PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 8

PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUB.

f •:. OCEAN ;RACE. \ '.-;'. : ] ;.-, :>ON BY THENAJIOTA. •..,... J ; •The Port. Nicholson; Yacht was'favoured with perfeot weather, for,its ocean race heia-on Saturday,afternoon,, and the course for-which was from Glasgow -Wharf- to andround : a_ launch off. Island Bay and Tjack to. the wharf. ,The. starters and: timekeepers were as under :-Syren (H. Chishdm), scr.: Janet (Dr. Makgi I); smin.; Mahina' (Dr Fell), 7mm ;. ViW, (Hobbend and Elton), 12mm..,- Patronus- IW. Crawford), 25min. Nanoya. (A. Holmes), 40min. The whole of the •■boats started off under full mainsails, and .Nanoya, Mahina, and Janet took the lead ,to:the Halswell buoy,: which was first reached by : Nanoya... After rounding the buoy and easing the sheets off at Kau Bay for the run down the entrance, the Mahina and Janet wfent to .the front,- but; Nanoya hung on weirm -the-rear.' 'Outside 'the Heads the weather was'still perfect;-and the various .boats, carried; their ..sail .without any difficulty., .The., leading ..boats, were' still clpse_toßfithor .when Island Bay was reached, but Mahina was leading,, and . rounded the buoy. half, a minute ahead of the' Janet. JNanoya _was • next -' eleveir-niinutes behind j J?-, 1 - na, and tnen came Syren, Patrorius, and .Viking: m the .order, named, the lastmentioned boat being .16 minutes after ,the Mahina, when she rounded the mark. .The home journey -saw- the Janet, and Mahina j i. a lead s b y themselves,: whilst yNarioya ■and-.Syren,were battling-:togetlier-.next,- arid .Patronus .arid Viking last/ 'When:;the-Ma-Dina.-and -the: Janet came, into-:sight of the wharf and.into :th&'last .sketch- it was noticed that .the Hahina was flying all her kites,' even: to' topsail and flying jib,' the wind having slackened: off .a' good- deal; : The' "Janet had-.a huge balloon: jib,, whichriiade her yaw a H PW: ■ tlle . :p¥ce,. whilst :.Mahina,kep.t:..a perfectly.:..: straight. '..course. ; An , interesting racevhqhie- saw the' "Janet.finish"' first;- with less 'thin' 'the • two■ minutes ; she 'was conceding .the Mahina) to spare.;, The next.pair, . Syren. and. 'Nandya-j hadlari.-even closer race' 'homey fi'r.st one boat "and then the'other-lead-ing ;"righ'tut). to ;the-; line; which was .first erqssed :by. Syren, ■ who beat' her opponent by .the.ns . o\v/margin .of 30-seconds: ; ; Patronus w,as .next some distance, away,-/ arid: Viking follbwect: her.■ On.looking into the, time ■ al'lowances,'.it;;waa.fouiid:that:tKeNanoya canned: off the- first prize, Dr;Fell's trophy, whilst Mahina took second' place, and- Janet third. ■' . ' :' ".■ ' '.". '•' .';■■'.' ~'■••■•...■■•. : • ~,;., ;.;-'. THE '.' ;; - ■,;.,.'.: .'-■: .The.,third:of the series :pf-races for; , the championship of ,the Tho,rndonvDinghj:;Club was. sailed !ph\ Saturday...afternoon, only five boats,, Thelma,;:Zgl, ■Blowfly;; Rona,: and Vera starting'. '.Thelma and 'Zel,drew aw.ay-,.fr6m the others .'in. the; first /round," and •.lodjiri this' order, all 'thp way.pver' the 'course:' with the Blowfly : next, a' .lopg-w.iiy, behind,- arid ■Rona : ; sti.U .further-iway;,-fourth.-! iThe.'Vei-a did.not complete the coursp.'i-ThVchampion-: sKip ; hais beon.;w6n.by •The]nia ! v:wh'ich : .:.Bas: been- sailed;■ throughout by. E;f Bailey.' ■•'■'.' '■.■: .O-f ::■ V-^::;HALMEpkEES;-'i-.\ V'.' '?X ■■■ ;The'.face. for. half-decked' boats ■•under'-16 feet/ whichVwa's'-postpdhed;:frbm ; -Anriiversary. Day; : !was Veiled;., ori' but of' •: 15; entries' -.only. six' starters. • crossed 'tile' •lih'ev-■;•;h^The) ; bjindica'j>s. we^e ;;:Ra'mblerV'4iriin;'; Dpreca,' 4min.'; Gil- : 81a5,.-:Bmin;';-Marofd, llmiti.'Tharesult .was.: ..Ramble.fj :,1; MarorpV 2 • Ruriaj "3. : ' ■' - : - ;Six:.laiiri.ches J turned qut : .f or; a.' the. aiispices of the Pdrt'.Nic.holson-:'.Mptor ; Boat. Oliib, and' the result -was as under ':—'■ Tender, -67min.,- 1-j- Sylva)- 38min;.,. 2j-yida, 171 m m ,., vß'.. Also started: -Puriri; iSJnin.-;' Veronica;lsmin.; Hand F,, 6min.-. The raca was - sailed under, sealed l ,- handicaps. ■; ;■. :

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. v ' . i'in- • ) i< i J j) ill?/).. DIED.AFTER EATING IVILD HONEY. (by telegraph—press association.) ' Hastings, January 30. A Maori named Gregory, after taking wild honey, fell dead. He was in the act of chopping a tree in order to obtain, more honey.

'.■".■/■•' no medical' certificate.; - ■ ; ■"■■'' ■'..' ' r .-:' ■:;Hok|tlka,;January3o. ; .' •A Chinaman,' β-gei. about; 66,, died;on; Wfcd-' liesday at Stafford after, complaining of pains during the : night.-"'At- the'inquest held, the' doctor said .ho was unable w>. account 'for death'.,; The stomach'.and-.'contents';are, : sent to'the'Government analyst 'for report! DEATH ■UNDEE'CHLOEOFORM;', : . ■;. ,' :; (BY TBLEGEiPH—PEESB :iSSpOUTION.) ■...•. : '■■'-. ,'.'•' ''■.".:;■'.■■'■iN\: .i;/; : i■• '■'■■'. Levin,. January' .■■3o. ■ .; The •.adjourned;, inquest.. oir the -.-, body;. of Bridgbt W'alsli.who died at;Otaki Hospital on Thursday morning, was concluded at Otaki yesterday; - beforS Mr..Nation, coroner. •. ■■' '.' The evidence of Michael:WalsH (husband,of decease : a),-D_K .Bufchwaite. (in charge of,the hospital),;Miss-;Sealey, 'Car-, niichael. (w?td 'sister),' and Dr. •.Faulke;: was. taken.. The evidence,showed.that every care had,been, in administering.the chloroform. Deceased had passed successfully; through it' a. month since. .The.medical evidence tended to prove ifchat a clot, of blood' had affected the, heart,'and ijhat the chloro-, 'form may not.have been , the primary cause'of death.. •■. -.' ■;; .-,.,', , .-,•. ;• -, ',S,."< .:• ....■■.:■.:. •. ;

ThW jury. returned'a .verdict;of death from .misadventure,'.and;'.a, rider was added completely: exonerating; Dr. Huthwaite and his assistants.- . ■>- ~'••'.■■ i .-'■'.".- ; ••■..%..■"■'■

FALL FROM 'A HORSE.

.'■" i',".'■■■• '■'■' Inveroargilli January 31.-'i ■A boy named Lfggato was thrown from a' horse on Saturday, night in town, and severely hurt, his arm being shoulder die-' ■locate'd,'-' ; and, his. ankle'twisted. ■'.■ • i

, :. ' ; .' : ' :; Dunedfo,;January'3l. • ~.' A man named Walter Lawson, a bachelor,' aged about -60 -years, died- to-day 'as 'the re-'sult:,of-injuries, sustained .yesterday; ■• De-i ceased- was '.employed, by Mr.'Scott,- a 'farmer, i;pfr North 'and ;.after ffinishihg : work -in'the: turnip', ;g6t/on :a horse to ride home.' 'The;horse.took fright and'rari' away'.- • La\yson -was•.•'unseated, -and' apparently: tangjed-'in the' chains; being dragged about a mile. The-cause of death .was concussion 'of the, brain.; Deceased ;had no latives in the' Dominion:- •'•■.--'• ■ i

\ FOUND DROWNED;: ;■/ i ":'■ ■■"■■' ' '".'"'•■ I nveroarghl, January 31;:' ; At the inquest on the'body found recency in the Pomahaka River,-the jury found that' deceased, Frank Fulton, was found drowned,' there being nothingto show how'he got into the river. ;■ ■'-. . ,-,. ,;■ ' ■■■. . ... . '

Inquiries regarding the death of Donald Fraser, found drowned in the lagoon on Wednesday last, showed that- he had suffered for four years from an intestinal -complaint, "and had been operated on two years .ago.-The , his'death he had had a very severe, attack, and had decided'tc- go: to the hospitali An-inquestvwas deemed unneoes- 1 ' •'■'• .-■ v:■ -. -..- ■--.■■: .■>. ~.,;■ ■ ;

FOUND IN THEHARBOUR. ; ■While fishing o£E. the Patent Slip yesterday aboui'6,o'clock Mr.' Frederick Falconer, - . , 0f : 72,.Russell Terrace, noticed a .body in-the water near by..'. He secured it,' arid pulled it ashore, alid sent for the police. Constables Larkiri' andDbgga'tt renioved-the body to .the morgue; where' if was identified as that of William 3rumby (17' years), who ha.d been missing, from his.home m Kilbirnie since night.. Brumby was a- driver in % ompltjy. of Mr. William Telford, dairy-! man,! of Miramar. .On- Thursday; he. was-in town,; and left his bicycle! at ; Te,Aro railway station at 8.30 p.tn;,. saying to the clerk that it was t<>o-dark for.him to ride home. I.He was riot seen alive after 9 o'clock on Thursday evening.. When found the body was fully, dressed, except for cap and boots. Deceased has relatives, in.Hastings. An inquest will be held' at the morgue this afternoon. .'■

The two r arid-a-half year old :son ' of- Mr; William. Day,, caretaker of.the Garrison Hall, had a nasty fall'from achair yesterday morning, with the result that his leg was broken above the knee.. The boy; Stuart James Day; .was taken to the h'oepitiU for treatment. '