AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 30, 6 February 1928, Page 16

AQUATICS.

POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION.

OUTBOARD RELIABILITY RACE. I'll wn- to what creek.* Tn r-t in hit i if!) with i]ir power Boat A sso ■ rial it• u's I• i-• 11 i<- :u Robert smi Point oil Sa lui il.i \ . .1 ran- i i.r outboard motor bouts was brlil. A Mart was niailr from King's wharf at 1 ..'!«> p.in., tin- course bring round ill'' Sand-pil I Ira ri 111. I briirr lo tbc beacon off l>irUil.ill■ wharf and from llirrr up the Whan Crrrk to ihr 71 u•11 i< • ground at Kobcri miu's Point. Tbr ilistanrr. eight. 'en li.iutiral mill's, uavr a good rrliability iesi lor ih" motors ami in all rasrs tbry stood ':11 to i; wrll. Tbr right variously designed 1 illll■ craft which startrd all finished. Gay. • ilm start from tbr scratch boat, was ti:■?:r iiiuml tin r.irkiialr P.raron at lib -Kim. Sbr v:i< followed by Miss Pal (liltnl lib 4Hill. Miss Califotaia i.YJtni 'J h siim. Klce.im ilTim) :;b om. Waikiknparau (2."> m) :ib •'■ til .".US. Kosr Marir 11. CJ'Jm) oh I.'!n\ Kurly Kalr (lojnil .'ib 1 tin. Miss Akarana imti oh Join, Finishing times at the.pirinr .-•round were : -Cay. .'lb 25m .".Us: Miss t';;lilornia. lib 3nm 32s : Miss Pat. rib o'Jm It's : Fieritin. lib .'Him -Ins: Waikikuiiiiriiu. 3b o'.!m ins; Kosr Marir 1.. :;b 44m -tns : Kurly Kalr. ."b 4:itu .Vis : Miss Akaraiiii. 3b 52m 1 i's. The rrsult wns : — Gav ]. Miss California 'J. Miss Pat Siiiur ri' 111;- eotniiel itors stopped (Ml route to refill tanks and thus lost a lew minutes. •it hers rrlilled with the engines still running. Tbr condilious of the race lay dowa that there must be two men in each boar. "Men" seeniinu'ly embraced women, for tiie fair sex was represented in two boats. A law number of launches had made the irtp up the Whau, and at the conclusion of the race, sports for the crews and dinghy races were held, an enjoyable picnic programme indulged in till sunset, when the boats tb-ratlnl thrir way home again. Amoir.' Ihe laiincbrs that visited the picnie grounds were the following:—Lady Margaret, iniebess. Kosolle. Tasman, Norana. Kdwina. Wiiinleroo. Adelaide. Kittle Princess and .Iran, also the speedboats Flcrtwing .51111 r.. Spot 111. and Hobo.

Before returning to Auckland the commodore. Mr. .1. <('idlings, thanked Mr. and Mrs. Robertson for placing the picnic grounds ;it the disposal of the association.