FOURTH RACE

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 20, 24 January 1936, Page 14

FOURTH RACE

CORNWELL CUP SERIES

WIN FOR AUCKLAND

(By Telegraph.) (Special to the "Evening Post.")

AUCKLAND, This Day. . The fourth race of the Cornwell Cup series was sailed yesterday afternoon in a fresh southerly over four rounds of a windward and leeward course. Auckland got away to a good start at 3 p.m., followed closely by Christ? church, Otago Lyttelton, Wellington, Paremata, Plimmerton, Tauranga, Kaiapoi, Whangarei, Hamilton, and Mannkau. On ■ the beat to the first mark Auckland led Christchurch by 15sec, followed by Otago, Tauranga, Lyttelton. and Kaiapoi. Spinnakers were smartly set for the run back to the mark off th,e club house, Auckland rounding at 3hr 21min 20sec, Otago 3hr 21min 32sec, Christchurch at 3lrc 21min 35sec, Tauranga 3hr 22min 15 sec, Lyttelton 3hr 22min 45sec, Kaiapoi 3hr 23min Wellington 3hr 23min 20sec, Plimmerton 3hr 23min 22se^, Paremata 3hr 23min 45sec, with the others some distance astern. On the second beat out to the mark in the harbour Auckland maintained the lead, Canterbury being 15sec behind, fol-| lowed closely by Kaiapoi, Tauranga. Otago, Wellington. The second round was completed with Auckland leaning Canterbury by 40sec. Kaiapoi was third lmin ssec afterwards, then Tauranga lmin 40sec, and Otago lmin 5a sec. Wellington. Lyttelton, Paremata, and Plimmerton were next. There was little change on the third beat out, Auckland leading Canterbury by 'M sec. Kaiapoi, Wellington, Otago, and Tauranga were close up in this order. Auckland maintained the lead in the last round but Christchurch pushed her closely, being 25sec behind at the weather mark, with Kaiapoi lmin 35 sec behind. Wellington lmin 55sec Otago, Tauranga, and Lyttelton were next. Spinnakers were again set smartly by the Auckland and Christchurcn crews for the run to the finish, which Auckland reached at 4hr 28min 13sec, Christchurch 4hr 28min 34sec, Kaiapoi 4hr 30min 3sec, Otago 4hr 31mn 43sec Wellington 4hr 31min 45sec, Tauranga 4hr 33min 59sec, Lyttelton 4hr 35min 9sec, Plimmerton 4hr 35min 15 sec, Paremata 4hr 37min 40sec, Whdngarei 4hr 37min 51sec, Manukau 4hr 38min 58sec Hamilton 4hr 43min ssec.