SECOND RACE

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11737, 26 January 1924, Page 6

SECOND RACE

SOUTHLAND BOAT WINS A SPLENDID RACE. From after lunch and onwards, the weather began to clear, and the overcast skies gave place to bright warm sunshine. The rough anti boisterous weather of earlier in the week, had given place to totally different conditions. A NEW COURSE. Tho course was again changed for the second race yesterday. A start was made on this occasion from a mark in the vicinity of the Clyde Quay wharf. The boats then made for the Jerningham buoy, which they rounded and then proceeded to the Coromandel buoy off Kaiwarra, and back to the starting-point. This course was completed three times. The contestants, owing to the altered weather conditions, on this occasion, generally carried their light weather crews. Tho race commenced at 3.24 o'clock and was not concluded until 5.44 o’clock. THE START. Tho June (Otago) was the first boat over the lino, being quickly followed by the Linnet. The Rona very soon, however, got well under canvas, and into tho lead. Then followed tho Murihiku and tho Teggy. Tho Linnet had no great difficulty in passing the June. The Hawke’s Bay representative was well in the rear. The Southland boat maneuvered round, and, taking full advantage of the broezo off Jerningham, was tho first to round the buoy. The next to round was the Linnet, with the Peggy following. The Rona was next, and the Konini was only a tew seconds behind her. The Murihiku rounded tho Coromandel buoy well ahead of the others, despite her lood of four men. The Linnet was again second, the Rona, the Peggy, and the Konini following in that order. The June, well handled, did not arrive till later. mitelhiK;i j AHEAD. The Murihiku, still well to the front, rounded tho mark boat off Clyde quay. The Konini was 2min 22sec behind the leading boat. Then canic the Peggy, thr* Rona, and the Linnet, 12min 23sec later. The June was 3mm lsec behind tho others. An extraordinary feature of this period of the race was how the Peggy, Rona, and Linnet rounded the mark pz*actically simultaneously. A STRONG BREEZE. The breeze grew stronger. Luck still favoured the Southland boat, which increased its lead, and was round the Jeriiingham buoy some 2min 4sec before tho Peggy- Th© Konini was clo6© behind. The June, which had made a surprisingly good recovery, rounded tho mark before both the Rona and Linnet. The

Auckland and Canterbury representatives made a bold struggle for next position, tbe latter eventually winning. The Murihiku was easily ahead when passing the Coromandel Buoy for the second time, with the Otago, Wellington, end Hawke’s Bay boats close together. Next came the Peggy, pjjrsued by the Konini and June. Then came the Binnet and Bona, approximately three minutes after the first boat. THE FINAL BOUND. The Clyde quay mark was rounded in great style, and the Muriliiku started on the last round of the race still well in the lead. Then came the Konini -ml June close behind, their times being: Imin 41 sec and 2min 3sec respectively. The Bona, by this time, had secured a lead on the Peggy, and got round the mark in 2miu 32sec, some ten seconds before the Wellington boat. The Linnet was 3min lseo behind the leading boat. The Murihiku again went round Jerninghum first, with the nonmi Imin 40sec behind. Then came the Peggy (2min 20sec), Bona (3min 42sec), and Juno (4min 32sec). The Canterbury boat was left well behind. The distances in the last run to the Coromandel mark were much about the same, and can be judged by the times recorded. The Southland boat again led round the buoy, with the Konini Imin 40sec behind. The Otago and Wellington boats raced for next place, their times being 3roiu 40seo and 3min 43sec respectively. The Koria was over four miputes behind, while the Linnet’s time was smin 48sec. In the final lap *he Konini, still second, attempted to overhaul the winning boat, but it was too lat®. The gun sounded at 5.44 p.m., announcing the victory of the Mirihiku as she crossed the line amidst much cheering from the onlookers on shore. The Konini was one minute dead behind the winning boat. The Bona crossed 2}min later, with the June 15sec behind. The Peggy and Linnet crossed some considerable time later, close together. The time between them being 4min 19see. TIMES AND CREWS. The official times recorded were:— Murihiku (Southland). shrs 42min (sec. Konini (Hawke’s Bay), shrs 43min Osec. Bona (Auckland), shrs 45min 43sec. June (Otago), shrs 46min Osec. Boggy (Wellington), shrs 47min 15sec. Linnet (Canterbury), shrs 47min 19sec. The respective crews were : Mirihiku—T. Bragg (s), W. Johnston, V. Bragg, L. Carstensen. Konini —Neil Gillies (s), J. Gillies, R. Gillies, and W. Anderson. June—F. Keilett (s), A. Dawson, A Booth. Canterbury—S. Sinclair (s), R, Sinclair, W. Morton, and C. Williams. Beggy—T. Bailey (s), A. Bailey, L. McGregor, and Crawford. Bona—J. Gifford (s), H. Brown, and V. Lingard.