WON BY AUCKLAND

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 22, 27 January 1931, Page 10

WON BY AUCKLAND

FINAL RACE IN LIGHT BREEZE

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, 26th January. Auckland has won two races and Otago ■one in the Cornwell Cup contest. Otago won the second race this morning by 52sec. Lyttelton was secondhand Wellington third, other boats in order being Auckland, Tauranga, Christehurch, Hamilton, Whangarei, and Manukau representatives. ' ■ . The third race, sailed this afternoon over a windward and leeward course, was won by Auckland by 2min lsec from Lyttelton, ywith Wellington third. Auckland' went into the lead from the start and led throughout. The crew sailed an excellent race, the boat going through, the water much faster than the others. Lyttelton threw out a strong challenge in the first round, but failed to weather Auckland. The race was really a procession, Lyttelton holding, second place, Wellington third, Otago fourth, and Christchurch fifth. The others were never prominent. Finishing times in the third race were as follow:'— Auckland, 3hr 28min 34sec 1 Lyttelton, 3hr 30min 50sec ......... 2 Wellington, 3hr 31min 48sec -. 3 Otago, 3hr 32min ssec 4 Christchurch, 3hr 34min 12sec ........ 5 Tauranga,. 3hr 35min 17sec ..>...... 6 Hamilton, 3hr 35min 20sec 7 Manukau, 3hr 39min 43sec' 8 Whangarei, 3hr 40min 40sec 9 The fourth race will be sailed to-mor-row morning, and the fifth in the afternoon, if necessary.