SAILING RACE MADGE V. OBSERVER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6064, 25 April 1881, Page 5

SAILING RACE MADGE V. OBSERVER.

T-i'£ sailing i-ace between the Madge and Observer came oli' on Saturday afternoon, Mr. John Bigelov,- sailing the former, and Mr. Walter Jonc.s the latter. The boats v. ere started at 3 o'clock, by-Mr. Thomas Henderson, jun. The Observer had the windward position, br.sidos beinL; slightly in advance, but hardly had Uie sail* bleu hoisted when the Marine merged trom under her lee, and quicklv drew ahead. The Observer seemed icry and heeled over considerably. Otf the Kail way Wharf the Madge was leading by about a .length, and rounded the l.hphne nearly 100 yards of the Observer, but the latter boat almost cauuht her in the run aerofiH to the Kortn Shore buoy, the Madge only rounding it three seconds before her. On the beat aeroa* ic> the .Daphne, and thence on the lead up the harbour to the buoy westward of the wiurf. the Madge gained considerably, rounding the buoy !im. 15s. before her opponent. The second round proved more favourable to the Observer, but developed the sauje characteristics —before the wind suiting the Observer, on the wind the | M-vlge. On beating to the south shore th« Observer gained something through good generalship, by putting about, soouer than the Madge, which stood further in shore. The Minl'.'o gained a few seconds in the second run aho, and won the race by 3m.