Handicap Race Decided

In contrast to the choppy conditions which caused the first handicap power boat race to be abandoned, Nelson Haven and the bay were reasonably calm when the race was held a fortnight later. Fifty-five craft started in the event, organised by the Monaco Boat Club in conjunction with the Nelson Yacht Club. Philip Vela, in his Johnson 125 h.p. side-winder, won the race from Dennis Goodman (80 h p. Mercury) and Peter Harte.

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Philip vela surges through the Cut on his winning way

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Grant Edwards hurtles clear of the water as he strikes a choppy patch

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Spectators on the wharf had a close look at Murray Heslop as he shot by

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A flotilla of power boats race up the harbour