RAVENSBOURNE BOATING CLUB

Evening Star, Issue 14524, 28 November 1910, Page 1

RAVENSBOURNE BOATING CLUB

Although Iho last In hold tie ir annual meeting, the local'club is llic iirst to .sUit the club r;i< iny I'm- tin- pies. :;t waton, it lid mi Sattuday were Savored with a full - sail iinr'-i'asl.tr. which made good sailing Ihe older of the. day. .Mr Keilett, the. club's secretary, had everything in leadiness, and the lhi-. « laces wefe' got oil well to lime. Vice emu modore .M'C'ulJoeh had charge of 11 1»- airangements., and Mas ahJv assi.-ted !.\ .Messrs I'. HanmVe and Mitchell. Insults;— Second Class lliico.- -Itambler :>clatcii< 1. Xell iljiiiin) 2, (ioldsecker i. 7 iinirii 7>. A\-i stark-d : Redwing A good M;n;. lledwin<_r lmin late. J!:iinli!er led through out. J-'irst Class I'ace. --Viking iTmin) 1. K-e----venge (]inin 45see) 2. Wannana lscratj_h) ,". Also started : t.'iirinu (6mini. The Hippie <li<l not Malt, her new sails licit having arrived. On the gun tiring all the boats got ;i beautiful .-tart. Viking taking the lead, hut when once away Wairnaiia iind Itevcnge s..tiled down to a ding-dong go. ami ttee large number of speet.-itois were delighted with the sj Icndid sailing ot these two tine boats. \Vaimuna kept .i slight lead light through. and eventually dossed the line lir.-t, just. 20sou ii-head ul J!<;vcnge, hut on her handicap the Waimana. only gained third place. Carina. w;i< overpowered with sail. A race of this d. -script ion does a lot to stiniuhite the in teres! of fpect.iitots. .Motor Boat ltace.—lciin dliroiil 1. Nijnro<l :17mini 2, Imp (lOrnin) 5. Ai.--. started: (iertie. hi*. Itata, and Qutiy. This race saw all the boats start, together —a veiy good idea. The Query soon look tl'ie had, but evidently was not going a! her bu.->t. solium of the smaller boat" hanging on to her. Several of the boats i:i this Tact: were .-tceied by. ladies, showing t.hiit the fair sex know how to handle i motor Ixiat.