AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 65, 16 March 1908, Page 7

AQUATICS.

»_ j I VICTORIA CRtISING CLTJB. The Victoria Cruising Club held their j final series of class races in the harbour ou Saturday afternoou. Followiug are the Pa F t i'r'st' ,) nass.-Emerald scratch, Seagull t 6m.. Why Not Sm, Liua Sm, Kamo 12m, I t Following was the result:—Why Not 4hrs ( 45m 7s, Ist; Seagull 4hrs 46m 495, 2nd; . Kamo 4hvs oOni 2os, 3rd. 1° Second Class.—Wanderer scratch. Mayo 7m, Moua Sin, Rose Om., Niobe llm, lincounter 1-iui. Orangi 23m. Following was j the result of the race: Encouuter 4u 52ui ] 40s. Ist: Moua 4b 57m 355, 2nd; Wanderei 5h 7m 535, 3rd. Third Class. —The boats in this class fin- ( ished as follows:—Fairybell 3h 54m 445, Ist; Rawhiti 3h 55ui 425. 2nd; Koina 3h 5Sm 51b, 3rd: Uettie 4h 2ai 50s. i Fourth Class. —Colleen, scratch. Doveen j lm. The boats finished as follows:—Doreeu 4h 3ni 30s; Colleen 4b 7m Us. Fifth Class.—Couutess, scratch, Bronzwing-. scratch, Ventura 2m, Estrella 7m, ' Success Sin, 'J'lictis Sm, Mamu ltmi. The t boats finished as follows:—Success 4h 20m | U'Js, Ist; Estrella 4h 24m 325, 2nd; Mamu j 4h 25ui 2(is, 3rd; Ventura 4h 31m IBs, Couu-i less 4h 50m 2Ss. The winners of the different class trophies are as follows: —Ist class, Why Nm, 11 points: 2nd class, Encounter, 10 points; 3rd , class, Rawhiti. 11 points: 4th class, Doreeu, IU points; oth class, Estrella, S points. PONSONBY CRUISING CLUB. The Ponsouby Cruising Club held a yacht race over the usual harbour course on Saturday afternoou. The entries were: Emerald, scratch: Alva, 3m: Sybil sm, Maru 6m, Glady 7m, Rhona 10m, Hetty 10m, Awatea 12m, Siola 18m, Bio 20m. The finishing times were: Emerald 4n 4">ru; Glady 4h 55m 4s; Alva 4h 55m 355; Maru oh 3ui 20s; Rona 5h 10m 455. Siola did not finish and the others were nonstarters. The time allowances do not affect the positions of the boats, Emerald being Uret. Glady second, aud Alva third. niCHMOND CRUISING CLUB. 1 The race held by the Richmond Cruising Club ou Saturday afternoon, resulted as ■ follows: —Mowal Ist, Valdoru 2nd, Mci 3rd. LAUNCH RACE. A motor launch race was held by the Royal New Zealand yacht squadron, over a : 10-knotts harbour course, on Saturday af- ', ternoon last. The starters were: Kotiro, ! scratch; Floral, 9m; Winsome llm. The 1 Kotiro finished at 4h 23m 50s; Floral at 4h i 29m 30s; Winsome at 4h 32m 14b. On time r allowance Floral Is first; Winsome second, > aad Kotiro hii^h.