AQUATICS

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1050, 21 April 1910, Page 13

AQUATICS

PONSONBY CRUISING CLUB. The Ponsonby Cruising Club held their final race of the season on Saturday, the event being sailed in a heavy sea. The scratch boat, Ronaki, covered the course in the fastest time, 5h 6m 465, but on corrected time the Echo (14min handicap) was first, her time for the course being 5h 8m 20s. Ranee (lOmin), finishing time 5h Bm, was second and Alva (smin.) 5h 10m, third.

The club also held a launch race which attracted half-a-dozen starters. The scratch boat Kotiro covered the course in the fastest time, 4h 43m 18s, but on corrected time the Loys 36min handicap), finishing time 5h 6m 4s, was first, Tamahine (24min 20 sec), 4h 59m 10s, second, and Perfection 11. (2min ssec), 4h 44m 3s, third. The other starters were: Maroro (scr.), 4h 43m 45s and Marore (3min 25sec), 4h 47m 535. , ■ , ..... .. • ) The Victoria Cruising Club held a general handicap on Saturday, 21 boats competing. The race was held over a harbour course and was closely contested, the results being as follows: —Sadie (scr.), 1; Hilda (17min), 2; Eulalie (6min), 3; Mowai (13min), 4; Maru (Bmin), 5. * *■ » ♦ Owing to the unpropitious weather on Saturday it was found advisable to postpone the N.Z. Power Boat Association’s ocean race to Kawau for Mr. W. R. Twigg’s trophy. • ■ • i» The final race of the season on the Manukau was held on Saturday by the Manukau Yacht and sMotor Boat Club, the well-known yacht Manola winning after a grand rape. As a result of her victory the Manola wins the handicap cup. Edith was second three minutes later, . while Heather was third. The motor launch race was won by Mildura 11., which finished a minute before the Huia with Ngaru third. * * * * The “Paramatta Hundred,” which is to be rowed in Sydney on April 30 and May 7, is attracting considerable attention in aquatic circles in view of the fact that the names of Dick and Jack Arnst figure among the entrants in this important Australian event. Altogether 29 entries have been received, the names being as follows: —Richard Arnst (N.Z.), Jack Arnst (N.Z.), Harry Pearce, W. Fogwell, George Day, E. C. Laycock, Norman Towns, Theo. Towns, Syd. Kemp, George Matterson, F. Matterson, Chas. Matterson, Tom Kemp, Peter Kemp, junr., Richard Green, junrr, : Alf. Felton, V. E. Simpson, W. Fisher, G. T. Witchard, J. Ellis, F. Delpfski, J. Backhouse, N. Zietsch, Arthur Straney, C. Walters, C. Smith and R. Donnelly. * * * * Mr. L. Davies’ fine 30-40 h.p. launch Fairbanks, holder of the title, had no difficulty in winning the championship of New South Wales on April 9, in a race over a Sydney Harbour course of 22 miles. The only other starter was Knoxpotz. » * The Otahuhu Sailing Club held the fourth race of the season on Saturday, when two new boats made their first appearance in an event sailed by the Club. Aoma (scr.) was the first boat to finish, next to which came Shamrock (18min.), with Wave (20 min.) and Sweet Nell (lOmin.) finishing in that order. Shamrock was declared the winner on time allowance. * * * ♦ Dick and Jack Arnst are staying at the Royal Hyde Park Hotel in Sydnev, together with Alf, Felton, the wellknown sculler.