AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 288, 5 December 1910, Page 7

AQUATICS.

ROYAX, N. Z. YACHT SQUADRON. The Boyal N.Z. Yacht Squadron imM their first yacht and motor boat races on Saturday axteruoon. The wind at ''.he time or starting -was well easterly, a. good sailing breeze, but it died away us the afternoon wore on. The course was troin Queenstreet wiiarf, round the North Head, keeping in the fairway, then round Raugitoto and Motutapu, finishing at AI-jtiatki. The following were the entries for the yatht race:—Ari&l scratch, Rawene &im, Ilex 6jni, Ida 10m, Marangl llm, KoUrl loiiu, Aorere 10m, Victory l'Jm, Windward 25jm. Arlki and Kawene crossed the starting line together, followed by Ilex one nilnu-te Mter, Wind-ward 2m, Jlarangi 4!n, Kotiri Urn, Ida 4Jmi Aorere lliu. Victory did not start. AJI yachiß ■worked the North Shore to escape the strong Hood tide that mis sweepIng up the itarbour. At the North Arikl ha. destabllelied a very fair lead, and Rawene was sailing extremely well, standing -well np to her canras. After passing the Rangitoto Beacon, Ariki stood well out to sea, while Rnwene worked closer along the shore, -which, gave her ull the advau'tage, ne at Blllygoat Point ehe had gained considerably on Arikl, -which could not make up time sufficiently to win. On corrected times Rnwene is first, Arlki second, and Aorere 'third. The entries hi the power boat race were: Tahatu, ilatareka, Elsie, Winsome. MataTelm crossed the -line one inlnn-te after the starting gun hod fired, Tahctu lm 5b niter, Elsie lm 10s, aud Winsome lm 1-Ja. All 'boats steered a course to clear the Bandspit bwoy, and after rounding the North Head kept to the fairway, going the same course as the yachts. The Winsome gained all the way round, and made a very easy ■win. The results are as follow:—Winsome 1, Tanatu 2, Elsie 3, Matareka 4. VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB. The Victoria Cruising Club held their first series of harbour races last Saturday afternoon. ThoUgH a good breeze was blowing down the harbour, it did not have the &ame strength wliere the club was starting the races, though quite enough for some of the smaller boats. The following are the entries, -with their handicaps: .Mahaki Bcratch, Miro scratch, Wairlkl scratch, Valdora 7m, Eona llm, Rose 12m, Nlobe 14m, Konini 10m. The fintehliig times were: Mlro, oh (to lls; Wairiki, 5h 5m 4s; Valdora, Sb ta 8s; NTobe, 5h 29m 10s; Rose, 5h 31m 33b; Konini, 5h 34m 41s toiliaki did not finish. Corrected times place Mlro first, Veldora second, Wairiki third. Second Class.—Sadie scratch. Calypso scratch, Emerald 2m, Glady em, Cyronn. 6m, Mnni Sm, Lira llm, Giunet llm. The ■finishing times were: Sadie, 5h Urn 3£>s; Cyrona, 5h llm 10s; Calypso, 5h lint 38s; Maru. uh 13m; Emerald, 5h 15m 235; Gludy. 5h 21m 2s; Lann, 5h 25m 3Ts. Oannet did not finish. Corrected times place Mnru first, Cyrona second , , Sadie third. Third Class.—Venus scratch. Mown! scratch, Acaciit scratch, Hetty 2m, Hilda 4m, Pawongti 4ra, Winnie sm. AU the boats kept close together, the Venus finishing first, MoTval second, and Acacia third. Corrected times plm-e Venus first, Pawonga seroud, Mowal third. Fourth Clasa.—Decrm.i scratch. Seahorse lm, Eileen ljm, Kio r>m. Flnlahins times were: Decima, 4h 48m 5Ss; Rio, 4h 58m 575; Seahorse, 4Ti 50m 12s; Eileen, 4h r>!)n". 545. The corrected tihiC3 were: Rio first, Decima second, Eileen third. The Rio won by one second. Fifth, (fines.—Sceptre \fcirnt<;h, MSstra Bcratch, Eclipse sm, Bm, Wandonga Bm. The finishing times were: Mistral, r>h Om 255; Bceptre, Oh Om 2'.te; Eclipse, oh 42m 20s. Lasca did not finish. The corrected times place Mistral first, Sceptre second, Eclipse third. NORTH SHORE CLTTB. The North Shore Rowing Club held its second set of tria.l fours on Saturday. 'Good -weather .prevailed, although the ■water was ellghtly choppy early In the afternoon, but cahnM down on the full of the tide. The following crr-ws -were selected, and some good racing resulted:—G. Seapar, B. JohnfiXcww", 3. Blaki\v, -\J. Morris (Ngaro); W. T. Wynjrnnl, T. Duffy, L. 'Spinley, D. Marks (Waihoe); the Rev. McX«eaii, G. Buahauan. Rtophcnson, Stcphonson (Ngeri); W. Wyuyarcl, h. Frnser, Whit Wynyard, S. Bongnrd (Ng.iro); E. Dalley, «. Carduo, L,. Weston, F, Kinssfprd (Wnlhoe); F. Bennett, H. Gn;bb, E. IVays. K. Bongard (Ngaro); R. Splnicy, P. tVestoh, A. Powl-ey, A. Carr (Waihoe). The course selected was three-quarters of a mile, starting off North Hettd. and finishing off the Magazirie Rock. The results ate as follo-ws:— First Heat—Bennett's crew 1, H. Splnley'e crew 'A AVwu by thTee-quarters of a length. Second Heat.—O. Senjfiir's crew 1, TV. T. WynyartTs crew 2. Won "by hnlf a lennrth. Fin-al.—This proved a most exciting rnee, ■with a very close finish. At the word "go," Seajrar's cmv got in tbf> lend, and led for Uirce-quarters of the distance. Bniley and IVpnnott were overlappiiiK one another. Towards the finish the boats die'w together, and at lire dose fl shoet would huro covered thpm. Bailey's crew wßn by a anvas, with Bey, 2, and Wyn. Wynyard's 3. This *as one of the bVst races the club rdmombers. B. SwlHnerton wiis cox for the -winners. First and st-c----ond prizes aro to be distributed. Mr W. Swfanerton noted as judge, and Mr B. C. Wykes starter. ST. GEORGE'S ItOWING CLUB. The St. George's Rowing Club held sculling trials for the George Cup ipresetited iby the Hon. Seymour Thorne George, .' M.L.C.) at the club house, Judge's Bay, tliis afternoon. The trials Were subdivided ! Into four heats, a seml-fvniil, nnct I final, and three of the heats were decided this afternoon, the j results being as follows:—Cozens. 25e, beat j Stichhury, 235; Pycroft, 30s, beat Cargo, 1 355, and Scott, 355; V. Aimer, 255, won by ' default, it. Aimer, lus, and Dihton, los, 1' will row the fourth heat to-morrow morning. The semi-final will be rowed on Tuesday evening, and the final on Wednesday

The following crews have been selected to compete for the Bowsell Cup on Saturday next:— First Heat—E. D. Elliott (stroke), C. Carr (3), S. Scott (2), T. B. Scott (1); T. Adams (stroke), K. Aimer (3), P. Westbury (2), A. E. White (1); R. A. Bach, (stroke), A. Spencer (3), R. Pycroft (2), Jacob! (1). Second Heat.-—H. B. Harper (stroke), N. Mitchell (3), S. Stichbury (2), B. Balia (1); U. E. Alpe (Stroke), H. Laird (3), H. G. Reilly (2), Thornton a); F. R. O'Gorman (stroke), J. U. Cooper (3), J. O'SuUivan (2), Anderson (1). Third Heat.—C. E. Stone (stroke), G. V. Aimer (3), E. Fraser <2), It. Cargo (1); A. Linton (stroke), Mctirath (3), O. Scott (2), T. De Itenzy (1); R. 15. Alpe (stroke), C. Coaens (3). B. Elliott (2). T. Monkhonse (1).