SANDERS CUP.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19841, 31 January 1930, Page 17

SANDERS CUP.

YESTERDAY'S RACES.

AVALON AND EILEEN WIN. (PESSS ASSOCIATION TELBOBAK.) AUCKLAND, January 30. Two races for the Sanders Cup were decided to-day. The first was won by the Auckland boat Avalon, and the second by the Otago representative, Eileen, which gives Otago two wins and Auckland one. There was a fresh south-west breeze when the first race commenced, Avalon having the best of the start, with Clyde close up. Colleen was over the line before the start, and was twice warned by the starter to get back, losing one and a half minutes in consequence. Eileen lost half a minute. Both Clyde and Eileen passed Avalon, and Clyde gained a good lead. The breeze freshened, and Eileen and Avalon made up leeway. Avalon worked to windward of Clyde and drew level. Avalon took the lead and drew awt.y from her rivals and continued to hold her own, winning comfortably by 2min 43sec. Eileen was second, folWed by Colleen and Clyde. The wind,was still very fresh when the third race started. Eileen and Avalon crossed together, with Clyde and Colleen two lengths astern. All ran level for a time. Avalon rounded the sandspit ssee ahead of Colleen, with Eileen and Clyde both close up. Avalon improved her position later, with Eileen still in second place, followed by Colleen, with Clyde last. Heavy squalls were now experienced. Eileen and Colleen ran off their course and lost time. Avalon continued to increase her lead from Eileen, and both skippers were watching one another closely, making board for board on the beat op the harbour. By this time Colleen and Clyde were out of the race, and after reaching King's wharf retired. The run to the sandspit on the third leg saw Avalon three minutes ahead, but just before reaching the sandspit she capsized, leaving Eileen to go on and win. Avalon's crew were rescued and the boat was towed ashore.

COMMENT ON THE SAILING. [?HB PRESB Special Berrle«.l AUCKLAND, January 30. Two further races for the Sanders Cup to-day demonstrated the sailing qualities of the Auckland and Otago boats. In this morning's contest over a triangular course, Avalon easily held her own, especially on the wind. Clyde was very disappointing, and although she secured a big lead early in the first part of the race, she failed to show to advantage on the wind and lost ground. Avalon 'a skipper made one mistake on the completion of the first round which would have put him out of the race had it not been for an interested spectator who, noticing Avalon taking the mark on the starboard hand called out a warning to the skiDDer that the mark must be rounded on the port hand. Avalon was quickly nut about and lost a minute and a half. However her advantage was too great to enable the following boats to overbaThehes«ond race ended unfortunately for Auckland. Avalon, when victory aa™ sauall. Avalon's skipper had judged race, and had been playing safe.