YACHTING

Evening Star, Issue 20697, 21 January 1931, Page 7

YACHTING

CORNWELL CUP CONTEST CREW LEAVES FOR AUCKLAND By this morning’s express Otago's Cornwell Cup crew loft for Auckland, where the contest will be commenced on Saturday.

The members of tbe crew arc E. A. and J. E. Burt, both members of the Yauxhall Boating Club, and the manage and delegate is Mr Hector C. Brown who is undoubtedly one of the keenest supporters of tho Takapuna class outside the Auckland province. Perhaps au Otago yachting crew has not been sent away with more confident support than the Burt brothers. Their exhibitions during the trials proved them to he able boat handlers, both in light and heavy weather, bmeo their selection the crew has been practising diligently. Ted BuVl is tho skipper. Tho boats’for tbc contest will be provided by the Takapuna clubs but the competing ports are required to provide their own sails. The Otago creu

Inis been presented with a new set ol sails. As both boys .have sailed lor some seasons on the Auckland watcis, they will not be handicapped through any want of knowledge of local coiulilions. Otago lias been represented on fowl occasions in the Cornwell Cup contest, while the North-east Harbour floating Chib sent forward a crew at a period when the association was withholding its support of tlio contest, \achtsmcn, however, are sanguine that a inoio capable crew than this year’s pair lias not carried Otago’s colours. Ino chances of lifting the cup appeal to be decidedly rosy.