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Motor-Boat Racing |
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Motor Yacht Club |
1907 Netley Regatta
Motor-Boat Racing
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The annual regatta of the Motor Yacht Club opened at Netley yesterday in splendid weather. The programme was one of nine events, made up of motor-boat, sailing, and rowing races. The entries were good and about 40 boats took part in the day's sport. The results of the racing were:--
Open Handicap for motor-cruisers. Entries:--
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Plelone (Sir Hamilton Freer-Smith) |
Weenie (Mr. G. Modin) |
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Napier Major (Mr. S. F. Edge) |
Wanderer (Mr. Geale Dickson) |
Weenie did not start and Plelone gave up. Wanderer's net time was 30min. 59sec., and Napier Major's 32min. 59sec., the former winning by 2min.
Handicap for member's motor-boats. Entries:--
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Fleurete (Mr. O. B. Colls) |
Vega (Mr. M. G. Jessett) |
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Iris II (Mr. G. F. Knowles) |
Squirt (Mr. Thomas Winans) |
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Napier 14 (Mr. S. F. Edge) |
Chrys (Mr. R. Brickwood) |
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Defender l (Mr. F. May) |
Raven (Mr. R. S. Bircham) |
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Squirt (Mr. A. W. Nicholson) |
Kismet (Mr. H. G. Verker) |
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Maudslay (Mr. C. C. Maudslay) |
Wolseley (Mr. N. M. Robins) |
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Womerah (Captain Heath) |
Rita (Mr. J. Day) |
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Phoebe (Mr. Summers) |
A good race resulted in a win for Chrys, Rita taking second prize.
In the fourth race, Lord Howard de Walden's Daimler II beat Daimler III. The match for club one-design boats produced two starters, Mr. F. P. Armstrong's Solace beating Commander Mansfield Cumming's The Cid by 1-5sec. Mr. C. C. Maudslay's Maudslay won the reversing and turning race, Mr. F. R. S. Bircham's Raven being second.
(Transcribed from the Times of London, Aug. 31, 1907, p. 9)
[Thanks to Greg Calkins for help in preparing this page --LF]
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