PONSONBY CRUISING CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 26, 1 February 1937, Page 14

PONSONBY CRUISING CLUB.

RACE FOR THE UPTON CUP. TAMARIKI BEATS KOMURI. 38S. The Ponsonby Cruising Club held the annual race for the Lipton Cap on Saturday in a hard breeze from the west. Ten boats started. Tamariki. representing , the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, winning, after a very close race, by 38s from Komuri. representing the Ponsonby Cruising Club, with Rakoa. Devonport Yacht Club, third. Last year's winner. Valerie, representing the Naval Sailing Club, carried away her mainsail soon after rounding the "white light buoy in Rangitoto Channel, while Marie, representing the Tamaki Yacht Club, capsized off the Snndspit when running down harbour from the starting line and was towed ashore by the motor boat Cyrena. Thp Howson Memorial Cup. held annnallv In boats of the Takapuna 7. class, was won by Te Uira hv the narrow margin of 12s from Betty, with Kola third. THE LIPTON CUP. The Hubs represented wereValeria. Naval Sailing Club Tamariki. Royal New feealaml Yacht oo,*tadron. Komuri. Ponsonby Cruisin" Club Macushla. Akarana Yacht Club. Melita. Point Chevalier Sailing Club Marie. Tamaki Yacht Club. Kakoa. Devonport Yacht Club Marika. Richmond Cruisine Club Huia. Taknmina Boating Clnb Valkyria. Howick Sailing Club. breeze Nm the wost. all the bouts being reefed. From a well-fudged stnrt. Tamiriki was first away, half a lon-rtb ahead of Valeria, followed liv Marika. Marie. Komuri. Rakoa. Valkyrie. Mncnshli nnd Huia nil close together with Moliti 30s Inter The course was from stfirttng line, round White ,Light buoy, hack round mark off the Watchman Island, nnd down wind to the flnisliin? line off the western reclamation, about 10 miles. All set spinnakers for the run dow. harbour. Tamnriki and Valeria leading with the others only a few lengths awny. except Melitn. Passing Devonport wharf the order was MacHshln. Tamariki. Komuri. Marie. Rakoa. Mnrika, Valeria. Valkyrie and Huia all close together. After passing —andspit beacon Mnrie's spinnaker got out of hand and sht> capsized, being towed to the Artillery wharf by Cyrena. Tamariki now closed' up on Macushla as they nearod the lop mark. The order of luffing round the white light mark was Macushla 7s ahe:>d of Tamariki, which was 14s abend of Rakoa. followed by Komuri. Valkyrie, Valeria Hnia and Marika all within .Vis. and Melita later. After hauling on the wind all stood on starboard tack towards the Bastion After sailing loss than a minute, on the wind, and when heading well up. the after leach of Valeria's mainsail ca'rried away and she was out of the race, being towed back by a Xav.i] pinnace. Tamariki 5,,..n weathered Macushla and took the lend for the rest of the race, Komuri. also sailin" very well, and Rnkoa going into second and third places. In fairly long boards tinleaders worked up the southern shore; lamariki increasing her advantage a little I but Komuri was giving her a great g.» for or *v a i m 7.^ Vll^ tts npvrr made n mistake or J red. Lidgard at the tiller of Komuri » Vi d K h ?T e been " l,ick to take advantage of it, but keeping well on Komuris weather they worked board for board up harbour riw a lh n fo thP tt *K* l "P the times were Tama--5?- 4b ,i 2m: Komuri - -»» 3.js: Rakoa i h ti™ IOS : Macus hla, 4h 47m 10s ; Marika" 4h 48m; Valkyrie. 4h 50m ss. lar,K «- i«<^ Omuri » av « Tamariki a great go on last two boards to the Watchman marlgaining on Tamariki a little, the latter's centreboard touching the mud near the P , m ?£- T »«nariki rounded the weather The'flnisn.* ,18,1,1 - bUt S ' llDea on ™° " The finish wae : Tamariki. 5h Bai 2s Komuri, oh Sm 40s . . ' 7, Rakoa. ah llm 20s 3 The crew of Tamariki was • W 4 w", Willetts (skip,,er), AUen Clark a"'" B rd tSd n n-Th Matt,lews "»«:» rtert). a°nd a. \na D. Thompson (owners). HEWSOX MEMORIAL CUP. ' i race for the Hewson Memorial Cup for the Z class boats started at 2 55 pni over one round of the club course. There was a fresh breeze from the west, and onlv 10 of the 21 entrants started. Lyla was nrst away, followed by Ranoni, Kola Billv Boy, Te Uira and Betty in close order, onil tlie others some distance astern. Betty led on the run home, and the finish wasBetty, 3h 44m 14s; Kola. 3h 44m ->3s • Lyla, 3h 44m 31s: Te Uira. 3h 44m 325: < Itanoni, 3h 4(im 375; Avon. 3h 50m o3s • ! Tauhau, 3h r.Om s<)s • Valeta. 4h \ni 23s ' Result: Te Uira (3m), 1: Betty (2m :u>s).| 2: Kola (2m ::0s). 3. Won by 12 swonds. with 9 seconds between second and tliird on handicap.

H Class.—The only starter was Spray which finished at 4h 22m «s. winninc tb* Winter Cup. V Class.—The starters were l'aruro Yelox and Shamrock in this order. I'aroro led all the way. and Shamrock ua«srd VeJox, but the latter sailed ver\- well The finish was : Paroro. 4h 2."im :»s • ShainrcwL--4h 34m 10s: Velox. Hi :55m 17s Result •' Paroro (4m 30s), 1. won the Cossar Cup : Velox (llm), 2; Shamrock (scr). 3. S Class.—Sirona and Scejitre nut away : together in this race. w:iu m<, the on'lV other starter, late. Sirona finished at "-lii ; 46m 12s. the others retiring. Result : ' Sirona wins the Farmers' Tradin." Com- ' pany's Cup. " : T. X and Y Class.—The starters in this : class were Salome and .Marger.v B Salome • easily outpaced her opponent and the tini<h J was Salome (4m), 4h Htm 2s: Margprv B , (14m), 4h 25m 2s. Result : Salome wins I All races started and finished off the western reclamation, the auxiliary scow j Rahiri acting as flagship through the courtesy of Captain Jas. McKinnon. The officers of the dav were ■ Starter Mr. H. Claridge: judge, Mr. H. Moylan ; timekeeper. Mr. H. R. Arthur ; recorder Mr. C. Robertson. PRESENTATION OF UPTON CUP WINNER HONOURED. The Lipton Cup was informally presented on Saturday evening in ihe Akarana Yrtcht Clubhouse, owing t> the removal further seaward of the Ponsonby Cruising ('!«b'« building at St. Mary's Bay. The president, Mr. Fred. W. Jeffers, presided. He was sunorted by tin- comiuoilore. Mr. J. C. Willcocks. als.> of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Sijuadron (Mr. H. .1. C. Geo.-ge). Akarana (Mr. T. MeKnight). Victoria (Mr. E. Griffiths.. Richmond (Mr. M. Hill). Tamaki (Mr. W. A. Wilkinson), and Mei-srs. A. and T. 1.. Thompson. A. J. Ceilings. G. Pale, and V. Harrison, Whangarei Cruising Club, and a number of other representative yachtsmen. The chairman welcomed tho guests a:id offered his club's congratulations to the "Royals" *>n their victory, and to the skipper ("Farmer"' Willetts) and crew of the Tamnriki on their splendid performance. Mr. Jeffers also thanked Mr. F. Lidganl (skipper) and J. and F. Worthingtou of Komuri for fhe good fight they put up on behalf of the Ponsonby Club, and concluded by a toast to the winning crew Mr. A. Thompson replied on behalf of the crew of Tamariki. Her skipper. W A. Wifletts also thanked Mr. Jeffers for his good wishes. It had bee* a hard race and it took him all his time, with the help of a good crew, to put* Taniari'ii over the finishing line first, he said. Mr. George thanked the Ponsonby Club for their congratulations. The race wa» a good one, and he dsked that the cup be held jointly by the owners. Messrs. B. and X. Thompson and Mr. Willetts. The manner in which the boats had been handled in the Anniversary Regatta under trying conditions was the subject of favourable, comment by Mr. E. Griffiths, chairman of the Anniversary Regatta committee, who said that the regatta had been a record one in all ways. They had long wanted a breeze on Regatta Day and when it did come it caught many unprepared, he said. Mr. V. Harrison, secretary of the Whangarei Cruising Club, was among the I visitors. He assured the gathering that j the Whangarei regatta would soon again become an annual event worth attending. A musical programme was provided by the following artists, under the direction of Mr. Will Purcell : Messrs.JE. McMinn J Riley. V. Hairison, S. Tilfc-, B. Wat'so* i and J. Stewart.