AUCKLAND BOAT IN THE LEAD IN SANDERS CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1940, Page 14

AUCKLAND BOAT IN THE LEAD IN SANDERS CUP.

(By T.-h-L'raph.- Tress Association.) WKIJJXOTOX, Tuesday. The Auckland hint Cares*, with two wine to her credit at the end of the neeond dii.v'w rnciitt! u»r the Saiuler« Cup, is in a likely position to win t.he trophy. Shu lims 77 i Iμ. while Canterbury has' .").'?. WelliiDftun IS, Sxitlilaiul 17 and Otiitfn .".. Jn th<> Coriiwell Cup contest hilK l\\<, wins .in,l Wi Iliiifrton one. Wellington is ieiulinn on pointtj in the Tniiinii«,i (iintrst. with Nelson second. Tiliirantrii. third iiml (ireyinoiith fourth. Wellington is tin- 1.-.ider in the Idle AloiiH cl.iss. with Hay oi IMenly and Canterbury equal in sc, oiul place. Light Conditions. Liirlit soiillnily we.it.hei' to-day euite<l the Auckland lioat in the Saixli'l'M Clip conti'sts and the Watifjaniii entry ill the Ciiriiwell Cup laces, each winnill(! the two • ■vents held in their classes'. The Auckland U«it CiirenH is lieantilully tinished, and is well suiud U> lijrlit weather. Her ciew seems to Ik , at its when there in not too much wind. Canterbury and Wellington are more a.t homo in a. strong breeze. Soiit'hland surprised by puttiliK up excellent performances in the two races to-day and with more competition in her home port would probably be up with the. leaders all the time. 11.- WilgMUtll (Wellington), who ciiine homo an easy winner in the tirst Corn well Cup race on Monday, sli|»ped badly to-day, finishing ninth in the morning and eighth in the afternoon. Two-minute Margin. The third race in tlie afternoon was wailed over a windward and leeward course. Ot-atro was , in the Imwl position at the start, followed by Auckland. Wellington, Sou'thland and Canterbury. Auckland reached tin , leeward mark lii»t. rounding :?<>s ahead of Southland. (Hacc Canterbury and Wellington. *'n the beat back Southland and Otatro kept in townnl the inner harbour, while the others worked out toward the middle. There was more wind out in the harbour and -when the weather mark wax reached Auckland was further in the lead. Wellington rounded second, then Canterbury and Southland. There was no change during the remainder of the race. The* finish ing times and placince were: — Caress. 4h 2ftm 525. 1; Kitty. 4h 31m .">ls. 2: Ariki. 4h 34m 4«s. 3: Voiena, 4h 35ni 4.">s, 4; Kvelyn. 4h :i«in 12s, 5. The Cornwall Cup. The third race resulted: — Watifrnniii. 511 I.mii 4.">s. 1; OtaKo. ">h 10m 4."is. 2; Munukau. .">h l«m ISs. -'i; Hamilton. .">h ISni 20k, 4; Lyttelton. 5h lHin 38s, 5; Chi istchurch, fth l'»m lf>s. i>: Auckland. 5h 22m Is, 7; Wellington. .">h -26m 11s. 8: Timarn. ."ill ->Gm 4.H, ii; ITnninertoii. "»li 27m 10: Parcmata. .">h 30m 52n, 11; Tauvaliga, 5h 31m 4lx. 12. Ota«<i led over most of the distance, but wart passed on the last beat to windward by YVangumii. ■ ' Tauranga Class. The second, third and fourth races of the inter-provincial Tauranga tla.su chamIMrtnship reunited: — .Second Raw.—Wellington, llh 27m 525. 1; Nelson, llh 27m ."His 2: West Coast, llh 2Sm, X; Tuunintriu IHi 28m" 30s. 4. PiotewUf lodged in connection with this race are licing considered. Third Rate.- Nelson. 2h 5m 2«s, 1: Wellington. 2ti Cm 4s. 2; West Coaet, 2h 6m 10s. 3; Tauranga. 2h 9m .V2s. 4. Fourth Race.--Xclmoii, 4h 30m 7e, 1; Wellington. 4h 31m 38s. 2: Tauranga and West Coast, equal, 4h 31m 325, 3. Idle Along Contest. Bay of Plenty and Murlborough were disqualified in the second race for the Idle ! Along championship this morning. Bay of Plenty fouled the mark and borough fouled the Nelson boat. There wne a delay of nearly two hoiire in starting the race, the Bay of Plenty boat, Rose Marie, being considered not to confoTin to the required measurements*. The Bay of Plenty crew used the Vampire, an Evans Bay boat, for both races. The finwhins timee and platings were: — Canterbury, 12h 50m, 1; Wellington, 12h 50m, 2; Wanganui. 12h 52m ss. 3; Nelson, 12h 52m 40s, 4; West Coaet, 12h 53m 48s, 5; South-Auckland, 12h 55m 355, 6; Otago, 12h 56m. 7; South Canterbury, 12h 56m 325. 8; HawkeV Bay, 12h 57m 235, 9. Bay of Plenty h'n-itthetl third and Marlborougn sixth. Bay of Plenty, which has performed consistently well, again went to the fore early* in the race this afternoon and retained it* position to the finish. Nelsou performed «un>rininirly well to come home third. Wanganui was disqualified for fouling Otago. Kinis'hhig times and placing were:—Bay of Plenty. 51i 20m, 1: Wellington, 5h 3flin 22«, 2; Nelson, 5h 35m, 3: Canterbury, 5h 37m, 4: South Canterbury. 5h 39m 285,-5; W r est Coast, 5h 40m 30s, 6: Hawke'e Bay, Sh 40m 335, 7; Marlborough, 5h 40m 555, 8- South Auckland, 5h 42m, 9; Otago, 5h 43m 30s, 10.