YACHTING AND MOTORING

Evening Star, Issue 14530, 5 December 1910, Page 1

YACHTING AND MOTORING

The Otago Yacht, and Motor Boat Club held tho lissl club race of the present season tin Saturday afternoon, when (he boats were favored with a good two-reef lior'-ca.-ler. which thoroughly tested, all the boat*. The club had decided io put on only first, second, and third class laces for .sailing boats, and although the first two classes had a fair number of entries, only one, .started in the, third class, the others all having met with some kind of accident, to lh.-ir gear during the week. The, Hag olliecis pnsenl during the afternoon were Vice-commodore Moller and Hear commodore Smith, while Messrs M'Hae, Ha/.hit, Alexander, Gillies, Willis, and I'.obcrtsini Idled the positions of timekeepers, .-farters, and handicappcrs. Needless to say, all the races wore started well to time, Results :

| FHIST CLASS RACK. •land, ('imini, 4h 40min 45seo ] Waimana (scratch), 4h 06111 in 50see ... 2 Carina (7miui, 4h 45min ssec 3 Also stalled: IJeveriL-e tlnn'iib TheJina isnnn), and Matua iqhnin). This was a .splendid race, and. as usual, when once settled down for the beat to Chal I is.',;, the Waimana foiged ahead, but the Revenge, which was making her first appearand in a fiist class race, hung well on lo Waimana. Maiua retired when holding a fairly good position, but, Hie wind was rather Awng for her, while the Janet, 'J helma.. and Carina, wr-w holding their own. Waimana rounded the btiov lirsl, closely followed by Revenge and (hen the Janet, whicii .sailed beiicr down Ihe harbor iha,i off the pavilion. Xo further change look place in the positions during the tare, bill, on handicap Jam t secured lirsl place by osee from Waimana, while Carina put Revenge out bv 10-ec for Ihiul place. SKCOXD CLASS V.\('|lT RACK. I'clrol (omin). 'Hi 52min 6see ] Viking l4miiii, 4h , 7 >2min 1-Jsen 2 Iri.s l2minl. 4b j-Imin 40.-ee 3 Also started : Kilcen (serafeh). All boats got away \u-ll together, and the J'etrel appealed to he ihe mosi Ming, and held l!ie leel liom the siart, but onlv by second.-, as the .-man little Viking, wcjl handled, put up a good light. Fib-en got inlo (rouble, and iiad to anchoi, while Iris lost, lirst place through starting some omin late. Still, she sailed a good race. TIIIIIJ) CLASS YACHT HACK. .Rodwing was the only .-i.irter, and sailed over the course. MOTOR IiOAT RACK (under 5 h.p.'i. Tui i2min). oh 16uiin sse<- 1 .Imp (scratch), oh 16niin 22scc 2 J\aituna (Tinini, oh 26miu 52.-ee. 5 Also .stalled : itipple d-jiiiiu). Tui took the lead iioni the stall, and was never troubled, while Imp (the scratch boa!) put. up a good performance. MOTOR HOAT RACK (over 5 h.p.l. Clout al' (omin) 1 Query (lmin) 2 J.'ongaioa (.'tratehi 5 Also slaitcd : .Meteor (oinini. (irayling i6iniul. The Tongaroa "was some omin laic in starting. Query soon took the lead, and held it during the race, but only on sufferance, as the Tougaioa was steadily overhauling her. Clonfaf did Very well, and gained lirst place on handicap, but Meteor and t/rayling found Ihe first three boats a bit- too fast.