YACHT RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20420, 23 November 1929, Page 17

YACHT RACING.

OPENING OF THE SEASON. ADDITIONAL HANDICAPS. Additional handicaps were declared yesterday by the following clubs for the . combined opening races of the yachting season to-day : £ N.Z. POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION. Launches.—My Girl, scr; Lady Mar- j garet, 3m; Rainona, 9m; Kathryn It, . 15m 30s; Chrysler (to be handicapped to-day). AKARANA YACHT CLUB. Launches.—Mavis B, scr; Kenya, lvatli- ' ryn 11, 3m 30s; Nyiia, 12m. j rONSONBY CRUISING CLUB. 1 C and E Classes.—Queenie, on wind, ] ser, off wind, scr; Maybelle. 19m, 10m; Mahoe, 24m, 14rn; Be.aute, 28m, 16m. ] T and X Classes.—Ramona, scr; Mario, 3m; Rangi, 7m; Maybelle, 13m. Y Class.—Cupid, Lois, Opah, Rahiri IT., scr; Fay, 4^m; Oreti, 9m; Sea Rover, ; 9m. ' Launches.—Ramona Jr., scr; My Girl, 3m; Lady Margaret 11., 6m; Ramona, i 11m 15s; Kathryn R, 19m 30s; Renown, 33m 30s. \ I VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB. Launches.—My Girl, scr; Ramona, ; Irene, 15Ain; Kathryn R, 18^111; Renown, Yvonne, 30iui. TAMAKI YACHT CLUB. Star Class.—Maid Marian, June, scr. M Class.—Maneno, Maroro, Manu, Mawhiti, Matarere, ser. Y Class.—Wild Wave, scr; Scud, 6m; Maranui, 10m. S Class.—Namu, scr; Sceptre, 2m; Cyclone, 7m; Rangatira, 10m. T Class.—Ramona, scr; Marie, 2m; Maybelle, 10m; Tui, 12m. Y Class. —Lois, Opah, Rahiri 11., scr; Jupiter, 4m; Romp, Fay, 7m; Valencia, 11m. Z Class.—Delphine, Mo Too, scr; Oi, Kitty, 2m; Tio, 4m; Trevic, Arihaua, 7m. THE MANUKAU SEASON. COMBINED RACES TO-DAY. The season on the Manukau will bo opened to-day, when the Manukau Yacht and Motor-Boat Club and the Manukau Cruising Club will hold combined races for yachts and launches. The yachts will start at 2.30 p.m., and the launches at 2.45 p.m. The course for the yachts is as follows: —Start between clubhouse and mark buoy moored west, theneo between black buoy and Mangere beacon, thence round sixth red buoy (first, buoy below Sailors Well), no gybing at this mark; thence round mark * buoy off clubhouse, thence round black buoy off Mangere Beacon, thence round sixth red buoy, no gybing at this mark: theneo between Mangere beacon and black buoy, finish between clubhouse and mark' moored west, all turning marks to bo kept on starboard side except sixth red buoy and black buoy on last time up. The last-named mark must, be kept on port side. The course for the launches is as follows:—Start between clubhouse and mark , moored west, thence round Dolphin off wharf, thence round fifth red buoy, thence round dolphin off wharf again, , round fifth red buov and theneo round dolphin off wharf, finishing between clubhouse and mark buoy moored west; al turning marks to be kept on starboard side except, Dolphin off wharf ori last time up, this mark to be kept on port side. CLUB AT TAURANGA. A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. [BY TELKGHAPH.—OWN COHRESVONDENT.] TAURANGA, Friday. The annual meeting and presentation of prizes of the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club was held last evening, the commodore. Mr. A. J. Mirrilees. presiding. [ The report stated (hat the finances were, . sound, the building fund being in credit to £lB6. The chairman said lie looked • forward to motor racing being included , on the club's programme in the near future. He paid a special tribute to the , voung members of the club. The balance-sheet showed that money : oil deposit in the Post Office Savings Bank ■ totalled £l7B. The excess of assets over 1 liabilities was £264. Officers were elected as follows: Patron, Mr. T. N. Bluck; commodore, Mr. W. Stevens: vice-commodore, Mr. B. ; Sla'dden; rear-commodore, Mr. B. P. Andrews; committee, Messrs. C. Tiiby, D. , Cambie, P. Simmonds, I'. Oliver, B. K. Gifford and L. Hammond; secretary and . treasurer, Mr. 11. Thomas; auditors, Messrs. B. P- Andrews and A. J. Mirrilees; judge. Mr. W. Waters. It was decided that the opening day be 1 December 4. It was announced that trophies had • been donated bv the commodore and by Messrs. L. Oliver and A. J. Mirrilees.