HERETAUNGA BOATING CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 79, 27 December 1907, Page 3

HERETAUNGA BOATING CLUB.

t"The initial regatta .tinder the• auspices of the Hefetaiingii Boatirigi Cliiih was: held at I'ctone on Boxing Doj. . The.-conditions were . .favourable vfpr ■sailing ■ events','.•• a , full ibteeze'' from- .the .south-west, prevailing. It iwas impossible, however. , owing to the. heavy off tlje , swimming'.anVl. dinghy '.races.-'--; Only ' one towii '■' boat* the; Maliia .'ahd.'it did- so..;successfu]ly.'. The •names.; •. of ■ ; the '• officials : are , as. follow :-r----'.'Gomnlodoro, ...Mi , .. p. , ' .jKeir ;V indgeV , 'Mr. ■D. 'ißecidingfle'.d , .;' ■ starter;'-' Mr. A. Silverwood'; : "tmielieorieri Mr'. "YY. Wallis; secretary,'- Mr. Pcsnlts:--'- v, ;■,.;;■,..■<: ■■" -. h 'Korqkoro Yacht-Eacej. 3, miles.77-Mes.srs, ■;Bittlo and . M'Do'riaM's"- Mnliau, .I; , ' Messrs, ijTaylpr and: Horno's Koliini,.. 2, . ~'■ •'.The race-was held .for..the."purpose of de-' cidiijg which was.the fastest, ■ boat -built during the season. Only On. tto 'beat to .the. Kpro-koro buoy -this- boats .'ljjpj>£ on; ; cVen-:tqriiis.'':VThe'"Mah-au,- twhich rounded''the huoy -first,', won -by two - minu— Jps;i' : :,'Time;'V.Mniiri.;;.'^.■.:;,'.'''■';.-'-'—V..; '■ .:'.''. ;' •■Heretaii)iga>'Yacht.'Rftce,' : 's miles.—Messrs: [Bi%le;,'ahVl ; M'-Donaitl's : '•Miri-i'^f. ; .-Golqu'lioun's ;Gil;: ;8.1.a5'.: 2. ;; Taylor ..-'.and; 'Hpriie's als.o pt'arted, 'but.'''did- nof; complete the' course. ,Qn-..the''boat; lip. to the''lslsnd'■ the 'Gil -.Blaa led r the' M.nhau by 'a .dozen.'.lengths,-but .on sthe. lead frtj.ni, the Island to, the;.JJoirp-koro •jbjioy ...th'e Mahaji paased. her' ripppnbjit,, and .evo'ntually .won'-'cgmjforfably hy;,4V'.minutes. ,Ti.n?ei l'>'hour .-•■■. ■ . •.■:'■'■. . ;,!jjiird : Class' .γ^clit :.■ 'Race;, -.10.■ miles.—Mr. JFJBtcher's Malua. 1.;'; Mr.!. Bent'lcy's, Huia, -X I -Theirb. we're! "no ..otlier'.' 'starters.'.' The .Malvia, which; led ;all the way, came iii 20 ;minutes nhoad of her!'opponent/.''.Tame; 1 jlipiir.: 24min.'', . '- ; ,V-. .':.'■■. /■■'.,'.. j •r-il4-Fpijtcr. , Sailing '.Race' : (rlistancc,' r 5 miles) : Bittle ■:/and ■ ; M/Donald's- Mahau, ~ JJ.; , ■:Colq«hoiiri!s'/ O'ilV Bias, :.%;'. Mr. .;Stutter's- ; Defiance, 3:. : Opjy.. the ■. boats ;mentioned .\c'omp;eteri.., ; ,Qn .. tho ' beat StpViittos,;'bijoy* :t\}'e' Gil Bias ■ had .'an iadyantage ~'of .thirty ■ -lengths from the 'Mahan;. , .which .' wAs ■tweritj , : lengths ' ahead jof'the'Defiance. Over the nertainderof.'the ■course'the'; Mahan proved much, the faster, [passing the winning post, 4} : miriuites Pearlier than the Oil Bias, which -easily bent -the ■Defiance : for ... second place. • :Time, I 1 hour ■'2min... . -.. . , • : .' '. ■ ' ... $ .-.'