YACHTING

Evening Star, Issue 26001, 16 January 1947, Page 10

YACHTING

CORNWELL GUP TRIALS THIRD RACE TO LYTTELTON (P.A.) AUCKLAND, January 15. Lyttelton won the third Cornwell Cup trial, sailed off Bayswater. this afternoon, over a windward and lee,* ward course in steady rain, which flattened an otherwise choppy sea caused by a fresh south wind. Auckland was second, 33sec astern, and •Plimmerton, which passed several boats on the last 'round, was 15scc behind Auckland. The fourth race will be sailed to-mor-row morning, when another win to Auckland will finish the contest, but if this does not happen it is likely that a fifth race will be sailed during the afternoon.

Lyttelton covered Auckland board for board on the last beat, while Plimmerton caused excitement as it weathered Christchurch, New Plymouth and Akaroa to finish close astern of Auckland. Lyttelton had the race in hand comfortably, and interest centred in the tussle between Auckland and Plimmerton, but the Auckland boat was well handled to stave off a challenge for second place.. 'Aloha, winch was drawn by the Tauranga crew, had bent a rudder gudgeon, which was not discovered until it was too late to make the necessary repairs, and Tauranga took no part in the race. . Following were the finishing times: — Lyttelton, 3hr 6min 52sec; Auckland, 3hr 7min 2osec; Plimmerton, 3hr 7min 40sec; Christchurch, 31ir 9min 7sec; New Plymouth; 3hr 9min Msec; Akaroa, 3hr 9min 52sec; Otago, 3hr 10min 15se,c; Wellington, 3hr 12min 41sec; Wanganui, 3hr 13min 48sec; Manukau, 3hr Msec; Hamilton, 3hr 14min 2osec; Paremata, 3hr 16min 47sec. TANNER CUP. G. Mander, Canterbury, secured a comfortable win in the second race for the Tanner Cup in the afternoon, beating the Auckland representative, Kiwi, by almost three minutes. The/ race was sailed over a triangular course of three and a-half miles, in a light south wind.