Yachting CORNWELL CUP

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28480, 9 January 1958, Page 5

Yachting CORNWELL CUP

New Plymouth Well In Lead

• Neu Zeuiuno -'res* Aaeoctationf NEW PLYMOUTH, January 8. With a substantial lead over Christchurch, its nearest challenger. New Plymouth now appears to be reasonably certain of winning the Cornwell Cup for the second successive year with the same crew, and creating yachting history. In six races it has ganied three firsts, one second one fourth, and one fifth. Auckland is third. Only two races remain to be helc tomorrow. Results Fourth Race.—Auckland 1, Foxtor 2, Wellington 3. Otago 4. New Plymouth 6. Whangarei 6, Port Chalmers 7, Paremata 8, Christchurch 9 Tauranga 10. Wanganui 11, Manukat 12, Timaru 13. ' Fifth Race.—Foxton 1, Christchurch 2, Port Chalmers 3. New Piymoutr 4. Paremata 5. Tauranga 8, Aucklana 7, Whangarei and Otago (equal) 8 Wellington 10, Wanganui 11, Tlmam 12. Manukau 13. The last foui placings are unconfirmed. Sixth Race (all placings unconfirmed).—New Plymouth 1, Whangare 2, Christchurch 3, Foxton 4. Auckland -5, Paremata 6. Port Chaimen 7, Otago 8, Tauranga 9. Manukau 10 Wanganui 11, Timaru 13, Wellingtor 13. Unofficial aggregate totals at th< end of the sixth race are:—New Ply mouth 440 points. Christchurch 332.07 Auckland, 325. Foxton 260.94 Whangarei 229.88.

FROSTBITE TITLE

Manukau Retains Lead (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, January R With a first and a fifth in tl national Frostbite yachting races t. day. the brothers R and B. Wats* (Manukau) retained the lead. Kami ton, which won the afternoon ra< holds second position, and the Auc land crew, which has been racu fairly consistently, is in third place. Results:— . Second Race —Manukau 1. Han J I ton 2. Christchurch 3. Auckland I Tauranga 5. Thames 8. New Pi i mouth, which finished fourth. " disqualified for a breach of the p< iand starboaid rule. Huntly reur in the third ’ap. . Third Race -Hamilton . I Auckland 2, New Man Ikau 5 Christchurch 8, Thames 1 ton 2012. Auckland 033. Huntly 920 C hr ‘’“s.'i Ch - e (New Plymouth 804. Thames