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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19236, 25 November 1930, Page 14

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YASICAN YACHT RACE. WELLINGTON, November 25. It has been announced that M J. M’Lean, owner of the Welling ton yacht Restless, is prepared t.i accept the challenge issued by M P. J. Bennall, of Melbourne, owne.* of the yacht Oirnara, for a transTasman race. Mr M’Lean is willing to match his boat against the Oimara in- - race either from* Welling ton to Sydney or Melbourne and back, if desired, or round New Zealand. The course and the date of the race have yet to be arranged. Mr M’Lean intends to insist thn» both boats he piloted by amateurs ns he wishes to see the rare marl< :■ trulv sporting event. Another stin elation will be that not mn-e th*” ?n gallons* of benzine mar he pjnHed on each f r os J\f> ha- s«■"+«*■! •o*--. Hon of crossing the Tasman *n near future, he should arrive n* Auckland just before Christmas, and take part in the Auckland regatta, and then come on to Wellington. AUCKLAND WOOL SALE. (Continued from Page 7.) The wool sale was still progressing at 3 o’clock, when everything pointed to its proceeding, as it had started, with coarse cross-bred averaging 4id. Dalgety’s sold 70 per' cent o their offering of 7324 bales so tha . it would appear that the passing; would be near the vicinity of 25 pel cent, Amongst special lines .which provoked fair competition was a clip Croat Wfetheke, Island. of aaw* bales a£ half-bred we the Jwere passed unsold after a hid ol XOd a pound, with an S?d bid for two lots of half-bred hogget and ewe- Front the same clip the pieces changed hands at 7d. tJiatUiMfcLLUL at Lilli IJ.L