WEEK-END YACHTING

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 45, 17 November 1936, Page 3

WEEK-END YACHTING

Inter-club Races Postponed PAREMATA RESULTS Races for the Barron Cup (X class/ and Porirua Cup (Z class), to have been contested by yachts of the Plimmerton and Paremata clubs on Saturday afternoon, were postponed as the sea was too rough for the Plimmerton boats to make the trip. First-class and Takapuna races were started at Paremata on Sunday, but owing to Noleen's capsize the Takapuna race for the Quirke Plaque was abandoned. Queenie was first home in the Hansford Cup race for first-class centreboarders, and tier two-minute handicap gave her'a comfortable win. Details, with handicaps and finishing times, are as follows :— Start 11 a.m. Queenie (2iuim), 12.28.38 1 Monica (scr.), 12.33.55 2 Kotuku (3min.), 12.36.6 3 Also started: lanthe (Bmiu.), 4; Monica (scr.), 5; Kewpie reported fouling Monica and was disqualified.

WORSER BAY RACING Idle Along Team Selected Ou Saturday afternoon Woreer Bay boats raced for the Monkhouse Cup and. on Sunday two trials were held to select: the club’s Idle Along team for the Wellington Moffatt Cup trials. Saturday’s race was won by Spitfire, and both trials by Antoinette, Spitfire and Slvine being selected as |he other members of the team. Details of the Monkhouse Cup race are as follows: — Start 3 p.m. Spitfire (R. Kerr), 2miu., 4.53.2 X Elvine (R. Swanson), scr., 4.55.2 .... 2 Nahlin (J. Young), 4min., 4.55.00 “ Also started: Minx, Antoinette, la.kyrie,’ Gipsy, Matetu, Bonny Jean and Dora, which retired.