Auckland keeps yachting cup
In the literal sense of the word the fourth and fifth contests for the Sanders Cup were not races — they were processions, in which the defender so quickly and decisively took the lead as to make the issue quite beyond doubt. On today’s sailing, Rona was in a class by herself. The superiority of the Auckland boat robbed the contests of interest as races, but the breeze was heavy and the sea big enough to provide an everpresent element of danger to the crews. The morning race was over a triangular course, and after the first
halfhour Rona had a substantial lead and a good position.
The afternoon race was over a windward and leeward course. Rona was first away, and made an exciting run with sails and spinnakers full.
Gun club’s humane decision
The annual meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held yesterday. Sir George Fenwick presided.
It was to the credit of the Gun Club that when it was drawing up its programme for the season it had eliminated all matches with live pigeons as targets. The Gun Club was doing quite a useful work in its own direction, and he wanted to express his thanks to it for the action which it had taken.
Fatality beside playground
A dangerous hole in the Leith where it runs through the Woodhaugh Gardens was responsible for the drowning of a 12yearold girl named
Margaret Scoullar Grierson yesterday afternoon. The girl was walking along the bank of the stream between 1 and 2 o’clock when she slipped on a greasy rock and fell into the water, the current swiftly carrying her to the deep hole. There is a strong under current in the hole, which is estimated by Constable O’Connor to be somewhat about 12 feet deep. A man named McArtney stripped off and pluckily attempted a rescue, but was himself taken underneath and had to desist. It was not till about 4 o’clock that the child’s body was recovered. She was a pupil of the North East Valley School, living with Mrs Mary Duffy at 1 Royston street. An inquest will be held at her home this morning. The bad accident will again call emphatic attention to the very dangerous nature of the hole in which the little girl lost her life. This is now the third fatality that has occurred here. It is entirely unprotected and evidently requires either to be fenced off or partially filled in.