AQUATICS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13871, 24 October 1910, Page 8

AQUATICS.

CANTERBURY YACHT AND MOIOJ

The first annual conrral Meeting c| tho Canterbury Yacht and Motor Clti was held in Thursday niijht. in ths Lyttclton Borough Council Chaa&si, There was an attendance of aln thirty members, and Mr Colin fig presided. Tho report of the secretary (MrCL Rich) stated that the club had h&i successful year. Six handicap ng wore sailed last seaou, the wuuij boats being the Kai Ora, Vilijfc Onawe, Bcttina, and Pskcha. & Ora also won Mr White's trophy,* painting of a yachting scene inljfej. ton Harbour. A shed fitted wift « work bench and other anplinn«s!s been purchased. Tho class for isstw tiqu in elementary navigation, by ftp. tain R. Hatchwell, and those for a> struction in rigging; and sipmalliiignj been fairly successful, and WQUJd , * ii'sumed next winter. The daft register contained the names jrf'g members, and would be incrcssed W year, while the fleet would ptw» be doubled by the addition of mts yachts from tho Estuary, au<}--fai which were being built. The. jm&B for tho construction cf a yacht hartal with sites for boat sheds, builders'ji and yards, nnd swimming baths, m\ side tho western breakwater, had ta well supported by variou*. eqintl bodies, and had been hold over by ii Harbour Board for further conaiiw tion when the engineer, Mr C. J, ! Williams, returned from' England, Tho secretary's report snd !balai» sheet, which showed a credit of .£7 li 9d, nnd a revised set of rule*, w: adopted. The fouotving officers were elected: Commodore, Mr Colin Cook? riewes niodore. Dr. H. T. J. Thnekeri r« commodore, Captain R. Hatchmi lion, secretary and handicttpper.jfri A. Rirh;,hon. treasurer, Mr,,E. ; Viekcrman; • executive commits* Messrs W. C. Cleary, J. Cttisov Rolton, W. R. Cooksley, and;i. i Kemp. It was decided to hold tho apaa of the season on Saturday affcrsM 29th inst., the arrangemonls beingli in the hands of tho Executive Ga mittee. Tho Commodore annottE that he would give a tropliy valaei 2s, to be sailed for on. tho opening &