PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUB

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 3956, 23 January 1900, Page 7

PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUB

ANNIVERSARY REGATTA. Commodore, Mr A. H. Turnbull; vicccommodorc, Dr l oll; rear-commo-dore, Mr I\, T. Turnbull; committee, Messrs George Mee, J. S. W instanlcy, AV. R. Symons, W. Munektou and IV. N. Johnson; handieapper, Dir -W.

Miinckcon; handicapper for half-raters, Fl-footcr's and 18-tooters, Mr T. M Collins, secretary of tho Arawa Sailing Ciwb ; measurers, Messrs John McLean and F. Carrington ; starter, timekeeper and judge, and secretary, Mr James B. Speed.

That old-established fixture, the anniversary regatta of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club was held yesterday. A stiff north-wester made shortened sail the order of the day, and the more cautious were justified, for occasionally there were sonio nasty gusts, and portions , of the courses were anyming but pleasurable to ' negotiate. - The programme as framed comprised two races for each class of yachts. The events set down for the forenoon were all sailed, with the exception of that for IS-foot bouts, for which there wero no entries. The races for the smaller classes fixed for the afternoon wore postponed. In the early part of the afternoon the wind fell a little for a couple of hours, though it was still strong and puffy. By -1 o’clock the wind freshened again, and raised a considerable sea. It had been arranged that the steamer Wainui should follow tjio races, both in the morning and tiro afternoon, but in consequence of the stalo of the weather the number of passengers offering was very small, and the excursion was abandoned. Interest in the finishes of the races was displayed by a, fairly large number of people, moat of whom were cither .at the club sheds, on the outer tee of the Queen’s Wharf, or aboard the steamer Knight Templar at Jorvois quay. The arrangements for the regatta were complete, and it is to .be regretted that the foresight shown was not belter rewarded Following are details of the racing; First-class Yachts, rating; open to yachts of 5 rating and over; prizes, first £lO, second £3, third £ls; course, from starting line between southern extremity of _ Queen's Wharf and the destructor chimney, to and round buoy off Pinnacle Koch, thence to and round club buoy off Korokoro (keeping on town side of Ward and Soames Islands), thence’ to arid across starting hue ; distance, lot knots.—-There were two competitors. J. H. H'. Jack’s Ngaira, 5,6, 7miu-17sec allowance, started at SOmin Sosco past 10 a.m., and D. Georges On. and _ Co.’s ’ Waitangi, 11, ■ scratch, |at 31min past 10 a.m. Waitangi (sailed by Mr j. Jamieson) finished at 14min 2oseb after 1 p.m. and Ngaira (Mr George Martin) at 23min 32sec past 1 p.m. Reckoning tiaio allowance, Waitangi won by Itnin COsec. The same yachts started in a handicap race over the same coarse in the ’ afternoon; prizes, fiiyit £lO, second £5, third £3. Waitangi wasscratch and Ngaira had a ■ handicap ’of lOmin. When the gun fired, Ngaifa w'as behind the Mine, and ’could have started with a considerable lead, but she got into one of the bays of the wharf. As'it was, she started 4osec before Waitangi, which was late in arriving from Waterloo quay, the respective times beifig Ngaira 2hrs 37min 2osec and Waitangi 2hrs 3Smin lOsec. The finishing times were—Waitangi 18min 23sec past 5 p.m. and Ngaira 22min 45sec. Ngaira won pn handicap by smin 38sec. ~ . Half-raters, handicap: first prize; trophy ; second prize, total of entrance foes received; course, from Queen's Wharf to and round buoy at Point Jemingham, thence to and round buoy off Kai Warra Warra, thence to and round; buoy off Queen’s Wharf, twice round, finishing across afarting line. Three competitors started. A. jl. Turnbull's 1 Mini,- 4min, left at 30m)n 35seo past 10 a.m. ; Kurils' and Petloy’s Dauntless, scratch, at 86min 40sec past 10 a.m.; and M. Chapmans It urn, 7min, at 10.3 S a.m. Dauntless completed her first round at S3min 35sec past ft, and Mini at 33min 55sec. The finishing times wore Dauntless, SOmin 30. sec past noon,- and -Mini Slmin ,28sec past. On handicap Mini won by 3min 2sqc. Rum gave up, ana Arawa did not 'starf. Second-class yachts; rating; open to yachts of 21 rating and under 5 rating; prizes first £lO, second £.3, third £3 ; once round first-class yacht course ; distance, 13,) knots.—P. W. Petheriek and Co.'s Kotiri, 3.1, smin 37see, started at lOhr 45min 43ssc; A. K. Turnbulls Rona, _4.9, scratch, at" lOhr 46min oseo; and Dr W. Fell’s Mahinh, 3.2, smin 12sec, at lOhr 46min 25scjc. Just belore Rona started two of her crew wore knocked overboard by the main boom. Both men retained hold of running gear, and were got aboard again. __ The double , accident delayed the yacht for the best part of a minute. Following were ; the* finishing times:—Kona (Mr A. H. Turnbull), Ihr 42min 12ssc; Kotiri (Mr F. W. Petheriek), Ihr 52min ooscc; and Maliina (Dr Fell), Ihr s.6ipiu 35scc. On time allowance Rona won by .jniin Csoc, and Kotiri beat Mahina by 4miu ssec! The trio met again in the afternoon in a rating race open to yachts bf 24 rating and under 5 rating; first prize £lO, second £5, third £3; course, from Queen’s Wharf to and round buoy off Point Halswell, thence to and found club buoy off Koro Koro. thonbe to and across starting line; distanqe, 8} knots. The tunes of starting were: Rona., scratch, 2hr 46miu 13seo ; Kotiri, Smin 32sec, 2hr 46min COseb;

Mahina. omiix IGsec. 2hr olmui. Finishes : Rouu. -Ihr 1-hnin ItEcw: Kotin. Ihr ITniin Sow ; Mahina, Ihr 3 jin in rlOsec. Kotin, which carried, a big mainsail, won on time allowance Ip23sec. In the Handicap Race, open only to yacht': not competing in any other even 1 : Unit prize trophy, vecoud total of en trance fees received; course, frame is for second race for second-class yachts. Mr John Black’s Jennie Keid sailed over, starting at 2nr ifhriiu Ssec, and finish ing at dhr -fffrniit 27scc. Third-class .‘.adits,- luting: open (<> yachts of under 21 rating and over 1 rating; prizes, first £•’>, • second J-At, third £1 ; irom Queen's Wharf to and round I.uoy off Point ITalswell, thence to and round club buoy off’ Kuro Koro. thence to and across starting line.--Moffat and Scager’s Kotuku, 2.2. scratch, started at llhr Omin 2-1 sec ; T. W. Wiggins’s Maliaki, 1.7. 2min loscc. started at llhr Umin 3 Isoo; and T. Willason’iS Ripple, 1.8. liuiu 40sec, »’■ llhr Omin kmc. Ripple hurst ucr foresail at i Ihr htimin. and gave up. Kotuku finished at 12hr oGinln SUsec. and Mahaki arrived at Jhr 29min 24'tec. with mainsail, foresail and jitr split. The race was thus won easily by Kutulai, . ....... For I lie first handicap, "for Flioot beats, Jiist prize trophy and second total ot entrance fees received, there wore- three entries, hut only W. Whitten’.-. Bpray. Lunin, in.it in an aupearauce. Tlio crew ivcre asked whether they would go over the course, or agree to the holding of the race* qu Saturday. They elected to sail the course, which was tho same as tied for hulf-ratars, mid started, at ll'ur Hbniia Bsec. Spray finished Iho Ur.-. ; found si. I2hr 55uiin 40se.c. Thu nonstarters wero Ala tea. and Rewi.