AKARNA YACHT CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18458, 23 July 1923, Page 4

AKARNA YACHT CLUB.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES. ENJOYABLE SMOKE CONCEIT " The Akarana Yacht Club held its ' 27th annual smoke concert and presentation of prizes in the Masonic Hall, Princes Street, on Saturday evening." ■"', The commodore, Mr. E. B. .-Webster,® presided over a very large attendance, . including representative!! of all the yacht- M ing and motor-boat 'organisations. The hall was tastefully decorated with flags, and there was a splendid show of 3 prizes, valued at about £160; the Sanders 5 Memorial Cup and the Lipton Cup were ?■ also on exhibition. • ;. The chairman said the largo and repre- • sentative : gathering was evidence of the v splendid feeling of good fellowship among ?; the various clubs .or, Auckland.* .Theyff were «all doing their best to pronjotV'f; yachting and such gatherings greatly as-' \ sisted in that direction. - ' The prizes won during the season Were presented to the successful owners by Mr,'* H. R. Mackenzie, chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board,,;: The most important were the Dunning Cup, won by the i« Vanillic; Captain T. Ryan's painting of the wreck of the Wiltshire, won by tr«r ■' 14ft. one-design boat Desert Gold* and the Skeats' Shield, won outright by the ■ Joan. The long distance race round Wai- - heke for keel yachts was also won by Vanitie, and. for centreboard boats, by ' Waitere lE. , The latter also carried off : ': the club championship flag, with 6 pointsMarie being second with 5 points.;/; Mr. Mackenzie congratulated the cJijb on the success attained during the past '. season, and stated that in following, fee . sport of yachting they were all one. Ha took :an ; active interest in the pasting and hoped to become the owner of a keel yacht this season. (Applause.) Mr,. '>'■ Mackenzie; said the Harbour Board was always willing to help yachtem-ai* in their wants, -i but the latter.' also > most £o their .. . best to'-. assist the \ bo^rd^3!hi'aa^t*r-,pf'\-; ; ;;. a police patrol of the harbour . Had been, - before the board, v;hich had decided to approach .the Minister for Justice, in', the . . matter. ' v 'j * \;• Captain H., H. Sergeant, harW<a'; master;,' 1 mentioned that the board j had : 300registered moorings for . yachts j and launches under its care, and ; even itM yachtsmen had their moorings outside the V; registered- area, i the board was : also pre- 3 pared :to assist, these ownerii as weJ. 1 "£ < Mr.'■'! J. :8,.; Johnston, ; chairman ;of , the Auckland Yacht , and Motor-boat Associa- | tion, appealed; to yacht; and launch clubs H to send their best , representatives as dele- /> fates to the association, charged with a uty to \ look after the i interest, : not only 3 of their own■ ;• particular ■:, club, .:■.. but of 0; yachting generally. (Applause.) --He ,- hoped that they would not '/ only have % 14ft, \ one-design classes, in the -'ntuire, but 2 many other! i. ■ • ;; The members of the crew of the Rona, winner of ;! the ; Sanders r Cup, ■ were ';<■ prei .'$ sented withlgold, medals by Mr- Johnston,>;;■' on behalf of the association. ~\ In responding to the toast of the don-f ors, ; Mr./EUiots Davis, said' Sir ;:ThomasP Liptoh; had spent £200,050 .';in; trying to i lift the ijAmerica Cup, arid was going to'j-v make another; attempt this year to obtain it. On behalf of the : Akatrana Club," Mr. ;3 Davis. presented a; framed -'photograph .of .'-, the Lipton Cup to Mr. V. LidgaVd (rearcommodore), :owner ■ of the Marie, which !c> carried off the cup this year for his club.-' A ; life membership certificate '<-. was ■ presented to Mr. W. A.. Wilkinson, who founded the club 27 years ago. 'J ;i^ /Among -other ;;■ toasts honoured' n-ere,., "Kindred •,'Clubs^-?"rAuckland:" Harbour %i Board-," and " Trophy Donors." • ; An excellent musical programme was '■ ?\ provided : and _ thoroughly appreciated, Mr. P. Payne being in charge of the orchestral portion, and Mr. S. Pritchard of the h f< vocal. - :^ : i':"- \-r-. -.\-'-'■■.]■ i.. P ■■■':■': t-.v,..- »"'