AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 283, 28 November 1921, Page 8

AQUATICS.

POXSOKBY CRUISING CLUB. GOOD UACIMJ IX SQUALLY WBATHKR. Tlie Ponson'ay Cruising i"lub held races on Saturday for the larger <hoats and launches to Arkle's Bay and harbour races for ithe three 14-foot olaases. There was a liard breeze blowing from due west, which gave a lot of trouble to the crews of the small boats, one of •which, Ola HI.. <-apslzed ' off 'N'ortihcote Point when lyiutf second in the race for the one-design class,' which necessitates a ..re-sail, •Great interest was taken in the race for the one-design class, for wnivh there were 13 starters. It -was a pretty start, all being well placed at gunfire. Des«rt Gold slowly drew away from the others, and repeated her performance of the opening day, leading all round the course. The following are the details of the racing:—

General Handicap.—This race was sent off at 2.85 p.m., the entries being Queenie. Waitere, Sadie. Starlight. Wairlki. Kotcre, Omatere. Mavbelle, Marie, Valeria, Forest Gold, Colonist. Lovelight, 'Lucille, Yemis, Waiapu, Mowai, Xgnro, •Uoueu. trloaming, and Xgawa.

From a good start Waiapu ■went aca'OSS the line first, closely fallowed by Waitero, •Valeria, 'StarlliiQit, il>oveliglit, Omatere, Marie. Forest Oold. Queenie, and 'Mowai. iMaybelle followed 3J minutes late, Colonist 4 minutes, ;Wairiki"4 mins. lo sees., and Sadie 5 mins. All set spinnakers for the flat run to 'North Head, from where it was a lead to the finishing line, off Arkle's Bay. Waitere was. leading down harbour, with -Starlight eeeond, and a good race between ■these boats ensued all the .way. Tln> finishing 'times were: Waitere 11. (scr). 4h 51m Is; Queenie (scr), 4n 54m 235: Starlight (tin). 4h 55m 3€s; Omatere (sm). 41i 3em 275; Marie 5h 17s: Maybelle (Sm). Ch 40s: (Valeria (ll.m), 5h 3m 19s: Walriki (4m). 5h ICm 15s; Verms (14m), oh »m 14s; Forest Gold (llm), 5h 10m 14s; L-ovelijtfit (i2Jm). ;3h 10m 21s: •Gloaming <21m). 5h 13m 4Os: Colonist (10m), sb. 17in TOs; Xgaiva ('2l m), i>U 21m 47e; 'Uonen (ifSm). 5h 23m 18a; ■Mowai (15m), 3h 30ni :!os. 'Corrected times place iWaitero 11. first. Onmtere second, etarlight third.

Launches. —This race was sent on* a-t 2.-13 p.m., the starters Countess. Lot>w Victor, LAlwyn, Klla. Surf, and Kufbryn X.. in this order. Surf and Loew Vtetor sooa went ahead, and this was the ordiir round XorMi Head. The finishing times wore: STirf 0»m). 4ft 19m 0s; Loew Victor (scr). 4h 27m 475: Kathryn -K. <18uj). 4h 2!) in ytts; Alwyn (24m). 4h 40m 4Ms: Blla (40m). 4h 4-' m 50s; Countess (3Sm). 4h Wta 435; Imaiiota (34ui), 3h 53m 4s. On time allowance Ella is first, Kathryn K. secoml, and Surf third.

14-Foot One-Design Class. There were seventeen entries in this class, and thirteen starters. The race was sent off at 3 p.m., Betty being first away, closely followed by Ola 111.. lionii. Idler, Resolute. 'Viper, Desert Gold. Meteor, Kyrta. All Black. Joan, and .Snipe, with 'Shirley very late. The direction of the wind gave « dead slog to thti mark off the Watchman, and all worked short boards in the 'tideway. 'Desert Gold, Betty, Kesolute, and Ola soou Jiad a lead from the others, and by the time 'the top mark was reached the issue was hardly in doubt, for IDesert Gold again proved lier superiority in n hard breeze, and slowly but surely ■worked out ahead of the fleet, rounding the mark nearly two inluutes to the good. All set spinnakers for the run to 'the Nortncote mark, Desert Cold rounding -this -with a iead ) of 2 rains, r> sees. She increased this to - iriius go seca at |- lle lee Inar jj i tlle order round this being Desert Gold, 'Resolute. Meteor, Ola. Joan, Mler, Hetty Itoua ■SnipeNyria, All Black. Viper, and'Shirley.' The um.?^,™ , and < lfcl not finish. |?% 2 "o r a r^t^ E^% e 2 S»S-« Si SHHr^-^SS 14-Foot Square Bil"e Cln<;<: tw, , fe D a 0 fn o |l^ fc|n H fer £4^3 i scratch} 4H 55m 24 S .°DW e *£ : scratch) 5h 0m 16s. The corrected «m , do not alter the positions, whicn arc • Sel . Gnome 1. Sea Deil 2. Dixie P. The officers for the day were'- Starter ->nrt w lr - IL R - Arthnr: timekeeper. Mr ■iJjD-yKoss; judge at Arklc's Bay,, Mr. E.