YACHTING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 69, 15 December 1919, Page 12

YACHTING

\ .*S' /'SATURDAY'S RACES. . itaces'-'fon-ifirsl, second, and third-class i yachts wero decided by the Port Nicholson i-JTacht .-Club on Saturday. A very light southerly prevailed at the start, with misty ,ram, but the wind freshened ; later, and.-xaih foil throughout tho races. Owing to tho light air early in tho afternoon several of tho yachts wero lato in starting, bu:t the freshening ; breeze enabled them to make good much of their lost time,, The following aro the i . results:— i First class—Marangi (Dmin.), llir. : 48min. 10sec'., l; Kotiri II (Bmm.), 4hr. 52mm. itSsco., 2; Viola Uliinin.),' -tlir. fi3min.,2osec.,' , 3.- Alao started: Waitangi ifiimin. 20scc. ; Rona (smin.), I 4hr,> 55min;;' Ailsa (llmin,), ."ihr. Bmin. 30sec:;'.W-airere II (Uniin). ohr Smin! 31sec.,"' and -.Atalanta (13niin.), did not I finish. ; Second.-:.class—lolantho ilmin.), shr. | Sminl 45sec„' 1;' Galatea (ilmin.), slir. I 4min., 2; Lizzie (Gmin.) shr. smin. 15sec., I' 3. Also started: Windward. (ISinin.). ;ihr. ! lOmih.'f ahd/AVairero I' (scr.), shr. 19min'. ; 30,=ci5'.' '1' 1 Third class—'Warehou (scr.), shr. Imin, i . 80sec., 1; Nikau ismin.), Shr. ]Bmin., 2. i Muritai (llmin.) (lid not start.