CLARENCE RIVER<\/strong> TO BE HELD AT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0GRAFTON<\/strong>, (QUEEN\u2019S BIRTHDAY)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Flagship \u2013 \u201cCity of Grafton\u201d, S.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PATRON\u2014HIS EXCELLENCY LORD LOFTUS COMMITTEE: Messrs. E. C. Lewington, F. W. First Race – To start at 10:30 am Seventh Race – To start at 2 pm The GENERAL ENTRY will close at 9 o’clock on SATURDAY NIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CLARENCE RIVER\u00a0ANNUALREGATTA TO BE HELD AT \u00a0GRAFTON,On WEDNESDAY, 24th MAY, 1882 (QUEEN\u2019S BIRTHDAY) Flagship \u2013 \u201cCity of Grafton\u201d, S.S. PATRON\u2014HIS EXCELLENCY LORD […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.graftonrowing.asn.au\/web3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.graftonrowing.asn.au\/web3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.graftonrowing.asn.au\/web3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.graftonrowing.asn.au\/web3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.graftonrowing.asn.au\/web3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.graftonrowing.asn.au\/web3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239,"href":"https:\/\/www.graftonrowing.asn.au\/web3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238\/revisions\/239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.graftonrowing.asn.au\/web3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u00a0ANNUAL<\/strong>
REGATTA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
On WEDNESDAY, 24th MAY, 1882<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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PRESIDENT – John See, Esq., M.L.A.
VICE PRESIDENTS – John M. Purves, Esq, M.L.A.
and D. Beatson, Esq., Mayor of Grafton
HON. TREASURER – Mr. T. Rudd
HON. SECRETARY – Robert Page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Chapman JP, H. Maurice JP, T. Quirk, T. S.
Mansfield, T. T. Seller, W. J. Hawthorne JP, F.
Norrie, G. Foott, S. See JP, A. Lipman, E. J.
Laman, J. O’Keeffe, T. Morrissey, A. H. Pegus,
F. Dean, M. Rush, J. T. McKittrick, F. Morrow,
G. H. Varley, J. Meillon, W. Goodger Jun. JP,
J. H. Munro, W. M. Wilkinson, W. Macquarie,
P. Leyburn, W. A. Irwin, J. James, J.
O’Burgess, W. G. Hart, B. Lodge, T. Page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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FOR ALL YOUTHS under 17 years of age, pulling
a pair of sculls, in light skiffs. First prize \u00a35;
second prize, \u00a32. Entrance, 5s.
Course – From flagship round flagboats off
Dovedale, and back to flagship.
Second Race – To start at 11 am
FOR ALL AMATEURS employed in offices, or as
indoor salesmen, pulling two pairs of sculls, in
light skiffs, with coxswain. Prize \u00a37 7s (or trophy
of that value). Entrance 10s 6d.
Course – Same as first race.
Third Race – To start at 11:30 am
CHAMPION RACE for ALL COMERS, in
wager boats. Prize \u00a350 (if two scullers from
any other colony, or Sydney, start); second prize
\u00a310. Entrance, \u00a32 2s. In the event of two
Sydney, or other colony, scullers not starting,
the prize will be \u00a320; second prize \u00a35.
Entrance \u00a31 1s.
Course – From flagboats off Dovedale, round
flagboats off Fraser’s Sawmill, round flagboats
off Dovedale, and back to flagship.
Fourth Race – To start at 12 Noon.
FOR ALL YOUTHS, under 21 years of age, pulling
two pairs of sculls, in light skiffs, with coxswain.
First prize \u00a37; second prize \u00a32.
Entrance 10s 6d.
Course – Same as first race.
Fifth Race – To start at 12:30 pm.
FOR ALL COMERS who have never won a prize
exceeding \u00a310 at any public regatta, pulling a
pair of sculls in light skiffs. First prize, \u00a38;
second prize, \u00a32. Entrance 10s 6d.
Course – from flagboats off Dovedale, round flag-
boats off Fraser’s Sawmill, and back to flagship.
Sixth Race – To start at 1 pm
FOR ALL AMATEURS employed in offices, or as
indoor salesmen, pulling a pair of sculls in light
skiffs. Prize \u00a37 7s (or trophy of that value).
Entrance 10s 6d.
Course – Same as first race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
FOR ALL COMERS pulling a pair of sculls, in light
skiffs (handicapped). First prize, \u00a325; second
prize, \u00a35. Entrance \u00a31 1s.
Course – From flagship, round flagboats off Dove-
dale, round flagboats off Fraser’s Sawmill, and
back to flagship.
Eight Race – To start at 2:30 pm
FOR ALL SKIFFS, under canvass, not exceeding
22 feet in length, 5 feet beam, and 20 inches
deep. Time allowance, half a minute per foot,
no boat to rank less than 19 feet. Centre-boards
and fins allowed. First prize, \u00a310; second
prize \u00a32. Entrance 10s 6d.
Course – from flagship, round flagboats off Dove-
dale, round flagship, round flagboats off Dove-
dale, and back to flagship.
Ninth Race – To start at 3 pm
FOR ALL COMERS who have never a prize at
any public regatta, pulling two pairs sculls, in
light skiffs, with coxswain. First prize \u00a310;
second prize \u00a32. Entrance 10s 6d.
Course – Same as fifth race.
Tenth Race – To start at 3:30 pm
FOR ALL SHIPS BOATS manned by crews from
any vessel in port, pulling four oars, with
coxswain. First prize, \u00a35; second prize \u00a32.
Entrance, FREE.
Course – from flagship, round flagboats off Dove-
dale, round flagboats off Fraser’s Sawmill,
and back to flagship.
Eleventh Race – To start at 4pm
FOR ALL COMERS pulling two pairs sculls, in
light skiffs, with or without coxswain. First
prize, \u00a350; second prize \u00a35. Entrance \u00a32 2s.
Course – Same as seventh race.
Twelfth Race – To start at 4:30pm
FOR ALL COMERS paddling a cask. First
prize, \u00a32; second prize \u00a31. Entrance 2s 6d.
Course – once round the flagship. Conditions –
Competitors may use any description of cask,
but no fins or ballast of any kind will be allowed
to be attached thereto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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