YACHT RAGING

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 121, 19 November 1934, Page 6

YACHT RAGING

EVANS BAY EVENTS

A BUSY AFTERNOON

An auspicious start was made on Saturday afternoon with the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor-boat Club's racing programme, events being' held for all classes except launches. : .There was a light south-easterly breeze, and some excellent racing was witnessed. - , The Viola was first home'by 33s.ee from the Romp in 1 the first-class keelers' -race, but the" positions were' reversed when the times were corrected. Third place went to the Wairere-11. An easy win was registered by * the Rawene in the second-class -heelers' race, in which only three yachts started.' The Una gained second place, and the Annetta (scr) had not finished at 7 p.m. One of the best races of the-afternoon was that for the , Rona-Jellicoe boats, which kept together remarkably well over the two rounds.' The winner was the Jannet, the 'lassie being'second-and the Lavina third. All the starters were on scratch. A general .classifying handicap ■ for " 18ft and under class craft attracted thirteen starters and was won by the June, with the Advance second and the Southern Maid third. The following are the detailed results, showing handicaps and .finishing and corrected times.by the', clock:— FIRST-CLASS KEEL-YACHTS. (Started at 3 p.m.) Romp (jjmin), oh 17m 475, 5h 12m 47s 1 Viola (scr), oh 17m 14s ". 2 Waircre II (2min), 5h 25m 10s, 5k 23m 10s 3 Also started: Galatea (7%min), 5h 32ra 31s, 5h 2om Is; Kestrel had not finished at 7 p^.m. SECOND-CLASS KEEL-YACHTS. (Started at 3 p.m.) Rawene (3min), 6h 5m 32%5, 6h 2m • •32%s 1 Una (llmin). Oh 57m 48s, 6h 46m 48s 2 RONA-JELLICOE CLASS.' (Started at 3.10 p.m.) Jannct, first round 4h lqai, second round 5h 18m 52s 1 Tassie, 4h lfim 455, 5s 19m 42s 2 Lavina, 4h 16m Ss, 5h 2§m 20s 3 Also started: Iddno, 4h 15m 558, 53 20m 20%5; Kitty, 4h 17m los, 5h 21m 16s. IDLE ALONG CLASS. (Started at 3.40 p.m.) Pegaway" (scr), 4h 58m 30s : t '... i Alayfair (scr), 4h 59m 34s , 2 Vampire (30sec), 5h 2m 375, sh, 2s 7s .. 3 Also'started: Ranui (ljnin), Sli<3m 355, 5h 2m,355; Dora (linin), 5h 6m 4ls, 5h Urn 4ls; Colleen" (l^min), sh'9m 28s, 5h 7m 5Ss. - r ,18ft AND UNDER CLASS. (Started at 3.20 p.m.) June (4Kmiii), 4h 35m; 505, 4h 31m 25s 1 Advance' (2%min), 4h 34m 17s, 4h 31m *" 47b, ■ ::.: •. ' ■ 2 Southern Maid (4min), 4h 35m.495, 4h 31m 49s ■ ~: ■. 3 • Also started: Kotare (S'/fioiin), 4h 39m ss, 4h 3.jm 355; Kio II (scr), 4h 34m 50s; ■Ariki (4niin), -41i '43m 565, 4h 39m 50s; Huia (13miu), 4h 52m•"255, 4h 39m 255; Valima (7min); 4h' 47m' 265, 4h '40m 265; Damfino (Drain)„ 4h 41m 335, 4h.32m '335; Rob Roy (s%tnin), 4h 37m 50s, 4h! 32m 295; Mickey (16min),- retired; Maputu. Tho 'Phantom was' disqualified for , not sailing the proper course. , .TAURANGA, CLASS, . t '(Started at 3.10 p.m.), ' ' Margaret (3min), 3h 59m ss, 3h 56m 5s 1 Midge (30^ec), 3h 57m 28s, 3h 56m 58s 2 Peter Pan1 (scr), 3h,58m 15s. •.. . 3

Also started: Betty (3%min), 4h 2m 3s, 3h 58m 335; Wee May (30«ee), 3h 58m 565, 3h 08m 265; Ajax (lrain), 4h 3m 335, 41i 2m -335; ''Weridy (6min), 4h 17m 20s, 4h llm 20s.