OUTBOARD RACING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 845, 13 December 1929, Page 16

OUTBOARD RACING

TOMORROW’S PROGRAMME HANDICAPS DECLARED The outboard division of the New Zealand Power-Boat Association will hold a series of racing events on the Wlmu River tomorrow afternoon. The programme will include elimination trials for the selection of the Auckland boat to defend the interprovincial challenge, shield at -Russell on December 27. The programme is as follows: B Class Handicap, 3 laps; start at 2.45. —Nymph Junior. 4m 10s; Sun Ray, 2m 10s; Fleetun, lm 50s; Rowley Hoppa, lm 50s; Miss Edna, lm 50s; Chancit, lm 40s; Breakaway, 20s; Ocean Mule, 5.5; Miss ser. . Elimination Trials, first heat, 5 laps; 3 o’clock.—Hum Bug IV., Silvertown Kid, Baby Gay, Ocean Mule, Breakaway, Miss Marquette. Elimination Trials, second heat, 5 laps; 3.ls.—Sea Horse, Miss Arawa, K. 0., Baby Olds, Miss Akarana. C Class Handicap, 5 laps; 3.3o.—The Chief, 4 m 20s; Nymph. 2m 15s; Miss Marquette, scr; Blue Streak, scr. Final of Elimination Trials, 5 laps; 3.4s.—First, second and third in heats to start in final. General Handicap, 5 laps; 4.ls.—Subject to rehandicaps: Nymph Junior, 7m; The Chief, 5m 30s; Sun Ray, 4m 20s; Breakaway, 3m 30s; Nymph, 3m 30s; Blue Streak, lm 20s; Miss Marquette, lm 20s; Miss Akarana, lm 20s; Baby Olds, 30s; Miss Arawa, 20s; Ocean Mule, scr: Silvertown Kid, scr; Sea Horse, scr; K. 0., scr; Baby Gay. scr; Hum Bug. scr. The course will be from the startingline between jetty and staging on Robertson’s Point, thence round top mark, red-flagged, keeping yellow channel mark flag on starboard hand; thence round mark on starting line; all marks to be rounded on starboard. The officials will be:—Starters, Messrs. E. Maud and E. L. Buchanan; judge, Mr. A. M. Wilson; handicapyer, Mr. C R. Wilson.