AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 32, 7 February 1916, Page 8

AQUATICS.

PATRIOTIC REGATTA. ~:V ft ' : -^- EVENT AT DEVOXPORT. ''I^ The fifth annual regatta of the North Shore Xacht Clab, held on the fcarbosr on Saturday afternoon, was conducted as a patriotic benefit. The officials for the day were Measrs W. A. Wilkinson, H. Hil], and B. Daniel" The races were started promptly and the afternoon was tree from the hitches which bo often tend to mar the pleasure of such, occasions. Owing to the Jight winds blowing duriajr the start of the races, the finishes were delayed until well on to dark. The following results were declared after the late edition of the "Star" -went to press:— YACHTS, 25 PEBT. Course, 10 miles. The following boats started in this raceHex scratch, Ida 2m, Ngatira v 6m Queenlc ton. Pacific 10m, Maiiki Urn, fepealweil llm, Daisy 15m. Alex 16m, Mar*es" e ISm Corrected times were:— JtaMkl, 6h 52m 2ue , Speedwell, Tli 2m 25s ".*.'.".'.".".".*.! 2 Obese were tlie only boats that finished. YACHTS, 2JOT BSCEE3JrNG 26 FBFT i Course, 10 miles. die following vessels started in this race: Starlock scratch, Celos BcratchTEmUT tere s*m, Doris 6m, Zoe Sim. ' •Corrected times were:— Starioch, 6h 30m 50s -, Bhiestreai, 6h 44m 30s ~ Zoe, 6h 47m 35s '" Z ............ j YACHTS, 22 FEET. Course, 10 miles. fj* 6 - followills is the llst « starters in the race for centreJward yachte not ex ceeding 22ft:-V«leria scratch, Lucille "'m Venus 4im, Doreen 6m, I>uk-ie 9m rUiir'. Om, Sylvia 9m. Hilda 10m, ,R^h^Sm The corrected times were: Valeria, 6h 3m 40m , Venus, 6h 26m 3os ~ i-ucillp, «h 2Sm 10s 7. Kahiri, eh 33m Is '.'.'.'.'.'.'. 4 YACHTS, 20 FEBT. Course, ~l miles. The competitors in this race were — Allies scratch, Decima scratch, \™ w , 44™ Merlin 6m, Rita Sm. Ngaru 12m " ' Corrected times were:— D*cima, 4h 40m 50s , Allies, oh 27m 5s ..""!!! •> YACHTS, 26 FEET KEEL OR CENTRECourse, 7J miles.

Sose. the only boat that started, passed over tha coarse in 1U 50m, yassea