PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUB.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 122, 23 May 1908, Page 2

PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUB.

The Port Nicholson Yacht Club's annual distribution of prizes won during the season was made last evening at a social gathering held in Godber'srooms. About one hundred yachtsmen and their friends were present. Dr. Fell, piesident of the club, presided. In a few remarks, Dr.' Pell complimented the club- upon the successful season just concluded. He said praise was duo> in a large measure to Mr. A. Holmes, their secretary; and to the committee. The toast of "Yachting" was propos-. Ed by Dr. Makgill, who complimented Wellington yachtsmen upon their seamanship. This was, he said, due to adverse' weather so prevalent tiere. Mr. Keir, president "of the Petono Yacht Club, in replying to +he, toast of his club, "said tha,t yachtsmen at the northern end of the harbour were handicapped by having no anchorage for their boats. When this defect was remedied larger .yachts would be gone in for. Cooperation with the' sister club in Wellington would receive hearty reciprocal tion from Petone. ' ... .The entertainment part of the programme was 'contributed to - by- -Messrs *_ A. Barry, Fleming, Taylor; ,S. M. Wil-, Hams, A. Rowell, Rex, R. Blow, and Crockett. . During the evening Dr. -Fell difitribut- ■ ed about seventy prizes ma3e up of £102 in ca^h and about £40 in trophies. The prize-winners are as follow: — November 16th, second-class, Murj.tai (Hoggard), J. M'Lean's trophy. ,Thirdclass,' Malua (Fletcher - Bros.), . J. 'S. Swan's" trophy. ' .Launch' race, Exdelsior (J. J. Boyd). November 30th, third-class, Malua. (Fletcher 'Bros.'), -R. Brewer's trophy. >.' December 7th, first-class, Waitangi (J~: M'Lean), A. H. Turnbull's trophy, 1 • Ngairo, (Evans "Bay Syndicate, Jeffreys, skipper), 2. tSecond-class, Mahina (Dr. Fell), W. Highet's trophy. December 14th, second-class, Petrol (M'Keegan and Lambert), E. C. Mills's trophy. Third-class, ,Mahaki , (B t uck, and Ellibtfc), M.vLAing'B'- trophy." i*--- »..'..:; January 22nd, first-class, Waitangi (J. M'Lean), £10. Second-class, Janet (Dr. ' Makgill), £10. Third-class, Tuna (A., Smith), £7 10s. Launches, Ruihi (J. JamieSon). Fourteen-feefc boats,,' Mahau 1 (M'Donald, Petone\ ; • sec.onjl'-class, Syren (J. S. "Swan) ; - third-class, .Qu^enie (Q^ Sargeant). - ' ' - ». i-*'P Other ovents-^NoVember "23rd, c open boat race, Rona (T. Scottf). , January, 22nd, open . boats, Vera (B: fitetUtag).-Fourteen-feet ' points, race, Rival 1 (S. William), Davis, trp^hy. January j 25th, second-class, Janet (Dr.. Makgiljj, [-Bucholz trophy; third-class, Moana (P. I Freyberg"), Dr. Fell's trophy.- FebruaryIst, Mills' Memorial,! Syren (J. S. Swan). February 15th, third-class, Tuna (Smith). ; February, 22nd, first-class, Syren (Jl S. j Swan), B. Clarke's trophy ; second-class, i Tainare (Brewer and' Highet), Downe's ! trophy.' * " • ;■ > .•_ March 7th, dcein race) Mahina (Dr. Fell), Makg'ill trophy. "