AUCKLAND YACHT CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 246, 23 October 1897, Page 2

AUCKLAND YACHT CLUB.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Club was held last evening in the Harbour Board Buildings, Mr T. Henderson (Commodore) presiding. The report and balance-sheet, as published in a previous issue, were adopted, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Commodore Mr Thomas Henderson ; vicecommodore, Mr T. Kilfoyle; rear-com-modore, Mr H. F. Windsor': treasurer, Mr R. S. Reynolds ; secretaries, Messrs W. A. MeCormick and D. Carter; auditors, Messrs J. AViseman and J. C. Webster; committee, Messrs J. L. R. Bloomfield, A. Buchanan, H. H. Partridge, J. Ansenne, G. V. Edgcumbe, W. Jagger, A. Harvey, Dr. Coates, and Captain Gibbs. The annual subscription was fixed at 10s 6d. Messrs Breen, Harvey, and Pittar were elected members, and six new candidates for membership were nominated.

Ifc was decided to apply again to the Admirality for permission to fly the blue ensign on the Club's yachts, and to have the distinction Royal Yacht Club. The Victorian and Queensland Yacht Clubs wrote promising their support in the inauguration of annual championship races for the smaller yachts. The Port Adelaide Club forwarded a series of recommendations, and stated that they were agreeable to the proposals of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron to make the competition for 1-raters instead of 24-raters. The suggestions of the Port Adelaide Club were approved, with the proviso that the measuring rules of the English Association in force before the competition were agreed to.

The date for the opening of the season was fixed for November 13th, when the yachts will go through a series of evolutions in the harbour. The prizes won in the Club races last season were presented to the winners before the close of the meeting.