YACHT RACING

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 101, 23 January 1933, Page 4

YACHT RACING

Betty Wins Interclub Cup on Saturday

DUNCAN CUP TO NOLEEN

Three important sailing events were conducted in Evans Bay on Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Wellington Provincial Yacht and Motor-boat Association. They were a race for 14ft. and under boats, for the Inter-club Cup. which was won by the Evans Bay boat Betty, for the third time in succession; a Takapuna class race for the Duncan Cup, which was wou by Nolcen, and a race for 7ft. Tauranga class boats for a special trophy presented for competition among boys by senior yachtsmen of Wellington. This cup was won for the first time by D. Beck, sailing Wendy. Although there was a satisfactory field in the Inter-club Cup race, much more interest would have attached to the event had Lavina, this year’s Sanders Cup representative. been competing. As it was, Betty put up a sterling performance, and sailed by her well-known' skipper, A rthur Johnston, romped home with almost seven minutes to spare from Idono. Betty established the lead soon after the start, and over a long course was never challenged by any other boat. The Port Nicholson boat, Sue-lem, was third. In the Duncan Cup race, for onedesign Takapuna boats. Torment actuallyfinished one second ahead of Nolcen, but the judges disqualified Torment for not carrying the necessary identification numas provided for in the rules. Torment was sailed by the crew that is to represent Plinnncrton at the Cornwell Cun contest at Lyttelton this month. The course for the Inter-club Cup race was set from Evans Bay club-house to Kio Bay (near Balemt Bay) to Shag Point to the starting line, three times round; that of the Duncan Cup race from the patent slip to Shag. Point to bathing sheds buoy to a line off the club-house, twice round: and the Tauranga class boats went from the patent slip to the bathing sheds buoy to a finishing line off the club-house, twice round. The wind was light from the north-west, iind the sea was smooth. Detailed results are as follow, actual finishing times by the clock being given iu each case: —■ INTER-CLUB CUP RACE. (Started at 3.2 p.m.)

Betty (A. Johnston), 4hr. 47tnin. Osee. .. 1 Idono (F. Harten), 4hr. 54min. 3sec 2 Site-lem (B. White), 4hr. SGmin. ISsec. .. 3 Scandal, 4hr. oTmin. 38scc., 4; Lois, 4hr, 58min. 47sec., 5; June,,4hr. 59min. 23sec., 0; Nancy, Chr. 2min. Gsec., 7; Advance, shr. 7mtn. SOsec., 8: Diana, shr. Oniln. 30sec., I); Arlki, sbr. Jlnilu. Ssce., 10.. Phantom, Southern Maid, and Kotare retired.

DUNCAN CUP RACE. (Started at 3.15 p.m.)

Noleen (R. Parkin), 3hr. GGmin. 33sec. .. 1 Wairoa, 4hr. 3mln. 38scc 2 Watt!, Ihr. 4min. 55s'ec. 3 Nukumaf,;4hr. Grain. 23sec., 4; Flirt, Ihr. llinln.’ 30sec., 5. Torment, which finished at 3hr. SGrain. 32 sec., actually finished first—one second ahead of Noleen—but was disqualified for carrying no number. . TAURANGA CUP RACE. (Started at 3.30 p.m.)

Wendy (D. Bock), 4hr, 14mln. 25sec. '.. 1 Peter Pan, 4hr. IGratn. 42sec. 2 Tut, tar. 17piln, s!)sec. ......... 3 Pixie, 4lir. lOmin. 32sec.; 4 Joyce, tar. 24niln. 7sec., U; Ajax, 4hr.,28m1n. 47sec., 6: Wai, 4hr. 31mln. 7sce.; 7.

R.P.N.Y.C. LADIES’ RACE

Annual Event Won by Wairere I

The Royal Port Nicholsom Yacht Club’s annual ladies’ face,-for the Kirkcaldie

Cup, was sailed on Saturday afternoon in perfect weather. A good field of eight yachts was sent away at 3 p.m. over, a course from Clyde Quay Wharf past Jemingham beacou to Datum Pt. buoy, some distance past Ngahaurauga, and return the same way to Clyde Quay. Rons (scr.) was first to cross the starting line, with lolanthe (4Jmin.) next, and Wairere I (Ijmln.) third. AtaJanta (2min.) was over three minutes late in starting. Rona led all through the race, but lost the wind close to Datum I’t. This enabled the next boat, Wairere I to considerably reduce the gap before Rona filled her sails again. Atalanta and Nanette were both well sailed ,and h:td the former yacht been on time at the start she would probably have won the race. Rona, Wairere I. Nanette and Atalanta were the leading boats at the finish. Corrected times gave Wairere I, 1; Rona, 2; Nanette, 3. Detailed results are as follow :— Wairere I (2Jmln.), Ihr. 28min. Sfisec. Ihr. 27mln. Osee 1 Rona (scr.), -Ihr. 27min. 13sec., 4hr. 27niin. ISsec 2 Nanette (3min.), 4hr. 31min. Osee., 4hr. ilSmin. Osee 3 lolanthe (4Jmln.), 4; Atalanta (2ntin.), 5; Isca (7mln.), 6; Nannetc (Grain.), 7; Ilawene (Grain.), 8.