CORNWELL CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1937, Page 13

CORNWELL CUP.

FIRST RACE AT TAURANGA. WIN FOR AUCKLAND CREW. Auckland won the first race of the series for the Corn well Cup, sailed at Tauranga yesterday, defeating the Christchurch boat by 30 seconds. Tauranga was in third place, . eight seconds behind Christchurch. Seven other crews competed. The fixture was commenced in the morning, but at the completion of the first round it was found that there was no hope of the -race being finished within the stipulated time of three hou;°«, and it was decided to resail it in the afternoou. All 10 boats got away in the afternoon in a steady northerly breeze, the course being about seven and a half miles, starting at the town wharf at 2.30 p.m. paremata was the first away, followed by Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington, with Hamilton, Manukau, Tauranga, Plimmerton, Lyttelton and Whangarei fojlowing in that order. Auckland then sailed to the front, and soon established a strong lead. ' The first round was completed as follows: Auckland, 3h 25m 10s; Plimmerton, 3h 26fli 2fe; Tauranga, .3h 20m 40s; Christchurch, 3h 26m 445; Paremata, 3h 26m 50s; Wellington, 3h 27m 20s; Manukau, 3h 27m 3fis; Lyttelton, 3h 27m 40s; Hamilton, 3h 28in 495; Whangarei, 3h 30m. Auckland held the leading position and finished first, the finishing times being Auckland, 4h 31m 255; Christchurch, 4h 31m 555; Tauranga, 4h 32m 3s; Plimmerton, 4h 33m 4<te; Wellington, 4h 34m. ss; Paremata, 4h 34m 255; Manukau, 4h j6»n 50s; Lyttelton, 4h 37m 335; Hamilton, 4h 37m 40s; Whangarei, 4h 42m 555.