THE CORNWELL CUP CONTEST

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 92, 12 January 1939, Page 14

THE CORNWELL CUP CONTEST

Races At Plimmerton

EIGHT CREWS TO COMPETE THIS YEAR

Eight crews, compared with 10 last year, will compete in the Cornwell Cup contest which will begin at .Plimmerton on Saturday. Neither Christchurch nor Suva, which were challengers last year, will compete this year. The Dunedin crew arrived at Wellington yesterday, Wanganui and Manukau will arrive toJday, and the other competitors will arrive tomorrow. Plimmerton, who won the cup at lauranga in 1937, and retained it last year at Hlimmerton, will be the defending crew. . The following entries have been received : — „ ~ , . Auckland.—R. Robb, skipper; B. Donovan, forward hand. Delegate, Mr. J. J. McKay. Manukau.—J. Taylor, skipper; P. Howard, forward hand. Delegate, Mr. I. Sutherland. . Tauraiiga.—<D. Wilson, skipper; R. Wilkinson, forward hand. Delegate, Mr. T. Connor. . , . Wanganui.—B. Armit, skipper; is. Armit, forward hand. Delegate, Mr. A. Deerness. . Plimmerton—T. Casey, skipper; J. Mullen, forward hand. Delegate, Mr. M. Watson. . ■Paremata. —iM. Coleman, skipper; A. Fisher, forward hand. Delegate, Mr. J. Burrow. Wellington.—E. W-agstaffe, skipper; Ik Cooke, forward hand. Delegate, Mr. G. H. Tanner. i Dunedin.—T. S. Camp, skipper; XV. A. Carrington, forward hand. Delegate, Mr. L. R, Ward. Both the skipper and forward hand of the Paremata, Manukau and Wanganui crews competed in the contest last year. Though the times for the starting oi the races and the course will not be arranged till the conference of delegates, which is to be held tomorrow night, it is probable that the first race will be held on .Saturday afternoon, and that it will start in the vicinity of the Plimmerton clubhouse. The conference will also appoint the sailing committee, sail measurers, boat measurers, course committee, judge, starter, and timekeeper. It is possible that races will be held on Sunday. A welcome will 'be extended to the visitors by Mr. E. W. Burd, commodore of the Plimmerton Yacht Club, and Mr. G Nimmo, secretary of the club, at the first meeting of the conference on Friday night. No -programme has yet been arranged for entertaining the visiting crews and delegates, as this cannot. be done till it is known on what days racing will be held. Mr. J. Nervi will take his launch from Paremata to Plimmerton for the duration of the' contest in case it should be required. After the Cornwell Cu.p contest one race will be sailed for the New Zealand monotype championship, which was won at Plimmerton last year by S. Mason. Auckland. The race is sailed in Takapuna class boats, with only one man as a crew, and using only the mainsail. A race for the delegates will also be held.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Interest In Coming Auckland Races Dominion Special Service. AUCKLAND, January 11. The visit of the four 'Sydney IS-footers to Auckland in February is causing considerable interest throughout the Dominion and Australia, and now that the world 16ft. championship will be held on the Waitemata, in addition to other races, yachtsmen from Queensland are also expected to take part in the contest. It was recently announced that I browner of Taree, holder of the trophy, had agreed to the race'being held in Auckland. Since then arrangements have -been made for the Queensland -boat to make the trip, and. according to a cable message received from Brisbane yesterday by Mr. G. M. Deunes, chairman of the inter-Dominiou Yacht Racing Committee, there is every indication of at least one Queensland boat coming to Auckland. The message reads: “Advise dates sailing carnival, also sailing dates return steamer to Sydney.” It was from Norman Wright, Bulimba, Brisbane. -Mr. Demies stated that Mr. Wright was builder of Taree. and also builder and owner of Joyce IV. The latter vessel would, represent Queensland in the inter-State championship race for ISfooters in Sidney this month, and it would appear that Mr. Wright intended bringing Joyce IV to Auckland. According to present arrangements it was proposed to hold the races at’Auckland for visiting and local boats on February IG, IS and 19. A meeting of the Auckland committee controlling the races will be held tomorrow evening io draw up the programme, and. if possible, make final arrangements for carrying out the various events.