FINALE OF THORNDON DINGHY CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 930, 24 September 1910, Page 9

FINALE OF THORNDON DINGHY CLUB.

» ' -MEETING TO " WIND UP." ~ ' The seventh aniiual general--'meeting of : the Thorndon 1 Dinghy: Sailing Club was held in the Clubhouse lait evening; . The annual : report , and' balance-sheet -:were read and r.dople<l. The-business of the evening was to ithe effect that . the aifairs of tho club be wound up. : Mr.. A. Q.'Scott,, in,speaking to the:motion,-(referred to the^ history; of the club 611100 its ' inception. A start was made'with a fleet of;-thirteen boats-of all shatea -aad sizes,' principally .'yachts', dinghies. ;-These, ,-ih faot, .the happiest'days;of the olub.-,'As : time Wore .on, Bailing.-, niaaters. aaid , owners began" to-feel-the, ,want of-more powerful: and -'.faster- 'ornft...- '.With this object : in, view;,: they; approached., Aubkl.and buildew, iind. ; ,the': result was. that a 'good; >fa«t,, seaworthy typo' of boat ,* Was ;: inWoduced. This..-wae , tlie-/Start of the battle jforthe- fitst'est beat' in theyllcet, anil AHiich has'led' to the winding-ilu of the. club.' It might havei been noted that boats, .'have, been- bought, .out of the club' from (ill 'pttrte or . New .Zealand to start other similar-clubs,;and-to, compete with the remaining, ..bpati.- It is impossible to get youujf b-.ood with euffioierit. capital and'grit to enter, into" the: sport; .'Financially, the club was in a very good position, It was proposed that- • with tho funds in liaiul a handsome challenge cup shoultl be. purehasedi and , presented' fw conipetitioii '' annually . between" sailing clubs'- iii Port Nicholson. ~.' . ..The dohation of ,tlio toid.eup.-was'. left in 'the>h.!inds of Slessrs. W. Jtobrc, F. H. :M'Keevei', and H. Rowell..: The only reistrictibhs placed 011 the cup wre that it. should.. be- raced for; as' "The-.Thorndon' Dinghy Sailing'. Cliib's Challenge:'X'up." ; -. The. olub. has. also other, cups out for: competition, - including ' the championship rose, bowl; ;and ..Dale's Challenge Cup;. These have, been raced for. tiince- the: incfeption of' the .club, having never been won. outright., They, are. at- present, held by Messrs. I>.' Moore and B. Nathan. It was decided that, these be .left in Iheir hands,; providing that' if ever a dinghy ?ailing;.olub should be revived they should, Sgaiii be, forthcoming for competition. ■Another cup presented , by the club for .annual' competition between crews' of the ; New Zealand Government training : ship Auiokurd, was left in tho hands of the trusteed'appointed, whoj' with Coiiiinnhder Hooper, shall supervise, tho contests.,. . . The club's, marlt-buoy in Oriental. Bay was handed over to the .Te Are;Kaihiig Olub. . The-appliances' iii hand.;for decdrations : at-- social funeticus' , .will .be handed over-to.the A?ellington : old Girls' Association.; : ' . .. . ' ■ _ i •The- thaiiks. of the club (it was stated I iit the meeting) are duo to the flag oflicers who have' done much to further the interests 'of the club, and also to the press for-the publicity, which they have given' to club affairs from time to time. Thanks are also given :to the donors 'of trophies ih..years past.-. • : , '*•••,-■.