"Qld-timers" were somewhat surprised and not a little disappointed to find enthusiasm at an apparently low ebb for the opening events this afternoon. Conditions were delightful, and there was the usual display of bunting on the bridge and river side; but there was no crowd, no busy activity on the river, and the regatta seemed to have shed some of its social glory of past years. The number of houseboats at their moorings was' small in comparison with former displays, and not all were occupied. Can it be that rowing is becoming' "old-fashioned" and has lost its attraction except for those immediately concerned? Or was Saturday an "off" day?
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