PAREMATA CLUB
On Sunday the Paremata Boating Club held a sealed handicap event for all classes for the Burrow Memorial Cup. Kuini easily outsailed all other competitors to cross the line first, but was fourth on handicap adjustment. The Takapuna Marie, which won the cup, gave the Idle Alongs and 14-footers some spirited" opposition. Placings. with handicaps and adjusted times, were:— Marie (7min), 55min 40sec ........ 1 Twinfc (9min). 56min 35sec 2 Wairoa Omin), 56min 57sec 3 Kuini (scr), 57min 34scc, 4; Kewpie (Cmin), 57min 37sec, 5; Dora (4imin), 58min ssec, 6; Noleen Omin), ~sßmin 21sec, 7; Kotuku dimin), 59niml8sec, 8; lanthe (simm), 60min 35sec, 9. Also started: Juanette, Robin, and Adair. Races for the women were held in the afternoon in a good breeze. The ebb spring tide, however, appeared to worry some' of the competitors and stern-boards were not infrequent off Shearers Point. ' There were three heats over a short course and the final prbved an exciting tussle. Mrs. Davis won by 9 seconds and received a great ovation 'from spectators ashore and afloat. ■
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370301.2.153.3
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 16
Word Count
175PAREMATA CLUB Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 16
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.