YACHTING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 888, 8 March 1889, Page 13

YACHTING.

Laßt night week the officers of the Port Nicholson Yaoht Club, consisting of Mr E. W, Mills (Vice-Commodore), Mr W. H. Quiok (Rear-Commodore), and the Secretary," met at Mr J. H. Cook’s office for the purpose of presenting to Mr H. Lawson, the owner of the yaoht Girola, the prize given by Mr Cock for the first-class yacht race on the 22nd of January last. The presentation was made by Mr E. W. Mills in felicitous terms, in whioh he alluded to the spontaneous offer of Mr Cock to give a prize for competition for the first class yachts, and to the satisfaction Lhat was felt by every lover of aquatio eport that so handsome a trophy had been won by the Girola. The win of the Girola was a very popular one, and Mr Mills skid he felt sure* that the intrinsic value of the prize would compensate the> dwnOt for notz winning first place in the second competition. - Mr Rawson suitably replied, and said he apDreciated the handsome trophy; which would always be to him something he cOuid exhibit with pride! The officers of 1 the Club thanked Mr Cock for his 1 prize and withdrew. ‘ It should he mentioned that the cup was imported bj7 Messrs E. W. Mill 4 ipd Co., and i’s undoubtedly the finest of its kind sepalri the’pojony. It bpars a inscription, giving name of" winner, "donor and yaflit, with particulars of the occasion on which it was won. It is to be hoped Mr Rawson wdirpermit the cup to be publicly exhibited, as the public have not had an opportunity of seeing it" as they have had of spejng the other prizes. " ‘" “ :r‘