WIN FOR WELLINGTON

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 23 January 1939, Page 7

WIN FOR WELLINGTON

CORNWELL CUP CONTEST CAPITAL CITY’S FIRST SUCCESS I United Presß Association! WELLINGTON, This Day. For the first time since the contest was started in 1921 Wellington won the Cornwell Cup when its representative came home first in the ninth race at Plimmerton yesterday. A record for the number of crews to gain two wins was set up during the racing, four of the boats wanting only one win to secure the trophy when the ninth race was started. The crews were: Wellington, Auckland, Otago, and Manukau. Conditions for racing were ideal during the week-end and four races were sailed on Saturday and two yesterday. The New Zealand monotype championship, which was won by B. Jukes, Wellington, and the delegates’ race were also sailed yesterday.

The race which started at 8.16 a.m. on Saturday was the first during the contest in which there was no capsize, and the succeeding races were completed equally successfully. There was a very exciting finish to the first race yesterday morning. Auckland, Tauranga, and Wellington having a great tussle to cross first. Auckland and Tauranga had a slight lead on Wellington approaching the line, and then the two boats began a luffing match, giving Wellington the opportunity of slipping through their lee. She could not quite get through, and Tauranga just headed Auckland to take first place. Results:

Fourth Race.—Auckland. 8.49.32, 1: Tauranga, 8.51.32, 2: Paremata, 8.51.45, 3: Manukau, 8.53.15, 4: Wellington, 8.53.18, 5; Otago, 8.54.9, 6; Wanganui, 8.54.34, 7; Plimmerton, 8.56.40, 8. Fifth Race.—Otago, 11.35.1. 1; Tauranga, 11.36.5, 2; Wellington, 11.37.12, 3; Plimmerton, 11.38.34, 4: Wanganui, 11.38.36, 5; Paremata, 11.38.37, 6; Manukau. 11.38.44, 7; Auckland, 11.38.48, 8. Sixth Race.—Tauranga, 2.42.45, 1; Wellington, 2.43.47. 2; Auckland, 2.45.41, 3: Paremata, 2.46.10, 4; Plimmerton, 2.46.12, 5; Manukau, 2.46.15, 6; Otago, 2.46.30, 7; Wanganui, 2.47.38, 8. Seventh Race.—Otago, 5.16.30. 1; Tauranga, 5.17.25, 2; Manukau, 4.18.4, 3; Wellington, 4.19.23, 4; Paremata, 4.19.41, 5; Plimmerton, 4.19.55, 6; Auckland, 4.20.12, 7; Wanganui, 4.21.2, 8. Eighth race.—Tauranga, 12.21.33, 1; Auckland, 12.21.41. 2; Wellington. 12.21.53, 3; Wanganui, 12.26.25, 4; Plimmerlon, 12.29.26, 5; Otago, 12.29.50, 6; Manukau, 12.34.27, 7: Paremata, 1.1.39,.25. 8.

Ninth race.—Wellington. 3.56.26. 1; Auckland, 4.2.42, 2; Paremata, 4.2.56, 3; Tauranga, 4.4.4, 4; Wanganui, 4.6.23, 5; Manukau, 4.6.38, 6; Plimmerton, 4.7.4, 7.