EXCITING WHALE CHASE.
LAUNCHES IN COLLISION. THE FISH ESCAPES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, Tuesday. During a whale chase in Cook Strait two Te Awaiti launch parties in pursuit, the Surprise and the W'hekenui, collided when the whale was within shooting distance. The impact was so great that K. Toms the bomber of the Surprise was thrown into the sea. Both boats wore considerably damaged being towed lo Plcton for repairs. The whale got away.
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Waikato Times, Volume 101, Issue 16841, 6 July 1926, Page 5
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