YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 142, 10 March 1908, Page 4

YACHTING.

,7|.- v/.:-■. --.A ■ PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUB. On. Saturday afternoon, the .last ;raco,on the programme' was 1 got ' oft-successfully.Tlio raco was ail extra one,: and the'courso-WAs from the starting/line between Glasgow Wharf ami Te Aro Baths,, to and .round'-tlio Black Rock, off Barrett's Reef; leaving samo on the starboard hand, and returning through Chaffer's Passage. The start , was made at 2.30 p.m., but, strange to say, only two boats started to time, tlio Mahina'and Taiparo. The other boats wero very late, and made an uninteresting ; beginning. The wind .was from the east, and was fairly stiff to Point .Halswell, but then fell away, and the leading boats were all becalmed at tlio Pinnacles, and the boats astern ;camd • right up;-'.witl\a grand breeze. Light winds prevailed after this until well up. the inner .harbour, .when,-ai: fresh broofco, from due cast,'was encountered. The boats took-full. advantage of this, and tlio ilying-jibs;. balloon-jibs, and,: spinnakers.;; set made an unusual sight. The Mithina inado a great race, and finished first at sh. SOmin. osee.,..with, 2G minutes' allowance, ..the Petrel camo second- •"at';-.Oh'.- 26min. : Osec.; SWith .'4B minutes''allowandfe.'' The Nrtiioya'came'third at Gh. 30min. Osee., with 50, minutes' allowance. Dr.' Pell's Mahina thus seeilres Dr. Makgill's trophy,and slio deserved the race. It is stated thero are going to be some more long races next 1 season, as Saturday's rage was voted the greatest success of the season. THORNDON DINGHY CLUB. The second of a series of threo races for the championship was sailed On Saturday, in a fairly fresh . easterly. Tlio followihg tlircoi boats compoted :—K-■ Bailey's Tlielma, L. Palmer's l Zel, and L. Sargent's Oco'. Tho Tlielma carried full canvas, but the Oeo and Zel each.had one.tuck .in;, This; ~no ~ doubt, accounted'' for the. manner in 'which .tliey;wore completely | outsailed -by :the; Tlielma,. -as tho winu fell after ;the /first, round; 1 Tho' .Oeo and Tlielma,.got .ivwa'y-';together, at.•the:start;"'with tho Zel a': little' wny'-'ln" the; rear, " but tho Tlielma quickly assumed-tluS lead,- which lead sho increased as the race progressed, - never leaving tho issue in doubt.; Iter actual sailing .time was .62min.';;5soe.,,'.that, of the, Oeo, which , finished?. was' ; ,s(imiii. 15sec.', and thu-d, '58fflih. / The; Tlielma has now. 35 points to 'lierVe'redit, 1 tho-Zel 31, and'tlio Oeo 33. Tlio, filial; racc to ileeido tho..' cham-. pionship will /be: sailed on Saturday, March. 24. Noxt Saturday tlio Oates' Challenge Cup will-be raced'-for round a'big course. .MOTOR BOAT CLUB. -> Tlio above- 1 club held a handicap; raco for motor launches on Saturday afternoon, and, in spito of the: heavy'sea that ..Was'-running, nine launches crossed ,the , starting \ line. The Dot was too leniently dealt witli by/ tho handienppers. and. came'in an bnsy: ; wiiinor by about 7miii., Piiriri filling,second place, Ncola third, 1 and Ruihi fourth. The'finish for, fourth placo-between.the Ruilii and'Slvdn was very exciting, only' half.,a length:-separating tho boats. Tlio courso was .'to the- buoy at Kn.i-. warra aud round Point Jerningham buoy to Glasgow Wharf, twice round, about nine knots.The following, are tlio details of tho races:—Dot, 23min.j 2 li.-p., V I(F. Pdthcrick); Puriri, 2miii. 10 li.-p., 2 (Downes Bros.); Nrola scr., 8J li.-p., 3 (Greenshiolds and Co.); Ruilii, i3niin., 6 li.-p., 4 (Jamieson and Co.). - - _ . Also started: Taniwha, 10 \li.-p.,v2min.;' Alert, li.-p., Bmiu.; Swan,; 5 h v -p.; llmin.; Maui, -1-1 li.-p., llmin.; Kiwi,'3J li.-p., 13min.