SAIL AND MOTOR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 63, 15 March 1915, Page 7

SAIL AND MOTOR.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON. The Mtoyal "New Zealand Yacht Squadron held a cruising race-to Walwera on Saturday. Marangi was flret across, closely followed by Arlkl and lorangi. The finishing times and corrected times were as follows: —Arlkl, 8r 12m, Hh 12m: lorangi, 6h 13m 245, oh 12m _*»; Bawene, 6h 30m 58s, tth 8m 55a; Marangi, 6h 36m, 6h 15m; Thelma, «h 35m 245, 6b 33m 245; Ngatira, 6h 45ni 275, Oh 15m 275; Viola, fill 53m 525, 8h 15m 525; Kotiri, 6h 54m 15s, Oh 24m 15s. On corrected, times" Bawene wis flfst' Arlkl second, and lorangi -bird, PONSONBY BEGATTA. SOME INTERESrmfO BACING. The Ponsonby'Yacht and Launch Cruising Clnb held a very pleasant regatta on Saturdsy afternoon. The weather was favourable to racing, and some very .Interesting events were witnessed. 7 The arrangements for "the oui Ing were very »bly_ carried out' by the officials of tbe clnb- The big scow' Korora made a comfortable flagship, and -the launches belonging to members of the club were s very satisfactory means of carrying the club's guests to and from -the flagship. The first class, yacht race was won by Pacific, with Queenle second, and Mahaki fElrd. Ksnee was. first in Of the second doss, followed *y Omatere and !soe. In the race for _0-2_ft mullet boats Waiina was first, with Ngslra second and.' Venus third. Mistral won the race for open boats Atang-ltT and Mascot being, wcoud uuu third respectively. Wee Meg proved herself fastest of the launches, I_m_ being second best and Okere third. '" --•■•. -