YACHTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10566, 28 January 1895, Page 5

YACHTING.

FPeb Pbess Association.! WELLINGTON, Jan. 27. Great interest was taken in the Bpala handicap yacht race yesterday owing the fact that the competitors included the Waitangi from Auckland and the Maacotce' and Pastime from Lyttelton, and all the principal local yachts. The course'.was, once round the champion course of Tuesday, about sixteen miles. A heavy southerly breeze was blowing at the start, but moderated as the day wore on, Waitangi (scratch) soon took the lead, and maintained it to the finish./ '|rhe,race was robbed of a gopd deal "of interest owing to one of the Mascotteh crew (N. Haydon) falling overboard. Shja aj> much time in attempting to joßCuq bim that she lost any chance of winning, and gave up. She had a. handicap of si? minutes from the Waitangi, and v/hen the accident occurred was several hundred yards behind her. Pastime.: whicbhwaij overhauling Mascoiite, stopped to. assist Haydon, otherwise she would have won the first prise on her time allowance of fifteen minutes. As it is l she takes third prize, being less than one second behind Waitangi.: ■ The first prize was won by Isca (seventeen'minutes), which finished fifteen minutes behind Waitangi. . Jf- ihe Lyttelton, boats can remain tlio race will bo re-sailed next Saturday. Judge Oliver, of Sydney, was umpire. Haydon was rescued by the Yacht Club’s steamer in an exhausted condition.