POWER BOAT RACING

Evening Star, Issue 26081, 21 April 1947, Page 7

POWER BOAT RACING

SHIELD WON BY INVINCIBLE CONTESTS AT VAUXHALL Conditions on the water were ideal for a series of power boat races conducted at Vauxhall on Saturday under the auspices of the Vauxhall Pojver Boat and Sailing Club and the Otago Power Boat Club. All the competitors gave excellent performances, there being few withdrawals because of mechanical failure, and good handicapping produced some very close finishes in the; four races decided. The races for the Sell Memorial Shield and the Wakefield Cup were held under the joint control of the two clubs. The former was won; by Mr W. Sise’s Invincible, which ran consistently throughout the series. In the Wakefield Cup race there was a close finish between the long-handicap; boat Nancy (J. Finlayson) and Ann (A. Nye), the latter •crossing the line 3sec ahead of Nancy, while R. Shaw’s Mercury, the fastest boat of the fleet, was only IBsec further back. Good races were also seen for the Bishop Cup and the Bishop Trophy, both being won by Frances (F. C. Coster). The detailed results are as follows : Wakefield Cup (for all-comersj 10 miles). —Ann, 18min 30sec (R. Nye), 3h 50m 58s, 1; Nancy, 41mib (J. Finlayson), 3h 50m 58s, 2; Mercury, scr (R. Shew), 3h 51m 16s, 3. Also started: Frances (29min 30sec), Sadie K. (14min 30sec), Ajax (9min 30sec), Invincible (4min). Frances actually crossed the finishing line first, blit was disqualified for exceeding her declared speed by more than 10 per cent. Sell Memorial Shield (15 miles, an hour or more; 15 miles). —Invincible, 12min (W. Sise), 5h 4ta 2s, 1. Mercury, the scratch, boat, still had a lap to go when the . winning boat crossed the line, and she withdrew. Ajax, the other competitor, retired early in the race. -' , Bishop ~Cup (for all-comers; 7J miles)-—-Frances, 30min 30sec (F. C. Coster), 3h 17m 275, 1; Sadie K., 14min 30seo (E, Titterton), 3h 19m 325, 2: Ajax, lOmin 30sec (R.. Clark), 3h 19m' 345,-3. -Algo started: Ann (19min 30aec), Invincible (4min), Mercury (scr), Nancy - (41min). Ann fouled a buoy and bent her propeller shaft, being compelled to retire. Bishop Trophy (for. all-comers; 5 miles) .-—Frances (16min 3Qsec), 4h 3rt 555, 1; Nancy (24min 30s§c), 4h 6m . 38s, 2; Invincible (lmin), 4h 5m 565, 3. Also started; Ann (lQmin 30sec), Sadie K. (9min), Mercury (scr); . '