CARESS SECOND.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 13, 16 January 1940, Page 10

CARESS SECOND.

THE SANDERS CUP. ARIKI WINS FIRST RACE. BAY OF PLENTY SCORES IN IDEE ALONG CLASS. (Ry Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. A fres/h northerly^ wind 'proyided a good tent for campebitons in t'lie first yach,t races of itihe Siintlers Ouip, Gomwell Cup, Idle Along championship and Toiuranga eliampion»hip, whic.h began this on Wellington Haifljour. A tiki (Canterbury), sailcxl by G. Rrasell, went' very well to win the Sanders Gup race from Caress (Auckland), wliiah was clntW! to the leader all the way. The Bay of Plenty representative outwailed the other competitors in the Idle Alouk race, winning by almost four minutes from Wellington. Both t'lie Cornwall Cup and Tauramga races were won by Wellin^Uon. Cleverly sa.iled by G. Br.isell, Ariki, ('iinterbury's repi-esentative in the Sanders Cup contest, won tilie liist race by 40s from Caieiso. Kitty (Wellington) broke her bo,l>sta.y when Inciting up to the weather mark for the firt>r time, amd this robbeil the race of much of its interest, as she w-ac expected to put lup a good performance. Evelyn ((>tago) finished fourtHi, 4.15 bell hid Ariki, and Vorena (Sou Dli land) was liffcli, lin 22s after Kvolyn. Canteiibury hel<l tlis lead for 111ost of the race, except wlhen bejitiug up to the weather mark for tilie last time. Caress, ]>oin'ting .much better, weathered Ariki, but loet her advantage before the mark was reached. The finishing times and platings were: Ariki (Canterbury), l>h 40m 7b, 1; Caress (Auckland), 3h 46m 475, 2; Evelyn (Ofago), 3!i 50ni 225, 3; Vorena (Southland), 3h 51m 445, 4. Cornwell Cup. E. Wa'KftafT and P. Tanner (Wellington) led all the way in the Cornwell Cup race, which was sailed in Evans Bay. OlnristchuKih finished second, about 2m 'behind Wellington. There were eleven starters. The j)lacings of the first seven were: Wellington 1, Clirintciilireh 2, I'limmerton 3. Auckland 4, Lyttelfon 5, Otago C, Wariiganni 7. The Bay of Plenty representative in the Tdle Along contest established a Handy lead early in the first race, and was never seriously tilmllenged, winning by 4m 2s from Wellington, with Wanganui third and Canterbury fourth. West Coast caipsized just after the start, and withdrew. Nelson <lid not start, as rthe broke her rudder gudgeon jurJt before the start. All the 'lx>aUi, with the exception of South Auckland and Marl'l>oroii.gh, carried only two men. The wind was easing a little just before the race started.

Tile finishing times and plac'ntrs were: Bay of Plenty. 5h 16m. 1; Wellington, •ill 20m 2s, 2: Wanganiri, 51i 24m 325. 3; Canterbury, 5h 25m. 4: Solrlili Canterbury, 5h 29m 3s. 5; .Mai l'lxw ougli. 5h 29m 7s, 6: South Auckland, 5h 29m 50s. 7: Hawke'9 Bay, 5h 29m 535, 8; Otago, 5h 30m 555, 9.