THE NORTH SHORE YACHT CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, 14 January 1909, Page 10

THE NORTH SHORE YACHT CLUB.

The race organised by the North Shore Yacht Club for Saturday was an ocean one, from the Victoria Wharf round Waiheke Island and back to Matiatia, a distance of 40 knots. The race was started from Victoria Wharf at 2.30, Messrs. H. Couch and E. Spraggon be.ng starter and timekeepers, and the finish was timed by Mr. C. Garlick, rear commodore, who was anchored just inside the mouth of the bay, and was on duty till midnight. The following were the entries and handicaps:— Heartsease scratch, Rangatira 10m, Wairere 17m, Thistle 28m, Emerald 35m, Sybil 50m, Mystery 53m, Glady 60m, May Belle 90m. The wind throughout was too light for the big yawl on scratch, which had no chance of conceding the handicaps. Wairere was in front most of the way, the boats being timed in as follows: —

Wairere, lOh 46m; Rangatira, llh 13m 10s; Emerald, llh 29m 10s; Thistle, llh 36m 10s; Heartsease, llh 46m 355; Mystery, llh 58m 50s; Glady, 12h 2m 40s. Sybil did not finish and May Belle’s time was not taken. On corrected time the positions are:—Wairere, 1; Emerald, 2; Glady, 3; Rangatira, 4; Mystery, 5; Thistle, 6; Heartsease, 7.