AQUATICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19977, 20 December 1926, Page 8

AQUATICS.

CORNWELL CUP TRIALS. COLLEEN WINS SECOND RACE. Colleen won the second trial race sailed on Saturday afternoon over a triangular course, for the purpose of selecting the juvenile crew to represent Otago in the Cornwell Cup contest at Lyttelton early in February. The crews wore changed, Carl Moller and his brother Lester sailing Betty, and Hugh Riddell and C. Churchill having charge of Colleen. Riddell sailed with better judgment than on the previous Saturday, but the result of the race indicated that Colleen is by far the faster of the two boats. Betty was soon left far astern, but Moller showed good judgment, and reduced Betty’s lead considerably before the boats had sailed twice round the course. The competitors were sent away at 0.7 p.m, in a light easterly breeze. Colleen led Betty by 25sec crossing the lino, and by 57sec when the beat to windward was commenced. Both skippers close-hauled on a series of boards fairly close to the Peninsula shore. Colleen showed her superior speed by quickly opening up a big lead, and she had an advantage of smm when she rounded the Anderson s Bay mark, having gained over 4min oyer Betty on the beat.' Riddell increased his lead on the run before the wind to the pile off the Birch street wharf, and Colleen commenced the second round with a lead of smin 57sec. Moller sailed a good race in the second beat to windward, as he steered his boat in open water on the starboard tack for some time, and carried a steady wind. Had he stood on this tack for another 200yds Betty would have been very close to Colleen at the upper harbour mark Betty sailed much faster on the second beat to windward, and when the boats turned the Anderson’s Bay mark Colleen led by 3min 29sec, Betty having gained 2min 28scc on the beat. Colleen drew away again on the run to the Birch street turning pile, and crossed the finishing line 3min 53sec in the lead of Betty. The following are the official sailing times; — Colleen. Ihr 14min 28sec 1 Betty. Ihr 18min 41sec 2 The third race will be sailed on the afternoon of Saturday. January 8, RAVENSBOURNE BOATING CLUB. Tho Ravensbourne Boating Club held its first scries of club races on Saturday afternoon and some close racing was witnessed by a large crowd of interested spectators. Three boats entered for the Allcomers race in which Shadow crossed the line closely followed by Eileen and Winifred. Eileen rounded the three legs first with Shadow about jmin behind, Winifred being Imin further back. On the run to Challis’s buoy Eileen opened out from Shadow with Winifred close to her large opponents. Eileen rounded the buoy Imin 37seo ahead of Shadow and Winifred was some 4min behind. Winifred reduced the distance on the return journey and eventually won comfortably on her handicap aftpr a very interesting race. In the 16ft and under class, no fewer than eight boats faced the starter. The contestants were: Seahawk, Mavis, Experiment. Sea Imp, Elsie, Seagull, Frolic and Wink. Seahawk took the lead on the return inurney with Mavis and Experiment fighting every inch of the course. Seahawk held her lead to tho finish followed bv Mavis and Experiment, together with Elsie and Frolic fairly close up. MOTOR BOAT RACE. Three boats entered for the motor boat race; Marcvva scr. Eclipse 10« cc .and Maureen llmin. Mnrewa crossed the line first closolv followed .by Eclipse and Maureen. On tho run to Burkes the Marewa and Eclipse were close together and gradually drew away from Maureen, hut at tho finish could not concede her tho handicap. The result was:— Maureen 1 Marewa 2 Eclipse ••.. ... 3 Tho following officials contro'led the races: —Messrs P. Young. C. Wilson, F. Shanks, C Boswell, E Evans, A. Lindsay, A Grant and G. Crosbic. MODEL YACHT RACES. A large number of bovs attended with their mode! yachts at Ravensbourne on 1 Saturday, but owing to the direction of the wind the race ,o could not he held. This was unfortunate, but the races will be sailed off at a later date.