The Jubilee of the Colony,

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 406, 21 January 1890, Page 2

The Jubilee of the Colony,

AUCKLAND CELEBRATIONS: GISBORNE BOWING REPRESENTATIVES.

There will be a gay time in Auckland next week, when the Jubilee celebrations will attract an enormous crowd of people into the city. From what we learn Gisborne, the most southern town in the Province of Auckland, will contribute a fair proportion of people to the large number that will assist in making tha Jubilee an event long to bo remembered in the history of the colony and in celebrating it in a manner worthy of the occasion. At the same time the Poverty Bay Bowing Oiub has determined to show that thongh the position of Gisborne maker it lacking in many of the advantages which are enjoyed by more advanced cities it yet possesses the same sterling material wfiiob in the past has enabled great difficulties to be overcome, A challenge has been made and accepted to a match with the Auckland Club, and this district will be represented in about half a dogen regatta events, fbe qreiy selected to go to Auckland are; — W. Walters, stroke O. Hansen, 2

W, Marshall, 3 J. Walters, bow R. Walters, cox.

In the whaleboat race J, Adeane joins the crew to make up ths proper number, The crew will leave by next Sunday’s boat, reaching Auckland on Monday, After a couple of days to look roqnd and get over the effect of their trip they compete in a whaleboat rqqe on the Wednesday, On the 30 th they row against the Auckland Club, and on the 81st they take part in another whaleboat race and three gig races. From this formidable list of engagements it would appear they have set themselves a big task, and whatever may be the measure of their success their pluck ia highly commendable. From advice received ‘ from ™ho has had an opportunity of judging RS to" tbs rneritg Ol both the Auckland and Gisborpc crewej the ißttef certainly ought to have a big say at the finish. Jn'iUy cake they will assuredly give a good nGQQQQt o| thenjselves, and though Auckland has many advantages over them the result will prove whether our men cannot afford to make them allowance. The crew to go South are also likely to hold their own against anything that ursy be brought against them. The crew are ;4-‘ ,J, Nisbett, stfoke G. Richardson, 2 A, Sawyar, 8 t, Ijaelie, bow'

Nisbett's crew row Wellington on February 4, and, then, after a holiday at Dunedin, on their way homeward they meet the Napier crew, on the 17th February. The members ot bdth'erewa are lona fdo working men, and a steadier lot of fellows could net be found anywhere in New Zealand. r

The following are the weights of the rowing representatives :—W. Walters 11.0, W. Marshall 11.12,0 Hansen 10.5, J. Walters 10.6, J, Adeane 84. R. Walters (cox) G. 5 ; J. Nisbett 10.10, A. Sawyer 10.11, G, Richardson 112, T. Leslie 0.10.