PONSONBY AND RICHMOND.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 24, 30 January 1939, Page 11

PONSONBY AND RICHMOND.

CCMBUTED harbour races. rot it w kllixgto.v boats compete ' '! A steady northerly breeze favoured the; I onmmby nn«i Klclimond Cruitdng Club* on ' Saturday, when a bin fleet of the smaller classes competed In combined harbour events. Messrs. Thompson Bros.' Tamariki won the Lipton Cup for the third time. The races started and finished from the auxiliary vessel Kahiri, lying off the westirn reclamation. M<vst of the events had Jfood entries, 32 starting in the Z class race for the Hewson Memorial Cup. the next best being 14 in the V class of 18footers and 12 in the JLipton Cup race for I!--footera. The visitors on the flagship included several members of the l'aremata Boating jCiul). Wellington, who brought up the 14- | footers I>ois, yiieenie and I'utariuo and | the / class Twink to compete in the Ponj sonby Club's races in recognition of thl« club sending the V class Mania to Paremuta lust Easter. THE LIPTOX CLP. r,.. T . Welv f. b ?" ,s started in this race ~i.i ? ting Jocal ciubs, also the Whangarcl cruising club. After a great race, Tamarlki, «... f , b / Mr " W " A (farmer) Willetts Ills later" 1 from Warik " with Macushla .w.Tm';'.l" : < l starterJ nt 3,5 P ,n - a steady r ! > ' breeze which went a bit to the northdown channel. roml'.r |V"" r r",, ,r, "» flagship, thence ro ioi Kesoltitioii litioy off I'arueli. thence I white light buoy in Knngfctoto. elm niiel, thence back to Itesointioii huov, 1ie.).,. |,p harbour to llona buoy off Birkenhead ami back to flagship, about 10 miles. Ills save tin' boats a lead on port to I.esnltnioii. 11 dead beat out to white light, •Mil oil Ihe wind for tin. rest of lite course. At gunlire Tamariki was too keen and was o\cr the line, imt her skipper came very smartly and only lost 355. AJarika, Valkyrie, Macushla, Vamarie, Komiiri Kohura. Melila, Wafalae, Marie niHl Kakoa went awny in thin oril<T but all 'I ,r u l ll ' ,- .P u ,." u ' to tin: eastern tide deflector Marikit and 'I'amarikl were leading. Shortly alter Tamariki took tlie lead and was never headed. The finish was :— 'laiuariki, Itoyal New Zealand Yacht !n|iindron, r»J» ilni 295, sailed by \V. (l-ariner)) Willetts. winner of cup .... 1 .Marika, Kevonport l'aclit Clul), 5U lOtu OH o Macushla, Itoyal Akarana Vacii't''ciu'b. oil loin r>Ms 3 Also finished ; Marie, Otaliuhu Sailing .lub, oil loin 275; Kouiuri. Victoria Cruisng ( lull, olt I.lm 41s; Koiiara, Mllford rnising ( lull, ,i|i 171 ii 345; Valeria, l'onsouhy Cruising Club, r#h 17m 345; Waiulae lakapuna Moating Club, oil 10m 15s; .. .' Iticiiiiioihl CruUing Club, 5h JUni -Its; ltukoa, Whangarei Cruising Club, \ aiKyrie, Tamakl Yacht Club, Oh 20w 11a. HEWSON MEMORIAL CUP. Thirty-two boats started In this race at 2.30 p.m. Water Beetle was first away to a splendid start, closely followed by the Parcmata boat Twink, Falcon and Swish, with the others 111 close order. The finish was Te Hoa, 3h 12m lis; Itohln, 3h 13in .}os ; Falcon, 31i 14m 50s; Te Hon, 3h 15m ■>s ; Tamate, 3h 15m 15s; Tanya, 3li 15m 4.»5; Aotea, 31i Kim [Is; Tawaki. 3h Kim 13s; Water Beetle, 3h ltim S!is ; Kanee, 3h lim 4s; Te I'tu, 31i lTtu l!»s; Kanoni, 31i I'm -Mis; Twink, 31i 17m 3ti s ; Betty, 3h lim 445; Pat C., 3ii 18m 12s; .losal, ;ih 18tn 20s ; Clieerio, 3h lUm Os ; Kaero, 3h l!lm 2tis; Wild Itose. 3h 20m 8s: Taranui, .'Hi 20iii 12s; Vaietua. 3h 20m 325; Billv | Buy. 3li 23m 15s ; Toroa, 3)i 23m 28s'; I Elrene, 3li 24m 8s ; Capri, 3h 24m 21s • I Terror, 3h 24m 345.

JEFFERY SHINES Four Round* in 278 I DURING the week-end at New Plymouth J. Jefiferjr, 1 β-ycar-old golfer, played 72 hole* in 278 on the Ngamotu eourw. Thia was 14 strobe* below the •cratch score. Hi* last round of 68 equalled the official rceord of H. D. Brinsden, of Auckland, far the course. His other three romp* w«r»: Firrt 70, J**?** third 6».