AQUATICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18002, 30 January 1922, Page 3

AQUATICS.

-ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON,

GENERAL HANDICAP UNFINISHED.

£O'NA WINS ONE-DESIGN RACE. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron had a general handicap for first,and second class yachts Bet down for decision on Saturday, and also a race for th'J 14ft. onedesign class. A light north-east wind was blowing when tho races were started, but later in the afternoon tho breew fell away to light airs and calms. The yachts completed one round of the course, but were unable to finish beforov7.ls p.ra;, and the officials declared the race off. In the onedesign event however, three boats managed to finish before sunset. Details are as follows:— Tho entries and handicaps for tM general handicap were Ariki set, Wpangi 10m, Victory 19m, Moana 20m,. Little Jim 29m, Heartsease 29m, Waiono 32m, Lady Wilma 87m, Windward 40m, Matua 60m, Scout Bom. All started ot .2.30 p.m. excopt Matua, Waitangi crossing ]ne me first, closely followed by Scout, Lady Wilma and Victory, with the rest handy except Windward, which was 16m late. Un We beat to the Bastion mark all. worked the southern shore, standing well into Hobson Bay before coming about. Moana ran into socond place shortly after the start toilowed by Victory, which, in the meantime, replaced Lady Wilma and Scout. W,a • tangi was still leading off o::akei Wharf, but when the boats broke tacks Ami assumed the lead, while Moana also replaced Waitangi. Rounding the Bastion mark the order of the leaders was:\Ari«, Moana. Waitangi. Victory. Lady Wilma. On the close haul to the Rangitoto beacon Victory passed both Waitangi and Moana, but when they returned to the harbour again Moana had regained her position, wjliU Waitangi had dropped, further astern. The wind was now very light, and progress on the run up the harbour was slow. The times of the boat ß on-the comPUion of the first round were: Ariki, 4h 10m 255, Moana, 4h 21m 555; Victory• 4hi 22m 495, Waitangi, 4h 28m 30s; Wilma 4h 30m 82s; Waion*. 4h S3m 695; Littio Jim. 4h 34m 555; Heartsease. 4h 85m ». Scout 4h 39m 13s: Windward. 4h 64m 80k When they hauled on the wind for tw beat out to the channel again, Lady Wilma 111 level with 'Waitangi but th^atUr passed Moana. Lady W JX„ «me Waionc, finish before sunset, the race, as stated, was called off.

TH3 ONE-DESIGN EVENT. The race for the lift one-desigu eta. which «s for youfta under 31 gears brought out ,Bona, low. Nyrift, aw Meteor Bang.. Idler. tog• jum lßSKWtt?4£^ proved a wise move. two minutes astern of Idler.Kw»> *» neit round, then. came Nyr>a, Smge. Meteor and Rangi, m that oidor. ramim, WZa boat on the completion of the first round of the course the toes were. Rona. 4h to «s; Idler. 4h f» %« 17 On E tan Passed Idler but the latter headed h>r rivaafte,;«*»**• Resolution buoy. Y er Vi U 'iLSSnS! and now be-ng madi by the ang en* bv one they be«an to rojt'M va.% as iWftS ft Hewson. *. A. Kirkwood, and E. J. Kelly. .. _