The Shanghai Sailing Club commenced its second season on Saturday last by an openingeruise, Though the weather was fine with a good sailing breeze from the southward, and slack tide, only five boats joined. They were the Fearless, flying the Commodore's ting, the Loretti, Arrow, Falke, and Phantom. These boats started at a quarter past two and cruised up the river under the Commodore's orders. The Falke got her mainsail damaged by some project tion from a junk at anchor, and had to return to Shanghai, but the others sailed on to the mouth of Pagoda creek where they anchored, on the captains and crews all met on board the Commodore's yacht and discussed some sparkling refreshment and the prospects of the coming season. The boats were to race home, and anchors were weighed at half-past four. They got away not very well together, the Lurelli having a lead which she kept to the finish, the Phantom and Arrow, following next, had a race for the first two miles, when the latter drew away, and the Fearless brought, up the rear, No change occurred in the relative positions until the Lorelli reached the E-we jetty, where the race terminated about 5 p.m.
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