EILEEN'S GOOD WIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 591, 18 February 1929, Page 10

EILEEN'S GOOD WIN

14-FOOTERS AT AKAROA NEED FOR PICK-UP BOATS (Special to THE SUN) AKAROA, To-day. The Otago boat Eileen certainly had a decisive win in the race for the Jellicoe Class championship at Akaroa on Saturday, and soon after clearing the starting -Ii ne she never looked like being beaten. The wind throughout was very fluky, j and at times squalls piped down the harbour, and skippers had to keep their wits about them. Eileen ergossed the finishing line four minutes 24 seconds ahead of Betty, thrice a winner of the Sanders Cup, which was sailed by George Andrews. Geo. Kellet sailed a good race and never made a mistake. Betty, Clyde and Avalon had a great ; fight all the way, and first one boat j and then another would get ahead, although they were never near Eileen. After the first round Clyde was third and Avalon fourth. There were six starters, Colleen and Murihiku 111 being well astern at the finish. The course for the race was for the first part a windward and leeward one and, after going over this course once, the boats then sailed once round a triangular course. On both courses Eileen was a superior boat, and her crew worked hard. Andrews sailed a good race in Betty, considering that he was called back at the start and was the last boat to get away. However, he soon caught up with the rest of the fleet and, had it not been for very bad spinnaker work, he might possibly have overhauled Eileen. MISTOOK THE SIGNAL Morrison, in Colleen, had very bad luck. When Betty was called back»he thought the signal was for him, and also put about, and ran back to the starting-line. From this stage on Colleen was nearly always last, with Murihiku. The race was run in connection with a regatta which had been put on. However, the rest of the function was a wash-out. Several outboard motorboat events had been put down on the programme, but because of the chop on the harbour only one got off. This was for the B Class Championship, and was won by Country Boy, piloted by R. McMillan, while Heck (R. J. Scott) was second, and Sunfisher (Penrose) third. Silver Streak, piloted by A. A. McLean, capsized in one heat.

There was also an open yacht race on the programme, but the boats ran for shelter when a squall came up the harbour. In the race for Takapuna Class boats Zita, sailed by J. Wallace, was the only one to finish the course. ASSOCIATION CRITICISED

So far there has been only one thing to mar the Sanders Cup contest, and that is the lack of boats to take visitors out, and act as pick-up boats. The association has been very lax in this respect, and had it not been for the help of outsiders and trawlers the other day, when four of the boats capsized, there might have been a tragedy for every contestant in the race. There should be a pick-up boat to follow it and help it if there is need. In several instances the boats get away across the harbour on their own with no pick-up boat near them, and it might take considerable time for a launch to get to the assistance of the crew if a boat capsized, because of the changeable weather at Akaroa. One is never certain when the wind is going to tear down between the hills at the velocity of half a gale, and as the harbour is strange to the skippers of the 14-footers, it is quite likely that they would be caught napping, as they were on the day of the first race. The association has appointed no pick-up boats whatever, and the association should be very thankful to those skippers of power-boats who have assisted up to the present at inconvenience and expense to themgale, officials conducting the contest selves.

If there is a repetition of Thursday’s might find themselves in trouble unless they appoint a boat to follow every 14-footer. BY A DECIMAL POINT KEEN PIGEON FLYING SATURDAY’S RACE RESULTS One-thousandth part of a yard separated second and third in the Auckland Pig-eon Club’s young bird race from Te Awamutu (airline 86 miles) which was won by Mr. J. Keogh’s r c c Campfire, with a velocity of 1,078 yards a minute; Mr. E. Buchanan’s b b h Eylash (1,062.667 yards) second; Messrs. Wright Bros.’ bee Nifty (1,062.666 yards) third. Another close finish was recorded m the Onehunga Racing Pigeon Club’s third young bird race on Saturday from National Park (airline 160 miles), which was won by Messrs, i). R. m Wallace and Sons’ m h Miss Uhlan with a velocity of 1,123 yards a minute; Messrs. F. Wilson and Sons’ r c Silver Fiend (1,115.9 yards) second; 5? r ' Glass’s b c h Eager Rose (1,115.8 yards) third. The Point Chevalier Club’s second young bird race from Te Awamutu (airline 86 miles) was won by Mr G Cairns’s b c c All Heather, with a velocity of 1.070 yards a minute; Mr L. Robertson’s b c h State Express (940.9 yards) second; Messrs. Moore Bros.’ blk c c Royson Inspiration (940.8 yards) third. WRESTLING CHALLENGES (From Our Own Correspondent) TE AWAMUTU. Sunday. M. A. Sunni, who holds the Dominion heavy-weight wrestling champion, ship, has accepted W. Bayne’s challenge to a match for the title, with a substantial side stake. Bavne says that his return match with C. Pollard may take place before his contest with the Indian. Representations would be made to have both contests staged in Te Awamutu.

Ponsonby was also hitting soundly for its 291 against Victoria, which team j dropped two places on the ladder in i the second series. Cox and Seccombe had Ellerslie un- j der their thumb, and only 189 was run up against their good ball work. HARBOUR BOARD DOES WELL TWO INDIVIDUAL CENTURIES Harbour Board’s big total of 449 was due to no little extent to the centuries of Breese and Candy. Matthews and Martin also contributed materially to the total, knocking up 77 and 51 respectively. Glen Eden’s bowling became effective In the middle stages of the innings, but Breese was enough to break any bowling and the attack weakened somewhat when it was not supported by the field. Candy was one of the most aggressive players on the field, his total including 14 fours. Matthews included two sixes and eight fours in his total. Details: HARBOUR BOARD First Innings BREESE, b Richardson 160 BADELEY, c McNeill, b Anderson.. S DUNNING, b Anderson 0 STOREY, lbw, b Anderson 6 TURNER, st Kay, b Kerr 5 MARTIN, c Kay, b Kerr 51 MANN, c Kay, b Kerr S CANDY, b Monnan 106 MATTHEWS, not out 77 HORSPOOL, c Kay, b Kerr 6 Extras 22 Total 449 Bowling- for Glen Eden: Anderson, 3-46; Shepherd, 0-49; Richardson. 1-107; Kerr, 4-142; Everett, 0-19: Davis, 0-22; Belsham, 0-17; Morman, 1-26. PONSONBY IN FORM " COOPER HITS OUT Ponsonby batted first against Victoria on Saturday. The men from the western suburb showed oo o.dmgrf z western suburb showed good form. Cooper being the most consistent scorer, knocking up 95 before he was easily run out. Barnes 38 and Blair 44 were the other mainstays of Ponsonby. For the Victorian bowling Manly was outstanding, taking five for 31 when he injured his ankle and had to retire. Ponsonby’s innings closed for 291, and at the end of the day’s play Victoria Tiad one wicket down for 11 Details: PONSONBY First Innings. BARNES, b Manly 3s SPICER, c Manly, b Turner 17 INNESS, lbw, b Manly . . ..• 12 FLETCHER, lbw, b McFarlane .... 1 BLAIR, c Moore, b Manly 44 WITHERS, c and b Manlv 3 COOPER, run out ... * 95 ROBERTSHAW. b Manlv '7 ROBERTS, not out .. .T 20 NICKLIN, b Moore 25 MACKIE, absent 0 Extras ’ * 29 Total "29? Bowling.—Manly, 5-31; Moore. 1-52 Turner. 1-60; McFarlane, 3-6 S; Viscoe. 0-24; Wright, 0-12; Campbell, 0-14. VICTORIA First Innings. WRIGHT, c and b Barnes 1 EDMUNDS, not out 4 SALLEN, not out ' 5 Extras .’. 1 Total for one wicket TT ELLERSLIE SLOWS DOWN SECCOMBE BOWLS WELL Unlike their great display of two weeks ago, the Ellerslie batsmen failed to reach the 200 mark in their first innings on Saturday. The team’s champion openers made only G 6 between them, less than the top scorer’s total. Matthews, who made a long stand at the wickets, compiled 72 with liberal assistance from boundaries. MATTHEWS’S SOLID DISPLAY Piay started off discouragingly when Gedj-e fell lbw to Seccombe for 17. Ralph Burton nearly trebled this total before he went the same way, after a good partnership with Matthews. This man stayed to partner three of Ellerslie s men, two of whom were low scorers. Williams, however, stood in tc T ~ 6 - Includin » three hits for sixers. two batsmen made only 5, and of 10 men (H. Burton absent), seven failed to reach double figures. r T en Lane’s fielding was reliable all through. C. Watts stumped two men and caught one. Seccombe and Cox shone with the bowling. Green Lane started at five o’clock. Except for two ducks, all passed double figures. Their hitting was more determined than their opponents had been. E. Watts, 44 not out, is well on the way to being top scorer. Burton, for Ellerslie, clean bowled three men. and should finish up with a good average. The Laners, with five wickets down