CORNWELL CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 5, 7 January 1937, Page 16

CORNWELL CUP.

; v FLIMMEBTON LEADS. 8 TWO WINS. ON WEDNESDAY.;' : '■' '■■.''' (Byjl'elegraph.—Special to "Star.") this d »yThe fourth" riee.'.for the Cornwall Cup started on*-Wednesday at 2.5 p.m. in a fresh breezeV:frbin-',thc south-west, and over the. same'.'course as in the niorning., Froni tlite 'befit start of the , contest -Pare-, mata was first acrces in Me Too, Welling-. ton (Sandy), Hamilton (Karioui), Manukau' (Nukumai), ' Ckristchurch (Ra), Whangarei (Norv'Wilsou), Ta'nranga'. (Watti),; Plinimertoh.;(Oi), Auckland :(Irerie), arid ;Lytteltoffi (Noreeen) 'follow'ing'-in ' this order. All.w.ereTc'lear.'bfithe line, in 15s. .X; ■ 'leg.has'a lead from the town wharf to No, 1 buoy., off. Mount Shore Auckland .and'Tauranga had a reef in. the. mainsail, the others carried,full sail. Spinnakers, wereicarried," several.having trouble in getting them up:"' Auckland, as soon as her'spinnaker was set; made a spectacular' spurt- down*'wjn'd^-going'iintofl'the lead; for a few.'- lengths, .'and finished up'by capsizing threeiiihutes after.'the'staft. It\took good •h"andling'itb}keep.;the boate'upright in.the Tough' .waterion. the lower harbour, when nearihg.'the'buoy, hut all rounded safely, Mariukairleading.-at--2k 23m, Plinimertori 2h 23m, 405,.-Lyttelton 2h -24in 15s, Pare-inata,'2h-24m- 30s,;.with the others some distance astern.-'4 , : '' -'.. .',,' •■•- 'It. was-now a hard'beat.dead to wind-. •ward,.>f.or-'.1% miles to;.Waikareao. beacon inr-yeiy broken water, iivHefelthe'.wihd iwas "against 'the" tide. Plnhihert'on was sailing splendidly, : 'and,passed;Ma'nukau near : .the ■beacon.-fafter : .;a great : Manukau[s skipper; who kept-Blimmerton under .his lee- for - more\ than, .'threejquarters of ■ the way '/on-- the .wind; "Plimmer'ton gybed round? the .weather mark'?at v 2h 47m..15, Manukau 2h 47m 17s} Ly.ttelton'2h 48m 10s, Paremata'2h'4Bm 1 455, Tauranga,2h 50m IBs, ■Whangarei"' 2h '■"■ 50m ?40sV Cliristchurch 2h 52mS'50s„ Wellington. 2h 53m 15s, Hamilton 2h;s4m':-10s., Several,,oE the last.boats .'wentih'ea'djtp tlie wind; riot risking'a gybe. .. It' was too.rough foi-'iuost of the-crews to carwsnihliakers doivnjwind;back to : No. 1 biioy.Vbtit. Plimmerton', Manukau, Lytteltou,'!Paremata, .Tauranga, and Hamilton carried';;ffiem .-part ; o£. the. way,. and;Plim■mertbn,: rounded- at,,2h 5Cm : 26, Manukau 2h" 57m 50s,' Pare-' mata- ;2h-{sßni'« lOs;'-. Taurariga 21i 59m /ss. Hamiltont3hom:3os. It was a broad, lead on starboard'-.up- the town wharf. Plimmei'tpn;' v ,well\, trimmed by her crew, improved her lead, and .did 'not risk her spinnakers on -,-the. run home, neither did Manukau, -as; the .positions were now assured'.' Paremata, Lyttelton, .arid Taurariga,' -?all;; fairly. - close,-together,-' set spinnakersas'.they reached'smooth wateririe'ar the redoubt in a tight, for third place:-/;

The finish wasiWPlimmertori 31i 20m ios, Manukau-.'3h;23m-i2s, Pareniata 3h 26m 325.. LytteHo'ri:'3h; 27m 40s, Tnurarig'a 3h?2Bm':2s, Christcliurch 3h 36m ss, -Hamilton 31i 39m 445,- Wliaugarei 3h 40m'■ 10s, Wellington 3h 48iu'43s.' '■■','::■■:_■■■:■>'.;. '■%. t 'Watson brbth'ers'' second win in the one day .was very' popular, and they received an ovation from the 300 people on''the town "-wharf they finished, also from the btheicrewt, < '.'•"■ The" fifth' r.aee."sliivts at-10 a.m.. to-day, .and,itlie;'-;'fiixtli'-/ftt 1 - 2;Vp\m,y, both--.'at- The ilounti'^'plimnjei'ton'-has .drawn the Aueklarid'b'oat Eanbni'iri'the'fifth'racc. She is in excellent order,'and carried, the'winning: crew'in thp ;first ; and second races. ■ The Auckland crew isjon .the light.side.; $.:?'■ StTne*-.-coi]tpJ l -\Yilf,. nrbbably finish, to-day, and ; the...New .Zealand monotype' cham--1 pionship, bii'e' race,' i^'to follow."