DINGHY SAILING.
-■ . .' ." V.'"j " The Th6rndon- Dinghy Sailing- Chib'beld, th'a first .of- a series, of-three races\for tlie cham- . ;pipnshin on ..Saturday., afternoon.- A/fresh. . southerly .breeze.: Was ..blo.wingj'-ifit.h a' choppy | sea. The race.' was off rscratch; and:only tour 1 ' boats, all under'small canvas, faced the' starter; S l .™' Bailey's . Tlieliria, li.v Palmer's Zel, M. Stirling s Vera, and L. Sargent's-Oeo. The . •« ii nut and Vera got awaytogether, , closely, followed by the Oeo. arid Zel, and'shortly, after the, start the.Thelma established.a..slight'lead.... 'u T7-hauling on the; wind again, liow'ever, .- ; tiie Vera, forged, ahead' of her opponents,, and"'[continued., to increase.' herf.'lea\fc' till"she met • with a mishap in .the second round, away her ruduerhead, wliiclv forded ht?r to re- ' tire. The Zel then' assumed the lead! and maintained it. to the finish.. The .third round - saw a battle - royal -between the .Thelma and - Oeo ; for second ■ place, tlio -Thelma. eventually . beating her opponent by the Small margin of" |.15sec. -The finishing'times were:— . Zel..(4hrs. 12min. 20sec.),' 1. ' ■■ ; Thelma. (4hrs. lOminv 45se , c:), '2.'\ rv; - ;; r v - Oeo (4hrs. 17rriin.), : 3;''•s.,''"- : ''' V-.'. - * On' Wednesday evening' A >ace will be toiled' ~ :for a trophy presented ■ by- the Hoq. TivWitf Hislop. ■ 'i V >< • .
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 111, 3 February 1908, Page 10
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193DINGHY SAILING. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 111, 3 February 1908, Page 10
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