NELSON SAILING AND POWER BOAT CLUB.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11878, 7 March 1907, Page 2

NELSON SAILING AND POWER BOAT CLUB.

Sailing and motor boat races under the auspices of the Nelson Sailing and Power Boat Club took place at the Port yesterday afternoon. Although the weather was perfect, there was only a small attendance of the public on the wharves, but the harbor presented quite a gay scene, with motor boats flitting here and there, and white sailed craft drifting idly about,, for the light breefce which prevailed, early in the day died away towards the afternoon, and interfered considerably with the one sailing race which was started. Mr S. Kirkpatrick's fine motor launch "The Queen of Beauty," with a large number of guests on board, and gaily decked from stem to stem, made trip 9 round the harbor, afterwards anchoring in mid-stream, where affcernon tea was partaken of. Much interest was taken in the motor boat races, and for these the weather conditions were perfect, the sea being smooth, and there being an entire absence of wind. The Citizens' Band played a number of selections. The sailing championship was notfinished ; Mr P Moore's Wanderer was the only craft to complete the course, but exceeded the time limit by ten minutes. The race will be re-sailed on Saturday, when the ocean motor boat race for Mr A Jenny's silver cup will also take place. The results were :— Motor boat, over 30ffc; five miles: W Stuart's Blanch, scr 1; H Macnab's Naomi, 5 mis, 2; F F Dakin's Niwaru, 1 mm, 3. When about three-quarters of the distance had been traversed the Blanch caught the Naomi and shortly after passed the Niwaru, winning easily by one and a half minutes. The Niwaru was over a minute behind the Naomi. Time — 34inins 59secs. Motor boats, 30ft and under: T Brown's Isabel scr, 1; T Hippolite's Te Rangi Pai, smins 2; F Moore's Thelraa, iy% mins, 3. Also started: Wiremu 9 mins, Eileen 13 mins. Although the scratch boat lost twenty seconds at tue start through the stopping of the engines, she steadily overhauled the handicap boats and won easily by 12 minutes. The Thelma secured third place by a lengtn. Time— 4o mins 35 sees. Motor Beats, 30ft and under; 5 miles: Mr F Moore's Thelma, 18mins 50ses, 1; Mr W JReed's Wireum, 20mins 25secs, 2; Mr T Brown-s Isabel, 7mins 35secs, 3. Also started —Blanch, scr, Naomi, 7mins3sseos, Rangi Pai, 12min3 tsecs; Niwaru, 18mins 45secs; Eileen, 30mins. Kangi Pai broke down. The Thelma won by ten seconds from Wireum, which was 34 seconds ahead of the Isabel. Time,somins llsecs. The life-saving competition was not held.