AQUATICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13938, 21 December 1908, Page 9

AQUATICS.

YACHTING. DEVONPORT YACHT CLUB. Tho Devonport Yacht Club held a race for centreboard yachts, 26ft overall and under, in the harbour on Saturday afternoon. Tho course was as follows:—From cable depot wharf, round first buoy round North Head, keeping outside Sanrlspit buoy, thence round markboat in Hobson Boy, thence round markboat off Queen-street Wharf, thence inside Calliope Dock buoy, to starting line. Entries and handicaps: Ronaki, scratch: Celox, scratch; Winsome, scratch; Doreen, 3m.; Maru, 9m.; Ranee, Him. The race was timed to start at 2.45 p.m., but, the boats (with the exception of the Winsome which failed to put in an appearance) did not, got away until three p.m., owing to some delay having been caused by getting the fair-play men aboard the different yachts. The wind, which came, from the S.E. and S.W., was too liirht for good racing, and in the strong ebb tide the boats made slow and uncertain progress/ Tho times for the first round read: Ronaki, 4h. 50m.; Celox, 4h. 54m.; Maru, sh. 7m. Doreen and Ranee did not finish. Owing to the wind being so light, it was decided to stop the race at this point, the boats being placed in the order named. MOTOR BOATING. The club also held a motor launch handi-' cap, the Course being as follows:—Start elf cable depot wharf, round squadron buoy, thence round Calliope Dock buoy,, to starting lino. Twice round, keeping all marks on starboard hand. Entries and handicaps: Huia, 43m.; Edna, 13m.; Snowflake, 10m.; Tempest, 7m.; Buffaio, 3m.; Floral and Winsome, scratch. The handicaps were given at the start of the race, the boats being sent away as follows:—Huia, 3.5 p.m.; Edna, 3.35; Snowflake, 3.38; Tempest, 3.41; Buffalo, 3.45; Floral and Winsome, 3.48. The Huia's handicap proved much too lenient, and she won easilv, the finish being as follows:—Huia, ,4h. 4Qm. 10s.. 1; Buffalo, 4h. 52m. 255., 2: Floral, 55m. 10s., 3; Snowflake, 4h. 54m. 555.; Edna, 4h. 56m. 30s. Mr. James Reid kindly piacorl his tine launch Seabird at tho disposal of the committee as flagship. WAITEMATA DINGHY SAILING CLUB. The Waitemata Dinghy Sailing Club Held a race in the harboiir on Saturday afternoon over the usual ciub course. Only three boats faced the starter, who sent them away at

3.10 p.m. The entries were Olivine (Mr. N. Inglis), Dixie (Mr. R. Browne), and Rita (Mr. T. Henderson). The boats crossed the line in the order namod. Olivine led the way until the Sandspit buoy was rounded, where Dixie overhauled her, and was never overtaken. The times for tho first round were: Dixie, 4h. 12m. 155.; Olivine, 4h. iJOm.' 30ri. ; Rita, 4h. 45m. 10a. The Dixie was the only boat to complete the course, nor time being sh. 7m. ,-.■ ROWING. \ '■<:■'' . .. .:. ; NORTH SHORE ROWING CLUB. The above club held their second "At Homo" and trial fours for trophies presented by the captain, Mr. 0. K. Wykes, on Saturday afternoon, at tho clubhouse. The afternoon was an ideal one for rowing, thore being little or no wind, and smooth, water. Crews from the Auckland Rowing Club, Waitemata Boating Club, and St. George's Rowing Club were present in large numbers. The position of judge was ably filled by Mr. Wykes, and the starter's flag was in the hands of Mr. Grubb. The course selected was the club's No. 3, starting from the North Head, and finishing off the clubhouse, and, with the tide and wind against the rowers," ttyf crews had a stiff pull. The first heat /was contested by W. Logan's, M. Harrison's, and G. Seagcr's crews. Logan's four assumed the lead, and had practically the race won by about three lengths, but, mistaking the finishing line, cased up, allowing Harrison's crew to gain the verdict by Ift from Logan, Scagar half a- length behind third. S. Marshall, W. Wynyard, and R. Spinley stroked crews in the next heat. The crews got well away, and kept together for threequarters of the distance, when Marshall's four came away and won from Wynyard byone and a-half lengths. The final heat brought out crews stroked by G. Davis, E. Bailey, and C. H. Grubb. At the word "go," Bailey's crew gained an advantage, and kept in the lead for half tho distance, Grubb' and Davis' crews being in close attendance. Davis then called on his crew for a spurt, which landed him a winner by one and a-quarter lengths from Bailey's crew, Grubb a length away third. The winners of tho three heats then contested the final raco for possession of the trophy, the folowing being the names and position of the contestants:— 1: ■ M. Harrison (stroke). F. Bennett, L. Fraser, H. 0. Wiles, A. Bongard (cox.). No. 2: S. Marshall (stroke), E. Madden, G. Bailey, L. Spinley. E. Grev (cox.). No. 3: T. Davis, E. McDonald, B. Kessoll, E. Bongard, H. Bennett (cox.). Tho crews were well away at the fall of the flag, but. Marshall's crew, pulling a quicker stroke, forged ahead, and won all out from Harrison's four by a length and a-half, Davis' crew being half a length away third. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION ] Wangantji, Sunday. Arnst loaves, for the South to-morrow. Webb intends visiting Rotorua, after which, it is said, ho intends to resume training. Record entries have been received for the regatta to be held on New Year's Day '.telegraphs our Whangarei correspondent).