MOTOR LAUNCH HANDICAP.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 996, 8 April 1909, Page 12

MOTOR LAUNCH HANDICAP.

The Devonport Yacht Club held a motor launch handicap on Saturday afternoon, over a 7 % knot course. The entries and handicaps were as fol.ows: —Winsome, scratch; Alice, %m.; Floral, 2 1 4 m.; Banshee, 2%m.; Buffalo, 2 1 / 4?m.; Edna, 17m.; Huia, 11., 31m.; Winsome, Alice and Edna did not take part in the race. Huia was sent away at 2h. 30m. p.in., Buffalo at 2h. 58m. 305., Banshee at 2h.

58m. 305., and Floral at 2h. 58m. 455. The times for the first round were as follows: —Huia. 3h. 18m. 10s.; Floral, 3h. 29m. 10s.; Buffalo, 3h. 30m. 355. Finishing times: Floral, 3h. 59m. 285., first; Buffalo, 4h- 2m. 555., second; Huia 11., 4h. 6m. 505., third. Banshee met with a slight accident, and did not complete the course.

The single-handed race promoted by the Waitemata Dinghy Sailing Club could not be decided on Saturday owing to the rough weather and was postponed.

A friendly challenge race between the owners of the yachts Ir’s and Daisy eventuated on Saturday Iris winning by 10m.

The University boat race between Oxford and Cambridge was rowed on the Thames on Saturday, the course being from Putney to Mortlake, Oxford winning by three lengths. This is the sixty sixth time this now his toric race has been rowed. Oxford having won on 35 occasions, while Cambridge has won on 30, a dead heat resulting in the race of 18 77.

The Day-Ford sculling match was won by Day. From a good start Ford led slightly at. first, but Day, after the three-quarter mile post had been passed drew up. and was slightly in the lead at a mile. Both were going very strong here- D'ay, who led by over a length at the mile and a half, kept increasing his lead, but lost a lot of ground through having to give way to an ocean steamer coming down the river. Ford appeared tired, and failed to lessen the distance. Day finished strongly, winning by four lengths. The time was 19m. 495. for a distance of three miles. There was no tide.

In returning thanks for a purse of sovereigns, which had been presented to him at Christchurch, R. Arnst. the world’s champion sculler, said that wherever he went he would be true to Canterbury. “If I meet my Waterloo,” said Arnst, “ during my trip, my loyal friends of Christchurch may all be sure that I gave them a straight run.” Continuing, the speaker said he was sorry that he had to go out of New Zealand to row, but no inducements would bring either Bftrnan or Barry to New Zealand, so tl#§» he had no alternative but to go and meet them in their own countries. He felt he was going away to uphold the honor of New Zealand in the sculling world and he hoped he would prove worthy of the generous support and encouragement he had received from the people of Canterbury.