SANDERS CUP

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21387, 1 February 1935, Page 16

SANDERS CUP

RETURN OF CANTERBURY . MEN ' . '-f WELCOME AT LYTTELTON jl The Canterbury crew which succeigfli fully defended the Sanders Me3!®|jP Challenge Cup at Stewart turned last evening, and was civic welcome at Lyttelton. The^^^ ( Messrs E. Sinclair, i'. JTorm&jffjt?'. May, . and R. Hendry, were panied by a number of Cant«Ssj& yachting- supporters, and they 'JSrafflp greeted by a large crowd wneft'ffipj|i express arew in 10 the wharti^^K I'he Deputy-Mayor, mr W. u. Ucjwgb.i apologised tor tne >. absence of;'™® Mayor (Mr W. 'i'. Lester), waqfMKt not arrive back until Gower said that on behalf itjiMi people of Canterbury and of zens of Lyttelton in iParticulfc-gBHI wished to welcome back the WBWBp of the Sanders Cup. They weggjijll pleased that the crew had cup back to *, W--ngSj9H be regretted that the skipper, MHBBBp clair, was retiring ; from the" edmwS® but he understood that be wowKHH seen again in a bigger class um3Hgg 14-footers. However, there'sMWßl plenty of younger yachtsmen flwawfe on from among whom future \ (Wrap could be' chosen. . . • iaH| Mr C. E. Brown, commodore Canterbury Yacht and Motor mWKh Club, congratulated the crW-.jflP'aßßi success. The crew had -been fflaw|Ba||a hard and exciting races; especiato WEI first two races, but the CantjaWWEß boat had been handled in a manner. He had just been talking vjfflgl the Wellington delegate to the Samßapj Cup conference; and the delegate Jjj6||j expressed the opinion test would be held at LytleltonTJ^W Mr Sinclair, who was cheers, thanked the speakers i&BSzSm remarks and thanked those pteagftaMß their welcome. The crew nattfWPMra good time at Stewart Island, Mffifflßß residents had shown them womgarag hospitality. The weather - wgs 1 » for the first few days, but fine weather enabled the viMWHSaSHI appreciate the beauties of tflejgWjMßj Each member of the seiited with a trophy, the H 1" .ffaMl R. L. Kennett. . naM