GALE AT RUSSELL

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 306, 27 December 1928, Page 8

GALE AT RUSSELL

YACHTS DRAG SEAWARDS.

REGATTA ON IN SHORE COURSE.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent,)

RUSSELL, this day.

Despite a strong easterly gale, with heavy showers and several yachts vratfcfrboun'd at Whangaroa, it w»« decided- f bald the regatta to-day. A chtse-share course was fixed for the'outfcoaTd championships, but frequent wjoiDa will make Hiw races risky. . . '■ During a fierce blow *t 8 o'clock Jbii morning yachts near the beach dragge* their anchors sMwarrtg. The Artkl drifted en to the hows of the whaler H&sanui. bat escaped with little damage.' The Ida Just missed striking the same vessel. Both raclits made fast to the whaler, and were tsjrcd In later. The gale precluded all ckasce of a good attendance, a mere handful of pcqda coming by special train/ from Wfemsgtni, and a few l>y the Qaiil—ll. It is unlikely that a foil pngtumc tn be carried out. DOMTXIOX OPEN OUTBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP. Course, three and three-quarter miles. Starters: Hem bug, Arawa, Akaxui* ■Flee tun. Humbug........................ X Arawa '2 Fleetun 3 The boats -crossed the tine In'that order, Fleetun being well behind. Humbug secured an early lead and held a short one from Arawa till the ftnal turn. , la a most exciting duel, Arawa, an the last bend, passed Humbug, but in a finish worthy of Ellerslie, Humbug drew Just ahead by a bare length of the boat. Time, "7.34. Arawa was 1-a of a -second later and Fleetun third.