YACHTING

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23248, 7 February 1941, Page 10

YACHTING

2 IDLEALONG CHAMPIONSHIP ■lt •. - 3 v PRESENTATION OF TROPHY M • ■■ ' i“' The presentation of th'e New Zealand |3 Idlealong, championship trophy to the «* winning ■ crew, -Wellington, was made In 3 the Harbour Light' Theatre, Lyttelton, last i» evening. .The Mayor, of Lyttelton (Mr F. fr-E. Sutton) presented the trophy to the a. Wellington skipper, C. Stutter, and conid gratulated the Wellington crew on a fine 1 3 performance. Mr. Stutter returned thanks I* on behalf of. the crew, and Mr A. G. Har- ? vey, the Wellington delegate, who spoke 4 on behalf of the Wellington Yachting £ Association, gave an interesting talk on s the origin of the Idlealong class.

| The delegates’ championship shield was ;?{ presented by Mr P. McDonald (West | Coast),.who won both the races held for $ delegates' yesterday. I Lake Brunner, on the West Coast, has ■I been chosen as the place of the next Idle■f along championship contest, to be held in ■' February, 1842.; This was decided upon by <e a meeting of the conference of delegates ,1? to the contest at Lyttelton, k The -Canterbury Idlealong championship, |> which was to have been , held at Kaii'aki i' on Sunday, has been postponed until Feb- * riiary 23. Arrangements are being made v for six .or seven boats from Lyttelton to take part. ■