The following account of the above novel race has been kindly supplied to us:—Between 3 and 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon six of the boats belonging to the above Club sailed down to Woosuny and came to anchor at about 8 o'clock for dinner. The moon being full and the tide expected to flow between 10 and 11 p.m., a race had been arranged to be from Woosung up to Shanghai on the first of the flood. After dinner the boats gathered together and anchored off the French Jetty. Though the sky was overcast, the moon gare plenty of light for sailing. There was a lump sea between Woosung and Black Point, an the breeze was fresh from the S.E., making it a dead beat from Woosung to the Point. In order to avoid the necessity of asking any one to wait up to time the arrival of the boats, it was arranged that each boat should take her time allowance at starting, and that the boat first fairly moored alongside the E-we jetty with her head down stream should be the winner. About 10 o'clock the boats started from their anchors, according to the handicap, as follows The Nimrod.
Widgeon Ranbler Pair
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