AQUATICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16824, 15 April 1918, Page 3

AQUATICS.

COMBINED CRUISING RACE, The final official event of -the yachting and motor-boating 1917-18 season took place on Saturday when the clubs affiliated to the Auckland Yacht and Motor-boat Association held a combined cruising race to Awaroa Bay. About '40 members of the Manukau Yacht and Motor-boat Club ware carried as guests of the Auckland Clubs, a return for the outing recently tendered to Waitemata, yachtsmen by the Manukau Club. The race •was sailed, in ideal weather, over a direct course between a point off the King's Wharf, and Look-out Point at the entrance to Awaroa Bay, a distance of 16$ knots. The yachts all made good time, the wind being off the Quarter until they were' within a short distance of Look-out Point, when it' veered, and they had to beat across the line. A number of.yacnts and launches, in addition to the racing craft, inado the journey and by eight o'clock there were over 50 boats in Awaroa Bay. In the evening the' visitors were entertained at a social and dance in Gordon's Hall. Altogether there were fully 200 yachtsrtion and about. 100 ladies present. The dances were .interspersed with musical and elocutionary items and a number of very enjoyable solos and action choruses were given by tho Originals, a parly of clever amateurs. At supper a number of toasts were honoured, Yesterday morning the boats left for various bays but the majority put into Matiatia Bay,, according to a prearranged plan, for lunch, returning to Auckland in the evening. The races resulted as follows:— N,Z. POWEE-BOAT ASSOCIATION. Launches.— 4h 37m Ms. 1: Countess. 4h 37m 495. 2; Surf. 4h 38m 6s. 3. The other starters were: Drayton. Ox 40m 68s: Anzac. 4h aim 48s: Roma G.. Hi 43m 465; Waiata. 4h 46m 20s. NORTH SHORE YACHT CLUB. Launches.—Tarua, 4h 37nr 295, 1; Leona, 4b 38m 225, 2; Ailsa, 4h 39m 48s. 5. Keel Yachts.—Speedwell, 6h 23m 495, 1; Wairiki, 5k 30ra 455, 2; Quconio,' 5h 51m 325, 3. Mullet Boats, 26ft.-Celox, 5h 19m 555, 1; Bluestreak, Bh 20m 6?, 2; Varuna. 5h 20m 355, 3. ' I Mullet Boats. 30ft and 22ft.-Welcome Jack. 5h 18m 395. 1; Wayward. 5h 23m Bs, 2; Hilda. 5h 21m 13s. 3. VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB. Class I.—Speedwell, Bh 24m 495, 1; Wairiki, 5h 30m 455, 2. Class Celox. 6h 19m 655, 1: Bluestreak. 5h 22m 6s. 2; Varuna. Bh 24m 355. 3. Class lll.—Wayward, Bh 3Em Bs, 1: Ngaru, 5h 41m lis. 2, M RICHMOND CRUISING CLUB. Class I.—Bluestreak, 5h 18m 365, 1; Celox, 5h 19m 655, 2; Varuna. Bh 25ra ss. 3. / Class 11.-Wayward, Bh 35m Bs, 1; Ngaru, 5h 41m 14s. 2: Decima, Bh 43m 465. 3. PONSONBY CRUISING.. CLUB. Launches.-Tama, 4h 37m 29i, 1; Drayton, 4h 37m 58s, 2; Leora, 4h 39m 225, 3. » , Class 1.-Speedwell. 5h ?2m 19s I:Wairiki, Bh 29m 455. 2: Queenie. Bh Sim 325. 3. Class 11.-Bluestreak, 5h 19m 6s, I; Varuna. 5h 21m 35a. 2: Sadie. (,h 31m 28s. 3. I MERCER REGATTA. | I The annual Mercer regatta will bo held lon the Waikato River on Saturday. There will be the usual races for rowing, boats, motor and steam launches, and poi dances and hakae will be. given by Maoris in full regalia. Trains will leave Auckland at 7.15 , a.m. and 9.15 a.m., returning at S p.m. and 15.20 a.m.