Haliburton Wins Major Race In Yachting

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32265, 7 April 1970, Page 11

Haliburton Wins Major Race In Yachting

A. Haliburton, sailing the Moth Checkmate, won the Mount Pleasant Trophy from a fleet of 49 starters in the major club yachting event on Saturday.

The winner of the New Zealand Junior Cherub championship, Rana (N. and G. England), finished second, ahead of another Junior Cherub, Bonanza, skippered by R. Ineson.

Canterbury had the most intensive programme, being forced to re-sail several previously postponed events in conjunction with other fixtures, as clubs entered their last few weeks of competition. Although they were forced to withdraw because of gear breakages on Saturday, G. S. Mander and D. R. Nixon (Caprice) were convincing winners of the W. J. Toomey Memorial for A division yachts. The Elmer Cup, sailed concurrently with the final race of the memorial series, was won by Trekka (H. L. England and G. S. Shapland).

The South Island champions, Kehua (Javelin, D. Elder and R. May) and Relent (R Class, J. Rountree and B. Kitson), won their respective events, the fourth heat of the Norris Cup (B division) . and the Kennett Memorial. The Priddey Cup handicap race in this division went to Lady Kay, a Javelin crewed by R. Norris and R. Bryant. The C division championship and handicap honours were annexed by Tahuti (Junior Cherub, V. Nelson and J. Boraston), while amongst the P. Class com-

petitors, C. Wales (Sprat), and K. Welsh (Moby Dick), were over-all winners of cup series. G. A. Church (Bewitched) won the Ashby Bergh Trophy open championship race at Stewart’s Gully yesterday while the leading P Class yachtsman. P. Lester (Vitesse), continued his successful run by winning the Arnold and Barnard Trophy at Mount Pleasant on Saturday and the Canterbury club’s class race yesterday. Results.— SATURDAY Mount Pleasant Open.—Mount Pleasant Trophy (49 starters): Checkmate, Moth (A. Haliburton) 1; Rana, Junior Cherub (N. and G. England) 2; Bonanza, Junior Cherub (R. Ineson) 3. P Class.—Arnold and Barnard Trophy: Vitesse (P. Lester) 1, Ladybird (T. K. Stevens) 2; Cadet (D. Partington) 3. Canterbury Club A Division.—W. J. Toomey Memorial, fifth heat: Trekka (H. L. England and G. Shapland 1, Ivanhoe (B. Thurlow and J. Sinclair) 2. Over all winner: Caprice (G. S. Mander and D. R. Nixon). 425 points (from a possible 500). Elmar Cup: Trekka 1, Ivanhoe 2. B Division.—Norris Cup, fourth heat (eight started): Kehua (D. Elder and R. May) 1, Lady Kay (R. Norris and R. Bryant) 2. Ra (C. White and B. Lamb) 3. R Class—Kennett Memorial: Relent (J. Rountree and B. Kitson)

1, Chaotic (H. Miller and G. Woolf) 2. Handicap race—Priddey Cup (10 started): Lady Kay 1, Psyche (C. Dann and D. Smith) 2, Relent 3.

C Division.—Forsyth Cup, fourth heat: Tahuti (V. Nelson and J. Boraston) 1, Cloud (R. and K. Evans) 2. HandicapFoster Cup, third heat: Tahuti 1, Cloud 2. P Class.—C. M. Welsh Cup, fifth heat: Sprat (C. Wales) 1, Moby Dick (K. welsh) 2, Telna (B. Bichop) 3. Over-all winner: Moby Dick. Yvonne Cup. third heat: Sprat 1, Telna 2, Moby Dick 3. Over-all winner: Sprat.

Trailer Yacht Squadron Women's race (10 started): Murlta (L. Davy) 1, Fiona Marte (S. Honey) 2, Amur! (P. Atkinson) 3. Line honours: Vlnetta (A. Burrough).

SUNDAY Stewart’s Gully Club Ashby Bergh Trophy.—Open championship race (six started): Bewitched (G. A. Church) 1. Omega (R. Smith) 2. Nark (K. Henderson) 3.

Canterbury Club A and B divisions (eight started): Sundowner (C. and I. Smith) 1. Lady Kay (R. Norris and L. Thurlow) 2. Kehua (D. Elder and R. May) 3. C division (eight started): Tahuti (V. Nelson and J. Boraston) 1, Flnnis (V. Smith), 2. Tijuana (K. May and A. Ruth) 3.

P Class (10 started): Vitesse (P. Lester) 1, Tyke (P. Maynard) 2, Lady Bird (T. K. Stevens) 3.