YACHTING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18552, 30 November 1925, Page 14

YACHTING.

SANDERS CUP TRIALS., WIN fiOR BETTY. . The second trial to choose a boat'to represent Canterbury in the Sanders Cup contests to be held in Dunedin next February was sailed at Redcliffs on Saturday afternoon. ■ A' light nor'-east breete. was bloving. The course was from . a point off the Christchurch Sailing Club's. . pavilion paat Fishermen's Point, to a buoy moored bff Skylark 'lsland, twice round.' Betty was first across the'line on-a full tide -when the. gun went at 3.16 pjn. Linnet, Secret, and Usher fallowed at equal distances apart. Betty gradually increased her lead up to Fishermen's Point: • Usher passed Secret and Linnet, and looked'like taking the lead, • but did not keep her position long. Linnet and Secret resuming their original places.' The positions were unchanged on the rirti to Skylark Island. Usher hoisted spinnaker, but did not gain -much advantage, and dropped it shortly after. ' The.times on turning Skylark Bnoy were: Betty 3hr 44min s«ec, Linnet 3ht 45min 20sec, Secret 3hr' 46min li>sec, Usher 3hr 47nun.22sec. ■ • , In the beat back to Fishermen's Point Betty increased her lead to SJmin. At Fishermen's a good breeze made itself felt, but on turning the point an easy run was made'to the turning buoy off the club sheds, when all boats' flew: spinnakers. Usher closed on Secret, and Linnet sailed- very well, gaining loscc on Betty. At the gybe to pass the mark boat at the end of- the first round the ' times ! were:— Betty 4hr 3min lOaec, Linnet 4hr smin, Secret'4hr Cmin 7sec, Usher "inr-7min 40sec. Second Bound. ' In the second round the' wind fell right' away, and all boats had hard.work to more against the tide. Betty was caught in a strong tideway, and Linnet came up to weather, and took the lead.: Secret and Usher also looked like passing Betty, coming up Very close. Tho change of leadership was greeted with cheering from the shore. Betty, however, soon regained her lead, passing Linnet easily' to weather. Secret and Usher were now in a bad position, as the tide was running out fast, and they barely held their own. Betty and Linnet fared better, Betty passing Fishermen's 9min 4Ssec ahead of Linnet. Betty immediately flew spinnaker on the nn\ ro Skylark, Linnet following behind with spinnawer flying. Though there was now very little wind, tho spinnakers'were a big'help-against a strong ebb tide. ...'.'.. The Eun Home. Betty was still gaining on ber rival, and turned Skylark buoy on the run home 4miu 4fi.;iosec, Linn,et turning at 4min 58.385ec. With tire Wind and tide in her favour, Betty came down to Fishermen's very easily. She gained an increasing advantage all the way, and crossed the line lomin ahead of Linnet. Secret, after a very hard battle against the tide, came down the insido channel some ! time later. ; The finishing times were: —• ] Betty, shr Bmin "Jssec .. ..1 Linnet, shr '-'llmin "JOsec .. '-! Secret and Usher did nut finish. The skippers for the aaernoou were: — j Betty, <i. Andrews; , Linnet, S. Sinclair; Secret, ¥. Morrison; C'sher, S. Twomey. Very keen interest was taken by the big crowd of spectators on the shore. The four boats were eauily picked out by their distinctive colourings. Linnet 11. and Usher were taken over the hill to Lyttelton immediately after the race. The third trial will bewailed at Lyttelton.