OTAMATEA REGATTA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 899, 17 February 1930, Page 7

OTAMATEA REGATTA

EVENTS ON LAND AND SEA

From Our Oicn Correspondent DARGAVILLE, Sunday

Grey skies and intermittent showers yesterday resulted in seriously affecting the attendance at the annual regatta held at Pahi, under the auspices of the Otamatea Regatta Club. For years past this popular annual attraction has been held under favourable climatic conditions, and had the weather cleared after the exceptional downpour of Thursday evening and Friday, there is no doubt that the attendance would again have been large. It was found necessary to curtail a number of events, including some of the launch races, owing to the conditions prevailing. In the case of the launches it was found that the engines of several refused to act after negotiating in one or two events, due to flooding. Kypara, owned by Mr. A. G. Lowe, and piloted by Mr. Kidd, capsized while taking part in the outboard motor-race event. owing to cylinder trouble. On the land, however, the woodchopping events were particularly’ well patronised. and were watched with keen interest. Following are the detailed results: CHOPPING EVENTS Open Standing Handicap, I2in. block.— First heat: W. Hasie (16sec), 1; F. Underwod (12sec.), 2; N. Hastie (12sec), 3. Time, 495. Second heat: P. Hoey (IS sec), 1; J. W. Smith (18sec),_2; Bain Finlayson (12sec), 3. Time, 45sec. Final: Finlayson, 1; Hoey, 2; Smith, 3. Time, 37see. Won by a blow. Open Handicap, Underhand, 14in. block. —W. Underwood (26sec), 1; J. W. Smith (26sec), 2; N. Hastie (18sec), 3. Time, lmin 7sec. . . Open Handicap. Standing. 14in. block. — First heat: T. Snelling <.2Bsee), 1; L. Worthington (20sec.), 2; B. Kelly (ISsec), 3. Time, lmin 30sec. Second heat: Bain Finlayson (20sec), 1; P. Hoey <2B sec), 2; N. Hastie (20sec), 3. No time taken. Final: Hoey, 1; Snelling, 2; Finlayson, 3. Time, lmin 14sec. Won by a "bare margin after an exciting finish. FIELD EVENTS Men’s Sack Race. —K. Fergus, 1; D. Fergus, 2. Women’s Sack Race.—Miss A. Tilbv, 1; Miss K. Hill, 2. Boys’ Handicap.—H. Manson, 1: V Tohu, 2. AQUATIC EVENTS Outboard Motor-boat Race (about fotir miles). —A. Becroft’s T-lopalong. 1; J. Tavlor’s Reliance, 2; C. Pengelly's Whoopee, 3. A. G. Lowe's Kypara capsized. Sealed Handicap Launch Race. —Smith’s White Wings (handicapped 6min 40sec). finishing time SSmin 20sec) 1; G. V. Linnell's Cyclone (handicapped at scr.. finishing time 30min 50sec). 2: R. Paikea’s Maitland (handicapped 7min, finishing time 42min 50sec), 3. Four competitors. The De La Brosse Cup for fastest time was won by’ Cyclone. SWIMMING Men’s Race.—R. T. Sellars, 1; A. Sellai’s, 2. Greasy Boom.—A. Sellars, 1. Corfu Dive.—B. Smith, 1: R. T. Sellars. 2. Girls' Race.—Gwen Skelton, 1: D. Birkby, 2.