YACHTING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 14 March 1910, Page 6

YACHTING.

THFSAYONARACUP,

THE FIRST RACE,

Prkss Association.—Copyright,

MELBOURNE. Sundav

In the first race for the Sayonan: C'in the course was triangular, seven miles each way. The Sayouara was the .iiiieker off the mark, but the Culwall; movim; more to windward, forged ahead. After the race had been n fev minute in progress the wind, which was bcH at the start, freshened. The Culwalla.' beautifully loniiiuied to improve her position, am' rounded the first buov four minutes If (■•'Tends ahead of the Sayonara. Tin Victorian yacht made this up. but lost ground in the second stretch, passiii" the second buov four minutes behind tlv. Cu'walla. On the, run home, with the wind behind, the Savonara showed to better fid

van-age than earlier in the race, bn rmiVl not make up the lost grciind. tin C'uhvalla beating her home by nbou three minute?. The winner's time wa 3hrs 17mins.

THE SECOND BACK. MELBOURNE. Sunday. Tn the second race the course was 10 knots to windward and back. The wind w;>", light and th? sea smooth. The Culwalla- crossed the line three seconds ahead .f the Sayonara, and kept the advantage on time. But at the end of an hour the Sayonara was a minute ahead, which rcmnding the buoy had increased to nine minutes five .seconds. The wind freshened a bit, and on the return journey the Culwulla manager to make up some ground, but the Sayonara proved toe g.;ul, and won easily by 8 minutes 26 seconds.