AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 14, 17 January 1905, Page 2

AQUATICS.

The Victoria Cruising Clvi) held their second serk-s of class races in the harbour on Saturday nfternoon. A fine southerly breeze was blowing, which enabled the yachts to test their comparative spocil on all points of salllnjr. The course was as follows:—From sturtins lino off Freoinan's Bay round mark boat off Hobeon-street wharf, round ship America, thence round Scotchman, and back round America, thence round mark boat off Hobson-street. passing: flagship on starboard band. Classes 1 and 11. twice round; classes 111. and IV. once round: — Class I. —Tore scratch, Gladys Ini, Spray 2ni. Olyuipia 3m, Ofa Siu. Finishing times were us follows: Tere, ,-ih 7m 5Ss; Gladys, 4h Oin 4."5; Spray. 4h llm 28s; Olympla, 4h l'.'iu 11s; Ufa. 4h 13rn 14s. Result, deducting time allowances: Ofa 1, Tere '1, Gladys 3. Class ll.—Entries: Doreen scratch, Hetty. Rose, Wishbone lm, Masher 3in, Marl'tana Om, May Mone 10m. Finishing times as follows: Doreen 3h 51m 475; Hetty. 4h 8m 375: Koso, 4b 7m 11s; Wislihon«\ 41i lm is; Masher, 4n 4m 40s; Maritaim. 4h 19m 50s: May Move, 4h 12m 2s. Result: Doreen 1, Wishbone 2. MasDer :;. Class 111. —Handicap: Roma scratch, Spahorse 21m, Countess 3&ni. Hippie fun. Ibex 6m. FinliU»hing lime-s as follows: Roma. 3h 5(Jm 245; Se«horse, 3U .">Bin 245; Countess. 4h Srn Hi's: Ripple, 4h lOiii 20s; Ibex, 4h 5m .'ids. Result: Seahorse 1, Roma 2, Ibex a. Class TV. —Open Boats: Ailsa scratch. Mnpu 2m. Maml sm. Finishing times as follows: Ailsa. 81i 50m 475: M.ipu, :!h 7\2m 235; Maud, 3h 54m 465. Result: Maud 1. Mapu 2, Ailsa 3.