YACHTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13372, 14 January 1907, Page 2

YACHTING.

NEW ZEALAND BOAT THE VICTOR. Per Press Association. Melbourne, January 13 t . The La Carabine Cup resulted in a win for, the Rawhiti, with Heather second and) S.J.S. third. A strong southerly breeze was blowing, with lumpy seas. The course was a beat of 18 lnites, and a run home of ten miles. Eleven yachts started. The Rawhiti and Heather were first across, but the S a yonara held the lead for the first half mile, when the Rawiuti took it. The S-ayonara was apparently too light, and carried too much canvas, but was not as expertly handled as the Rawthiti and Heather. The former sailed Kke a witch, sailing corkily over the seas, while the Sayonara jumped and shipped a deal of water. At eviory tack the New Zealand** increased her lead, and roiunded the buoy for home 18 mioutes in advance of foe. Victoria. Interest in 'the race then centred in tlvo contest between the Heather and Sayomara. The. wind., fell light on the home run. The Rawhiti passed the post fifteen and a foal* mAmites ahead of the Sayon<ara, wHo conceded the Rawhiti 24 seconds. ' The Heather was eight ini-niutes 2& seconds behind the Saylonana, but time allowance placed her second, v.ith S.J.S. third and Sayonara fourth.

(The Rawhiti was built a few months ago in Auckland.) , ,

'A report on the Sun-day Schools of tKe Church* !waS 6ufo|mitted to the Pn'Jtnitive Methodist Conference oni, Saturday. Following is a Bigest of the report* the figuies in parentheses representing increases except wHere otherwise stated r—Number oi schools, 1905 77, 1906 82 (5) .? teachers, 599, 603 (4); average attendance of teachers, 486, 508 (22); scholars, 5353, 5431 (78); scholars over 14, 987, 9&> (12); average attendance of scholars, 3714, 3679 (decrease 35) ; catechumen members, 407, 420 (13); cnurch members over 14, 460, 475 (15); abstainers 4367, 4299 (decrtftge 68); value of school property, £456 9s- 6d, £^49 l°s 6d (£863 10s); income, £1451 9s 9d, £1477 13a 7d (£26 13s 10d)Dr. Page*, the well-known sport ing medico, of Stratford, came inlc town on' Saturday night for attention to injuries said to havobeen sustained at tneliands of a MMfoirst settler. N6 particulars of the affair have transpired, but Dr/Pa>get's injuries included a badly-broken arm- He retumevl to Stratford this morning. Some time between Saturday even ing and this morning the; shop of Mi E. Dockrill was entered, and abou ten pairs of men's and women's 'boot stolen. The burglar, who fe regard ed to be of the amateur variety smashed a pane in one of the baci windows, turned the eaten, and a gained pntrWice. The mailer is h the hands of the p#lice. A fire was discovered between * a n>^ 16 o'clock on Sunday morning in t shed' on the corner of Devon and Silver Streets belonging to M* Bptidle butcher. The shed was used a s , « storeroom for chaff, salt, etc. Whet tlhe fire was noticed it was bursting thr<yu#h the walls of the building, but the Mre Brigade) turned out promptly, and soon had the flame! under control. The back and on< side of the building were destroyed; and the material stored in it was ruined by smoke and water: The fin is supposed to have been cause: throug-h spoi*pn©ou ! s ' combustion among the chaff. The building wai insured -in the Northern . office, bui the stock was uninsured. The Wesrbern P a rk Ba«&ar, which is to be hold during race week in Feb ruary, promisee to be a g* eat sue fcess. The ladies are all working well, a/nd the committee anticipate a financial 1 success. All men who are interested in the success of the venture kindly meet at Mr E. P. Webs tea- c office to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 7.30. . Nominations for nil handicap event for the Egmont Racing-, Club's Summer meeting close on Wednesday next, 16th, inst., at 9 p-ni. A* the some 1 time final payment for the Egimont Back Produce Stakes oi 1907 is due. Why suffer the awful agony of rheumatism, gout, lumbago, sciatica, and kindred diseases ? KHEUMO if given a fair trial wfll Quickly cure you. gold at 2/6 and 4/6.— Advt. 13 Many have testified RHETJMO has permanently cured them from rheumatism, etc., after all other remedies had failed. All chemists and stores. <?. 6 and 4/6— *dvt. 15