Tasman leads Q class
PA Auckland] After three races in the national Q-class yachting trials, 1 the consistent Hamilton combination of J. Fa ire and J. Innes led yesterday in their boat, [Tasman Yachts. ! The skipper, Faire, guided the 4m yacht to a comfortable 3mm victory in the first race of the (series to select a 12-boat New Zealand team to contest the inter-Dominion title, which will be run from January 1 to 16 at Auckland or Orakei. Following Tasman home were
I (Bay of Plenty Real Estate (W. J Eaton, Taurangai, Fyfe Sails (R. : Williams. Auckland . Enterprise , (A. Bennett. Hamilton), and -iDingo Doer <B Ba>.. lauranga », Tasman Yachts again looked , assured of victory in the second race but was just pipped on cthe line by Enterprise with a ij margin of 3sec. s! In the third race, only about r 10 of the 22 craft fleet mane 51 the starting line. 1! Fa ire was again to Ihe fore t but Dingo Doer took the lead and won with a margin of just Mover 2min.
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