RACE ABANDONED
FIFTH SANDERS CUP TRIAL,•_'-> .:; The fifth Sanders Cup trial,, race had to be abandoned last night, owing to: the lack of wind. - Both' All Black/and Wellesley got,away well on the.rim io the Takapuna, which had'to be rounded twice, and the former boat, in the light, patchy , breeze," reached: the/mark the. first time 6sec. ahead of her'opponent. ;She also made a good showing' on tjje beat back to Clyde Quay'"Wliarf go--' ing ,about lmin.^sec ahead of ■'W.eTi"lesley. The All Black,continued to hdld; the advantage! until'ineafing the Takapuna again, when the wind suddenly died away completely.' Wellesley had kept well out, and ■ was overtaking All Black.when she also became becalmed It was.then .decided to'call the race off and^the boats were towedV baclt'toJtKe boat harbour . ■••-»:, ■ ,;
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1924, Page 11
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124RACE ABANDONED Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1924, Page 11
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