatigable in their exertions ; the chait* J mm, Mr Heslop, asd the honoratyseaetny, " Mr Middieton, being particularly del -tar mraoTOkßie—menfionr xnfe ■ pepira. tions have been iv hand several n. and the success of every detail shows how thoroughly did the committe !•' perform the work. The initial position d the demonstration wa* a procestioa of tat tradesmen a»d labourers through tb principal streets of the city. At tins El o'clock sharp the teveral jocHttß, I mustcrsd at tbe Grey-streel firebell and were formed into marching order toy to marshal, Mr Ctoucb, and hia deputy, ' i/Brien, A few minutes after 10 the pie. cession, headed by the fine band of tho Hobson Company, moved off in the follow-' ing order :—Bricklayers (with bannir), . EugUeers.-Cabiaetmakers, Mill-yard Bricklayers' Labourers (withbanner),Bat makers, Carpenters nnd Joiners, Plutcies (with banner), Mill Hands, Stonemasons, Painters (with banner), Tha route ud the procession was d»wn Queen-street, aloiij Custo_nhou__e-atreet,.Albert-street, Victoria street, Hobson-street, Karangahape itis', Symonds-st., KyperPaes, Grafton Koad, tut' n then into the JDomain On arrival ;

cricket ground. Mr Crouch formed hi brigade iito two parallel lines, and tte dismissed them. At 11 o'clock, tbo timefc starting the fir*t race, the attendant» the public was not very-large, bat.tstli atternoon advanced the numbers it_cn__.il very considerably.; The first event was! the Boys' Race (under 16fc 120yds.—Baby ls. Ist prize,- opera glasi,' presented by Hi Adams ; 2nd prize, an album, presented; \_ J, Phillips and Co. C. Donald (scratch) 1 J. Millet (6yds.) » W. Purdy(syde.) 3„ C. Rowe and J. Reid, 3yds.; J. New di| 4yds.; McCreet'and H. Lewis, syds,; g Reid, 6yds.; W. Walsh, oyds.; and I Coleman, 10yds, also ran, The race w a well-contested one, and ended as abotc. Pun ing the Stone, Prize £2. D, Curtain (24 feet 3 inches) ... 1 F. Fi»l»y (23 feet 9 inches) ..2 G. Findlayalso competed, bat did nil succeed in coming near the Other conijietij tors. . Curtain, the winner, was willia? to b«ck himiell to put the stone 23 feet. MAiden Race, 120 yds. First-prii», electro-plated tea and coffee service, value £3, presented by Mr Moniagnc; &J prizf, carriage clock, prcsentel by 5b K. Hardwick 1 J. Douald «. 2 H. Donald ... ... Z. 3 T. Harrison, H. Barton, J. Buller, 0, McManus, I). Orr, W. Harrison, D. »(■ Carthy, W. Bsx, J, Kitts, G. Jennlng* and G. Crouch also ran. BordwiekvMU lSJsecs, i DEMOSSTBATION HANDICAP (IB [M ttegor). Entrance, 7s 6d. Firpl pn» £10; secoird prize, £4; third fiffl mounted pipe, presented by Mr Lewisson, i tfirst stage 100 yds.

I H. Donald (9yds.) .-.. .?. 1 M, ; Motinock(7yds.) ... ... -' J. Coleman (lOjds ) ' J. Pickering, J. Kitts, W. Mettan. ~ O'Hare, F. Underwood, and D. W?, «>* rau, Ciimmiugs did not start. After if A trouble. Mr Li-ydon effected an excelleaiM start. Pickering could not get throng a» ■ | men, but ran gamely. THROWING THS HAtoMKB.-Kntßß!2, 2s 6d; priza, silver cup, valued _£3, F £' sented by G. Quick, Esq. j S. Goodman (170 yds.) * a Hendry (SOyd?.) ' W. L. Walsh {! 10yds.) ... 3 J. Hendry COyd?., also started, but «* tired early in the race. H, Huck}"P y__ scratch, and D. Stewart lOOvds, didm1' come to the scratch. Goodman valK" 1 splerdidly, and finisbed a winner ty 50i &-* amidat enthusiastic cheers, • hop, step, and,'tnar, H. M. Stowell, (3S feet) ... 1 J. Morriton, (37 fed) j W. Preston also competed. TIIhOAVING THE HAMMER. D. Curtain (106 feet) J J. Whisker (95 feet) ...' - 2 P. McCarthy and .F. Finlay al?o -ffi peted. Tho comiiletion #f this event 1 J much retarded by tbe public crowding""^! the course, and it was rot until the &»■*s■.,{ of the hammer struck one of tbe tystanae^^Lj ronderiog him for (he time being for: "•' ■ comhat, tbat the crowd kept back. Members' Handicap 050fas).—wwm 3i. Ist prize, £3; 2nd prize, mccKCM^-;.! pipe, presented by Mcs : rs farlndgc *<•• Woollaas. R. Whiteside (scratch)... ... » . *. O'Hare (2yds) 5 J, Coleman (6yds) •* E. Underwood- (3yds), ,S. McKiale/ (syds), _«. Warbrick (6yd.-), P. McCsW 1 (Byds), H, Robeitson and F. Bow {WW also ran. . . ■■■ 1

Twelfth Race.

TiIIRTEEN-FEET OPEN SAILING nn.™ ItACE-T'or open sailing boats 13 rJS'W under. First prize, £6; second £S. iv?Bli ' £1. Course: From Flagship ronnii irH boat oft Kauri Point, thenco round SaJK" buoy, thence round mark-boat off iSr"' Bay and into Flagship. ttl olr J%c's Entries: Ruby, Peet; Olive, Whit. Una, Madigan; Ripple, Kicsey QW»' Bowdec; Chance, Riley; Pearl, Stewart* The Charce, Olive, and Una were Br under weigh, and went off towards Kan • Point in that order, while theothira S ia very close company with one another, 4 p.ni. The boats are now in the followm™ order :— 8 Cnance , Olive ... ," a Jtmoy "' 3 thirteenth Race. STEAMERS' GIGS, with 1 oars and comw.i. Ist prizo, £10; 2nd prize, £5. Course- ff' Flagship round red buoy ofißitflway iffl thence round off hulk Cantero. fln »m 3 between murk-boat off Queen-street Wh3 and Flagship. "aart Enteiss: Argyle, Crawford; Kotom, haua, Farquhar; lona, Jfcnuson. w_l event ha,s almost narrowtd down to m annual competition between the Argyle J! Rotomahana crews. On this occasion the lona's boat was entered for a change, ' Only the Argyle and Rotomahana c«» out, and as it required three boats to im a race the event tell through. Fourteenth Race. MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS'GIGS *l.i 1 oara and coxswain. Ist prize, SltsZS, prize, £5. Course: From Flagsbln rmS red buoy off Railway Wharf, t&nce r2 hulk Cantero, finishing between mart C off Queen-street Wharf and Flagjhlp, M", Entbies:—Bolder Chief, SMeiloA Famsnoth, 4uid; Groasvaer, Jacohasn". Acacia, Herbert; Antsres, Lewis, jy! proved the most exciting race of the dw; f»r all crews had been in active training i_\ come weeks past. The Antares, boingl|j 1 year's winner, was expected to ihow m '■: well; but little was known of the oth'a» I all being comparative ttrangers in this The Antares craw took the lead sm J afier starticg, and eventually won eaail? with the Border Chief a good tecond, J| Antares 1 Border Chief „. 2 Famenoth 3 Acacia .: , 4 Fifteenth Race, MA-N-O'-WAR BOATS, for bona fifo muss- . war boats. Course : From flagship round Ai >■ buoy off Railway Wharf, tbence round toft § Cantero, finishing between mark-boat ts ?" j Queen-street Wharf and flagship. | Entries :—H.M.S. Lark, No. 1 cutter 1 red; H.M.s. Lark, No. 1 cutter, blue. ' H.M.S, Lark, No. 3 cutter, white, ' ; Sixteenth Race. FIVE-OARED WHALEBOATS (to L steered with steer oar). Boat not to a. 1 ceed thirty-two feet in length oveiSL '! beam not less than 5 feet 6 inches, 5 h planking not less than 7-16ths of an luck is I thickness. Depth to be not less Una t»o ' feet from gunwales to'top of keel atmij. ship section. Boat to be fit for whaling «k. " poses. Ist prize. £20. Course: From¥l» ; ship round red buoy of Railway W_i3 ,! thenco round hulk Cantero, finishiM _£ c tween mark-boat off Queen-street Wtal • and Flagship. Entries; Florence, McDonald; Bom mahans, Farquliar; Argyle, Crawfelj I Wanasga, Stephenson, Until within thebn - week it was feared tbia e/tnt wonlil.nl *_ through for lack of sufficient entries, bttit \ provnd otherwise. Two boats, which ib , rowed in the steameis' gig race, see . entered, but the real contest was lockm • upon as between the Florence and Wanaip, » the former manned by McDonnell andn ' I Auckland crew, and tne latter by a Tv ngaroa crew. The appearance of the W?",1 ng*ioa boat made her the favourite, kl '1 McDonnell's c:e\v was nevertheless rf backed. mmmmmm^mmmm^

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