'The first Corinthian race sailed in Shanghai these many years came off' on Saturday afternoon betireen the boats of this Club. As some of the Corinthian navigators have not yet had time to master the art of seamanship, each boat was allowed to carry her lowdah, but of course no further Chinese crew. The lowdah being permitted to act as pilot, and aound and re-Bo permitted to do any other work, air damage should any occur, but not to
afternoon was beautifully fine and not #0 hot as might have been expected at this time of the year, and there was a good breeze from the 8.8.8.
Half-past two was fixed for the start, and this was to be effected by the boats casting off from the various jetties alongside of which they wore, and crossing a line from the Yuen Fah to the Mitsu Bishi Company's flagstaff. This was a convenient Po way of starting and under the circumstances of wind and tide was fair to all, because those who went further down the line found themselves commencing the race so much to leeward of those who crossed above.
The course was down the river and round a mark boat moored about a mile below Black Point, but towards the Hongkew shore, which mark boat was to be left on the port hand, and back to Shanghai, finishing on a line across the river from the Yuen-Fah.
At the time of starting, the ebb tide had half run out, but being a neap tide it had still a long time to go.
The handicap was as follows—the Arrow, Zephyr, and Fairy to start at scratch, and the Nimrod to have one minute allowance for each hour of the duration of the race, and the Phantom and Nimrod three minutes.
Punctually at the hour fixed, the Yuen Fah's ensign was hauled down asthe signal to start, and the boats crossed the line in the following order:—Phantom, Fairy, Arrow, Nimrod, Rambler, Zephyr. Canvas was got on all smartly, and the Phantom went down to leeward of the middle of the river and got a good lead of the Fairy and Arrow, who were 2nd and 8rd and in mid stream. Shortly after second from the Fairy, and a little passing the Naval Yard, the Arrow took
below the Point Hotel the Nimrod also passed the Fairy and became third, and immediately afterwards the Arrow took the lead of the fleet.
The boats jibed round the mark boat in the following order:—Arrow, Phantom, Nimrod, Fairy, Zephyr, Rambler. Then the Fairy passed Nimrod, the Zephyr passod both of them, and nothing more particular ocourred until the finish. for punishment, so that what is devilish and wrong may be removed from among us and correct principles maintained, and revereness for them enforced. Disrogard not the admonition of the Futai, Obey these instructions.
Application was made to the Hon. Sec. for the official times of starting and comi in of the boats, but we were informed that ming Translation of a Placard posted at Chang: some members of the Club got from the sha, the capital of Hunan, Fudge his notes of these times before the During these last few days numerous Hon, Sec. got ashore and that he cannot and without the walls, calculated to. scare anonymous placards have appeared within get them back. Wemay be able to publish them to-morrow. 'The Hon. Sec. informs us an ordinary reader' into a perspiration. that he understands the Phantom won on Their general purport is that means be her allowance, by a very short time; the taken for driving out the barbarian banditti Arrow being second. for the honour of the Holy Doctrine [of Confucius], and: there is much in vilification of the authorities. They are written in a Miscellaneous. coarse strain, and as for honouring the Holy tenets their whole tenour is at variance with them. The writers contradict, themselves in them and are reckless in their language.
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