AT THE SIGN of THE PENNANT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 645, 23 April 1929, Page 14

AT THE SIGN of THE PENNANT

CORNWELL CUP DISPUTE

OTAGO MAY RELENT (Special to ill Hi SUN J CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. ! Described as “the most regrettable incident that has ever occurred in yachting in New Zealand,” the Cornwell Cup dispute, which started in Auckland in 1928, when the Sailing Committee of the contest ordered the resail of one of the races between Auckland and Otago crews, will, it seems likely, come to a head next month, when the Otago Association will meet for the purpose of considering a motion to rescind the previous motion expelling the North-East Harbour Club, Dunedin, from the association. This information was given to The Sun by Mr. O. Moller, president of the Auckland Yacht and Motor-Boat Association, who has just returned after a visit to Dunedin. Since the 1928 contest, which was won by Auckland, the Otago Association has made several attacks on the Sailing Committee for its ruling, and as a result would not send a crew to the last contest, and expelled the North-East Harbour Club for doing so. Since then the club and association have been at loggerheads over the position, and it is hoped that, as a result of the meeting next month, the dispute will be cleared up. The meeting will be held on May 15, when the following motion will be considered: That the motion passed by the association on January 23. 1929, expelling the North-East Harbour Club from membership of the association, be rescinded. Commenting on the attitude of the association, Mr. Moller said that the Otago Association had surely gone •wild. “After mature consideration it expelled the club,” said Mr. Moller, “but now, under compulsion of the law, it is evidently learning its own constitution.” Mr. Moller said that yachtsmen of Dunedin seemed to him to be tired the dispute, and they were all keen to see the end of it.” The curtain will go down on the I Waitemata’s season next Saturday j afternoon, when all clubs will partici- i pate in the “closing day” programme! being organised by the Auckland Yacht j and Motor-Boat Association. Ar- j rangemenls will be completed at*a' ; meeting of that body to be held in the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squad- ; ron’s clubroom in Endean's Buildings i to-morrow evening.

Ely KEELSON

OUT OF THE LOCKER

The bright sunshine on Saturday afternoon decided many yachtsmen and launch men to go on week-end trips, and a number of cruising parties made an early start. This form of week-end recreation will not last much longer now. Reports from Wellington state that yachtsmen there are very keen to win the Sanders Cup. "Wellington already has five boats of the Rona type, and rumour has it that yet another is to be bhilt. The Wellesley Club is credited with financing- this latest craft. Yacht racing on Saturday afternoon was exciting. stiff sou’-westerly breeze prevailed and yachtsmen were kept busy on the sheets. It was no day for parlour habitues, and all crews were worked hard. Some fine handling was seen. Several mishaps occurred during the races; in fact, it was an afternoon of incidents. Secret carried her mast away in the Ponsonby Cruising Club’s race fo.r 18-footers just before she crossed the finishing line off St. Mary’s Bay. To break her spinnaker boom was the ill-luck of the 22-foot L class boat Valeria. This however, did not prevent her from winning the Lipton Cup. which she was fighting for at the time. The ISfoot V class yacht Leverett blew out her mainsail.