WITH SAIL and MOTOR

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 17, 27 April 1910, Page 8

WITH SAIL and MOTOR

NEWS FROM THE WATER (Special to “ Graphic.”) FIXTURES. April 30—North Shore Yacht Club's Kesall Race. ¥IIE weather on Saturday and Sunday was on the favourable side for those who were intent on the week-end cruise, although somewhat cold in the early morning hours and in the evening. Still there were a good many boats of all classes afloat. The North Shore Yacht Club hold a resail race for the 16ft class on Saturday afternoon, which will complete the club’s season for this year. Ponsonby Cruising Club, the Richmond Club, and the Victoria Club have com pleted their fixtures for this season, and the boats belonging to the dubs will go into winter quarters directly. The "river pirates” are again in evidence, and yachtsmen should take every care and leave nothing of value on board their boats. During the last week or two a number of yachts have been plundered by these "gentry” of the water. I think that all the yachting clubs—both sail and motor—should put their heads together, and bring sufficient pressure t-i bear upon the authorities to provide a "patrol” boat for the police, who are, whilst held responsible for the looking out after these thieves, are most decidedly at a disadvantage, inasmuch as they have no boat in which to go out ami control matters in the harbour. Mr. C. Bailey, jam, the well-knowui yachtsman, suffered a severe loss last week by the destruction of his building yards by fire. There were several new power boats nearing completion in the yards, all of which were destroyed. Mr. Bailey will have the sympathy of many friends in his misfortune. Talking the other day to a visitor from Vancouver, he tells me that they have quite a fleet of yachts, both sail an I motor, there; but", he said, that it was nothing like the fleet which shows upon the Waiteniata on Saturday and Sundays. The chief power boat dub at Vancouver, has SO boats on its register. The visitor tells me that all over the Dominion of Canada and the American ports on the Paeifm coast, the power boat is strongly in evidence, and ea-?h year sees the number on the increase. Riclimond Sailing Club. The Kiehniond Cruising Club he’d a resail race for yachts of Class I. on Saturday afternoon. The entries aud handicaps were: Sadie scratch, Miro Im, Emerald 3m, Marn 7Jm, Valilora .Sill, Hose 12m, Eona Him, Mayo Him. Kouini 18m. The course was from off I’ocsonby wharf, round mark off Birkenhead, thence round Calliope Dock buoy, round yacht Viking off Judge's Bay, l>ack round dock buoy, round mark off Birkenhead, finishing off Ponsonby wharf. The following were the tiuishing times: —Sadie, 4h 37m 4s: Miro, 411 39m 13s; Marti, 4h 44m 325; Emerald, 4h 45m; Vaidora 41r 47m 235; Eoua, 4h ,jom 21s; Kouini, -Mi 53m ss. The corrected times place Eona first, Kouini second, and Maru third. Victoria Cruising Club. The Vi-:toria Cruising Chib held two retail races on Saturday afternoon, which provided some excellent sport. The wind was a good breeze from about south-south-west, blowing steadily during the progress of tlie ra< es. The course was the usual harbour one, the details being as follows: — Third Class.— Entries ami handieape: Acacia scratch. Hetty Im. The race was started at 2.30 p.m., and proved a verygood race all over the course. Hetty finished first, with A.-ueia a little distance away. Fourth I’la-s.— Entries ami handicaps: Mistral scratch. Sceptre scratch. Mistral was the first across the line, and had the lead round the Hobson street wharf mark ami round the Defiance, nt the latter point having established a good lead. Sceptre then started to show her speed, and gradually overhauled Mistral, and, when off No'rth'Ote, took first position, and lead round the Chelsea mark. S-optro sailed remarkably fast, and gradually drew away from her opponent, leading all round the remaining marks, and won very comfortably. Mauukau Yacht Club. The Manukau Yacht and Motor Boat Club sailed a sixty miles race on Saturday night and Sunday morning. The eoi»-

peting boatej were: Heather surat»h, Mlnoia 11m, Tiro 13m, Edith 15m. The race was started at 9 p.m. on Saturday, aud the first boat to finish was the Manola (W. Shale), which crossed the line at 7b 19m 2Os. The other boats finished as follows: — Heather (Rushbrook Bros.), at Th 52m 20s; Tiro (G. Wright), 8h 25m 40a; Edith (8. Marks), 9h 3Om. The first prize U £6, and the second £1 and a trophy. Waitemata 1 oating Club. The Waitemata Boating Club held their final trials of the season for trophies presented by the commodore (Mr A. Myers) on Saturday afternoon. The racing was very keen and interesting, and close finishes resulted in every case. The results were:—First heat: Weston beat Huddleston by a length. Second heat: Herring beat Andrews by half a-lengtb. Semi-final: Westray won by half-a-length. Final: Westrny won from Herring by a quarter of a length. The winning crew were: \V. J. Westray • stroke), T. Campbell, L. S. Bridson, 11. Blampied, A. Skelton «cvx.). , ew Zealand Power B r\t Association. The postponed race of the New Zealand Tower Boat Association, for the handsome trophies presented by Mr W. R. Twigg, took place on Saturday afternoon. It had been arranged for the boats to race down to Kawau, but as there was a very heavy sea running in the gulf, it was decided in the interests of the smaller boats, to alter the course to Man-o’-War Bay, Waiheke, the boats taking the outside course. The power yacht Waione (Mr J. A. Cooper) acted as flagship, being anchored off the end of Queeu-street wharf. The following are the details: — lone aud Omaki were the only absentees. The Houtoura was dispatched promptly to time <1 p.m.), and the other boats followed as their time elapsed, Shadow being the last to get away at 2.2 S p.m. The prizes were as follow: First, case of knives and’ forks; second, silver coffee urn; third, silver teapot: fourth, salad bowl; and fifth, a set of silver spoons, in case. The race was the most interesting and exciting of the Association’s races during the season, as will be seen by the finishing times given below. There was a fairly lumpy sea when the boats got outside, but it did not make much difference to the competing boats, who all made very good weather of it. The finishing times were:—Korita, :5h 8m; Mavis. 5h 8m 255: Alleyne. 5h .8m 355; Homa, 5h 9m 2<ls; Marore. 5h 14m 255; Houtoura, 5h ICm 3(»s: Seabreeze 5h 17m; Winsome, 5h 19m 4«! s; Matakana, oh 2.1 m 15s; Perfection. 5h 23m 50s. It is probable that another race will be arranged between a number of b-ats of the Association, to be run off in about two weeks’ time.