YACHTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21899, 7 September 1934, Page 9

YACHTING

POINT CHEVALIER CLUB; SUCCESSFUL PAST SEASON A year of steady progress was recorded in the report of the Point Chevalier Sailing Club presented at the 19th annual meeting lasb night.. The commodore, Mr. W. H. Stanaway, presided over a large attendance of members, including a number of ladies. The report stated that 2f races- were held during the season, the entiieß totalling 196, which compared favourably with last year's club record. The membership of (the club was now 170. Mainly through the Wlorts of the social and amusements committee the club had been placed on a sound financial footing. The report also referred 1o the deaths of three of its suppoiters, Messrs. J. _ S. Fletcher, L. S. Hnrrop anc. F. D. Hain. The balance-sheet showed a profit, of £BO on the year's workings. The receipts included £B2 from dances, £6O from amusements. £2B from rent oi hall, £22 from boat entries, and £2l from viou-presidents and members' subscriptions. The principal items of expenditure were £42 for mortgage, £2B for prizes, £52 for building material. £32 for lighting, heating and advertising. ' The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr. Ernest Davis; vice-pat-rons, Mr. and.Mrs. H. J. Schmidt, Mr. JV A. Lee. M.P., and Captain H. H. Sergeant: president, Mr. M. J- Cojle; commodore. Mr. W. Whitton; vfco-commodore, Mr. Or. McKeown; rear-commodore, Mr. J. Dryland : clubhouse captain, Mr. H- Douglas j assistant clubhouse captaine, •K. Edwards and E. C. O'Sul ivan; treasurer. Mr. J. Douglas; secretary, Mr. T. KoUinson; »3ei»tant-Bccrotary, Mr. H, J. lloIlin»fin: auditors, Messrs. F, Dyson andT.Courtenay; delegates to Auckland Yacht and Motor-Boat Aseociation. Messrs. K. a. Thorpe and D. Birch; hon. solicitor, Mr. F. C. Jordan: hon. architect, Mr. «• a, Thorpe; handicapper, Mr. J. Cleal; judpo, Mr. B. E. Buckley; timekeeper, Mr. H. Broadhead; assistant-timekeeper, Mr. J. White; club reporter, Mr. ®.. Birch: general committee, T. Tait, J; Whil e, H. E. Buckley. S. E. O'Sro hyan, Ridiw-, way, T. Jeiming*. G. Boll* 3 W -r i,*J}*: Ellis R. Donovan. >R. Whitton, Jenkins. Messrs. B. E." Buckley, B. J. Ilollmson ond T. Tait were elected lift! the ■'Messrs. R. A. and R. If. Thorpei. presented ike club with a fumed photograph of the 16ft. S boat Kittiwake.