Yachting LEANDER TROPHY

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28821, 16 February 1959, Page 12

Yachting LEANDER TROPHY

G. Mander Wins Series (New Zealand press Association! AUCKLAND, February 15. The Leander Trophy, aymbol of premiership in the national R class yachting, • will very soon be shifted from one Christchurch mantelpiece to another, but it will still remain in the Mander family. During the week-end G. S. Mander sailed brilliantly for two wins and won the trophy from his brother, P. G. Mander. Graham Mander, who had J. U. Cropp as forward hand, also scored a second in the first race on Friday ana enaed with 266.66 ’ points. Peter Mander, with his younger brother, David, scored 233.32, and C. E. Papps and D. Sutherland, with three thirds, trailed the Manders with 150 points All are from Christchurch.

These three crews dominated the contest and proviaed a fine, display of excellent sailing, particularly in the several beats to windward. Strangely enough, the second and third races over the week-end were very similar in pattern. In each case Papps somehow managed to start best, in the crowded fl€et, but the Manders soon joined battle with him. DUring the first slog on Saturday Peter Mander led for a while, but Graham overhauled him and won by 20sec.

In the third race Graham Mander took the lead for the first beat, lost the advantage momentarily to Papps, regained #, and cleared away for a most convincing win. The “big three’’ overshadowed the rest of the competitors, but there was still some very fine sailing from F. Simpson and B. Wattman (Christchurch) for two fourths in the last two races, while Restive (R. Berry z Wellington). kept close enough to the leaders to win the Handicap Cup. Results:— The leading points scorers were:— G. Mander, 266.66; P. G. Mander, 233.32; E. E. Papp<s, 150; F. Simpson (Christchurch). 100; R. Berry (Wellington), 93.33. The leading finishing times were:— Second Race * G S. Mander, 3hr 20min 46sec; P. G. Mander, 3hr 21min 6sec; C. E. Papps, 3hr 24min 22sec; F. Simpson, 3hr 25min 44sec; J. Holland, De-fi (Wellington), 3hr 26min ISsec; E. Leeds, Tarka (Gisborne), 3hr 29min Isec; A. Bates. Panic (Wellington), 3hr 29min 38sec; B. Wall, Impel (Christchurch), 3hr 29min 43sec; R Berry, 3hr 29min 49sec; S. Bacon, Saluki (Wellington), 3hr 30min Iflsec. Third Race G. S. Mander, llhr 21min 42sec; P. G. Mander, llhr 23min 16sec: Papps,. llhr 23min 45sec; Simpson, llhr 24min 34sec; Berry, llhr 26min 47sec; J Gatland, Hi-fi (Wellington), llhr 27min lsec; Bolland, llhr 27mln 36sec; R. Wilkinson, Frail (Whangarei), llhr 30min 3sec; Bacon, llhr 30min 57sec; Wall, llhr 31min.

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