LIPTON CUP RACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 642, 19 April 1929, Page 13

LIPTON CUP RACE

YACHTING TO-MORROW PONSONBY CLUB’S EVENTS All Auckland .yachtsmen will be interested in the result of the Liptor: i Cup race to he staged by the Fonsonby Cruising Club to-morrow. This cup is competed for annaully. I each Auckland club having the right ! to challenge. The race is for 22-foot j Class Jj boats. The cup was presented i by Sir Thomas Upton, world-renowned ! yachtsman of America Cup fame. Be- ! sides this event the club will hold | seven other races. All races will start and finish off the i launch Linda, which will be moored ! near the western tide deflector. Particulars of tlic events are: Keel Yachts, to start at 2.30 p.m.; course, from starting line between tbigship Linda and mark, thence to Resolution buoy on port, tlience to White Light buoy on starboard, thence to the Bastion on starboard, Finishing at starting line.—Ladye Wilma scr: Wairiki. lm 15s; Queenie, 3m: lona, sm: Delville, 7m; Maybelle 15m: Mahoc, 28m. H and I Classes, to start at. 2.3 S p.m.; course, from starting line, thence to Resolution buoy on port, thence to White Light on starboard, thence to Resolution buoy on starboard, finishing at. starting line.—Starlight, Starloch, scr; Celox, lm; Awatere. Spray, sm; Why Not, 14m. M Class, to start at 2.46 p.m.; course, from starting line, thence to Resolution buoy on port, thence to Sandspit on port, Finishing at starting line.—Mara tea, Mawhiti, Maroro, Manene, Maia, Ma tar ere, all scratch. V Class, to start at 2.40 p.m.; course, same as that for class M.—Drone, scr; I Surprise, lm; Wild Wave, 51m; Leverett. 8m; Scud. 31m. S Class, to start at 2.54 p.m.; course, from starting line, thence to mark east off western tide deflector, thence to Shoal Bay, thence to the Watchman mark, twice round, finishing at starting lino. The direction of the sailing may be altered at the discretion of the starter. A white flag will denote to start east, in which case all marks must be kept on port. Black flag, start west, all marks on starboard. —Mistral, scr; Sceptre. Sim; Rangitira, sm; Atangatai, 9m; Sea Sleigh, 10m. T and Y Classes, to start at 2.54 p.m.; course, same as S Class.—Opali, scr; Ramona, 2.tm; Linnet, 3im; Romp, 4Jm: Janet, 9m; Manu, 12m; Caprice 11., 16m; 0.1.. 20m. Hewson Memorial Cup ( Class), crews to be under 21 years; to start at 3 p.m.; course, same as S Class.—Joan, Ilona, Val, Rangi, all scr. Lipton Cup, to start at 3.10 p.m. For this event the course will be declared immediately prior to the start of the race. All craft arc requested to assemble and anchor off St. Mary’s jetty not later than 1.30 p.m. for ballast Inspection and instructions as to course, etc. The entries are: Kokiri, Victoria Cruising Club; Mowai, Ponsonby Cruising Club; Valeria, Akarana Yacht Club; Varuna, Manukau Cruising Club; Waima, Manukau Yacht and Motor-Boat Club; Rakoa, Dovonport Yacht Club; Venus, Takapuna Boating Club: Lucille, Tamaki Yacht Club; Marie, Point Chevalier Sailing Club. Fair play men change as follows: Rakoa with Lucille, Valeria with Marie, Kokiri with Varuna, Xlowai with Venus, Mowai with Waima. Boat owners are reminded that all sails must be carried and set in the orthodox manner, and must be set from below the masthead. Topsails, ringtails and watersails will not bo allowed. A minimum of one ton of ballast must be carried. Number of crew allowed is as under: Four and one fairplay man, equals a minimum of five, and five and one fair-play man, equals a

The officials in charge of the racing will be as follow:—Judge, Mr. E. J. Kelly; timekeeper, Mr. D. Ross; ballast inspectors, Messrs. W. .Toyrit and R. Murphy. Mr. W. Thomas, owner of the launch Aloha has kindlj r placed her at the disposal of the club for the use of the Press. RESAIL ON MANUKAU To-morrow afternoon the Manukau Yacht and Motor-boat Club will hold -a resail of the race it had to abandon on April 6 through lack of wind. Tho yachts will sail over the club’s No. 2 course, and the limit boat is timed for 2.15 p.m. Following are the entries and handicaps:—• Waitere IT, scr; Valdora, 9ini; Waiapu, liJm; Champagne, 132 m; Sea Gnome, 16Jm; Merry Jest, Cupid, Gold Light, 23m; Hetty, 27m; Florence, 29im; Nyria, 30m; Betty, 33m; Sea Toiler, 35m; "Westwood, Mist Maid, 4Sni; Sea Lion, 53m Pandora, 60m.