SAILING

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21377, 21 January 1935, Page 21

SAILING

Z Glass Championship LYTTELTON RETAINS TROPHY By winning the fifth race of the series at Lyttelton on Saturday after- j noon, Lyttelton succeeded in retain?: ing the Z class championship cup. This is the second year in succession fhe port has held it. . Lyttelton won the second, third and fifth races. Paremata won the first race, and Wellington the fourth. Wellington was also placed second on three occasions. The winning crew, H. Hannah and K. Hendry, had the misfortune to break their mast in the first race, but were not then in a winning position. Race Called Off The morning race was started in a light north-east wind, and a calm sea. In approaching the Sticking Point buoy on the first round, Otago fouled Kaiapoi under the port and starboard rule and retired. At the expiration of the time limit of two and a half hours, the race was called off. At that time Paremata had a • lead of the full length of the course over the next boat, Lyttelton. In the afternoon the race was resailed over the same course, and with the same boats. Before the race the officials met to conaider the case of Otago, which had been disqualified in the morning race, and it was finally decided that Otago be allowed to start. The afternoon face was started in a light breeze, with the promise of more wind before the finish, and a calm sea. By agreement the time limit for this race had been extended to three hours. The start-was at-3.20 p.m. ■'"'■'■■- 1 Paremata and Lyttelton were first away, the local boat weathering Paremata .close in to the pier. These two and Otago worked up the shore, -the. others -standing further out. Lyttelton made a good board right into Shaw, Savin's corner. Wellington put Paremata about and took the weather position. At the buoy, Lyttelton had a lead of lmin 25sec ahead of Wellington, with Kaiapoi third. There was a jostle to get around among Paremata, Plimmerton, Timaru, Otago, and Christchurch. There was np change in position on the run. In turning the pile, Timaru shot in between Plimmerton and Paremata, and the mark, and took fourth position. The first round was. completed as follows: — ■

hrs. nun. sec. Lyttelton .. 3 47 4 Wellington .. 3 48 43 Kaiapoi .. 3 49 16 Timaru .. 3 49 58 Plimmerton .. 3 49 59 Paremata .. 2. 50 1 Christchurch .. 3 50 4 Otago . • 3 50 6 Wind Freshens In the second round the wind was freshening and the sea making. Off the pier, Paremata and Kaiapoi weathered Timaru. At the Sticking Point buoy for the second round, Lyttelton had a lead of lmin 50sec on Wellington. The order of the others was Paremata, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Otago, Plimmerton, Christchurch. The action of one or two other Takapuna boats in sailing on the course was confusing to the spectators. The second round, was* completed at the following times. * hrs. min. sec. Lyttelton .. 4 22 48 Wellington .. 4 24 39 Paremata ■ ... 4 27 15 Kaiapoi .. 4 27 35 Timaru , .. 4 27 43 Otago .. 4 28 10 Plimmerton .. 4 29 20 Christchurch .. 4 33 15

In rounding, Kaiapoi fouled Timaru. The course followed in the third round was much the same as in the two previous founds, but the boats became more strung out. Wellington reduced Lyttelton's lead on the beat up, the Lyttelton boat having lmin 37sec in hand on turning the weather mark for the last time. Kaiapoi retired without completing the course.

Lyttelton increased its lead to tw» minutes on the run for the pile. * The finish was:— hrs.min.see. Lyttelton (H. \ ' Hannah and K. Hendry) ..5 8 13. 1 Wellington .. 5 9 12 2 Paremata .. 5 13 19 3 , Timaru .. 5 15 9 V Otago .. 5 15 25 5 Plinunerton ..5 17 19 6. Cbristchurch 518 50 7 Presentation of Cup The Z class championship cup was presented to the winners in the Harbour Light Theatre early on Saturday evening. The Mayor. (Mr W. T. Lester) presided over a lair attendance of | yachtsmen and supporters. - ; The Mayor said it was again his ! pleasure to present a yachting trophy ' to a Lyttelton crew, and it was the second year in succession that Lyttelton had been successful in winning the trophy. The Mayor then handed the cup to the Lyttelton skipper, H. Hannah, Who replied thanking the Mayor for his remarks, and also all who bad hetped in the contest, Captain W. J. Keane, president of , i the Wellington Yachting. Association, said it seemed to be his duty every I year to congratulate Lyttelton, or i Canterbury, on winning a yachting i trophy. It was no disgrace for the other crews to.be beaten by yachts- \ men such as Lyttelton produced. "We are very jealous of the isupport given to yachting in this little town of Lyttelton," said Captain Keane. v "You have the older" men to thank for that." Yachting was the cleanest of sports and helped to keep growing boys out of mischief. It taught them selfreliance and initiative. On behalf of the Wellington Yachting Association he congratulated Lyttelton on the win. i Mr T. Cuthbert, Otago delegate, said it must be a matter of pride for Mr T. Hendry, that he had a son who skippered the winning crew last year and had another son in the winning crew this year. The proceedings closed with cheers for the Lyttelton crew. Gift of Miniature Cop Mr C. E. Brown, commodore of the Canterbury Yacht and Motor-Boat Club, received the following telegram on Saturday evening, from Mr E. O. Moller, president of the Otago Yachting Association:— "Congratulate you on your great boys. I thought it was ours this year. If miniatures not presented I will have pleasure in presenting two." To this Mr Brown replied:—"Many thanks for your congratulations. A fine contest. Will accept, with pleasure, your kind offer of two miniature cups." Theatre Party and Motor Trip On Saturday night the visiting crews and delegates were entertained at a theatre party at St. James' Theatre by the Canterbury Yacht and Motor-Boat Club. Yesterday they were taken for a motor run to the Waikuku beach.

A AND B CLASS RACES AT REDCLIPFS There was an entry of 19 boats in A and B class races sailed at Redcliffs on Saturday afternoon by the Christchurch Sailing and Power-Boat Club. The boats sailed over the usual SkylarkAvon course, with a light easterly and • flood tide. Much interest was displayed in the performance of the new 18-footer Gipsy, which was racing for the first time. She was on the scratch mark, with To Arai which was was not suited to the light wind. But tor an outstanding performance by Tui (loa min), sailed by T. Green, Gipsy would have won her first race. The results were as follows: — A Claaa Tui (T. Green), I6mm, 4hr 35min 52aec .1 Gipsy (I. Treleaven) scr, 4hr 41mm 19 sec -■•■ .„ '.' Cygnet (A. Penn), 17min, 4hr 42nun 44sec - * '" * * Tiki (T. Turner), 14min, 4hr 4®min 37 Secret (F. Morrison), 9lmin, 4hr 45 min 21sec ...••. •• s Seamew (J. Coutts). 11mm, 4hr 48min 25sec ' • ■ * - ■ ■ Huia (A. Mills), 16min, 4hr 51min Sf ; : ' see • ■ • • * • Omega (D. Collins), 17min, 4hr 53min 48sec •• • • • • • * Te Arai (A. T. Kound) «cr, Myra (w. Mauchlan) 19min, Seagull (A. Dykes) IT min did not finish. The rac» started at 3.3 D.m. » " B Class ' Rita (B. S. Beveridge), scr, 4hr 46»ia 16sec • • - - '." Treasure (W. Webb), smln, 4hr 50mm *>QSA{J s a • • ■* * " Ripple (H. Parr), Smin, 4hr 52min 16 Sunray (A. Mauger), Jlmiu, *hr 53' min Bsec -. -• ': Wren <J. G. A.'Court), Bn;n, 4hr so g min 56sec , •• .. '-U Fidget (E. Morrison), sJmni, 4hr oo min 27sec •'• «_.';« Marina (H. Plttmmer), llmm, Shr Omta ? 53sec • • "" ""