AQUATICS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20459, 1 February 1932, Page 11

AQUATICS.

OUTBOARD MOTORS. RACES FOR GORDON LAMB MEMORIAL. The Canterbury Outboard Motor Club held the races lor the Gordon Lamb Memorial! Trophy at Redcliffs on Saturday evening. j The first heat was timed to begin at 6 j o'clock. Ther© vat a bis attendance, and the water of the main channel was | unruffled. "With the tide running j in strongly and the complete absence of wind, , the conditions were ideal. At 6.15 the boats crossed the line in the first of the four heats of two laps each. The first two heats were run under a sealed handicap, all the competitors starting together. The last two beats were decided on open handicaps, the winner being decided on the points system. The competitors were as follows: —Riki (T. Kellaway, holder). Demon A (T. Moore), Playboy (J. G. Simpson). Whoopee (C. G. Collins). Texaco (C. K. Taylor), Miss Florence (E. Pye), Seahorse (R. M. Watson), Miss Audrey (E. Ratbkin), and I Wonda (O. Preece). First Heat. In the first heat Texaco was unable to start owing to engine trouble. Rikl was first away, and was followed by the rest of the boats practically in line. In the first lap Miss Audrey stopped and withdrew, and Demon A also stopped but restarted. At the end of the first lajj Riki was leading • the field by 100 yards, followed by Playboy, Whoopee, I Wonda, Seahorse, Miss Florence, and Demon A. At the finish the order was unchanged except that Demon A made up a lot of leeway and finished in fourth position. Riki won by 200 yards from Playboy, which was about 50 yards ahead of Whoopee. Second Beat. Texaco'e engine trouble was remedied during the progress of the second heat, and her driver made a late start only to stop once again in the second lap. Riki Was once more in the lead at the end of the first lap, showing to advantage with skilful turning round the buoy. The order then was Riki, Demon A, Whoopee, Playboy, Seahorse, I Wonda, and Miss Florence. At the finish of the second lap Demon A's superior speed ouabled her to finish 100 yards ahead of Riki, who, in. turn, headed Whoopee by 20 yards. Playboy, Seahorse, I Wonda, and Miss Florence finished in that order, well >n the rear. Third Heat. The third heat, decided on the open handicap system, resulted in a much closer finish in which Miss Florence won by 10 yards from Seahorse, followed by Whoopee, Riki, and Demon A. Texaco, I Wonda, and Miss Audrey did not start. Fourth Host. When the drivers were restarting their engines prior to the last heat, R. M. Watson (Seahorse) wbs unsuccessful In starting his. As his performances in the previous heats gave him an excellent chance of winning the trophy, his efforts were watched with a great deal of sympathy by the onlookers. He finally managed to start his engine, and completed tho course well in the rear of the field. The only other starters. Miss Florence, Playboy, Whoopee, Demon A, and Riki, finished in that order.

On the points system Seahorse (R. M. Watson) was the winner. Tho points allotted were:—

CANTERBURY YACHT CLUB. OPEN RACE AT LYTTELTON. Good sailing conditions, a fresh to light south-westerly wind, and a smooth sea prevailed at Lyttelton on Saturday, when the Canterbury Yacht and Motor Boat Club held an open race. Unfortunately, the wind fell away almost to a calm towards the end of the race, and the finish was protracted. The race commenced at 3.26.0 p.m. There were six starters. The start was a straggling ono. Usher crossing first, followed by Hakari nad Water Beetle together, then Waimana, Oolloen, and Irene in that order. Disregarding the effect of the ebb tide, Usher stood down the harbour, while the others made short boards up the harbour before standing for the Pile. Waimana moved to the front and rounded the Pile ahead of Water Beetle, with Hakari, Irene, Usher, and Colleen in thnt order. All used spinnakers on the long run for Ripa Island buoy, Waimana drawing well ahead. After rounding Waimana made one long board back and fetched the Pile on tho same board, an exhibition of clever sailing- on the part of Morris Scott. Water Beetle was a long way behind, with Colleen close up. They broke tacks off Diamond Harbour Point and stayed Bevoral times before they fetched the Pile. Off Diamond Harbour, Hakari was 1 just to weather of Irene, and Colleen was challenging Water Beetle for second position. Hakari, Usher, and Colleen were using leading jibs, but Irene was at a disadvantage in not having one aboard. Usher was lying a bad last. The wind by this time had become much lighter, and flukey. At the Pile, Water Beetle went about to soon, and had to make a second attempt before roundinc The times nt the Pile at the finish of the first round were:—

hre. xnln. see. Waimana ... 4 10 20 Water Beetle .. 4 24 20 Colleen .. 4 26 85 Hakari ..4 31 0 Irene .. -..4 B3 10 Usher .. . . 4 39 35

Before the last three had rounded the Pile Waimana had-rounded the lee mark for the second time. She did not get such a fair slant of wind for the second heat, and stayed three times off Purnu Bay hefore getting a long: board for the finish. The wind had dropped, and the last boats just drifted in. They finished at the following: times:— hrs. min. see. Waimana (M. J. Scot), scr .. 4 50 2 Colleen (G. Brassell), 17min .. 5 25 7 Halcorl (J. Hobbs), ISmin .. 5 57 0 Water Beetle (P. Serra), 19min S 26 40 Usher (D. Gower), 22min ..6 O 0 Irene (E. Sinclair), 20min . . 6 8 10 After deducting the handicaps the boats were placed as follows Beetle 2, Colleen ,3.

CORNWELL CUP.

CONTEST COMMENCES TO-DAY.

The eighth annual contest for the Cornwell Cup will commence at Wellington to-day. Eight crews have been entered for tho content, Wellington, Auckland, Plimmerton, Paramatta, Manukau, Chrlstchureh, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The defending orew, Auckland, is skippered by T. Johnston, who Is only 15 years of age. The cup was presented to tho Takapuna Boating Club, Auckland, in November, 192 a, by Messrs Walker and Hall, of Auckland, and dedicated to tho memory of John Travere Cornwell, V.C., Boy, Ist Class, of H.M.S. Chester, who was mortally wounded in tho Battle of Jutland, May 31st to Juno let, 1916, and is for competition between yachting centres. The competing crews must consist of two boys under the age of 19 years at the time of nomination. They must weigh together not fees than 17 stone, and any deficiency in weight must bo made up with Wood ballast. The boats eligible to compete are tho Takapuna one-design 12ft 6in class, as per patterns and specifications supplied by the Takapuna Boating Club. Boats mast be drawn for for each race, and no crew shall draw the same boat twice until all the boats have been used by any one crew. Crows use their own sails and gear, which they transfer .from boat to boat. The Cornwell Cup was first contested in 1925 at Auckland, and was won by Auckland. The following year the contest was held at Dunedin, and was won by the Lyttelton crew, George Brassell and H. Norris. At Lyttelton in 1927 it was won by Auckland, and has been held by that port since then. The contest was held at Auckland in 1928, and at Lyttelton in 1929. WELCOME TO DELEGATES AND CREWS. (PBKSS ASSOCIATION TSI.XO&AIS.} WELLINGTON, January SO. A civic reception was scoorded the crews and delegates of the Cornwell Cup contest. The Mayor, Mr T. C. A. Hislop. and Mr O. A. Moller, chairman of the Provincial Yacht Association, commended Auckland's sporting spirit in allowing the coutest to be held for tho first time in Wellington. Mr J. T. Hobbs and Mr J. Maokay responded on behalf of the South Island and North Island crews respectively.

•a a o «£ v a '■2 S 5 o S Seahorse 724 625 685 625 2659 Hiss Florence 689 656 656 656 2657 Riki 656 724 656 545 2581 ?layboy 724 520 61T 586 2447 Demon A 450 596 586 724 2356 Whoopee 392 645 578 689 2204 A challenge race betw •een RiTti and Whoopee was n< >t held