The Sanders Cup

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1922, Page 3

The Sanders Cup

\\ 11liriN ill l\K. I 5 .\rcK!,AXO. ini-, ■ .1 ornlareferenee to th" Sander!' tup i fontext lit Dunedin was made liy his I Kx, Hom y, the Onvoi'iinr-Cnneial t il 1 • annuid distribution of prizes of 11 10 Victoria ( roisioo ( lull in the Vown llnll Inst ovenin<r. |,op! -fflli«•<>i* was in a very happy inooil. anil Ins remarks front tiui<- to tilin' ouiivnlsoil the larpe tiiulienco present, “I (■niil'ess" to haviie' hoou tempted ito liiiht the Sunders Cut) for ai’othe' j provii'i'C," said li. Kxeelleney. "I j learned n lesson in that I failed dis- ' luallv to heat. Anekland in ilia, attempt.” i Applause.! Anekland i. the i h'.niie of yaelitinn, and i snpnose it eras , a jndpiment on the lr:.ii Duk" tie lor- ■ sakiie; Anekland tlia + “he di<l not do ; hotter at Dunedin. Il was not doe to 1 the crew that sailed her, for tliov wen' s' !en lid. It was due to somethin',; in "the ntino-phero in I limed ,n. i I a il- 1 I“i , Vlien the Iron Duk" returned to 1

native Ini" she rccovcrc-l her In.in. (Heneve-l laughterl. Although as Go- j v.'in.ii'-Geii"ial. I am m.l supposed to bav* any liking f.r otic part more than another, end although I have a l.dinw feeling for the Dii'iedin vs■•lit: men in < iiss quom-e of the magnificent tight they mil m. !'.<■ the cup last year. 1 eiml'ess I did f el glad wig n 1 sa’v i* -■ cup come h-ack t-> Auckland. I hope next v.-ar the Kamh'.'s Cun contests will he carried out in the same spurting spirit that was displayed on the first two ocasions. I am (.idle sure that if the same sportsmen who took' part in each of the two contests held in the nasi: compete in •'<■ text. |his will he the ease. I hone .he Iren Duke will have a chance of taking e.art, if we call get rid of Desert Gold. ' I ngel er I.' Possihlv a bond) or two in the Town Hall fin rcfeienei’ In Dm f id, Ih.ni* thyachts Desert Gold and Iron Duke were placed nil either side of the stage> will do the trick.’