Southampton Amateur Regatta Club: The annual regatta commenced Tuesday and concluded Wednesday. The attendance of yachts in the river was very poor, owing probably to the committee not having made arrangements to prevent their regatta clashing with the meeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, and the Cowes Town Regatta. … (description of events )… The concluding but not the least interesting match of the day was for a prize of six sovereigns, for two-oared boats not exceeding 30 feet in length, manned by members of the S.A.R. Club: Heats: 1st boat to receive £3; 2nd, ditto, £2; 3rd, ditto £1: The entries were as follows: Gorilla – Beaton, Shergold and McCormac; Ariel – Bartlett, Gordon, and W. Weston; Waterwitch – Bienvenu, Webster, and John Barnard; Amberwitch – C. Hall, H. Pinsent, and H. Bonsustow. The start was no means a good one, the last-named boat immediately taking this position in the contest. The Gorilla went off leading, followed by Ariel and Waterwitch in succession, but in rounding the mark boat Ariel took first place, which she maintained throughout this and the succeeding heat The prizes as awarded were – 1st Ariel; 2nd Gorilla; 3rd Waterwitch. A duck hunt in an interval between the rowing matches terminated in favour of the duck – The subsequent day’s sport will be found in another page.
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