YACHTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16042, 1 February 1923, Page 8

YACHTING.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The second race for the Sanders Cup was sailed to-day in. .a light breeze from the. east. The course was a triangular one of eight knots. Rona was sailed by i). Lygard 1 , the others as mentioned yesterday. There was about an hour’s ebb to go when the boats got away, Eynin being the: first, with the others all together. Murihiku got away clear, and had. a slight lead. Short hoards were made 1 down the harbor, all the l>oats keeping fairly close together. At Victoria wharf, the Linnet was leading, with Rona her nearest attendant. Then came Eynin, Murihiku and' Winifred last. The wind was now S.E. and' the Linnet: held too long on. the starboard tack towards North Head' and lost' the best of if. Murihiku, Rona and Eynin had worked) more down mid" harbor and got the first of the S.E. wind, but it was very light, and all were nearly becalmed. Linnet stood out on the port, hut Murihiku and Rona weathered hero. The times of rounding thei sandspiti were: Ilona, lhr. 47m. 2s. ; Murihiku, lhr, 47m. 285.; Eynin, lhr. 48m. 225); Linnet, lhr. 48m. 385.; Winifred', lhr. 51m. 30s. Rona still held the lead 1 , with Murir hiku about six lengths astern.' Linnet now was sailing faster and passed’ Eynin and set, off after Murihiku, hut failed to catch her. The times'of rounding the Orakei mark were : Rona, 2hr. 2m 235.; Murihiku, 2hr, 2m. 355.; Linnet, 2hr, 3m. 355.; Eynin, 2hr. 3m. 435.; Winifred, 2hr. sm. 555.

Rona now set her spinnaker well forward' and drew away from the Southland boat. It. was a good’ go between Rona and Murihiku for leading position. Tie times of completing the first round wore: Rona. 2hr. 25m. 15s; Murihiku,. 2hr, 25m. 355.; Linnet, 2hr, 27m. 235; Eynin, 2hr. 29m. 205.; Winifred-, 21ir, 29m. 525. Rona and l Murihiku then made several short hoard's, trying for weather position, hut Rona came round! in Muriliiku’s weather each time. Rona kept well under iDevonport shore. This move, however’ was not <>, wise one and really cost, her the race. Murihiku held a course more to leeward 1 and 1 picked up on Rona and passed 1 her oft’ the Iris moorage. Linnet followed Murihiku’s course and also passed' Rona. The times of rounding the snndspit for the second time wore: Murihiku 2hr. 53m. 28s; Linnet, 21ir. 54m. 245; Rona., 21ir. 54m. 315,; Eynin, 2hr, 55m. 455. ; Winifred 1 , 2hr. 57m. 15s.

Murihiku still hgd a lead' of a minute on the run to Orakei’. Rona and linnet were now at close quarters,' Rona eventually passing her to the windward off Orakei wharf. Just before the mark, however, Linnet passed Rona. The times going round were: Murihika, lhr. sm. 295,; Rona, lhr. 6m. 335.; Eynin, lhr. 7m. 40.5. : Winifred, lhr. 9m. 265. Rona caught Linnet off Resolution Point and closed! a, little on Murihiku, but the latter held the race safe. The finishing times were:— ;

Murihiku, lhr. 28m. 455.; Rona, lhr. 29m. 595.; Linnet,’ lhr. 31m. 285.; Evnin, lhr, 32m. 45.; Winifred, lhr. 32m, 50s,