MODEL YACHTING
ANNUAL HARBOUR RACE WIN FOR BONNY JEAN The annual harbour race for model yachts promoted by the commodore of the Tamaki Yacht Club'was hold on Saturday afternoon, starting: and finishing off the Tamaki Club's pavilion. Good entries were received and after a close contest the first prizo, a cup presented by Sir Ernest Davis, was won by Bonny Jean, owned and sailed by Mr. W. Everitt. The finishing times were:—Waitere 11. (2xn), 3h 54in; Crusader (scr), 3h 55m 58s; Renown (scr), 3h 57m 40sj Ariel .(scr), 3h GBm 30s; Clipper (8m), 3h 58m 40s; Lark (12m), 4h lm 10s; Minydon (Cm), 4h lm 20s; Lena (sm), 4b lm 425. Kauri 11. (10m), 4h 4m 355; Hono (10m), 4h 9m 20s; Bonny Jean (22m), 4h 10m 48s; Betty (18m), 4h 11m 408; Lyric, ( —) 4h 11m 41s; Tui (17m), 4h 14m 15s. Emerald and Speedwell did not finish. The result on corrected times was:—Bonny Joan (W. Everitt), 1; Lark (H. Erickson), 2: Clipper (W. T. Matthews), 3; Waitere if. (W. A. Willetts), 4. Mr. J. Park, Mayor of Onehunga. was judge, and Mr. W. A. Wilkinson starter and timokeeper.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23026, 2 May 1938, Page 16
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189MODEL YACHTING New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23026, 2 May 1938, Page 16
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