Yachting.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 74, 30 November 1901, Page 19

Yachting.

The second of the series of handicap yacht races was sailed last Saturday, in a stiff north-west breeze, and it provided a grand contest for the cracks Waitangi, 3mins (Mr. Jameson), Rainbow, scr (Mr. Mills), lorangi, 2mra (Mr. Turnbull) It was a splendid start, even better than the preceding race. lorangi rounded the Worser Bay mark at 3hr omin, with a, lead of lmin tangi However, Waitangi succeeded from Rainbow, and 2min from Waiin sailing round the Korokoro buoy first, at 4hr 32min, 2min before Rainbou , and 2Smin before lorangi Wai30sec. lorangi at ohr 4mm, Rainbow tangi crossed the line at shr lmin 30sec later. The second-class race resulted in a walk-over for Siren. The opening of the Manukau Yacht Club's f Auckland) season took place on Saturday, 16th instant. There was a good muster of yachts, and fine weather prevailed. A prize for the best-kept yacht was awarded to Mr. W. Smith's Victoria After the inspection, Captain Neil (judge), and the committee led the procession down to the Bluff and back to the wharf. The fleet then manoeuvred by signals from the flagship, the evolutaons being executed exceedingly well. Afternoon tea was provided for visitors in Mr. Brown's boatshed.

Mr. J. M Izett has taken ovei the agency of the Red Bird branch of the Canada Cycle and Motor Company, and notifies that the new depot is now being fitted up in the MasseyJHarns Buildings, Lambton Quay, where, in the meajitime, he will be 1 pleased to meet his friends and customers. Mr. W McKenzie, on his way to Rotorua, met Alf. Bayly at Stratford. In writing to me he says the old stager was on crutches, but looked particularly well, and was in good spirits. His leg — which, it will be remembered, was broken in the Taranaki — Wanganui representative mateh — is mem ding rapidly. He had ridden in from his farm on horseback the day "Off-side Mac" met him, and at a pinch could have then dispensed with his crutches Talking about the fracture, Bayly stated that the mauling about he received at Orange in 1897, when a member of the New Zealand team, was far worse than the handling he got from the Wanganui boys.