POWER BOAT RACING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 17 November 1930, Page 6

POWER BOAT RACING.

SEASON OPENED BY WAIMAKARIRI CLUB. Th» cffic:») opjr.ir.B ci '.he Power Bolt Club'* season took orBiturdi? af:*rc3on. The pr»-«ide=-. Mr -V . J Gamble), in ®e«® ca °P in - Biid the p*»t year had U« a ver: ' c». The vanon* cap eventhud beea keealy contested. Tb« ciuo mem-fc.-rship had been wei! taaintuned, and .c----c.ub-kcuee and boats akowed » »ati».ac.o... i.ate cl affair* which, *-.tij the :cproved v oor iv faci'ities. cau*e<J members ts ant.cinaW "that the 133C-31 aeasoc «a!a be a and en.'oya-le one. He the c'ub'a appreciation o! the a»».«tanc« 1. hsud received irons tile Waismkarin Bcard. Opportunity was taken to open Uae or " i Tig e:age recently erected by the Wav cr.akarin Harbour Board Jor nnxjr.sg tue ciob'a boat*. The ceiemony iraa bv Mr J. V,'. Barr.ar-d (chairman oi ta« Harbour Board) iLo, in ccrgrat tfc* contractors, Mejsr* Kar.e rnc A ;::c>:ks, on th«r vork, '.he hope '.Hat the club Ksuld Live a prosperous seaaori. Thcee present were 'he puests cf the c:ub r.t »;tern«r! in Ihf wliica was prettily <df^ror?.te<i for ti.e occasion. Dur.ng the afternoon a com-;n?d launch; outboard race was held -cr the l»L?srioria! Cvip. The distance eis miles, Kairaki and back HigUt beat* started, tht- result being as foilowa:--Jo«eph*<.»n and Chaparn'a *cr .. I T. Kellaway's Riki, 2min l?sec V. J Gamble's P.D.Q., 3min 6aec • «, 3 At the conclusion of the race the trcrphy rra.* presenter] to the winner* by Mra H. Pcarce.