Nagasaki Regatta Club this year has been unusually attractive owing to the influx of visitors, a number of competitors from Shanghai and Kobe, and a good programme, Iwas indeed a happy suggestion that induced the committee to challenge the Shanghai and Kobe Clubs to friendly trial of strength and ekill on the water.
the weather at Nagasaki at- this particular time of the year is generally s0 salubrious and suitable for holding such meetings as the present, that it is not surprsing the residents "of Shanghai, and obe should readily accept the challenge thrown out to them, especially when we couple with it the fact of low fares vailing on the steamboats, There is just probability that the exorbitant rates hitherto charged by the Pacific Mail 8. 8. Company have had a great deal todo with preventing such friendly—gathering; between the foreign residents of China ud Japan; however, if this is the first of the kind it may not be the la For many days past the chief topic of conversation has been The Regatta." The committee have been busily engaged
of the mal ions for the genera holiday in which our community in programme, a Duck Hunt, always an amusing event, und a Greased Pole for any venturesome person or persons to walk, advertised to take place at the close of the proceedings, The weather on Wednesday night looked rather gloomy, and fears were entertained that rain would set in, before the races were completed on Thursday. The morning broke dull and cloudy, and about sine o'clock a light shower fell, but after that it cleared up and expectations of a fine day were general; but these anticipations were doomed to be blighted, for about two o'clock in the afternoon it commenced to rain slowly, but gradually increased until at length it was deemed advisable to postpone the remainder of the races until next day.
he first race on the programme was for sailing boats, and punctual to time the competitors drew up alongside the P. M. barge Shamrock, which wag the starting lace. The American Jaunch was the favorite for this race, and would undoubtedly have won it but for her capsizing about ile and a half from Papenberg on her A stiff breeze was blowing at the time, and in tacking she went over and thereby lost all chance of winning the race, though she was nearly a mile ahead of the secund boat when the accident vccurrel. A similar fate nearly overtook the Curlew's Gret cutter, but she contrived to weather the breeze.
The uncertainty as to the time when the event of the day would currie off, took from the interest manifested previously in the race; as it was, the race was started and won before some knew anything about it. The result was rather a luke in for those who profess to be pos-impression 1g was The
that the Shanghai crew would win, with the Kobe boat a goud second, while the Nagasuki boat was not to be in the race, These prognostications, however, proved to be adrift, for the Kobe boat won, with Nagasaki a good second and Shanghai nowhere, Phereasonassigned for the Shanghai crew being lust is very feasible indeed, The Whangpoo is built for smooth water rowing, and on account of the roughness of the water yesterday, the crew were yrevented from putting out their strength, for the boat was so low in the water as to prevent the free use of the ours.
In the canoe race, Kobe had it all their own way. Mr. Brown, who won the canoe race last year, did not' seem to be up rowing mark, His little canoe was loo small for such rough water, and to make matters worse the frail bark capsized, Subjoined is an account of the different events which came off during the day Saruxo Race.—Tankosha Prize Kindly presented Ly the ankosha Mining Company.—For all open boats. Entrance fee $5,—A Ist Prize and u 2nd Prize,—Covnse,—''o start from the Shamrock, leave Papenberg on the starboard and, round the Hiruso Rocks, with option as to turning; leaving Papenberg on the sturt board and in' returning, and_ winning between the Flag Buats on the inside ut Papeuberg.
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