Port Adelaide Regatta Programme

Back and front cover with list of events, rules and List of Patrons and Officials in official programme for the Port Adelaide Regatta held on Monday 2 January 1888. Price threepence. Patron Sir WFC Robinson KCMG, President D Bower JP, BH Laker Hon Secretary. Yachts, fishing vessels and coastal vessels competed in a series of events held throughout the day. Oarsmen also participated and there were novelty games such as Greasy Pole and Duck hunt. Port Adelaide's first rowing 'regatta' took place in September 1838 between Captain Hart of the Porcher and Cook of the Eden for the amusement of their shore-going friends. There was a sailing race and two rowing races. Regattas and rowing races were part of sporting life on the Port River from the earliest days of European settlement.