YACHTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 682, 6 December 1909, Page 11

YACHTING.

'ANOTHER CALM RACK-DAY. Yachting was probably tho only form of , eport which was not suited by Saturday's perfect weather. Thero was a littie moro wind than on the previous Saturday, but each oi tho thTco races sailed by tho l'ort Nicholson Yacht Club ended" in tho winner drifting across the lino. Second Class. The Eocond-class race attracted the following starters:—AVaircre, scratch; Janet, Cmiii.; Mahina, smin.j White Heather, Gmin.i Viking, 16min.; l'atronus, 120min.; and Nancy Stair, 20min. The Nancy Stair, Patronus, 'and White Heather got the best of tho start, .but Mahina and Wairere had forged ahead by the timo Point Halswell was reached, and theso two showed the way on tho fun to Koro Koro. On Ibe beat homo Wairere took tho lead, and finished first at 0.35 p.m., after a tiresome dnft ucrosu Oriental flay. Mahina finished second at 6.39, and Janet third at GM. Tho otkors wero a long way from home at 7 p.m. Taking time allowance into account, tho Mahina won from Wairere by 2min., Janot taking third place.' Third Class. ' The foll(nring wore the starters and handicaps in tho third-class event-.—lizzie, scratch j Kawono,.'7min.; Nanoya, Oinin.; May, SOniin.; and Karafca, lSmin. , The Lizzie snowed tho way all round the .course, and won comfortably, finishing at 6jS tun. None of the other bouts were within sight of the finishing-post lit 7 p.m. Fourth Class. Only three boats—Warclton scratch, Tuna smin., and Mahaamti 6min, started in the Fourttftlass handicap. With only about three hundred yards to go to finish, the leaders, Warchou and Mahaanui, which wero drifting along length for length, lost tho *rfnd altogether,' ami Tuna, which hugged the land in Oriental Bay, came along with a light brcero, passed the. becalmed' boats, asd carried off the first honours. 'Die finishing times wro: Tuna 5.45 pjn., Waieteu 5.50 'end Ma- — haanni p.m. TE AKO SSHJNG CLUB. Tho Te Aro Sailiwc Criib got off thoii first race, nnd covered their coomo in reasonably ' good, time. Tho fvmshing times aad plaoings, with the handicaps gforon in paronthestss, were as underr-RWal Wr?a. 3min., li ltamhler (fuiraich), Ehre. imia., 3t Ishmao (sovatch), Bhrs, Gmin.. 3j Wtniftw (CJmfn.), ohrs. fflmin.; Gondolier (ecratcW,- shrs. i%nin.j Ked\Ting (lmln.), Shra. SOmin, Rival's win was A','popular; one. ' MOTOB BOATS, ' A relay rneo for teams of four boat was sailed by tho Port t Nicholson Motor Boat Club. Ibex, M-ani, Vide, and Cygnot, with ft handicap of 2min., dofoating Scotia, Tanlwha, Puriri, nnd Tender, by 2J mimitce. Vida ' stopped for a short time, and Ibex lost half a . minute at the start.