MILLIONAIRES IN THE PACIFIC

Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 230, 29 September 1926, Page 7

MILLIONAIRES IN THE PACIFIC

11 ' t i ■ ■ '■■■ PANAMA TO FIJI RACES. CAPTAIN A. C0E-SM1TH. ' > LONDON, July 12. An inferesting • pei'sonality is at present in' London — Captain A. CoeSmith, late Gommander R.N., who is well known in New Zealand, and has relations in the Dominion. He has just come to London after a year's cruiso 1*11 tho Pacific, and is helping to organise a soimewliat extraordinary fixture — a race between Pariama and Fiji, which is to take place next year. A number of Americans and Canadians are trying to arrange this 6000-miie race between big sailing schoonors, and such a sporting evenfc would be more at the hazard of changing weather conditions than even tlie liistoric event with. which Sir Thomas Lipton's name is so widely associated, for the venue of the proposed race is subjeot to dead ealms and treacherou.s south-east trade winds Capt. A. Coe-Smith has had ncarly a score of years' experience in the I aeifiic, and the cruise on which he has just returned was undertaken uu1 Mr YY . Wai la.ee Near, a wealthy Caiiadian, a. member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. who in business is (onnocted with the PageHersey Tubes Oorporntibn of Toronfe. Captain Coe-Smith commanded for Mr Near the 450 ton three-master with 250 h.p auxiliaiy Diesel enguie, tlie lvallistoi. Mr Near bought vessel at Kiol, which it, left under the Panama flag, and it was

arfceiwards fitted out in England. Tn t.his eountry the Kallisto was suspccfced at the time of bcing intended for runr running, as she carried two fast inotor laimohes. However, in the ejid the Ivallisto got away and has since done the 6000 miles run from 1 anama to Fiji in 25 days. Her routo was through Torres Straits to >mgapore, through tho Tndian Uoean, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean to the West Tndies, and tlience to Mahone Bar. Nova Scotia where Mr Wallace Near and Iiis 1 1' ' ' ■ n - fllscm,?arked after a vear's tiirillino; cruise. From . vSoutliampton. Capt.1 Coe-Sniith covercd 35000 miles. 'fbose interested in sea travels are looKing for ward to seeing tho clnema ti r \ 111 color wero taken for Mr Near. They have been rxhibifcecl 111 his own Iiouse in Can ada., and are shortly to be scen in London.