PAREMATA RACES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 109, 4 November 1939, Page 22

PAREMATA RACES

FLOCLAIRE FOR SANDERS CUP TRIALS

Even a withering blast on. "Mo" Shearer's time-honoured trumpet could not bring even a zephyr of wind to the becalmed boats at Paremata last Sunday. Some of the crews of the firstclass boats which w.ere milling round the doorstep of Mr. Shearer's bach in their endeavours to make headway

against the tide, received well-meant but not. very helpful suggestions.

The light northerly breeze which eventually sprang up gave Putoririo the advantage, and she took the lead, followed closely by Dora and Lois. After a brief interval .Miss Josephine and Runa set out in chase, but in the light conditions the odds were too great and the race resolved into a hard tussle between the Lois and Putorino, with Dora gradually slipping back. George Fisher at the helm of Putorino made no mistakes and maintained his lead till the finish, crossing the line 25 seconds ahead of the Lois. Dora and Miss Josephine finished at long intervals, and Tassie and Runa retired during the race.

Although they did not experience the same difficulty at Shearer's as the "fourteens," the Z class boats were becalmed for a long time further up the channel. The lack of wind was trying to all the crews, and in particular to Mcl Watson, the Keena's skipper, who retired to the clubhouse in disgust. At Shefarer's buoy, Marie led Keena, Robin, and Twink, but by the