POWER BOATING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17178, 23 October 1923, Page 8

POWER BOATING.

NEW BItXCJ H'IV)N SEASON OPENED. The New Brighton Power Boat Club opened Us s<-a?on yesie-.day, when an outing was held at Pleasant Point. The weather was ideal and the crowd that assembled was one of the largest ever seen at this function. In declaring the thirty-third season of the club officially open. Captain A. W. Owles said that the coining season gave every promise of being a' most successful After the opening ceremony the function resolved itself into a large picnic and a thoroughly enjoyable time was spent by all. The children were well catered for iri the way of a chute, which did a roaring trade throughout the day, a bran tub and a eocoamit shy. There were also sweets galore. A number of beach races were held for both adults and children, and these created much fun and exciteJ> uring the afternoon, when the tide held, one for speed boats ami one for slow boats. The speed boat race, which was over a course of about six miles, resulted as follows: Air 1). Blackie's Enquirer (6min 20aec) •24 min 82seo 1 Mr W. Downer's Imp (scr). 19min . . 2 Bad it not struck trouble during the race Imp would probably have won. Tbe onlv other boat to start. Mr F. Clark's 3*lXl t6min lOsec) broke down during the progress of the race. The slow boat. race, which was over a course of about, three miles, resulted follows.Mr S. Hargrove's Halcyon . . 1 Mr M'Lean's A r gyle . . .2 Mi- It. Robinson's Ilimi . . 3 Rata. A r ietory, Romance and AVaikuku also started. The prize for the best, decorated boat was won by Mr P. Nelson's Victory. The following were the results of the beach races: Single Ladies.—Miss I-:. Parsons 1, Miss Married Ladies.—Mrs Bellworthy 1. Mrs Gillespie 2. Mrs Farrar 3. Single Men.—Lapslie 1, H. Reed 2. M'lreddies 3. Married Men.—Neilson 1, Lancaster 2, Prebble 3. Children under six—Arthur Smith 3, Margaret Samms 2. Eddie Wise 3. Girls under nine Dorothy Dixon 1, Vera Roland 2. Vera Bellworthy 3. Boys under nine—Cliff Seawood 3. Mervm Vogel -2. Melville Nelson 3. Girls under twelve—Florrie Burns 1. M. Treleaven 2. Dulcie Muirson and Nellie Hewitt 3 equal. Boys under twelve—Hector Biggs 1. Clifford Bell worthy 2. Cyril Blanchard 3. Girls under sixteen—Miss Munns 3, Miss B. Francis 2, Miss M. Muirson 3. Di?n ß h B ea”" de r j Sixt *® n — Jm Haw °rth 3. N.