YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 710, 8 January 1910, Page 11

YACHTING.

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■ .';■ FIXTURES-FOB'THB SEASON. ,; ; : Saturday, January- 15.—Handicap Races- . for second, third, and ■ : fourth-class :■. ; Taohts. .: : : I ■ ■'- -..'•:;.' v> ■■ - v }< ;■ January.22.—Aimiv.ersary'jßeeatta.' ;.;'■. Saturday, January. 29:—-Mills'e'Memorial Trophy (Handicap);.-for : j Yacrits' only, '■} ■ t K. ■.'.' ;, .' .j.',' ! ; ,' Saturday, : Fpbrnary - s.—7Ocean■'.' ■ Race, ... Handicap Race , for,' all lead-keel- '•■ Yachta belonging to the C1ub.',..:,,: Saturday,■' February.; 19.—- Ladies' Race, .•-.' General -Handicap.; Each-.. Yacht "to ■ - ■-. be sailed theVwhole;way, w by-.,a;1ady...-'. ■ At-:a : .meeting: : of■';the 'Port Nichplson Yacht.; Club,-' held': on,; Tuesday ■ evening, the'-programmo, for, .the. Anniversary. Day regatta. was drawn, .up.' ;:The following- , ' is a Euminary of;the,evants:—Handicap"race, for...Third-class 1: course; start'-; at- 10.30 'a.'m. : .:, General Handicap '.Race.-for:■ First- and ./Second: class .-YachtslT-Onco' round -'No. .1. course;. start, at ■ 10.45•'a.in'J i Handicap; Race- for Fourtli-class;- Yachts, i including all ;centre-' board, boats over 16 feet;-r<)nce round No. 2 course; start fat '-U': o'clock.' Handicap Race for Oil and,:- Steiun — Twice round motor-boat. , course; start at 11.15..' aim.;. Handicap -Race and - round -No; 3 , : cburse; start at :u:301a.m.; ;At;2;3P:pjri.; ; a,handi-. cap.-race "for.;.third^class- ; yachts i.will'- be started,"., the' cbur'se, being |,once .'round: No.' 1 boiirse.: ';Handicap .-.for .Second-class'-(A): VYachts;—pnoe i :round'';:No. l course ;'jStart j at : 2.'i5 ! p'.m'. •• .Race - for'. Sec-, .(BJi.Yachts. round tie:. same cijiirse'"■:at;-,3;-;.'o'clock.;:' At,.;.-3.15 -p.m.'-.-,a Kandicap:: ! race{.for : four^-cldss 1 ' centre;-' board yaclits,. over 16 ; feet," will Ab e' started,. the\course.being once round' No. .2;course. Handicap. Race "for ..Centre-board Boats 1 16. feet and ,urider. ,; -<)nce.round.No.;3 course'; ■ start 'at 3.30. p'.iri., .A; race, for' coal ;hulk sailing,boats .will'bo,.held at: 3.45,'. p.m.;' but!theNcourse.has not:been decided yet; At.l-.p.mv.a race, under .theauspices '.of the: : Port Nicholson,. iMotor Boat ',Club, : 'twice :,round'■ tho, motor-boat course,-.will.start. , : , - -;' 1 .: '■.>.'.:.\. ■ : :' ' : ; . The old:-W«Uirigton/'yaent. ; Wairere,; which.'.has.'Deen.iat Nelson;';for. :the'■ last 'twoiyears; has-returned here. The.Wairere' ooirimenced cruising'a;few. days ago, her::first : 'pbrf of ■■ call , 'being; Wellington. 'Shb,,was(ontt,iii'.:tHe'. , 'last'-'southerly' gale, , , ■and;'rode,'through; it ]well. ( .v .Her mizzen ma£t;h"as'',beeh. [done- away'with., .If."the'; weather. .is v at,' ;all \' f 6he> will - leave' -for'-'- Dunedin 'in ;:;abo.ut : ; ten ■ days' time 1 . J r- ['-A<'.';.<.■;■}•'.i;r; ;,'■'■;.-''.•.'■■.■'■■".'.■,■ V : - ~'•: Challerigev^up.'iWhioh'■ wae'race'd' for 'for the'nrst- time, last' Safe urday, '.was...wbri'jby. tke ,To-. Aro Sailing. Club.' :The boat;which secured the •" cup wds: Mr.; T.''-'Baillie*e'-VNan,'' she ; being,ia new...boat..': .The Club's scratch;;boat; ''.was , only, >; beaten:' by. -lmin. ;in ; this racej-: and the-Nan. is' built on" totallyiditferent'' lines to -,:the ;Rambler. ; ; ; :>; V ...';: V :'::. . : . ! ..y ■:..<;.'.■;?,■■■■■■■'.■■■'('' '■This,"afternobn ": the■-■Tβ "Aro;':Sailing Club-hold; a:race,'-for.iquare'bilge boats, for ■ Mr.'.. Fred l -.Cooke's .trophy.':'■ it • ought to 'if v.the-'windiis: fav-o,urable..',-'.i'.:.:'.;i';. .■.'-.::.■,..-■;■.'■• ■' :•• ' Mr.: ;S. : M'W^lliams's' scow'; Rival, , . has pretty 'weirended: : iJß'; "days.-,-".' I, ' The:, boat,; which ris tie; .oldest' .one; sailing ■' in .the I ■.'elnb.-.'-Hasj-had; a:lot; of.bad' luck'.'lately.' While ion ".New Tears Day,.,her'.deck partedvpompahy,,witn':)ier. sidesi.-'makiiig.;-her, leak' -badly;.'' She'.hai conseq'uerifJy,- r tb'giveVup the race'.:;:.■■,".";.. ~Mr.',Jamieson's launch. Ruihi'-is. to'.leave :for- -the.'Spunds' -this 'afternbori..:-.'!She.has. ■ beenV.'up"for , .a'oleaning.lately,-and-is all-ready^tp--leave, ;i,,'The v .crew.'.is; as follows;i:fMessrs. ■'■■ T^:Rae. + P..-.Moore, ■■ arid James ind 'John/Forbes.,-! ■■■.■'■:■;- 'j.:~ ■, Mr.- S. S'Gregor'e : 14ft; scow :; was launcHsd''lK^7 1 Saturday;.'';v,Slie "competed for; the ■ cup. ; ¥ace":at the; Petpne 'Regatta; and i'did/: vpry.. i iweU''for. : r;he'r.'':first-time ■ afloat';;'■:' y^ ■■■;:r'~<. : 'ii''r- ';•;-V;". ■:■■' , The:. Bailing' racesnat:ithe >lortteltbntßeti gatta-, ori> New" ..Yeaf's-.Day;~Awhile vthey.:. could jhaye-. a!? technical "interest.: for ;,'brily: a jminority .;bf ...'.tEose, : pr"esent,. :appealed' nevertheless i'tpj/alvery!large, iprp'nortibn,! of •' the: spectators.' ','..; The,iyachts,:carryiri'g< nearly 1 full; canyas^thehwijid■?.w , osV:-.to"o': stiff" to.'allow,:of;tbp^ail3,i,br7jey,en/,iii'some' cases ;bf'fSUsma»sml^piSi!i^ : a:;beauT: f^lv'.s^ht , as: J :they,.&le.d ,;; Breeze,:or.,.raii'.' ; .before;'itJ:wi£h,''Ttuge' b<il--lboa^ike^epiarnakete.iii'^r'tiieVf&st-c^ .yacht i iace,-:;-'for L Jve£Bels '■[ feet^on , j tiie; istran-.il :|ar,-cpmpet^ : ' , and:!iWon. :; Ipranp, : jof. : DTOc^.''?.tShe ; ,had : .-bnly'-'brie real ;nval,' the.'..'iKiai Ora,'- ; Y , i;onne; ; nbt-;hay-: ing-'Orriyed frprii p.unedin;;.?;The.Kia;.Ora ? had:; a , ..time'.'iilibwai\"ce-';bf ...-lSmiri.^-'the. Ibrai^..being."on,/'Bcratcl'i ; but- the' local'- ; boat ;* was 'not •■ able '■ to ' win' even * Mtk'- that , ,aid. l ;. , ''rTne/i^orangi <■ sailed 'inbeautiful; styleVaiuiKwon by. a 'minute arid?: three-quarters:-to There vwas'-,a fair prospect-, of Kia :• Ora.. winning,'--but .forihavinglbeenput out ofrher conrse.by ft steamer/;'but7-.that--''waßA'pne;!; 0f;..: the-' ■Ich'ances :bf ?'U»"-ganfe.V;:-.The 'second-clasa-race-JiWas ■■ woi::jby l : Summer; jboatj "■■the ' Waterwitch','.Trhibli':was- the''" scratch , boat. . The seoond;boat,': the; Swallow; had lOmin. handicap, :.and -sailed behind the '.winner,';'and itheVParerba, rfhioh- .was jthir'd, 'wai ; only: lmiri..' 22Jsec behind thervwinner.'-, ■' ■■■ '■'■:■':. ■■ -~ ■ ,'.'-.■■.•':