Match shot on the 28th ult. on the small target, with bull's eye 8 inches in diameter, centre 1 foot, magpie 2 feet. The great difference which the former target made is now fully apparent, for the score on the 20th May was 642, and yesterday's score 548,—a difference of 94." The Shanghai score was 61, so that the Kobe team are beaten by 83. Yesterday the weather was not quite so favourable as on the former occasion. Messrs. Sim and Thornicrait shot in the morning, in a drizzling rain; the others shot in the afternoon at four With a bright sun, smooth water, and all sail set in full racing trim, the boats presented a pretty sight when cruising at the start, waiting for the Blue-Peter to be lowered on board the Yuenfah; and when it did go down, they crossed the line in the following order lime Pinafore " 336 3 Charm 3 36 25 Marion 3 36 50 Falke '3:37 1 Arrow 338 3 Fearless (338 5 Phantom. 3 30 45 Snipe 344 7 Gemini. 3 44.56
With a flood tide and a light head wind the boats had to tack all the way up the river, the wind never being free for more than afew minutes even in the reaches above the Arsensal. The order in which they crossed the line was pretty well maintained to Tung-ka-doo, except with regard to the drow, which passed the fanon and Fearless in beating through the shipping, and overhauled the Falke when clear of the junks, taking third place, with the Pinafore and Charm leading in company. The Falke was then fourth, the Fearless fifth, the Marion sixth, while the Gemini and. Snipe seemed about on equal terms, and the Phantom last. In this order they raced up to the Pagoda without any material change in their relative positions. The Marion and Charm had small jibs sets, the other yachts contented themselves with their mainsails, while the Snipe (deep-keel cutter), and Gemini (catamaran), in the distance - 'seemed nothing but sails, their" hulls' being It will thus be seen that the Charm, though she had a handicap allowance, again made the quickest run over' the course, beating both the scratch boats, and winning the race easily.
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