THE YACHT CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 21, 25 July 1927, Page 4

THE YACHT CLUB

VAIWUAL PRIZE GIVING

! ': The annual smoke concert and presen-' ;■ iation of prizes of the Koyal Port Nichol- :. son Yacht Club took place in the cub!- --! house on Saturday evening, the large at- ; . tendance including a number o£ distini guished guests. ; „-' In proposing the toast of the club, the ; .;. Mayor'(Mr. G. A. Troup) remarked that ;- no sport,moulded better men than yaehti h. ing, A yachtsman had to be fit in both ; *: mind and body, and in that respect aione ; -'. he was a long way towards becoming the ■ ? • best of citizens. •

'.-£.-'' ; The commodore (Mr. D. K. Blair), in reply,'agreed that yachting was an exact- •->. ! 5 ing sport, inasmuch as it occupied the ■V>; yaehUmen'B time all the year round. ; Few '£'„ spprtej however, offered such diversion y>. Wl Kdd the interest as much as yachting. W : The following toasts were honoured:-^-' "/£' "^e King," the Commodore; "Visitors,"' '-•J- Mr. J. B. L. Cull, replied to by Messrs.- ---•:" H;- -Smith (Paremata) and E. AJdred' '3f< (Heretannga); "Wellington Yachting and £%> Motor-boat Association and Kindred ;«g> Clubß,"-Mr. H. Hardman; "The Press," '»;•■[ Mr, J. M'Alister. Apologies were received ££■_ from. Sir Charles Statham, the Hon. G. J. SZ t Anderson,.and Mr. T. Fprsyth, M.P. ' «fr ( Sir,' John Luke, M.P.; presented the „:.- prizes, 'as follows:—Turnbull Cup, Carina jjj J Cup, and championship pennant for first- '■■■«.' claw boats: Mr. B. Clarke's Marongi. : llilla Cup and Maxwell Eating Cup; Mr. G. H. Neal's Viola. Ocean race to Poi-t Underwood: Messrs. Lindsay and Roberts's lolanthe. Kirkcaldie Cup for ladies' race, and second-class championship pennant: Mr. J. E. L. Cull's Mana. Bothamley, Te Ruru, and Harman Cups: Mr. •D. A. . Blair's Rawini. Winder Cup and, 18ft class championship pennant: All Black Syndicate's All Black. Grey Cup: Mr. A. G. Turner's Geisha. -•■ ■ -

During the evening musical and elocu- ■* tionary items were given by Messrs. B. V Deans, L. Sweetapple,' G.- :Osborne, VV. J ■ Aitken,- and A. J. Hines. /Community i singing was also a, feature of the proceedings. . '.•■ : .. - ■■■..■ :