LYTTELTON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21987, 11 January 1937, Page 15

LYTTELTON NEWS

SWIMMING The Lyttelton Men's Amateur Swimming Club held events at Corsair Bay on Saturday afternoon. Results were:— 33 Yards Handicap—l. Dromgoole (4sec) 1, A. Gosney (scr) 2, G. Hillier (ssec) 3. Eight started. Dive—B. Reardon (scr) 1, L. Coombes (4 points) 2, R. Kiddey (4 points) 3. Seven competed. Sailing A tricky wind from the north-west to northerly baffled yachtsmen at Lyttelton at times on Saturday afternoon, when the Canterbury Yacht and Motor-boat Club held club races. The wind, however, was light, and the sea fairly smooth. Results were:— ■ ■ A Class (started 2.45 p.m.)—Marangi (R. Boulton), 4min, 4.4.23 p.m., 1; Pastime (A. Miller), scr, 4.22, 2; Bona (C. E. McMillan), 19min, 3. . „ . ,„ - X Class (started 2.30 p.m.)—Huia (R. Hendry), scr, 4.7.10 p.m., 1; Avenger (R Priddy), scr, 4.14.8, 2; Manihi (F. Dobby, jun.), 2£min, 4.30, 3. The only other starter, Colleen (K. • Sillars) retired. • B Class (started 2.40 : p.m.)—Marlene (F. Morris). 9min, 4.23.10 p.m., 1; Snark (E. O. Sinclair), fmin, 4.3.10, .2; Malay (smin), 4.31, 3. _ I Class (started 2.35 p.m.)— Elite (G. Bremner), 2min, 4.0.20 p.m., 1; Muritai (N. Payne), lmin, 3.57.45. 2: Listless (G. Tibbie, 4min, 4.0.50, 3. , Fifteen boats started. D and Z Classes started 2.50 p.m.—Atom (J. Neville), 4min, 3.47.25 p.m., 1; Waterwitch' (B. Sinclair),' 6miri. 3.50.22, 2; Niue (K. Hendry), smin, 3.50.26. 3. Six boats started. Boat Capsized During the north-westerly gale yesterday afternoon ' the 14-foot sailing boat Huia was capsized in the harbour off Corsair Bay. The crew was picked up by a launch and the boat j. taken in-tow. j; Sailing Race Postponed I Because of the boisterous north- . westerly : wind -. yesterday afternoon. and the fact that no suitable launch was available for a pick-up boat, the races for women skippers, which were ' to have been held.by the Canterbury : Yacht "and Motor-Boat. Cliib; were post- ; pohed until a later- date.': ; Crowd at Corsair Bay

The hot.weather yesterday attracted a large crowd to Corsair Bay and the water was'thronged with bathers all day. At one time in the afternoon 109 cars and motor-cycles were counted parked at the bay, and motor vehicles were arriving and leaving - almost continuously, j Diamond Harbour was also well patronised by picnickers and bathers yesterday,, most of them crossing from Lyttelton by passenger launches.