■ ». ... The boating season m Titnaru, the opening Of which had unavoidably to be postponed on Thursday, owing to the inclement state of the weather, was formally opened on Saturdaj by a procession of boats. The day was beautifully fine, all that could have been de sired, from a boating man's point of view, o fresh breeze from the north-east just tending to make the water a little lively. Great interest was taken m the proceedings, and the members of the Club rolled up m great nnnv bers to take part m what was to them the great event of the season. There was aleo a very large attendance of the pnblio, chiefly ol the fair sex, and both the railway wharf and Moody jetty were lined with spectators, As had been arranged, the boats of th» Club — fouriu number— were manned punctually at half-put four o'cock, and being led off by tho captain m one of the four oared " inrigged boats, the procession left the club's ways The boats were rowed round the harbonr, and drawn up abreast off the end of the Moody jetty, and oars were peaked. The captain (Mr Robert Mackay) then rose, and m a neat speech declared the boating season opened. After cheers had been given m honour of the occasion, the boats were rowed back to the ways. The boats were then re-manned for the four-oared scratch races, all of which were well contested, _ The course waß from the end of the Moody jetty, round the wreck buoy and the outor mooring buoys, and back to the end of the jetty. Mi J. E. 8. Jackson kindly acted as starter and judge, and fulfilled his duties both faithfully and well. The results of the scratch races are at follows : PIBBT BBAT. Otipua— H. Tate (bow), D. MeLean (2), R. Goooh (3), Withers (stroke) ... 1 Otiao— Chisholtn (bow), H. J. McLean (2), J. Lawrenson (3), G. Shirtcliffo (stroke) ... 2 Withers' crew were the first to catch the ■Water and immediately »hot off with the lead and though Shirtcliff's crew tried manfully to keep pace with them, they forged ahead and won by s couple of lengths. SECO7TD HBAT. Otipua— J.G. Hughes (bow), A. Stubbs, (2), T. Birrell (3) , R. Mackay (stroke) 1 Otaio— J. Howe (bow), J. Scott (2), Goodall (3), G. 