AQUATICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 859, 23 August 1906, Page 11

AQUATICS.

(By

“The Reefer.”)

Sir Rupert Clarke has presented to the Royal Y.C. of Victoria a very handsome trophy valued at 50 guineas, to be called the La Carabine Cup, which is to be sailed for between yachts not exceeding 52-rating on the register of any recognised yacht club of the Australian States and New Zealand. The date of the race will be early in ajnuary, 1907. Commodore Alfred Gollin will also present a trophy valued at 20 guineas, to the second boat should there be at least three starters from the other States and New Zealand. The Committee of the Royal N.Z. Yacht Squadron have discussed the question of sending a club yacht, but, largely owing to the prohibitive protective duty, it has been deemed impracticable. The fastest cutters we have in this colony are Ariki and Rainbow (Auckland) and lorangi (Wellington). The first-named, a grand specimen of the racing cruiser, would make a splendid representative, but there, is small chance of her being sent over .while Rainbow’s new owner is not keen on intercolonial honours. It would be good news to hear that a local firm had been given an order to build a racer for the contest, but I’m afraid this is too much to hope for. It is greatly to be desired that the Victorian baronet’s efforts to foster intercolonial yacht-racing may be crowned with success.

There is plenty of work going forward at the various local yards, and orders are being booked almost daily. Messrs Bailey and Lowe have awaiting her engines a very fine diagonal-built launch, 40ft bq Bft 6in. She is for Messrs E. Porter and Co., and will be driven by a 22 h.p. Simpson, Strickland steam engine. A 32ft cabin launch for Mr E. Pickmere of Whangarei is just completed, and a 10 h.p. Gardiner engine will be installed. A 19ft. launch has been built for Messrs Goodson Bros, of Rotorua, to be used in the pursuit of the wily trout. The firm are at work on a 22ft. diagonal-built launch for Auckland, the motive power fc>’- which will be a Hercules engine. A 28ft launch for Auckland is awaiting her engines.

Messrs Logan Bros, have on hand a 35ft launch for Mr A. Gifford, which is to have a 10 h.p. Union engine; a 35ft light d aught cargo boat, with 10 h.p. Union engine, for Messrs Woodhouse, of Albany ; a 22ft launch for Mr Winklemann, which will be driven by a 2 h.p. Union engine ; and a 38ft launch for Mr A Henrys, which will have a 15 h.p. Union engine.

Work at the yards of Mr Chas. Bailey, junior, includes a 35ft launch for Captain Streater, the motive power for which will be a 10 h.p. Union engine; a 35ft launch (just finished) for Mr A. Brett, which will be fitted with a 7 h.p. Standard motor, a 28ft launch (7 h.p. Standard) for Mr Ulyett of Whangarei; a 25ft launch (5 h.p. Zea’andia) for Mr Short of Onehunga. As instancing the popularity of the “Milkmaid” type of launch Mr Bailey has just completed, the twenty-first of the type for Mr Millar of Tauranga; the launch will have a 5 h.p. Standard engine.

When at Logan Bros, yard a few days ago I was greatly taken with a fishing boat which the firm have just completed. She was a handsomely-modelled cutter, with full underbody and nice easy lines, which make for speed and seagoing ability. A small auxiliary engine was fitted which it was anticipated would drive her at five knots. The boat would have made a grand cruising yacht for these waters.

The N.Z. Power Boat Associa ion has issued invitations for a euchre and dance, wh : ch is to take place at the Albert Hall on Thursday, August 30.

I understand it is not the inten ion of Mr P. H. Cole f o seek re-e’ection as hon. secretary of the Royal N.Z. Yacht Squadron. Since he took office, Mr Cole has done an immense amount of work fo- the Squadron, but he finds that the work takes up too much of his time, and

therefore, at the annual meeting next month he intends to relinguish it to someone with more leisure. It will be difficult to find so good a man.

The annual general meeting of the N.Z. Power Boat Association will take place on September 26.

On the subject of the speed made by various boats the “Motor-boat” says: “The Dubonnet last year at Monaco made a speed of 32.4 miles per hour over the flying kilometre. This, we believe, is the greatest speed yet attained by a motor-boat. Antoinette 111. made a 'speed slightly better over a course of ninety-three and a fraction miles. This year at Monaco, Sea Sick attained a speed of 31.8 miles per hour over a flying kilometre. We do not believe that the Arrow ever attained a speed of fortyfour miles an hour. Her only record on a trial against time was a mile dash on the Hudson several years ago, when her time was said to have been one minute and thirty-seven seconds. The circumstances surrounding the trial were such as to leave a suspicion of doubt as to its authenticity. This time would figure The fastest boat in the world was unout at at least 37 miles an hour, doubtedly the English torpedo-boat destroyer Viper, which, in one of her trials, made a mile at the speed of 37.113 nautical miles, or statute miles per hour.”