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Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1940, Page 6

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' CORNWALL CUP CONTESTS. (Per Press Association— Copyright). WELLINGTON, A fresh northerly wind' provided a good test for the competitors in the first yacht races ’of ": the.! s Sanders. 6up, Cornwell Cup; Idle Along Championship and Tauranga Championship, whielx began this afternoon'*6h Wellington harboui. / ' • . The Arjki (Canterbury) sailed by G. Barsell, went very, well to win the> Sanders Cup race from the Caress (Auckland)' which was close to the leader all the way. -• ~ The Bay of Plenty representative outsailed the other competitors in the lale Along race, winning by almost , four minutes from Wellington. Both, the Cornwell Cup and the Tauranga championship races were won by Wellington.; • . u-; "■.)'<'■ ;; The finishing times and lpacings were. Ariki (Canterbury) -3hrs 46jriin 7; sec. , ,1 Caress •}( Auckland) 3.46, 47 ... ... 2 Evelyn (Otago) 3.50 22 ••• B Worena (Southland) 3.51 44 .... ••• 4 The Bay of Plenty representative in the Idle Along-contest established.» handy lead early in the first ■ race; in the afternoon, and was never seriously challenged, winning by 4min 2sec from Wellington, with Wanganui third t.and Canterbury fourth. £ The Went Coilst boat capsized just after the .start, and withdrew. The Nelson boat, did not start, as she .broke her rudder gudgeon just before the -start. All; the boats, with the exception of South " Auckland and Marlborough, carried only twomen, the wind easing a little just before the race started. The finishing times arid placings were:— ' .-.V- . : Bay of Plenty shr 16min Wellington shr 20min 2sec. ... ;.2 Wanganui shr 24min 32sec . .;. ~..-3 Canterbury shr 25min. j 4. South Canterbury :.shr • 29min 3sec ; ,?;S' Marlborough shr 29min 7 sec ' ;.; \46 South Auckland shr 29min.52sec ... 7 -Hawke’s: Bay shr 29min 535,e0: ... -8 Otago ohr 30min 55sec- *

SECOND RACE REBULTS. WELLINGTON, Januar y l6. ’ Auckland won . the jsecoiid Cup Race by a minute from with Southland third, Wellihgtph io&rth and Otago fifth. The points.gainfid;id two races are Canterbury 46, Auqklaiid 46, Southland 14, Otago 4- Wellington This morning’s race was' sailed o ver a triangular course, -three times round, in a moderate southeasterly breeze .Canterbury .and Southland icarried three .men-, and - the. others-.;fpur.<‘f-tl*®r eagerness caused-Auckland .to; heat,-the gun and they were recalled, and -were the last to cross the starting'lihejv-hut by the: end ofAfhhi leading • Wellington 7) SbutMand: ACjurterbury and Otago. The last named-set aspinnaker ‘at‘ the start) and- had- trouble with it, and lost time which was never made up. ' • ; , ' ' The finishing times were Auckland •4.28.42," Canterbury 1.29A2, Southland 1.30.38, Wellington 1.32.4, Otago 1.34.43. : The next race is being held this afternoon) “ Vi 7 ?' 1 ' CORNWELL CUP. : v . ■' WELLINGTON, January 16. ' Wanganui won the second Cornwell Cup race this morning.; Christcbhrch was second, and Lyttelton third. 'Wanganui led throughout. *'■ A LAX—the modern ? IwatiteJ*. not, habit-forming. Try fit • $/67: f*bm Parkhill, Hokitik*.' ■ -V.'.-.'-L-.'