YACHTING Tasman Yacht Race Trophies Are Presented

Grey River Argus, 17 February 1949, Page 3

YACHTING Tasman Yacht Race Trophies Are Presented

P.A AUCKLAND, Feb. 16 The Trans-Tasman cup trophy for the winning yacht, a miniature and cash prize nf £lOO. were presented tonight to the crew of the Peer Gynl at. a ceremony at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club. The trophy presented by the Roval Alfred Yacht Club. Sydney. for the first boat to cross the finishing line also went to the Pee-' Cynt. The Walker and Hall trophy for the first New Zealand boat to cross the .finishing line was presented fr the Auckland yacht. Ghost. The actual for crossing werePeer Gynt, 14 days 5 hours 9 minute.'5 seconds: Ghost. 15 clays 9hrs 56mmr 20sec; Seaward 17 days 23hrs 46mins 30sec; Tehongi, IS clays 4hrs Bmins 20sec. Th? two remaining entrants in the Tasman yacht, race crossed the finishing line at Auckland to-day. The Tm.iranp-a k't.ch Seaward, did so at 1 35 p m . and the Wellington schooner. Te Jlongi. at 6.55 p.m. Contrary to reports neither of the- yachts had used their engines at any stage. A Dunedin sea scout. Peter Allan, vyas a member of the crew of the Honai. He had been attending the recent -scout jamboree in Melbourne., and was wanting to get back to New Zealand when he read in a newspaper that tlm skipper, J. Markwalcler, was wanting additional crew. I got' in touch with him,” said Allan, “and was taken on.”