YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 991, 5 December 1910, Page 2

YACHTING.

; r-r-0 ■ " * CRUISING CLUB. The. fresh southerly which prevailed on Saturday was welcomed by both tha yachtsmen and the'launch-owners. The newly-formed Wellington Cruising ' Yacht Club opened its ssason. The yachts > followed in a procqssion' te Day's Bay, • headed by the Ngaira, -which acted, as , flagship.. At the bay a very enjoyable . afternoon was spent, and tlio yachts re- .• 'turned home at their leisure. 3 TE ARC SAILING CLUB. The Te Aro Sailing Club's season was formally opened on Saturday afternoon at the Clyde Quay Wharf by .his Worship the Mayor, Mr. T. M. Wilford. A fair number of people wetc present, among them being the president of the club (Mr. " G. Winder) and the vice-president (Mr. J Ward). The opening took the form of a • race round the club's new course. The Mayor each beat off by firing the ; gun. The following is the result of the race:—lvaitere (scr.), 1; Nan (scr.), ; 2; ' Lotus (fimin.), 3. The Rival carried away her rudder and was unable, to finish. Th's race was for a trophy presented by Mr. Fred Ccoke. . LAUNCH RACE, s A launch race was got off on Saturday , afternoon under the auspices of the Port . Nicholson Motor Boat Club. The race was over the club's .Kaiwarra course, and was for the ;cliaiupionship cun. The starting times are as follow:— I Tender, 3 3 p.m.; Ma'.ii, 3hr. 13min.; Toanui, 3hr. 24min.; Puriri,' 3hr. 28min.; Veronica, ' Shr. 30min. 3(tec.; Ilex, 3hr. 31min. 30sec. ; s Sootia, 3hr. 32min. 30sec:'; Awapuni," 3hr. 37mm.; and Waioni, 3hr. ■ s!mjn. 30fi3c. The. result of the race was as follows:— Toanui (SOlmin.), 1; Maui 0 (4Hmin.)>: 2 s Scotia (27|min.X 3. 1 , EERETAUNGA BOATING CLUB. Tho second Series of races of the " Herctaunga Beating Club was ran off r last ..Saturday •to a fine fresh southerly, '- which laid the smaller craft well out at different times. Tho 14-footers were sent !j away to sealed handicap at 3 p.m. Their finishing times, less handicap, were as follow:—Gil Bias (2min.), lhr. 2min. 21 „ sec., 1; Wai-iti. (13min.), lhr. smin. ISsec., I 2; Hinau (2min.), lhr. 6min. loseo., 3. The race was for the secretary's trophy. .'•Tho 10-footers resulted ?s follows:—Mr. Griffiths's Huia (12min.), 57min. llsec., 1; Messrs. Rowe and King's Bronzewing ' (13min.), 50min. lOsec., 2; Mr. Keir's Tom [' Wilford (45sec.), SOmin. ssec., 3. .Ran off V to Mark Foy.