INTER-CLUB RACING
R.P.N.Y.C. TAKE BLAIR SHIELD
The inter-club teams race for the Blair Shield, sailed on the harbour, on Saturday afternoon by centreboarders representing the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club and the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor-boat Club, resulted in a win for the former club, by 237£ points to 212£, and Port Nicholson so take the Blair Shield. The race was sailed in a fresh northerly wind, and resulted as follows, finishing times and points being given:— Kitty (KB.), 4h 30m 0s .. 100 Jean (P.N.), 4h 50m 15sec .... 87J Advance (P.N.), 4h 51m 55s ...... 75 June (P.N.), 4h 55m 15s 62J Jannet (E. 8.), 5h 0m 15s . ...... 50 Idono (E. 8.), 5h lm 20s ........ 37£ Stardust <E3.), 5h 6m 20s ...... 25 Innocence (P.N.), d.n.f. ...... 12$ The Port Nicholson Idle Alongs also raced on Saturday. Results were:— Elaine (scr), 4h 48m 51s 1 Dauntless (4), 4hi;s9m 6s, 4h 55m 6s 2 Wairere (5), sh-lm 475, 4h 56m 47s 3 Manon (3), d.n.f.; Ranui (4), d.n.s. A keeler race resulted as follows:— Kotiri (3), 5h 34m 245, 5h 31m 24s I Astral (4), 5h 41m 12s, 5h 37m 12s 2 Mandalay (5), sh^4sm 235, 5h 40m 23s 3 Raukawa (4), 4; Atalanta (scr), 5: Viola (3), 6; Mini (1), did not finish.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 7
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211INTER-CLUB RACING Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 7
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