HARBOUR RACES

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 19, 22 January 1921, Page 6

HARBOUR RACES

YACHTS AND MOTOR-BOATS '

ANNIVERSARY REGATTA.

The weather is a happy medium for the Wellington Anniversary Regatta, with a moderate southerly breeze, smooth water., and very pleasant overhead conditions. A little more authority in Ilie breeze would please the yachtsmen, but on the whole the weather is highly fa»» ourable. This morning when the programme was' opened a. northerly breeze was blowing, and accordingly a northerly course ! was declared for the yachts, but shortly after the first boats got away the breeze changed round to the south, not the best wind for the course set. The big events of the day are to be. the general handicaps for yachts, for which ,' eighteen entries have been received/and 'the open handicap for motor boats, both to be decided this afternoon. . i : ■ The official starter, timekeeper, ;i.nd judge of yachting events is Mr. R. Millman, and the handicapper is Mr. '.;H. Hardham. Mr. J. Webb is in charge of the pdwer boat events.' r Following are tho entries, handicaps, and results of tho events up to the time of going to press :— Motor Boat Club's Launch Race.— Atalanta (ser), Nellie (lmin), Taua (3min), Naomi (6min), Mickey (6min), Muri (Bmin), ana Pariri (13min). Result: Puriri; 1; Muri, 2; Taua, 3. The Puriri came in easily,, six minutes ahead of the Muri, which led from the Taua by barely half-a-minute.. '■ 4 Second-class Yachts.-—Wairere (crt), Romp (2min), lolanthe (smin), Wylo (7mm)y Venus (Bmin)/- Lizzie" (lOmin), Seabird ■ (lOmin), Rawene (12min),' Isca (12min);, Waimoa (14min), , Msritai. (15. mm), Nikau (30min). .• Result: . Romp, 1; -Waiiere 1., 2; Venus, 3. ' , First-class Yachts: Marangi (scr), Rona (mm), Atalanta .; (9min), . Ailsa. (lOmin), Wanderer. (12min), Viola (15min), Wairere 11. (16min). . . ; Result: Marangi 1, Ailsa 2,- Atalanta 3. . ... Fourteen-foot Class: Nan (scr), Geisha (2min), Miio (7min), Cooee (20min), Tiri (20min). : j . Result: Cooee 1, Geisha- 2, Nan 3.' 1- ;