SANDERS CUP.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20169, 23 February 1931, Page 9

SANDERS CUP.

Eiouthland victory B ' IN FIFTH RACE. Wk AND JUDGMENT.. BATTLE BETWEEN BETTY : : : AND RONA. ; ZSKj 1 ' (WESS ASSOCIATION TKLIGHA.Y.J DUNEDIN,' February 21. '' and judgment on the part of the yHajf Southland crew proved too much Wellington skipper in the fifth (or the Sanders Memorial Cup, .thin morning over a windward andKljiMri course. It was a battle of the two skippers throughThe Southland boy came through flying colours at the finish. was an exciting luffing match at turn for the finishing line, and I Bragg more than held his own. Betty came to the turning at the wharves with only a'few between them. The" Wellingfought hard, to establish' an jjjljflffiiap; but Bragg kept Betty off. Turnmark for the short beat to the l&pail'-tlin Southland skipper rounded under the pressure of a'fresh »' •fat which Betty heeled' over and, drew away to beat the Weiby 31 seconds. was fairly light from the ''gor, the greater part of the .:. ; Avalon fought for the resulted in Bona gainposition. Board for boy held Betty "Betty raced to within yr- two the final run. fe the crew, R.'lia» ' ever represented the province, I jpp3ms called very consistently all through BPphe; contest. ■" Avalon had an advantage tlie in thelast round of the Hp> Thp Otago defender, ISileen, was sailed; but again showed to (skipper), J. H. (ski^ ' W * BnwtiU 2P. IW Bragg (skipper), L. Bragg, 3. IVMcCuHpeh (Skipj>er), was light from, the west gHHHpihe boataHvere 'isent away to si was B< xa&de a short board to ttoe channel wall. Kjgfnd she atili held the ,wpather jwaition. Hg&Uees wag doing good work at this Wfpagft and held the tilled position.jColHDNnm fi>d Bona jst'obd into, thewall; Bpjiat.wero' some diatanee a«tern; 'Avalon ■Srwfwell to the windWard of, Betty and Mfcßrtt M 'fast as'th'e boat. HK£' a( Tlie loaders worked along the wall BHmri fur board. Eileen, Bona, and ColBm gained la the next few boards, and lexers, the bjat L i BK if wK^SSSi ■BEid £ SSI BeHy , B g boWß ifler Hgßßro9Btter came way irom tho wall. HnAßttUftli? jroFte -thTLI. -TK.ire wV little Vbotween ,tbp four leading ■■Bffßetfy t». maktfifc. jaMfflMWiiaa now a call Sot qoick spmnajcer h &tft SnjT and JBWfciMw* Betty-fttth'e' "TBileen «* rk overtoil SOaee afttr

T — r : Bona "and Betty> as the Wjfe « rted between tbejse boats. The - s6uthlJuid skipper kept a wary eye on ;andi 'making a beautiful" 'bpjmftfi*" iQid-liarbonr, Itona increased skipper just papsed Tfall "a£d ■ rounded with a Jg&aiof, The two leading boats | to the wall, but'gained little mark Swin; qnd, Eileen Bptijuafter Bona. a sfn 'iyAygton andtColleen along under' tftfpiify hfeesse, but it'fell away agaiii. .Sflitf.Mid held the wind ioffl ;,tl% Tisee. Xegs,- l»ut -t% Wellington: gained fast, the two skipped for; pverlap, and the SouthIW hsrew proved equal to the occasion. ] JEJptwding , smartly/ Bopa' drew; away, crew received a greaf'ovation .crossed the line. ' ;m: Tho BftiUng times were:— s + * A JSi.'.-'r-

%ssk<fmi;hßt - TIME-MMITs 1 ;V'1l0?fA"; DAMAGES; fc]ETTY , : W\ *\'/"?"f February 21. jif Th&re -wei? ■ &ssyi exciting' incidents 'iP'ti^ sixih; (Sfan-.|fil^-C^|k-xa,^-failed over %, The TOnditfasfresb, %0 after > ioV carry>.the'. he'aviest ?&V\M iSrtwironate .finish, '**% Baling Iftlf tf .fierce : .^t,.J ,£i boat became _a!nd/tWy;alm(w?fr'<Jinibed ovptf- eaoli ifta jn/nst jltif %W1»S» ; .sjrnck, torncL; a" cnteliihg tf Pataaged. , '- f|pppetß. l teup\?ed #qqt,s>J) and tfco* boats | riaoed' ftway,'.kQ*flrfl£ilio,

> sized; but "crew managed to keep i her afloat, -and''she 'continued in the i race. Befote the first round was completed, however/ Betty came alongside tho' starter's launch and her skipper reported that the boat was almost waiterand badly damaged. It was seen that Betty's transom had been crackod at, the water-line, and that it would f ;be impossible to : continue. Tho Wellington skipper* was struck on the head by Bona's boom when the, cjrasli occurred. and he was still suffering from the, effects of the blow wlien he came alongside the laun'cb. 'Betty returned to the harbour under reduced canvas. - Avalon Shows Her Powers. : ' Weighed down with hef heaviest men. .Avalon showed her true 'sailing powers while -the wind'held its strength, and the Auckland skipper made a remarkabla, recovery in the last beat to windWard* ' Bona then, had a substantial lead,-and her supporters were sanguine that'she-would register W second win. Sailing fast a'nd fighting Bona board for board, Rogers placed Avalon in the lead b<SfOre the boats came off the r wind.' The Auckland boat commenced tlie last run with a lead of lmin lsec from Bona, rind-had a margin of about 14-' minutes in whieh«'to complete the course before the' time limit of three hours expired. She made good headway for about' half a mile. The wind then iell light, -and Avalon's speed was very slow. She rounded the wharf mark with only 4 minutes in which to ran the short- distance to the line. Avalon's sail? were bafaly fidi, and she was within 50 yards t>f the lino" whfirf tho time expired. It"'was another day for " the crew. The* men and ihe boat deserved a better fate, as Bogers ' had-shown his yachting ability,in placing AValon in ' the lead when Bona ap- , peired to have the race'v?ell in,hand. Uo boat or crew has been so unfortunate in any ' contest. < In the first raeq Avalon was automatically disqualii, £ed for fouling'a mark., In another race . she, was "robbedof victory when the time limit expired before she could cross - the line/ and disqualification followed ' when she fowled Colleen in the fourth : race; ' • .Rpunding the castle beacon for the , first time,-. had a lead of about lmin from Eileen., It was a hard thrash io/ the - weather xnark at Vauxhall, and Bona, soon . sailed _ into the lead. Tho ; SouthlandTboat rounded with a lead of 40sec; from Colleen, lmin Jfisec from' ■ Ayalon, 2min 16sec from Betty, and 2min ' 13sec from Eileen. 1 ; Bona, increased her .lead „in the'mext , round; ;but; Colleen then assumed the , lead, Which she held until, the. third ■ beat" to windward, when "Avalon, sailed - iUto the 'position; but Colleen and. J Bona were close on her"' stern. Kona's fgreat.skill, weathered , t ahead of tlte Auckland boat, at the i wade this mark ' Smiri Usee after Avaloii. Bona, camo on Mvfaittfti SriftrS ef fwi* J3se«,

from Avalon, and nearly Smin from Colleen. Gaining fast on every board,. Ava* lon Boon overhauled Bona, while Colleon. improved her position; but Eileen was a long way astern; The Auckland boat gained Imin 12sec on Bona on the last beat-to windward. The crews were:— ' ""Avalon: D. Bogers (skipper), L. H, Garrit, <M. Jopdfe, W. Tupp. . Betty: A. Johnston (skipper)/ F. G. Harlan, L. Robertson, M. Leake. •Colleen: G. Brascoll - (skipper), F. Forman, B. Henry. v Bona: V. Bragg (skipper), L. Bragg, G. Bragg,. G. Fife. Eileen: W. J. P. MoCulloch. (skipper), 0. Pettit, J. Robertson, G'. Beynolds. • The seventh, race will be" sailed on Monday morning over a windwaTd and leeward course.

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