Sportsman's Notebook Speedboat Championship Regattas Widespread

Press, Volume C, Issue 29702, 21 December 1961, Page 6

Sportsman's Notebook Speedboat Championship Regattas Widespread

Speedboat ehampionship events will be held on lakes, 'harbours and rivers throughout New Zealand over the ■Christmas-New Year holiday 'period and continue through to April. The championship circuit in the South Island • opened with the 95 cu. in. Vbottom event at Lakeside on December 3 Be: Air <P Knight), the New Zealand record bolder, winning the title. National championship races will be held in Southland. Canterbury, West Coast. , Marlborough. Wellington, Wanganui and Auckland. SOUTH ISLAND EVENTS The New Zealand Speedboat Association's racing calendar lists the dates and areas for the remaining 'South Island 1961-62 cham- '■ pionships as follows: Inboard 144 V-bottom (stock motors). I Invercargill, February | 24-25. 175 cu. in. hydro, Invercargill. February 24-25. 75 cu. in. V-bottom, Timaru. I March 10-11. ;95 cu. in. hydro. New BrighI ton, February 10-11. 140 cu. in. hydro, Lake Kaniere. December 31, or I April 21-22. 140 cu. in. V-bottom, Lake Kaniere, December 31, or April 21-22 266 cu. in. hydro, Marlborough. January 27-28. 266 cu. in. V-bottom, Alexandra, December 30-31. Unlimited auto hydro, Rotoiti, December 29-30. Unlimited auto V-bottom. Otago, February 17-18. Unlimited V-bottom, Waitaki, February 4. Unlimited. unrestricted. Southland, February 2425. Crackerbox, Otago, February 17-18. Outboard B class hydro. Southland. February 24-25. C class hydro. Southland, February 24-25. D class hydro. New Brighton, February 10-11. E class hydro. Rotoiti, December 29-30. NEW ZEALAND EVENTS The New Zealand 1961-62 championship events open with a meeting at Bottle Top Bay on December 27. The Masport Cup race will be held this season at Lake Karapiro on New Year’s Day The following are the dates and places for the national title events. Inboard

75 cu. in. hydro. Lake Kanieri, April 21-22. 75 cu- in. V-bottom. Wellington, February 10 95 cu. in. hydro, Marlborough, January 27-28 95 cu. in. V-bottom, New Brighton. February 10-11 140 cu. in. hydro. Lake Kaniere, April 21-22. 140 cu. in. V-bottom. Manakau, December 27. Unlimited auto hydro, Wanganui, March 31. Unlimited auto V-bottom. Kawerau, December 31. Unlimited hydro, Marlborough, January 27-28. Unlimited V-bottom, Waikato, January 21. Outboard Griffiths Cup, Manakau Speedboat Club, Bottle Top Bay, December 27. B class hydro, New Brighton. February 10-11. C class hydro. Southland. February 24-25. D class hydro. Lake Kaniere. no date given. NZ. RECORDS The New Zealand records, as at August 31, last, listed in the racing calendar are: Inboard 75 cu. in. hydro. Widget (F. Gatland), 78.974 m.p.h. 75 cu. in. V-bottom, Susie Too (R. Calvert), 53.26 m.p.h. 95 cu. in hydro. Widget (F Gatland), 78974 m.p.h. 95 cu. in. V-bottom. Bel Air (P. Knight), 60.45 m.p.h 140 cu. in. hydro. Widget (F Gatland). 78.974 m.p.h 140 cu. in. V-bottom, Bel Air

<P. Knight). 60.45 m.p.h 266 cu. in. hydro, Elray (L R. Appleton), 98.54 m.p.h 266 cu. in. V-bottom. Nig (M Dickson), 63.732 m.p.h. Unlimited auto hydro. Mystic Miss (W. A. Stevenson), 122.74 m.p.h. Unlimited auto V-bottom, Miss Waipa (G. Taylor), 72.79 m.p.h. Unlimited hydro, Mystic Miss (W. A. Stevenson) 122.74 m.p.h. Unlimited V-bottom, Miss Waipa (G. Taylor) 72.79 m.p.h. Outward A class hydro, Slo Jo (D Moore). 45.65 m.p.h. B class hvdro. Downbeat (R Prattley), 62.65 m.p h. B class V-bottom, Foo Ling <J. Rae). 47.049 m.p.h. C class hydro. Missile (J Andrews). 62.05 m.p.h. C class V-bottom. Foo Ling (J. Rae). 47.049 m.p.h. D class hydro. Missile (J Andrews), 62.05 m.p.h. E class hydro. Missile (J Andrews). 62.05 m.ph. New Records Last month, J. W Keig. of Ashburton, and P Calvert, of Christchurch, established new records for New Zealand Ting-a-ling (Keig) did 57 504 m p h to shatter the B and C class V-bottom outboard records Moonshot (Keig) then broke the C. D and E class outboard record of 62 05 m p h., raising it to 67 858 m.p.h. P Calvert in Susie Too raised the record for the 75 cubic inch V-bottom, inboard class from 5326 m.p.h to 54.13 m.p.h. * ¥ * Tramping In Alps Possibly die two most scenic ard varied regions of the South Island high country have been selected by the Christchurch Tramping Club fm this year’s Christmas trips. The trips will embrace mountains bounding the Southern Alps from Nelson province in the north to the fringes of Fiordland in the far south. The main party's trip In the Southern Alps wi|l be

a most comprehensive one. embracing several mountain valleys to the north and west of Lake Wakatipu between December 24 and January 7 The party will leave Glenorchy. at the bead of Lake Wakatipu to tramp up the Rees valley At the head of the valley they will cross a 4750 ft saddle and descend to the Dart hut. near the head of the Cart river. A side trip will be made to tbe actual head to view the' Dart glacier, before the party travels down th valley to the Paradise homestead The next stage of the trip will be up the Routeburn valley, over the Harris saddle (4970 ft into the Hollyford valley. The route then lies up the Hollyford valley to Lake Howden. and down the 25-mile long Greenstone valley to Elfin Bay. on the shores of Lake Wakatipu The stage along the upper Hollyford valley will be a highlight of the trip, with striking views of the Darran ranse and the many other tangled peaks of Fiordland The second party will cover an extensive area in the Lake Rotoroa and Spenser range regions from December 23 to January 13 Setting out from Tutaki. near Murchison, it will travel up the Tiraumea valley and over a saddle to the head of Lake Rotoroa. The party will tramp up the Sabine valley, taking the west branch to Lake Constance and a high col >f 6000 ft at the head which leads to the headwaters of the Waiau river on the eastern side .of the main divide A day’s travel will be made down the Waiau. and two or three days’ climbing of main peaks in the Soenser range. The party will then continue further down the Waiau. up the scenic Ada valley and over into the Matakitaki valley and out to Murchison. ¥ ¥ ¥ Canoeing A group of enthusiasts, mostly from the Auckland Canoe Club, are to spend the Christmas-New Year period canoeing down the Cluthj and southern Waiau rivers The party will comprise 12 (six boys and six girls) and intend canoeing from Wanaka to Cromwell on December 30. from Cromwell to Balclutha on January 2 to 5 and possibly to canoe the lower Waiau on January 7 to 9 Four two-man 17ft collapsible canoes will be used, and for the novices, a fourman rubber dinghy. ¥ ¥ ¥ Eisenhower Trophy Word has been received from the World Amateur Golf Council, that 29 countries have so far advised their intention to compete at the Kawana Fuji golf course. Ito. Japan, on October 19 to 13. 1962. for the Eisenhower Trophy tournament. ¥ ¥ ¥

Reunion The New Zealand Rugby League representative. R J Butterfield, had a pleasant surprise when passing through Westport on his return to Greymouth with four other West Coast members of the Kiwi team which had recently toured England and France with much success There was a formidable party of Grevmouth people to welcome the tourists but there was omething missing as far as the veteran was concerned. Eventually everything was put right when Mrs Butterfield and family of three arrived by car about an hour late She had taken the long way around to Westport through Reefton but, possibly in her excitem 't about the reunion, had swunt off in the direction of Maruia after rassing through Ree.ton But it was a grand sight for the Kiwi hooker who has played 100 games for New Zealand and 35 tests, to see a new member of the family, a baby boy. born three months ago. ¥ ¥ ¥ Australian Tour An Australian cricket team is almost certain to tour the Wes’ Indies in 1965 Although the tour is subject to confirmation by tbe Imperia, Cricket Conference it is known that the West Indies Board of Control and the Australian Board of Control ha ?e reached a tentative agreement on the tour Australian Board of Control chairman Sir Donald Bradman, said tonight he could not comment on the proposed tour before jt had been discussed by the conference.