SAILING.
— <yTho Thorndon Dinghy Sailing Club Rot oft a race last night, for a tropby presented" by Mr. T. M'Keevcr. • Of late, the. weather has beon very unfavourable, so • owners. were • anxious for a sail. ' , There was a 'squally northerly blowing, "the majority of the boats being reefed. The .entrants were as - follow L. Palmer's Zcl. scr. j 15. Bailey's Thelma, scr.t ,T.- S. Swan's Blowfly,-2miu.j Joiies-arid, Sargent's Oco, 2Jmin.; B.; Stirling's. Ypras 21min.'[ A: Aldred's irex, 2)inin.;. J. and F. Scott's Bona, p|min.; J. . Scott's Spray,. fimin'.'; . W. Moore's Ajaic,' : '2miri.:' Scott- and : Smith's Scotia', 7inin. Just .before the. start, .the Zel. capsized, so the. Oeo'stood by: her ; and did not start.' On the boat to windward; the Blowfly (which was. currying' full sail) displaced. tha limit boats in: tho lead,' a position which sho held throughout. An,excellent race Vesulted.-in a win .for the Blowfly at Til. 275min. ;' Spray, second, at 7h; SOmin.;' Thelma,. third, al; 7h. SOJinin. The others-finished as follow Ver* 7h. 30Jniin.; li'ex, 7h. Slrnin.: Rona, 7h. . 311- . min:j '-Aias, 7h. 33riiin. Mr. .T. Rfl'dmona acted as starter, jndgo, and handicapper, andMr.; 0.. Scott. frame<l the handicaps. A handicap race will be Bailed next Wednesday' ctsu- , ine.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 61, 5 December 1907, Page 6
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201SAILING. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 61, 5 December 1907, Page 6
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