HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 747, 21 February 1910, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

; IFrom Onr Soecial CorresDondcnt.l i HERETAHNGA BOATING CLUB. : . The annual race for the Heretaunga Boating,'Club's:^challenges gold medal'was Maed:ou ,Saturday.. Five boats started -in' the : racej' wh'icn was sailed under the; Mark Foy: system. ' The first boit away,was the/Clara, with OJ'minutes, ;\Yai:JVej;u' 3liuin.', Gil;'Blas 3jmin. a Spray 2min. , and'-the; Puna'scratch. The course .lay round Somes Island,-thence to Rocky 'Point t across, the starting line— aUittle over'sCTen miles. The southerjy, a heavy'beat to:windward, was . the., resnltj- the fleet ch'oosihg short tacks oift."? (£^s®4SoS^*ltK'^Sß&a,' v Qie' order.'of. the-,boats wero:' Gil Bias leading by a !quarter;of -a, 7 -mile r ,(-;-Wai-i ! Wet^; second, Runa third, and Clara and Spray a good half "mile behind ..the : leader. .' Spinnaker sails were,nowJgot;out,' and the'Runa lost ,Wai Wetu, ;th'e' Gil .'Bias':?-.,ln'tKe>ltfJwj6^ : it2pw anybody's when, Runa ■shot .race,in "4hrs. .'}Bmiii;:Bsec'r'; i Gil' I Blas;crossed lOsec. later," Wat Wet"u~lyihg;;:4ssecf. behind .Gil .Bias; ' ' Clara, ,-lhrs., 62min.; 2sec'.;,.Spray, ;4hrs. 52min. 256 c." :Messrs., Bittle ..and iM'Donald'sißuna' is the-cup, winner; for the ensuing.year.. . -

OPEN-AIR CONCERT. ■ T vieW of tHe ( approaci)ing; contest,* the -Hutt, .and .jPefcorie CStizen&jßrass' Band gavo'an open-air concert" oh; the Petone Recreation Ground^h'Sunday afternoon. There '■ was; a large" attendance, and. it is estimated* that'the proceeds' in aid. of the contest fund will amount., to a good sum. iAmong,;.the .various:: delightful . selections given -in' the .afternoon's . programme was the 'contentElection-"Arraiiged; by'; Mr. W. .Short, .;. ;• VHIGH 1 SCHOOL' FOR PETONE. ■ The Petone: School Committee had' before. . them • again onVFriday; ' night ■: the proposal to establish a high school proper in' the/suburb. -'Replying" to - the 'application' of tho committee that Petone should be allowed- to. have a high school,, the Assistant' *• Inspector-General ; :.of ,;,Schools 'wrote that,: as Petone - and : Hut t wero to be regarded' "as'-'practically: one arid the same , place! .under 1 Section 94 of the Education'.Act, 'there was ho ; statutory power to take :action.. . ..In another letter,' the Assistant Inspector-General - stated that, further.' consideration.'would be given to! the request 1 of -the committee when an application' was'received'from' tlio - Edu-, cation Board in terms of Section 94 of the Act;: / After, "discussingthe. position,, the committee decided ,to .writeV asking the board to'drop' their r«inest ;to have the Hiitt High School-retained: in' tho event of a high.school being established at ..Petone.- The committee also; decided to ask the board to forward to tho Department the petition signed by XPetone residents. .