MACANDREW’S BAY REGATTA

Evening Star, Issue 18159, 27 December 1922, Page 2

MACANDREW’S BAY REGATTA

SUCCESSFUL AND ENJOYABLE, GOOD ROWING AND SAILING. HEATHER WINS FOURTEEN-FOOT GLASS. Maoandrow’s Bay looked its best yesterday on the occasion of the annual Boxing Day regatta, which was carried out with success in every respect. The sun shone brightly all day long, there was a largo attendance of the public, and the- committee in charge of the fixture hod everything so well .prepared that there was not a hitch in the arrangements. Hundreds oi people came by ferry steamer from Dunedin and others arrived by launch and motor oar, and soon the sloping hillside behind the bay was dotted with dozens of picnic parties. From this vantage point they wore given an unrestricted view of the day’s sport, which proved most interesting. The success of a regatta _ depends largely on the weather conditions, and in this respect the promoters wore singularly fortunate, for, while there was a full-sail nor’-eastcr for the yachtsmen, there was good water in the bay for the oarsmen. Probably the most attractive event of the day was the race for the fourteen-footers, this being won by Mr W. J. P. M’Culloch in his Heather. The rowing events were all closely contested, and there was also much to interest and amuse in the swimming and diving competitions. Throughout the day the members of the committee worked energetically, and none harder than the commodore (Mr E. H. Holier) and the secretary (Mr W. H. Riddell). Other officials were:--Senior ■vicecommodore, IV, Rowlands; judge, T- S. Mitchell (rowing); starter and umpire, F. W. Mitchell (rowing); handicappers—A. Grant (yachts), A. Welch (motor boats); stewards—o. Free, A. M'Sntohon, D. Whitburn (swimming), S. Ingram (rowing) ; timekeepers—(B. Komohan, J. B. Nelson, and Balk; judges—J. M'Donald, J. Vivian, L. Kelletb (sailing and motor boats); judge and haadicapper, W. Jenkins (swimming); starters —A. Grant and L. Kollett (yachts and motor boats). Results: —■ BOWING. MAIDEN FOURS. ■ Otago Hewing Club (J. H. Browne, F, Brough, S. G. Pam, R. Dickson) ... 1 Port Chalmers Rowing Club No. 2 crew (B. Brown, D. Matheson, J. Lean, P. Heruin) 2 Port Chalmers Rowing Club No. 1 crew (N. Nelson, J. Horan, O. Hardy, N. Hardy) 3 Also started: Oamaru Rowing Club (C. H. Crombie, G. Nicoll, W. C. Gibb, J. MacMe), North End Boating Club (H. Wills, G. Clark, W. Templeton, A. Arthur}., Queen's Drive Boating Club (J. M'Gregor, L. Fountain, G. Clark, J. Campbell). A good race, Otago taking the lead from the start and maintaining it all the way. Port Chalmers No. 2 crew finished a length behind Otago, and the same distance separated No. 1 crew'. Time, 7min 40sec. YOUTHS’ DOUBLE SCULLS. Port Chalmers Rowing Club (J. Salomon and D. Matheson) ... ... ... 1 Queen’s Drive Boating dub (J. M"Gregor and L. Fountain) 2 A closely-contested race until about 200yds from home, when the bow in the Queen’s Drive boat could not keep up the pace and stopped, leaving Port to scnll in easily as winners. Time, Bmin, lOscc.

YOUTHS’ TOURS. Port Chalmers Bowing Club No. 2 crew (E. Brown, D. Matheson, J. Loan. P. If cram) - 1 Port Chalmers Rowing Club No. I crew (J. Solomon, N. Nelson, T. Bootten, A. Crammond) ... ... 2 Queen’s Drive Boating dub No. _ 2 crew (W. Clifford, R. Souter, H. Clifford, T. Holden) ... _ 3 Also started,: Queen’s Drive No. 1 crew (J. M’Orcgor, L. Fountain, G. Black, J. Campbell). The winning crew took the lead early in the race and rowed home winners by about bj length and a-half. There was a spirited contest for second place, Port Chalmers No. 1 juet beating Queen’s Drive No. 2by a canvas. Time, 7min 45sec. JUNIOR FOURS. Queen’s Drive (F. Wilson, H. Pritchard, G. Pistor, W. Lefbooh) .... 1 North End (W. F. Hamilton:, A. L. Clark, J. Hannagan, T. Eggers) ... 2 Port Chalmers (N. Nelson, J. Horan, ■ C. Hardy, N. Hardy) 3 Also started: Otago Rowing Club (W. Robinson, J. E. Joyce, P. S. Anderson, H. E. 'Lyon). Queen’s Drive and North End wore about three lengths ’from home and lying close to each other when theboats bumped, Port coming away and winning by several lengths. The third boat finished about three lengths behind the second. The Otago crew was unfortunate, the bow man slipping off his seat at tho start of the race and breaking his rigger in attempting to right himself. The North End crow entered an appeal after tho race, but the positions were not alterd. SENIOR FOURS. Queen's Drive (G. Pistor, J. Sutherland. H. Watson, J. Hotton) 1 Port Chalmers (J. Nelson, J. Munro, J. Thompson, J. Colthorpe) 2 North End (W. F. Hamilton, A. L. Clark, J. Hannagan, T. Eggens) ... 3 A close race all the way. Won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third. YACHTING. RESTRICTED RACING DINGHIES, 14ft. Heather (W. J. P. M’Oulloch). Finishing time, 4h 7min 55sec 1 lona (B. 8. Irwin), 4h 9rain loseo .... 2 Winifred (C. Speight), 4h llmin 40scc 3 The other competitors finished as follow:—Eunice, 4h 14mm 15sec; Valmai, 4h 14min 30sec; Mona, 4h ISinitx 35seo; Agnes, 4h 17min 2soc. All the boat® got away well. The day was an ideal ono for tho uso of spinnakers in tho full north-east breeze. When passing the flagship after tho run before the wind from the *inarked buoy at Hinkler's Bay tho Heather led, tho other boats being in the following order:—lona. Agnes, Valmai, Eunice, Winifred, and Mona. All had their spinnakers sot. Thence (iw course went to tho Yacht Club’s buoy at GhalHs’s and back to tho starting line. When the boats again appeared after their dead beat to windward from Chaika's it was seen that the Heather was comfortably maintaining her lead, followed at some distance by tho lona and the Winifred 1 the latter boat having pulled up considerably since she first passed tho flagship. Heather came in Imin 3Cfeoc ahead of the lona, which beat tho Winifred by 2min 25eoc. ALL-COMERS’ YACHT RACE. Miti (J. E. Proctor), sor (2h 34min 50soc) ••• 1 Eileen (H. Camp), 3mm (21i 39mm 19sec) •■ . ••• -• Irex (N. Holden), 7min (2b 47mm 9sec) 3 Also started: May (T. A. Harridge), 14Jminj (2h 57min 54sec); Minnow (A. 801 l and J. A. Thomson), 9min (2h 54min 28soc); Viking (J. Angell), lOJmin (3h Omin 20seo): Lennox Lass (J. R. Coleman), Bmin (2h 57min 54seo)_; Vera (Munro. and Miller), 9imin (3h omin). MODEL YACHT RAGE. Shamrock (E. Hook) 1, Mabel (Geo. Applegarth) 2, Winifred (Coombs) 3, Heather (L. Moller) 4. BOYS’ SAILING RACE. Mahan a (S'. A. Pringle), 15miu (3h 22min 19sec) 1 Kia Or?, (Isaacs), sor (3h Brain 19sec) 2 Experiment (M’Phevvson Bros, and Evans), TSirnin (3b. 25rain 50seo) ... 3 Also started; Gleam (H. and B. Necs), 2irain (3h 15min 37sec); Seagull, (5h 25min Kkec); Vision (M. Smith), 26min (3h 45min).

MOTOR BOATS. MOTOR BOATS, 8 h.p. and over. Marewa (H. A. Robinson), 34min 40sec (2h 53min 55sec) ■ 1 Lure (J. Bain), 23min 40scc (2h 23min 50scc) 2 Stella (A. W. Hazelwood), 19min 40sec (2h 2Amin) 3 Also started: Laura (Alex. Bcgg), 26min 40seo (2h 32min); Isabel (Jonkms Bros.), 32m in (2h 38min 20sec); Idler (Leach and Young), 31min 'AOsec (2h 40rain _ 35sec) ; Nerana (O. IF. SundsU-um), 20min 40scc (2h 30min Msec); Eclipse (F. E. Webber), 23min 40seo (2h 37min 30scc). Viper 11. (P. Drummond) did not finish. MOTOR BOATS, 4 h.p. and under. Maureen (IV. D. Borcham), 30sec (2h 31min 32seo) _ 1 Rewi (J. D. Drummond), Imm 30sec (2h 32min 43soc) 2 Hazel (EL A. Robinson), 2min (2h 35inin 34soc) 3 Also started: Jewel (IF. T. Timms), 20soo (2h 35min 42scc); Imp (J. Jensen), scr (2h 35min Slsoc). MOTOR BOATS, Over 4 h.p. and under 8 h.p. Dawn (J. Symonds), 4min lOscc (3h 12min Isec) 1 Matai (E. Andrews), Imm 30sco (3h llmin 37sec) 2 Mamari (J. T. Paul), 30sec (3h llmin liSsoo) 3 Also started: Kowliai (R. M. Hankinsou), scr (3h llmin 35seo); Palmer, 3min (all 16min Sssoc); Madalena, scr (3h 15min 25soc). OTHER EVENTS. Tub Race.—Sl Dalton 1, F. Dalton 2, 50 Yardh Boys’ Swimming Race.—J. M’Ewen 1, H. Dalton 2. Ladies' 60 Yards Swimming Race.—M. Jefferson 1, J. Ledgerwood 2. Girls’ 50 Yards Swimming Race.—M. Jefferson 1, p. MRlor 2. 100 Yards Men’s Swimming Race.— M'Ewen 1, Walker 2. Springboard Dive.—H, Walker 1, A. Knight 2. Long Dive.—S. Dalton 1, J, M’Ewen 2, Duck Race.— A. Knight 1. Ladies’ 50 Yards Back Race.—M. Jefferson 1, J. Ledgerjvood 2. Men’s 60 Yards Back Race.—R. Paul 1, S. Dalton 2. Ladies’ Dinghy Race,—Miss Hook. Boys’ Dinghy Race.—lV. Burt 1, O. Holler 2. Canoe Race.—O. Moller 1.