RACES IN EVANS BAY

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 26, 1 February 1932, Page 3

RACES IN EVANS BAY

Several races postponed from earlier in the season owing to unsuitable weather were sailed by the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor-boat Club yesterday morning. There was a full-sail southerly breeze. The Betty was a comfortable winner in the Kona-Jellicoe class event, with the Clyde second, and the Wellesley 11. third. The Kio 11. won the first-class centreboarders' race, and the Poncke from scratch was successful ia the second-class centre-boarders' event. The handicaps, corrected times, and placings were as follows:—

Rona-Jellicoe Class. Betty (scr), llhr 24min 35sec 1 Clyde (4%min), llhr 2Smin 22sec 2 Wellesley 11. (6min), llhr 32min 2sec . 3 Also started: Lavina (HJmin), llhr 31 mm 2sec; Idono (2min), llhr 34min 4Gsec,

First-class Centre-boarders. (vio 11. (scr), llhr SSmin olsec 1 Phantom (Himin). llhr 43min oOsec .. 2 Southern Maid (S'/imin), llhr 49miu 46sec 3 Also started: Indolence (scr), Bonzo (5 mm), retired.

Second-class Centre-boarders, Pouekc (scr), llhr 55min 45sec. .. Tuppo (12min), llhr 57min Nautilus (scr), 12hr Omin 46sec ..

Takapuna. Class. Damfino (scr), llhr 39min 23sec . Wairoa (4min), llhr 42min 51-sec . Whoopee (Bmin), II1*? 54min' 32sec

Tauranga. Class. Peter Pan (3%min), llhr 22min 3sec Tom Thumb (4%niin), llhr 27miu . Hum (2minJ, llhr 41min losec Also started: Jackie, Midget. Launch Eace.

The Evans Bay launches raced on Saturday for the Hislop Challenge Trophy, the result on the Mark Foy starting system being as follows:— Felix (Gmin), 31u- 47min ]3sec ] Stella (Grain), Shr 47min 2Ssec ' '•> Isobel (12min), 3hr 47riiin 56sec .. 3