ANNIVERSARY REGATTA

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 25, 31 January 1928, Page 15

ANNIVERSARY REGATTA

light breeze all day.

all classes at close

QUARTERS.

harbour a mass or sails.

The 88th anniversary of the foundation of the Dominion was celebrated yesterday in the time-honoured way by a regatta which attracted very large entries in the sailing division, but the motor fleet were rot so numerous as usual

The morning wa3 fine but overcast with a light air from the west which made the racing very slow work. All classes were grouped about the starting line waiting for their signal to go, but it took some of the boats a long time to get clear of the flagship. Alive with sailing vessels, the Waitemata was a sight that made the heart of all aquatic folk rejoice. The periodic bark of the little gun at the stern of the flagship, noisy raillery between spectators and contestants, and the old familiar gurgle of the keels are all an essential part of the Anniversary Regatta, which caught the popular imagination in the year of its inauguration, 1850, and has held it ever since, despite the claims of other attractions.

With flags bedight, the auxiliary three-masted schooner Ronaki, moored in the stream, directly off the Sheerlegs, made an ideal flagship. Her ample deck amidships was awninged for the comfort of officials and guests of the coaimittee, while Capt. F. Kasper and his crew were most obliging to all.

During the forenoon the flagship was visited by the Mayor of Auckland (Mr. George Baildon), the chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board (Mr. H. R. Mackenzie), and the chairman of the A.Y. and M.B.A. (Mr. J. B. Johnston) who were received by the chairman, Mr. Endean. Captain, Wells, R.N., of H.M.s. Diomede, and Commanders Atwood, de Selis, Morgan and Bradley boarded the flagship and took the keenest interest in the races, the butterfly effect of white wings in the distance being remarked upon by the naval visitors.

The committee responsible for the regatta this year were as follow: Messrs. W. I'. Endean (chairman), E. B. Webster (vice-chairman), A. M. Gilmour (hon. treasurer), J. C. Hewson (hon. secretary), B. W. Beaumont, A. Burt, Captain Ross, A. Braund, J. Longbottom, W. A. Wilkinson, G. Mobberley, G. Mackenzie, J. Weir, A. R. Hodgson, A. F. Smith, T. McWhirter, H. R. Arthur, J. W. Baillie, T. McKnight, C. H. T. Palmer, W. E. Uttingi F. E. Foster, S. F. Compton, R. G. Dacre, E. L. Buchanan, Alex. J. Collings, W. Catley, J. H. Frater, J. Garrett, W. Goodison, Ben. Smith, W. Vaughan, A. Jeffs, Geo. Laycock, P. Young, G. Miller, E. Griffiths, J. McGehan, C. 0. Johnson, Geo. Deery, G. Winter. Ths racing ofucials worked hard all day, events being continuous from 10 a.m. till after 4 o'clock, while some of the boats did not finish until 6 p.m. 1 THE KEEL YACHTS. Promptly at 10 o'clock the first-class .vaclrts were sent off on their 24 mile Jo^™e y -,' The wind now had a little more f Sunflre the fleet wept wowly across the starting line in this order: iorangi, Nga Toa, Ariki, Thelma, Rawene, Arize, Victory. Mo, Moana, with Waitangi. Heartease and Ilex late. With the wind J »lL ' speakers were set, which helped them a bit against the strong flood tide, hut it was little better than a drift. loTangi and Ida kept down th-e BorWiern shore, but Nga Toa. Prize and Bawene kept well over on the southern Rifle,-which avoided the strongest tide, and ffiey drew into the lead at the Bastion mark, £oa_rounding two lengths ahead 01 Prize, with Rawene third, and the ethers slowly following. It was a lead down channel for the Duder Spit buoy off Rangiwto Beacon, and as they rounded North Head Nga Toa still led. The finishing times were: lorangi, 4h om 4s-; 'Rawene, 4h Om 245; Nga Toa, 4h !i 28 « ; Victory, 41i 56m 235; Prize, 4h ; y*' - ,h 20m 41s. * Result: tE, I\\ N?a Toa ' 2 = I«rangi, 3. Ariki, not fini' h ■ a ' llex and Heartease did

SECOND-CLASS YACHTS. tn'iR 8 Jpcond-class yachts went away at lnwif H2r Y." being first acr °ss. fol. ki fl' G,oria na. Waione, Daisy, ' Ranßi - Ladye Wilma. «nV°fw d i d .Y ry well in the "K" weather tJmLII! nl,h was: Waione, 4h 46m 21s; 3m 2n«^ir n Vf , i I J n 475; Windward, 5h 38a ? ot m 225; Ran K i - 10m 07m I J aha y', oh 23m 53 5; Gloriana, 5h -7m 15s: Daisy, 5h 31m 375. Result • Waione 1, Windward 2, Daisy 3. '

THIRD-CLASS YACHTS. clfl^wL"/ 5 ,Y n8 1 "e hter as the thirdwell r R I Up ' and at gunfire SpeedWalrtfc? n' across, followed by Delville, Scout in ' , lona ' „ Peri - Eulalle and the lend Thl S «°"if r ' Qupenie went into 16*- o, h wns: ie, 3h 43m Om 2i^ e £?y eI , 1 ; 3,1 53m 40s : Wairiki, 4h 40s R<,Su 4h 41s ' lona - 4h 30m Delvlllfl Queenie 1, Speedwell 2,

FOURTH-CLASS YACHTS. a ° oth , pr slow start, Naiad getterf wl firßt V^' ith Ma yl>eUe, Rover, Mouin thio ?' Mlr "? e - Aurora and Loloma Victoria u"; J . llra «e went ahead off foUowW ™ with Mavb eUe and Moutere Mlrnffi si, lO Ih L finishing times were : AimSS* 28s; Maybelle, 4h son> 15s ; Regnlt 'nn 6m , lfis: Rover, 5h 10m 20s. result. Mirage 1, Maybelle 2, Aurora 3.

THE CENTREBOARD CLASSES. in«<- 6 r°iu e « S '~~ This class Btar ted at 11, in interfpriri u?°!! e breeze - Starlight was lostthl y a P ass ' n ß launch and w». l he advantaKe of the best start. Sprav ?^ ay ' follow ed by Celox, Starloch, lirti r. . a ' Esma ' w by Not and Starlet I s an<l Waitere wo.nt into the «m •«.. h Sprn - V - Starloch and Esma next tlm«ci. rUn ( ' own harbour. The finishing 4h 2am er / : C £l°?' 4h 22m 338 ! Starlight. liS.l. 1& : Wai tere, 4h 24m 275; Star--36m 15s; Awatere, 4h 38m 435: 4h 48m 7s; Esma, 4h 52m 275; R«nVf 5 £ ? m 538 : Whv Not > 4h 59m t-ts. J. Ce '? x *• Starlight 2, Waitere 11. 3. o?tJ^ 011 champion flag. v.f„ " Footers - —This was a pretty start, all wing very eager to get off. Louisa was V»i. ? Ver ;, followed by Marie, Koklri, Wnii, ' _^ owal - Varuna, Rahiri, Venus, Huia - Marie and Venus, the boats, went into the i?ad i tne start, but Kokiri soon outpaced them Ifto S, nd the finish was: Kokiri 4h 24m 27»: e ? ÜB, 4h 40ln 41r ; Mowai, 4h 48m an!' y aleria . 4 '» 48m 38s; Marie, 4h 00m 4«®'i> u"'! a ' 4h ~ )3nl 28s : Varuna, 4h s«m p ß ' ir hlri - 5h onl 418 ; Huia, sh„2m 475. Kokiri 1 - M°wui 2, Louisa S. o<i l won *k e champion flag. , . ..f"footers. —There was a little more wind « l««. a « the boats ' n this class had quite fAiv. j way on - Wairere was first awav, r *i- Wed by Winifred, Isabel, Matariki, »ol5 a Wyoming. The finishing times anm *J Vair ? re - 4h 27m ls ! Winifred, 4h Wot. ' s °bpl. 4h 55m 19s. Result: »«»?t e 1 - Winifred 2, Isobel 3. Wairere won the champion flag.

SAILING DINGHIES BECALMED. There was not a breath of wind at 12.45 to ito^r en T class were signalled J, As a consequence nothing hap- [,, ? the gun went. All the boats " eca lmed, and the strong set of the r l ed them back up harbour for a l ance ' Then the bunting on the a 5 fluttered In the sudden scurry of dinSTi y bref! ze. and In a twinkling the Y rioLt, S iT^ re awil y at a K°od smart clip. Ik ir, 8 14-footers, which had been started tanwusly 68 ad ' started forward Eimul-

M CLASS. This was the best start of the dav, all being very keen to get off. Maratea was first away, followed by Maroro, Mischief, -nam, Maneue, Matarere and Mawhiti. Spinnakers were all set as they crossed the line, and they made a pretty sight as they ran down, all in line abreast. The linishVJf i imes were: Matarere, 4h sth l-'s; Maratea, 4h aim 0s ; Mischief, oh 4m 235; Maroro oh 7m 425; Maia, oh 22m lis. „ Result: Matarere 1, Maratea 2, Mischief <j. Matarere won the champion bag. STAR CLASS. The usual three boats in this class went ?>i class, Moa being first, with Ola IV. and June in this order. The finish was: Moa, 4h 57 m 335; Jiiine 41i 57 m 50s. Result: Moa 1, June 2. Ola IV. retired. 18FT V CLASS. There was a big fleet of starters in this class, but the wind had died down again, and all were slow in drawing clear of the line. Leveret was first across, followed by Secret Drone, Doris, Wild Wave, Surprise, and the others close together. The finishing times were : Leveret, 4h 2fim 43s ; Drone. 4h obm 4s; Secret, 4h 59m 325; \\ild Wave, oh 7m 40s; Tui, oh 10m 13s; Maranui, oh 45m Os: Rita, oil 47h 425. Result: Leveret 1, Tui 2, Secret 3. Drone 4. Leveret won the champion bag. S CLASS—IC-FOOTERS. Another big field lined up for the start of this class, and Aratu having a great go for first place. Mistral was half a length too soon, but she was smartly swung round and then luffed across, losing nothing Aratu was next away, with Waitfi 1 ?' Cyclone, Kauiu, Irene, Sea Sleigh, Rival, Aloha, Ben Bolt, and Phvlis all fairly close. Mistral soon opened lip a lead, with Aretu next. The finishing Mistral, 2h 24m 28s; Xamu, 7>t S ?P "' s > Aratu, 2h 42m 545; Cyclone, ?.. • . ... ; Atangatai, 2h 47m 41s; Sea Sleigh, oh 17m 0s; Aloha, 3h 35m 255; \\aitui, 3h 48m 295; Rival, 31i 4'Jm 325; Irene, 4h lm 355. Result: Mistral 1, Atangatai 2, Aratu 3. Mistral won the champion flag. It is reported that Namu did not finish. Y CLASS—I4FT SQUARE BILGE. One of the best fields of the day lined "P | or thls class, and all were very keen. Mighty Atom was off first, with Sea Rover, Romp, Alerte, Opah, Sea King, Sea Elf, Sea Breeze, Jupiter and the others not far off. All set spinnakers as they got away, but the wind was so light it took a , , lon E tjme to sail the length of the flag®'n P- , The finishing times were : Opah,.3h -i m f-s! Alerte, 3h 48m 41s; Jupiter, 3h o4m 4s; Sea Rover, 4h 3m 18s; Sea King, 1? o 1 ? I S s . ; Sea Breez e, 4h 4m 345; Romp, 4h 2-m 2bs; Sea Elf, 4h 22m 31s; Mighty Atom, 4h 33m 18s. Result: Opah 1, Jupiter 2, Sea King 3 Opah won the champion flag. T CLASS—I4-FOOTERS. When the gun fired indicating the start of the T class, 14-footers, the wind had gone altogether, and tin' 15 competitors slowly drifted stern first up harbour in the exactly opposite direction lo thrir course. The finishing times were : Kismet, 4h 0m 15s; Meteor, 41i Oin 56>; Marie, 4h lm 38s; Eleanor, 4h 3m 38s; Ngalo. 4h 3m 395; Resolute, 4h 13m 27s ; Joan, 4h 4m 50s; Rex, 4h 11m 225; Tui, 4h 24m 4os; Manu, 4h 38m 28s; MaybeUe, 41i 41m 12s ; Hapuka, 4h 51m Is. Result: Meteor. 1; Rex, 2; Eleanor. 3; Ngaio, 4. Kismet won the champion flag. Z CLASS. This race was delayed 15 minutes to allow the crews to be weighed. When the gun was fired the six boats luffed round the stern of the flagship ail together, but stopped dead under her lee. After a few minutes they got clear, and Comet went into the lead, with Frolic a good second. The finishing times were : Delphine. 3h 3m 34s ; Kitty, 3h 5m 235; Comet, 3h 5m 40s; Tuatea, 3h 14m 355; Frolic, 3h 30m 4s; Lailai, 3h 30m 12s. Result : Delphine, 1 : Kitty, 2; Comef, 3. Delphine won the champion flag. JELLICOE CLASS—I4-FOOTERS. Quite a lot of interest was takon in this race, and a little breeze sprang up as they started. Queen March was first away, with Rona, Avalon. Desert Gold, Shirley, and Nyria following in that order. Avalon and Rona passed Queen March off Victoria Wharf, Avalon slowly drawing ahead of Rona, and #as never headed throughout the race. The prize in this event was the Ross Cup,.vpresented by Mr. C. G. Macindoe, whose boat, Bona, won the original cup last year. 'The finishing times were : Avalon, 4h 3tn'lßs ; Rona, 4h 16m 41s ; Shirley, 4h 34m-.: 3QS; Queen March, 46 35m 2s; Desert Gold, 4h 42m 30s; Nyria, 5h 0m 58s. Result: Avalon, 1; Rona, 2; Shirley, 3. Avalon won the champion flag. NAVAL WHALERS' RACE. This race was sailed under service sailing rules, and eight whalers from the men-o'-war in port lined up to start. The result was: Diomede 11., 3h 13m 30s; Philomel, 11., 3h 17m 0s; Philomel 1., 3h 29m 30s. LAUNCHES. Under 8 Knots. —Finishing times: Muzzletov (scr), 2h 40m 18s; Automatic (3m), 2h 40m 20s; Peggy R. (scr), 2h 40m 58s; Young Zealandia (51m), 2h' 43m 295; Ripple (sjm), 2h 48m Is. Result: Automatic, 1; Young Zealandia, 2; Ripple, 3. Eight to Ten Knots.—Finishing times: Irene (7m), 31i 10m 545; Phyllis (10m 30s), 3h 12m 525; Manurere (16m 30s), Result: Phyllis, 1; Irene, iJ, Manurere, 3. Over Teu Knots.—Finishing times: Pal o' Mine (scr), 3h 28m 445; Tarua (3Jm~), 3h 25m 14s; Tasman (7jm), 3h 30in 40s; My Girl (7m 455), 3h 30m 10s; Lady Margaret (12m), 3h 32m 295. Result: Lady Margaret, 1; Tarua, 2 ; My Girl, 3. Outboard Motors, Class C, Unlimited Engines.—Finish : Miss Akarana, 3h 53m 50s ; 'Opit, 3h 54m 30s; Bacteria, 3h 55m 3Us; Rose Marie, 3h 55m 5Ss. Result: Bacteria (Miss Brooks), 1; 'Opit (J. Brooks), 2; Rose Marie (T. Fairgray), 3. Miss Akarana won the champion flag. Outboard Motors, B Class, Engines not exceeding 20 cub. in. cylinder capacity.— The finishing times were: 'Opit, 4h 44m 40s; Rose Marie, 4h 45m ss. Result: Rose Marie. 1; 'Opit, 2. Outboard Motors, Dinghies.—The fioish was : Me Too, 5h 19m 235; Miss California, 5h 20m os.; Gay, 5h 21m 3s; Miss Pat, oh 21m 12s. Result: Me Too, 1; Gay, 2; Miss California, 3.

PROTESTS RECEIVED.

A protest has been received by the secretary, Mr. J. C. Hewson, this morning from the owner of Drone (V class), claiming that Leveret, adjudged winner, and Tui did not complete the course.

The owner of Venus (L class) claims that Kokiri, adjudged winner of this class did not complete the course. It is also reported that Namu did not finish in the S class.