Sport results

Press, 20 November 1987, Page 25

Sport results

YACHTING A large fleet of keelers and trailer yachts contested the second race of the annual Dorlon twilight series, at Lyttelton on Wednesday evening. The event was raced in 15knot winds on a slight sea. Southern Fun, skippered by lan Franklin, won both line and handicap honours in the keeler division from Caveat, which finished second across the line, and on handicap. In the trailer yacht division, Peter Mander, at the helm of Reprieve, made the most of the conditions to win line honours. Keeler division — line honours: Southern Fun (McMillin) 1. Handicap: Southern Fun 1, Caveat (R. Wills) 2, Fireball (F. Simpson) 3. Trailer yacht division — line honours: Reprieve (P. Mander, Elder 680) 1, Handicap: Footrest (J. Vilsback, Noelex. 25) 1, Southern Growler (L. Talbot, Ross 780) 2, Rafferty (A. Barrett, Sigrid) 3.

Akaroa Cruising Club harbour race: — line honours: South-

ern Fun 1. Handicap: Cadence (B. and J. Edwards) I, Bacchus II (R. Allan, M. Hore, C. Hill) 2, Coquette (W. Lewis) 3, Granny Apple (B. Wall, M. Field) 4. RUGBY LEAGUE BRITISH Two second division clubs, Batley and Oldham, eliminated first division opponents, Hunslet and Bradford Northern respectively, in the first round of the John Player Special Trophy knock-out competition. Batley 18, Hunslet 16; Carlisle 16, Warrington 22; Dewsbury 14, Doncaster 12; Featherstone 12, Castleford 34; Halifax 32, Keighley 6; Hull 42, Workington Town 6; Hull Kingston Rovers 30, Rochdale Hornets 12; Leigh 28, Huddersfield 12; Oldham 22, Bradford Northern 6; Runcorn 4, Mansfield 6; Swinton 12, Salford 18; St Helens 12, Widnes 10; Wakefield 22, York 22; Whitehaven 14, Leeds 18; Wigan 34, Sheffield 8.