YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 664, 15 November 1909, Page 5

YACHTING.

■ • RACING,.SEASON COMMENCED.;-- - ; |, The first of the series- of Sices' under ;tl»; :. auspices of tho Port;Nicholson.Yacht Club warp-, ,'i sailed on Saturday afternoon. A'stiff northerly;' .-*''.. was blowing at the beginning' of the racing.,'. ■but it eased off; as the afternoon advanced,: , and still • left a good full-sail breeze.- The : General Handicap, for first, second, and\.thirck;->~ class yachts onlv..attracted; five majority of .the .bigger yachts' hot 7,;.' v for- racing at.-present 'Janet, ,Lizzie,,Nanbya,''';!. : and Mahaki got away ; weU birt- the V fifth competitor, Patronus,."which; .anchors•,' in ;'.. Evans Bay, was 31 minutes late in crossing the; >f line. The Janet completed the course,in tii» ;,.'.'.' fastest time, b>ating Lizzie by. 86Ten minutes,);;' but as she was allowing the smaller' boat 15 ..'.'' minutes handicap, -the race• went to' tie"Lciaa,. : ,: which was; sailed-' by her-ibuilder, Mr, \E. ; .",, Bailey. Nanoya; fihißhodi third, 24' minutes .be-.;' hind the Lizzie.. Makahi was fourth .a 10ng,,, way behind, and. Patronus fifth. ■:■. ; . 1' ;,..../.. The fourth-class 'race only .attracted /threat;' starters and , resulted in a win for Wharoho, '~-., with Tuna second, 14. seconds ahead of Maahu- ,/; nui.--':' .■•!- .■.■'•. '.--'ri'.-X .:-';.:»;'..■; '...■ ':.,.-":;.'->v;f " iThe half : dccked boat race drew four starters, -; "Rambler winning from Redwing by about four'., < ■ minutes, Doreen,'. which. filled tiurid; position, a v being' about seven minutes behind'.-Redwing«>t) The■■■ Doreen and the Winifred..were 'five'.<■ minutes late in crossing / the ; starting . line, ■','; Messrs. O. FTeyborg.and J. H,-Barrett actedv .as starters .'and handicaptiers.,...',-. •. ;■ ;. ;' .'■';;:;; ;.'-' v Detailed resnlts^'are'as^undeirtT-..;?'■:','■-. ■.;■■;■ *'ll General .Handicap,; for' : .first,;;.'second,: ..and .."0 third-clas3 yachts. ; From, starting line..'at-;i' wharf, \ round Falcon, Shoal; buoy, and: Somes Islandij and back ,to;wharf.; .'. '•■■•■•.,'';■:'.-.; ;;'i; ; 'M";Lizzie (15 minutes),' Shrs.. 2Smin.;o7sec;;..'.i. ; 1.;,, Janet (scratch), shrs.'2lmin. i..1- r ,..i,.:».i..V2 Nanoya (25 minutes), shrs; 45minv'20seb.'.;'.*..;; ;3,-.•';;.■ Also started: Patronus. (15 '-mHmtes), .and Mahaki (20 minutes). ;,'■;; -'''-■: '■-'H; ; .'

Fourth-clans Race. Whareho (3 minutes), shrs. 15mm. SSsec'...... ;I. , Tuna. (seratoh), shrs. 20min. : Slsec 2 Maahunui (scratch),' shiß. 20nrin. 45seo. — 8 „ The only starters.' _' i , ' Half-decked Eaee, under 16ft.' B&mbler (scratch), 4hrs. 18fnin. 57sec. ...,„... 1 . Redwing (scratch) 4hrs. 23min. 4sec. ~„ 2 Dorcon (scratch), ,4hrs; SOinin. 51seo. ..... 3 Abo started: Winifred (Stain.), and finished ' at 4hrs. 88mm. SOscc. MOTOE-BOAT RACES. The Pert Nicholson Motor-Boat dub got off ■ two races and also decided the aggregate ; prize 0 for last season, which necessitated a race-off; , , between Vidn and Tejder. Tho result of this event was a win for'Vida; The boats turned out in good trim and tho racing Vas interesting, Tho results are as under, the starting time (Mark Foy system) being given in parentheses:— Handicap for Boats over 25ft. long. Tamwha (9 p.m.), 4hrs." Ooiin „ 1' Veronica (3.8 p.m.), 4hrs. 13min « 2 .. VWa (3.4 p.m.), 4his. 13imin S Also started: Punri (3.6 p.m.),,4hrs. 15jmin, Handicap for Boats under 25ft. long. Cygnet (3.12 p.m.), 4hr6. 38Jmin. „ 1 . Ferro (3.4 p.m.), 4hrs. 42nnn. - 2 Maui (3.26 p.m.), 4hrs. 44Jmin. 3 Also started; Tender (3.0 p.m.), 4Ur6. 44min, • 45soc.