AQUATICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14235, 4 December 1909, Page 9

AQUATICS.

ROWING.

YACHTING.

The Devonport Yacht Club, Fonsonby and Victoria Cruising Clubs, md Waitemata Dinghy Club will hold races to-day. The principal event in the aquatic world next Saturday will lie the Auckland Rowing ■ Association's gala at Orakei, when it is anticipated that 200 oarsmen will take part. • The North Shore Yacht Club arid Richmond Cruising Club will each hold a scrips of harbour races next Saturday. North Shore's races include nine classes and Richmond's Jive. The annual Awaroa Regatta will be held on December 27. A good programme of events has been arranged, and the p.s. Wakatere has been engaged as flagship. 'J he lady friends of the Ponsonby Cruising Club have donated a trophy valued at' £5 5b for the annual harbour race.

.Messrs. Seagar Brothers' new steam yacht Rehutai has been completed and will be launched from the yards of Mr. Charles Bailey, jun., this morning. 'She is 50ft long and as pretty a model as ever rode on the Waitemata.

The Waitemata Dinghy Sailing Club will hold a race, over the club's course this afternoon, the entries bring Olivette, Iknrere, Tautnuri, Kecpa, Lone Hand, and She. Ikarere is a new boat built and designed by Mr. Inglis, of Devonport, who also built the Olivene.

The Waitemata Model Yacht Club, just formed at Ponsonby, is creating great interest. The club has opened with a membership of 20 and 16 model yachts. The objects of the club are to encourage the building of model yachts and for the racing of the same. The following ollicers have been elected :—Patron. Mr. Lindsay Cooke; vicepatron, Mr. C. H. Poole, M.P. : commodore. Mr. A. Braiind; vice-commodore, Mr. J. McWhiitcr; rear-commodore. Mr. A. Hunt ; secretary. Mr. L. Bratind; treasurer, Mr. C. Dennett. The first series of races will take place to-day at St. Mary's Hay. DEVONPORT CLUB'S RACES. The Devonport Yacht Club will hold a cruising race to Rocky Bay to-day, to start, from H.M.C.S. Iris at 2.45 "p.m." The following are the handicaps :— Class A : Ilex, on wind scratch, off wind scratch: Kotiri, ljm. and 5m.; Ngatira, 2£m. and 4siu. : Waione, 4Am. and 3Jm. ; Aorere, 5Am. and 5".m. ; Victory, 7in. and 6im. Class II: Ronald, on wind scratch, off wind scratch; Celox, lm. and scratch; Iris, 11m. and 12m.; Kulalle, 12im. and llim.; Sybil, 12im. and 4im.; Daisy, 15im. and 13m.; Autere, 20m. and 7m.; Water Witch, 20m. and scratch. A motor boat, harbour race will also be held, the course being from H.M.C.S. Iris round Squadron buoy, thence round Calliope Dock buoy to starting-line, twice round, distance seven and three-quarters geographical miles. The handicaps are as follow: —Shadow, scratch; Alleyne, 4m. 50*.; Alice, 6m.; Halmax, 13m. 305.; Hula, 17m. (PONSONBY CLUB'S RACE. The following are the entries and course for the Ponsonby Cruising Club's races to-day, the sailing handicaps being declared this morning:— Sailing Pace: Echo, Ranee, Foam, Waratah, Alva, Mistletoe. Motor Boat Race: Kotiro. scratch; Maroro, scratch; Marore, 12im.; Tanakene, 20m. The course will be from off the clubhouse direct to Hatiatitf, finishing between Cynisea and dinghy. VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB. The Victoria Cruising Club will hold their first series: or i.arbour races to-day. (treat Interest is being taken in the 22-footer' class owing to four new boats competing. The'following are the entries and handicaps : — Class I. (to start at 2.40); Sadie, scratch; Calypso, 2m.; Emerald, 2m.; Glady, 6m.; Lina, 12im. ; Erin, 14m. Class 11. (to start at 2.30): Miro, scratch: Encounter, 3m.; Eulalie, 6m.: Valdora, 6m.; Kona, lCm.; Hose, 15m.; Kotiini, 17m. Class 111. (to start at 2.50): Mowai, scratch; Heather, scratch; Venus, scratch; lola, scratch; Acacia, scratch; Hetty, Urn.; Hilda. 4m. Class IV. (to start 'at three): Seabird, scratch; Maro, lm.; Sceptre, 4m. ; Mistral. 4m.; Fleetwing, sm. ; Fairy Belle, 6m.; Countess, Bm.; Vanity, 10m. ; Daisy, 12m. The courses will 'be as follow:— I. and 11. (once round): Start north side of flagship, round south side of mark off Hobson-street Wharf, round Defiance moored off Stanley Point (port side), round mark on" Chelsea (on port side), back round Defiance on starboard hand, thence round flagship on port hand, back round Defiance on port side, thence round Hobson-street Wharf mark on starboard side, finishing between flagship and mark moored north. Classes MI. and IV. will sail the following course: —Start north side of flagship, thence round south side of mark off Hobson-street Wharf, round Defiance (port side), round mark off Chelsea (port side), back round Defiance on starboard side, round Hobsonstreet Wharf .mark on starboard hand, finishing between flagship and mark moored north. Fairplay men will change as :—Sadie and Glady, Calypso and Emerald, Lina and Erin, Mowai and Venus, lola and Acacia, Hetty and Heather. Hilda and Heather. Seal.ird and' Fairy Belle, Sceptre and. Mistral, Maro and Fleet-wing. Countess and Vanity, Daisy and Vanity. All yachts must carry distinguishing flag, as well as club flag. PONSONBY REGATTA. The arrangements for.the Ponsonby Regatta are now well in . hand. „At a meetings held this week a request made by the Waitemata Dinghy Sailing Club for a race for their boats was deferred. -.The patiki race was deleted and a race for 20ft , tuck-stern boats substituted. The committee decided that in all sailing races there be five entries' for a second and seven for a third prize. The following races were recommended by the Bowing Committee: —Maiden fours (light and heavy weights), -junior fouls (light and heavy weights), senior fours (best-and-best boats), and single sculls. The officials appointed were :— Handicapper, Mr. H. Cleave; starter, Mr. .'antes Maxwell ; -and judge, Mr. John Clark. A race was ordered to be placed on the programme for model yachts. The ladies' committees of the West End Bowing Club and Ponsonby Cruising Club offered to take charge of afternoon tea arrangements. The offer was accepted and Messrs. Baker and Austin appointed to arrange details. General entry night was fixed for December 13, the entrance fee to be 5 per cent, of the cash value of the prize. MANUKAU YACHT CLUB. The Manukau 'Yacht Club Bail off a race this afternoon for trophies, donated by Messrs, W. J, Brewin and A. Bishop, the handicaps for which, on and off the wind, are as follows: —Anahera, bit., scr.; Heather, sm. on the wind, 6m. off; Manula, Bm. and Bm.; Edith. 15m. and 14m.; Tiro, 15m. and 14m. ; Petrel, 43m. and 35m.

A motor boat race will be decided, for which the following handicaps have been declared:—!!. Doman, ser. ; Emerald, 5m.; Freda, 10m.; Kara. 15m.; Raumati, 17m.; Siola, ISm. ; Grace, L'Oi.i ; Huiu, 20m.; Ngaru, 22m. ; Mildura, 3Sin.; Clematis, 42m.

The Auckland Bowing Association's gala next Saturday promises to be a very successful function. The entries for the trial fours close on Monday, and from present indications over 200 oarsmen will take part. It is anticipated that, approximately, St. 'George's will enter 12 crews, North Shore 10, West End 10, Waitemata and Auckland eight each. The gathering will be held at Orakei and should he largely attended, complete, arrangements having been made for the conveyance of guests to the spot. St. George's Rowing Club is holding a set of informal trial fours to-day for sweaters presented by the captain (Mr. B. A. Bach). Members training in regatta crews are barred from competing. Following is a list of the competing crews:— Steele (stroke), J. W. Graham (3), G. McClure (2). B. Bayliffe (bow); J. .1. Timms (stroke), .1. Hill (3), E. Elliott. (2), G. Williams (bow); A. Linton (stroke), 11. Woodroffe (3), (J. Lloyd (2), S. Dean (bow); 'J'. Duffy (stroke), 11. Strangemnir (3), W. Youngman (2), J. McAneney (bow); W. Flower (stroke), A. Gilmour (3), G. Bacon - (2), C. B. McCarthy (bow); Mitchell (stroke), O. Scott (3), W. Ingham (2), B. Cargo (bow); .1. Cooper (stroke), S. Stitchbury (3), F. Westbury (2), .1. Maxwell (bow). A week or two ago George Whcleh, of Akaroa, challenged It. Arnst to row at Akaroa for £200 aside and the world's championship. Last week Mr. Martin Daly, Whelch's backer, received word that Arnst. was' prepared to meet Whelch provided the slakes were increased to £300 a-side and that satisfactory arrangements could he made regarding the. steamer money. Mr. Dalv has accepted the terms, and if is expected that the race will be rowed in February.

SCULLING.

THE FOXTON PROFESSIONAL

HANDICAP,

WON BY FKLTOM. [BY TELEGRAPH.—riIKSS ASSOCIATION.]

Palmekston North, Friday,

Splendid conditions prevailed to-day for deciding the final of the Foxton Professional Sculling Handicap, but the attendance of the public was again disappointingly small, there being not more than about 300 people to witness the completion of the rowing. The starters were: S. Ilagney (10s.). R. Green (18s.), B. Larsen (205.), S. Kemp (24*.), A. D. Fclton (245.), and T. Lawson (605.). Felton, rowing in good style, soon got in front, and maintaining, lead to the end, beat Kemp, the next man, by about two lengths, with llagney, the scratch man, about four lengths off. Lawson, Green, and Larsen finished in that order, all well up to the first three. The' winner, who is only 21 yean old, is of magnificent physique, standing 6ft lin, and weighing list. Most of the competitors in the above race are staying in New Zealand to attend the big Wnngu-' nui carnival next month. The interval will be spent in active training, and the finishing touches put on should result in even better performances than were put up at Foxton. "