MODEL YACHTING

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22232, 25 October 1937, Page 6

MODEL YACHTING

In a very light southerly wind the Christchurch Model Yacht Club sailed the seventh club race of the season on Victoria Lake on Saturday. Ten boats competed. Following were results:— First Heat—E. Hodge's Linnet (handicap 4min 30sec), 1; B. George's Blue Bird (2min 30sec), 2; P. Smith's Tui (3min 30sec), 3; C. White's Laura (4min 20sec), 4; R. C. Munro's Dolphin (scr), 5. Time, 38min. Second Heat—Laura 1. Linnet 2, Blue Bird 3, Dolphin 4, W. Beauchamp's Avenger (3min 40sec) 5. Time, 29min. The final result was:—Linnet, 13 points, 1: Laura, 10 points, 2; Blue Bird, 8 points,. 3; Dolphin and Tui 3 points each (equal), 4.

I. IN OTHER CENTRES (PfiESS ASSOCIATION TELEOKAMS.) AUCKLAND, October 24. The senior competition of the Auckland Cricket Association opened yesterday Rain fell during the day, and two matches were postponed at the] afternoon tea adjournment. University, playing North Shore (last year's champions) made 161 runs for six wickets (Cramond 38). Parnell made 148 runs for five wickets against Young Men's Christian Association (Whitelaw 90 not out, Harrisoa three for 37). King's College Old Boys, playing Ponsonby, made 210 in the first innings (Pearson 44, Warneford three for 44), and Ponsonby lost no wickets for one run. Graftton lost six wickets for 122 runs against Eden (G. Wallace 59, C. A. Snedden four for 27). DUNEDIN, October 24. Grange, with 480 runs for eight wickets declared, beat Kaikorai with 208 (Anderson 62, McGregor 40, Chettleburgh three for 52, Elmes three for 54) and 139 for eight wickets (Cherry 50, .Chettleburgh four for 61, Elmes four for 36) by 242 runs on the first Innings. Old Boys, with 194 and 27 for one, beat Albion with 89 and 130 (Beckenham 38, Ditchfield 37, Groves four for 47) by nine wickets. University, with 86 and 151 (Lawson 42, Howden 35, Uttley 32, Kerr three for 54) beat Carisbrook B with 51 and 117 for eight wickets (Macgibbon 39, Little three for 24) by 35 runs on the first innings. Duncdin with 304 for seven declared, beat Carisbrook A with 167 (Fraser 70) and 156 for five (Cox 79 not out, Fraser 34) by 137 runs on the first innings. FRIENDLY MATCH In a cricket match at Barrlngton Street Park on Saturday the Monarch Cricket Club defeated T H. Green's Cricket Club bv 100 runs to *l. For Monarch, P. Ellis 35 and L. Whittaker 17 were the highest scorers Bowling for Green's, G. Robertson took three wickets for 13 runs and G. Hartlev two for 14. G. Hartley 23 and W. Ross 22 were the highest scorers. Bowling for Monarch, P. Brown took four wickets for 18 runs and P. Ellis two for 4. HAY'S LTD. BEATS "THE PRESS" Playing at Sydenham Park on Saturday afternoon, a cricket team from Hay's, Ltd., beat a team from "The Press" by 11 runs on the first innings. Batting first. The Press" made 80 runs, G. Boanas 14, O. Walker 11, A. R. Cant 11, and G. H. Jacotason 10 being the most successful batsmen. Hay's, Ltd., replied with 91, P. Mora 43, Clapshaw 16, and C. Mora 16 scoring the most runs. For Hay's, Ltd., Clapshaw took six wickets for 19 runs, P. Mora two for 19, Jackson one for 15, and Gunborn one for 15. Bowling for "The Press," C. H. Williams bowled Steadily to secure two wickets for 27 runs, E. Stoneman took one for 24, G. Blazey four for 33, and G. H. Jacobson, two for none. WOMEN'S GAMES COMPETITION MATCHES THIS WEEK PRACTICES ON SATURDAY There will be 10 teams entered in the women's cricket competitions this season —four in the senior grade and six in the junior. This was indicated on Saturday when the various clubs held practice games to decide the personnel of their teams for the first of the competition I matches this week. In the senior grade, there will be Mai Moa, Technical, St. ! Albans, and Beckenham, and in the junior grade St. Albans, Technical, Beckenham, Malvern, Millers, Ltd., and Mai Moa. With the proposed tour of the New Zealand team to Sydney next January, and the preliminary games that the selection of the team will entail, the season should be full of interest. The majority of last season's players will be playing again this season and with two new clubs —Malvern and St. Albans—there will be many new players. The Mai Moa senior team this year will again imlude M. Marks, S. Garner, P. Blackler, E. Wormald, and V. Belworthy. M. Cosgrove, M. Creagh, L. Newell, and G. Guthrie from last season's B team, will also be included. The Beckenham senior team will include E. Jones and M. Jones who last season, played for Technical, and F. Campbell, E. Irving, C. Cawtheray, M. Edwards, and E. Jewell from last year's senior team. A. Bowen, who played for the senior team two seasons ago, will again turn out this year. Technical will have R. Martin, M. Taylor, P. Taylor, M. Phillips, M. Norman, and J. Head from last year's senior team, J. Barbour and D. Armstrong from the junior team, and M. Preece, who played last year for Old Girls. There are five of last year's Old Girls players in the new St. Albans team. They are H. Watson, P. Farquhar, J. Webster, J. McMillan, and M. Mcintosh. The remainder of the team will probably be all newcomers.