BROAD BAY REGATTA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18750, 2 January 1923, Page 9

BROAD BAY REGATTA

The Broad Bay regatta, which has formed one of the New Year holiday attractions for the residents of Dunedin and the harbour resorts, was hold yesterday. ’The conditions in the early part of the day were not at all promising. Light rain started to fall on the Peninsula about 8 n.rn., and continued for a few hours. By about 11 o’clock, however, the rain had ceased, and as the day advanced the conditions improved, the afternoon being fairly canny. There was a touch of keenness in the wind, however. \which made the conditions a little less enjoyable than they have been on some previous occasions. The attendance was very satisfactory considering the threatening nature of the weather in the morning, but it probably fell short of last year’s by about 500. The sailing and motor boat races were judged by Messrs J. E. Galbraith, E. A. Davys, and A. D. Asher, the rowing events by Mr S. G. Styche, and the swimming contests by Mr W. A. Jenkins, all of whom carried out, their duties in a very satisfactory manner. Other officials who worked hard to ensure the success of the gathering were Messrs T. R. Burt (convener). E. M'Connochie, G. Lindsay, J. T. Paul, J. T. Gillan, T. Brooks, T. M. Grant, D. Palmer. H. Belcher, L. Grigg, and W. H. Parkinson (Shore Committee); Mr Lionel T. Paul (hon. secretary); Mr D. Tennant (hon. treasurer), Mr A. Grant (starter), and Mr J. Johnson (timekeeper). A good full-sail breeze from the northeast prevailed, enabling the sailing boats to contest their races under favourable conditions. A great deal of interest was taken in the 14-foot class, which provided a good race from start to finish. A very successful concert and dance was held in the evening, when the prizes won during the day were presented. An attractive programme was presented, and those who attended spent a very pleasant evening. The following are the results:— SAILING RACES. RESTRICTED CLASS. 14-FOOTERS. Mr B. S. Irwin’s lona, Ihr 19min Iseo ... 1 Mr B. ,S Irwin’s Mona, Ihr 19min 55seo 2 Mr O. Speight’s Winifred, Ihr 20min ... 3 Also started: Eunice Ihr 20min 45sec, Heather Ihr 21min 3sce, Yalniai. and Agnes. A good start was effected, tlie boats getting away in a bunch. Heather was first over the line, closely followed by Agnes Winifred, Mona, lona, Eunice, and Valmni. Agnes reached Grassy Point first, followed by lona, Eunice, Valmai, 'Winifred, Heather, and Mona in that order. Winifred kept inshore at this stage, but the others were well out. On the beat to Cemetery Point Winifred assumed the lead, and rounded the point first, with lona second, and Mona third. Heather. Eunice, Agnes, and Valmai followed in that order. After passing the flagship Winifred had trouble with her spinnaker, and lona went, hito first place. At this stage the wind freshened a little, and Heather and Agnes also experienced trouble with their spinnakers, lona rounded the buoy at Grassy Point first, with Mona second, Winifred third, and Heather fourth. In the begt to Cemetery Point Winifred again assumed (he lead, while Mona had Wrested second position from lona, with Eunice fourth and Heather fifth. Off Cemetery Point Winifred was still in front, and lona had taken second place. Just after the start of the third round Eunice had the misfortune to break her spinnaker boonv lona, (hen took the lead, followed by Mona and Heather. The crew of the Winifred again had trouble with their spinnaker, losing position as a result. lona rounded Grassy Point first, closely followed by Mona, with Winifred third. lona maintained her lead for the remainder of the race, and won fairly easily. Mona and Winifred had a good race for second place, while Heather finished fourth, some distance back. FIRST , AND SECOND CLASS YACHTS AND SKIMMERS. Mr H. Camp’s Eileen (4min), 2hrs 6min lOsec 1 Mr J. E. Proctor’s Miti (sor), 2hrs 9min 3s ec 2 Mr J. R. Coleman’s Lennox Lass (9mih) 2hrs llmin sseo 3 Also started: Minnow (12min) 2hrs 17min 23sec, Kia Ora (17min) 2hrs 27min llsec, Result (7min), Irex (7imin), Vera (9min;, Viking (lljmin). May (14min). Irex Was first across the line, with Eileen second. Miti third. Minnow fourth. Vora fifth, and Lennox Lass sixth. When passing the flagship on the beat to windward Eiloea was leading, with Miti next. Irex third, and Lennox Bass fourth. There was little change in the next round, but when half tjie distance had been covered Miti was in front, followed by Eileen. The race afterwards resolved itself into a. contest betw-een Miti and Eileen. The former increased her lead in the lust round, and finished well ahead, but Eileen won on her handicap. Lennox Lass finished about 10 minutes later. ’THIRD CLASS YACHT RACE. Mr L. Field’s Sprat (23min), Ihr 17min 43500 1 Messrs White and Stunner’s Feather (14min 30sec), Ihr 18min 19seo 2 Messrs M’Pherson Bros, and Evans’s Experiment (14min) Ihr 18min 40soo ... 3 Also started: Mahana (13min) Ihr 25min 56sec. Gleam (scr) Ihr 29min 36soc. Experiment crossed the line first, followed by Sprat and Gleam. Mahana lost time through being over the line at the start and having to go back. Gleam finished first, with Experiment second. Feather third, . and Mahana fourth, but when the allowances were worked out Sprat secured first place". Feather second, and Experiment third. MOTOR BOAT RACES. Motor Boat Race, 3 h.p. and over. Mr C. W. Sundstvum’s Norana (4min 16aec) Ihr 2min 56soc ... 1 Mr Alex. Begg’s Laura (lOmin 36sec) Ihr smin 12seo 2 Mr A. W. Hazelwood’s Stella (scr) Ihr 7min 22seo ... 3 Also started: Marewa (llmin) Ihr 7miu 27sec. and Isabel (16min 25sec) Ihr 7min 35sec. From a good start Norana took the lead, with Laura, Marewa, and Isabel following in that order. Round the buoy at Grassy Point Norana was still leading, closely followed by Stella, with Laura third and Marewa fourth, the two last-named being some distance behind. Norana and Stella, kept close together all the way, the former winning by a small margin. Laura gained second place on her time allowance. MOTOR BOAT RAGE. Over 4 and under 8 h.p. Mr J. T. Paul’s Mamari (25soc) 39min 13seo 1 Mr J, Symonds’s Dawn (20sec) 40min 7seo 2 Mr E. Andrews’s Matai (Imin) 40min 35seo ••• 5 Also started; Ripple (Bmin), 40miu 51seo, Palmer (3min 30seo) 41min 2sec, Madalena (Sinin lOsec) 41min 19sec, Fan (scr) 41min 18seo, Kowhai (scr) 42min 25sec. Madalena. led at the start, closely followed by Mamari, Palmer, Ripple, Fan, Dawn, and Matai, with Kowhai last. Mamari soon assumed the lead, and won by a fair margin. Fan, Dawn, and Matai provided a good contest for second place. The first named crossed the lino ahead of the others, but Dawn gained second place and Matai third on their handicaps. MOTOR BOAT RACE, Four horse power and under. Mr J. Jenson’s Imp (7min 65soc) 39inin 49scc 1 Mr A Sayer’s Rover (Bmin ISsec) 40min ' 22seo 2 Mr R. Cahill’s Nell (12min) 40min 30seo 3 Also started: Rewi (smin ISsec) 40min 50seo. Maureen (3min 4Sscc) 42min 48sec. Hazel (7min 45»oo) 44min 2soc, Manuka (2min 25soc) 44min lOsec, Grace Darling (scr) 44min Isscc, Jewell (Bmin 15seo) 44min 31sec, Rnna (2min ISsec) 46min Bsco, Pakeha (7rnin) 46inin 52sec. Rewi took the load at the start, with all the other boats in a hunch just behind, Grace Darling completed the course well ahead of the others, but there was a good contest between Rewi, Maureen, and Manuka, especially the two latter. After the adjustments had boon made it was found that Imp had won, with Rover second and Noll third. .SPEED BOAT RACK, Mr P. Drummond's Viper II (scr), 14min. 20scc 1 Mr Bain’s Lure (lOmin), 14min 34seo ... 2 Mr W. 11. Sell’s Pearl (smin), 16min 33sec 3 Viper II soon opened up a big gap bo-' tween herself and (be other two boats, ano though she was called on to concede liberal handicaps she had a margin sufficient to enable her to secure first, place. ROWING EVENTS. YOUTHS’ FOURS. Queen’s Drive No. 2 (W. Clifford, R. Souter, H. Clifford, F. Hokion)'’ 1 Port Chalmers No. 1 (J. Solomon,, I\. Nelson, G. Boolten, A. Crammond) ... 2 Port Chalmers No. 2 (E. Brown, D. Mathoson, J. Lean, P. Herum) 3 Tlie only starters. Won by a lengtu JUNIOR FOURS. Queen’s Drive (T. Wilson, S. Rusbatch. FI; Clifford, W. Leftwich) 4 Otago (J. H. Brovven, F. Brough, S. G. . Paris, R. Dickson) 2 Won by half a length.

MAIDEN FOURS. Otago (J. H. Brown, F. Brough, S. G. Paris, R. Dickson) 1 Port Chalmers (J. Solomon, N. Hardy, C. Hardy. A. Crammond) 2 Won by a length. BOYS' DINGHY' RACE. W. Burt 1 C. Hook 2 C. Moller 3 OTHER, EVENTS. BOYS' TUB RACE. Five entries—S. Dalton 1, A. Cameron 2. SPRINGBOARD DIVE. Seven entries.— R. Payton 1, Miss M. Foote 2. 50 YARDS LADIES’ RACE. Three entries.^—Miss M. Jepson (scr) 1, •Miss J. Ledgerwood (4sec) 2. 50 YAuDS BOYft RACE, under Xo years. Five entries. —T. M'Kewen (2sec) 1, H. Dalton (4sec) 2. 100 YARDS INTEROLUB HANDICAP. Six entries. —Miss M. Jepson (4seo) 1, J. Rochester (scr) 2, S. Dalton (4sec) 3. 100 YARDS BOYS’ BREAST-STROKE HANDICAP. Three entries.—S. Dalton (6seo) 1, A. Cameron (12sec) 2, J. Rochester 3. AQUA PLANINtrEVENT.-S. Dalton 1, A. Cameron 2.