LOOT MOTOR BOAT RACE.

North Otago Times, 1 February 1909, Page 4

LOOT MOTOR BOAT RACE.

IV I'ress Association. ■ ; Auckland,, January 31. What is considered locally, to be the longest motor boat race yet held in Australasia was contested * yesterday and to-day between Mr )1., 11. Adams' .Eliza and Mr .)'. Keidfs Seabird. The course was from Auckland to Kussell'Sind back, a dista(jce of 2-lfl knots. Thq boats left -Auckland at 7:50 a.ir.'. yesterday morning ih cnmi weather. Outside the harbor n lumpy sea was mot, the wind being) cast north-east, Tho Eliza, which kl throughout, passed the hnlfwajy mark at Russell at 10,50 yesterday evening, taking taken exactly Hj hours (an averagq of 8 knots) to (jo the 120 knots, ' The wind held jin the same f.uarlcr,- and the sea ii creased ?rc»tly on 'the run home, thplipats taking a lot of water aboard,, land the crews being drenched. Auckland Harbor was reached at 2.-1-5 p.m. this afternoon by the -Eliza."! The whole, .journey occupied- the time of 30 hours ' 3-5 i minutes, tho nveragc running time..'doing, approximately ,8 hots. The Srabird rounded (lie mark at Russell .18 minutes after tlw Eliza. Captain' "M'leo'd, of the kir'theni Steamship Comnnny's Clansman, who naviratod the Ellzn, said at one time he felt like stopping and runnwr for shelter. Ho considered- the boat a wcirlrr to cct -tliroiunh on the rot urn iotirnev, the sea \<t\w> so nasty. The Eliza is fitted with-a'locally d'f'ione:! and .manufactured en-riiio. The ruce aroso out, of the Rudder Cup contest (I*s knots), .in which th» ScnWrd mafic the fastest time, The Eliza he in,g one of tho defeated coir.netitors