TO-MORROW’S YACHTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 577, 1 February 1929, Page 6

TO-MORROW’S YACHTING

SQUADRON RACES HORTON BEQUEST EVENT A general handicap for keel yachts and. a race for M class boats will be held to-morrow by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron over harbour courses. The keel yacht race will be started on the Mark Foy system. The first prize is £2O from the Horton bequest. Handicaps will be declared tomorrow as customary. Following are the ehtries: Rawene, Ariki, lorangi, Thelma, Prize, Nga-Toa, Ida, Rangi, Victory, Wairiki, Scout, Waione, Moana, Kotiri and Windward. The first prize for class M is £5, presented by Mr. J. H. Frater. The entries are as follow:—Manene, Matarere, Mawhiti, Maroro, Maia, Maratea and Mischief.

TAKAPUNA BOATING CLUB CRUISING AND HARBOUR RACES Cruising races to Surfdale and harbour races from the Takapuna Boating Club’s programme to-morrow. The harbour events will start and finish off the clubhouse, Bayswater. The course will be as follows:—Stai't at clubhouse, thence round end beacon, thence round mark buoy off Northcote, thence round mark at head of bay, round mark off clubhouse, twice round; all marks on starboard; finish between mark buoy and clubhouse. Cruising races will start off Stanley Point, between launch and dinghy moored south, direct to Surfdale, observe all fairway marks, and finish between launch and mark moored south. Following are the handicaps:— Keel Yachts, start 2.3o.—Ladye Wilma, off wind scr, on Wind scr; lona, 4Jmin, 9min; Maybelle, 6min, 12min; Alexa, 6min 13min; Eulalie, 6min 12min; Naiad, lOmin, 17min; Mahoe, 12min, 19min. H Class, start 2.4s.—Starlight, scr, scr; Starlock, scr, scr; Celox, scr, Jmin; Spray, l£min, 7imin; Awatere, 2min, 6min. L and N. Classes, start 2.4s.—Rakoa, scr, scr; Venus, lmin, 2min; Lovelight, lmin, 4min; Winifred, 22. min, 3min; Wairere, 2Jmin, 4min; Matariki, 4£min, 9min. V Class, start 2.ls.—Drone, scr.; Surprise, lmin; Mistral, 4min; Wild Wave, Mystic, 6min; Scud, Desdemona, Ngari, Bmin; Sunbeam, 9min.; Waitui, 15min. T, X and Y Classes, start 2.30.—0pah, Shalimar, scr; Joan, Ramona, 2min; Bronzewing, Jupiter, 4min; Rangi, smin; Manu, 7min; Maybelle, llmin. Z Class, start 2.4s.—Delphine, Kitty, Ripple, scr; Ace, l&min; lola, 2min; Tio, Bjmin; Arihana, 9imin; Trevic, 10£min. MANUKAU YACHT CLUB ENTRIES AND HANDICAPS Three races will be held by the Manukau Yacht and Motor-boat Club to-morrow afternoon. The first will be a race for launches steered by ladies, the second a handicap for yachts and the third a race for the 12ft Gin class. The race for the speed-boat championship of the Manukau will be held by the club on Februay 16. Yacht handicaps are as follow: Waitere 11, scr; Valdora, 7im; Waiapu, 9m; Champagne, 10Jm; Sea Gnome, Him; Cupid, 16m: Gold Light, 20m; Hetty, 23m; Florence, 26&m; Nyria, 27m; Betty, 27p*i; Sea Toiler, 35m; Westward, 42m; Mist Maid, 46m; Sea Lion, 48m; Pandora, 55pi. Launch Handicaps—Miss Clevedon, scr; Felix, scr; Rosita, 9m; Surprise, 13m; Dione, 17m 15s; Karma, 17m 15s; Mamselle, 31m 15s; Miharo, 34m; Regal, 34m; Elma, 34m 30s; A.H.8., 35m; Senorita, 35m; Miss Millie, 35m; Hinemoa, 35m 30s; Mermaid, 35m 30s: Lily Meg, 36m; Norma, 36m; Katui, 36m 30s; Wanderer, 40m; Ramona, 48m; lolanthe, 49m; Ngaroina, 50m.

YACHTING ON MANUKAU CRUISING CLUB RACING The Manukau Cruising Club has a programme of harbour races for yachts and launches to-morrow. Boats will start off their handicaps, limit yacht at 2.15 and limit launch 10 minutes after scratch yacht. Following are the handicaps:— Yachts.—Sylvia, Myra, Aoma, on the wind scr, off the wind scr; Champagne, 2min, lmin; Waiapu, 4imin, 2£min; Sea Gnome, Sea Horse, 7min, smin; Miss Mack, Hetty, 16min, lOmin; Sea Lion, Mist Maid, Una, 33min, 20min; finishing time limit half-an-hour after sunset. Launches.—Miss Clevedon, scr; Felix, scr; Dione, Surprise, Kahma, 15min; Pal o’ Mine, 15amin; Rainbow, 20min; M’Mselle, 33m in; Regal. Katui, 33 Amin; Hinemoa, 34itiin; Mermaid, 35Amin; Almira, 36Amin; Wanderer, 38imin; Mavis, 43mln; Cremorne, Vera, 45min; Salome, 47min; Ramona, Imp, 49 Amin; Grace, 51min; Tawera, 52min. A model yacht race will be held immediately after the bigger boats have got away. The club will hold its an r nual picnic to Waikowhai on Sunday. Boats will leave the main wharf at nine o’clock. TAURANGA YACHTING CSpedal to THE StJNJ TAURANGA, To-day. Two sailing races were held yesterday by the Tauranga Yacht and PowerBoat Club. The first, for boats from 14ft to 16ft, was won by L. Hammond’s Charm, with Wizard second and No Surrender third. The race for sevenfooters was won by L. Young’s IXL. Bovril was second and Mistral third. MODEL YACHT REGATTA Results of the model yacht section, of the Auckland Anniversary Regatta are now available: —Boys’ race (17 entries): Prospero, 1; Aotearoa, 2; Starlight. 3. Open handicap (9 entries): Silver Bell, 1; Felix, 2; Nigger, 3. SANDERS’ CUP BOATS MEASUREMENT BEFORE RACES Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. At a meeting of the Sailing and Power Boat Association last evening Sanders Cup arrangements were discussed, and a recommendation to the Dominion Conference was carried that all boats be measured at the contestsbefore each race by means of outside moulds.