AQUATICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 989, 18 February 1909, Page 10

AQUATICS.

Anahera won the championship of the Manukau Yacht Club on Saturday by Im. 6s. from Doreen, with Heather. Manola, and Clematis finishing in that order. Wave won the handicap event by a minute from Mahinga, with Edith third.

The yachts had a varied experience coming back from the week-end cruise on Sunday. The wind at times came from every point of the compass, with long spells of flat calm. Finally, just when it began to seem like a very late finish there came a fresh sou’-wester and the boats came ramping along up to the moorings at steamer speed.

The Ponsonby Cruising Club held a cruising race on Saturday. The entries and handicaps were: Ronaki. scratch; Foam, 3m.; Glady, 4%m.: Ranee. 6m.; Waratah. 9m.; Rio, 11m. The finishing times were: Ronaki. 3h. 57m. 425.. Glady. 4h- 2m.: Ranee, 4h. 4m. 5 s.; Foam, 4h. sm. 235.; Rio, 4h. 10m. 375,; Waratah. 4h. 16m. 28s. On corrected times G-lady was first. Ronaki second, Ranee third, and Rio fourth.

The Ponsonby Swimming Club’s across-the-harbour race on Saturday resulted as follows; —Handicap harbour race (from Northcote wharf to Shelly Beach'): A. Campbell (Waitemata Club) 41%m., 1; H. Brown (Ponsonby Club), 52%m.; 2; A. Brown (Ponsonby Club). 46%m., 3; G. Milligan (Waitemata Club), 44Um., 4. Their starts were respectively: 7m.. 15m., Bm-. and 4%m. The gold medal for the fastest time goes to S. W. Kean (Waitemata Club), who swam the distance in 41%m.

Mr. Rege R. Bigelow, hon- sec. West End Rowing Club, courteously forwards me a card of invitation to the club’s “At Home.” which takes place next Saturday.

Trout continue to be plentiful in the Hot Lakes District. Last week Sir Joseph Ward and the Hon. J. Millar had a day’s trolling in Rotorua, and got 44 fish. Fishing in the western bay of Lake Taupo, Co’onel Moore and Miss Davids, of Scotland, made a remarkable catch of trout, securing between them 102%1b. in the afternoon on the fly and minnow. The largest was a splendid brown trout, weighing 221 b.. caught on a salmon fly. This fish gave play for almost an hour. Several fine rainbow trout, between 111 b. and 15 %lb.. were also landed on the fly.