YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1338, 16 January 1912, Page 7

YACHTING.

ANNIVEi;S;U!Y DAY IIVKNTS. Arrangements in connediou with the Port Nicholson Yacht Club's annivrr.«ary regatta worn mndis at a KPiim-nl' meeting of the club hfhl at (lie Hunt Harbour ln,l evening. Thero was 11 n altpudancp <il about 110 over wliicli (lie <-liib's cfliniiiodorn (Mr. (.'. -f- Ward) presided. There will In- twn nici-s fur rach chi«-s----fir.-t and .si-coiul, 18-f<mtor.s im-l Jl-I'mik-rs —one for ciidi (.-Ink- in the morning, and thn ulher in tlm nftenrjoii. A milter race Im.-. ben -i't d:iwn, in which the Ainokura's bn.vs will (akn part, for a (ruphy presentrd by the lali> Thorndflii Dinghy Club. Tlierit will nhu be ;i NiivuU' uytter race, the prizes for tliia ovent beiiiK pennant.". 'i'lie eiltraiK.e fee for the first; und second class yachts for both nicci was fixed at 5~. for etich cln.ss. I'or the It and l 1?foolflrs' (.■loss the fee was fixed at -.«. (id. for bo(h races of each days. It was decided, thnt the entrance fee for the NavaU' raeo bo "is. Thn btartiiig times of the races will be ;t.s follow:—Jtorniilg: Sccojiil-clais yachts, 10 a.m.; first-class yachts, 10.H0 n.m.; IS-fMtrv-s Kl.ij a.111.! .M-foofrrs, 11 a.m.; Navnls' race. 11.1.J a.m. Afternoon: H-fC-niid-cla;3 yachts, 2 p.m.: first-class vachts. 2.H0 p.m.;* 18-footers, 3.13 p.m.; 11-footers, 3.30 p.m. Mr. ,1. Barnard was appointed hnndicapper for thf' U fl»d 18-J'oot classes, in the morning events, thu fir.-.t and secondclass yachts will use No. 1 conrte, and in the afternoon they will use the following .courf?: —From the starting line to Point theuce to steamer Takapuna (lying , off K'aiwarra). The T;ikanunn is to l>? rounded three times, and then the yachts will return In the storting line. The final 1 baats will use this special course all day. Owner's of yachts.who intend competing in .the event-- are notified that they must ■ carry numbers on thrir sails. All race.? will be started on the Jlnrk I'oy f-ystem. A member siiggviitc'J thnl they should ,bo started on the waled handicap sysbnt, but thn suspestion did not niMl with the approval of the majority present. Entries for all event? close v.-ith tho secretary at C p.m. on Saturday. During the meeting a. collection was lakeli up for the purpose of presenting a trophy to the ilotar Boat Club, in recognilioli of its services ■ to the club.