The members of the Shanghai Sailing Club may congratulate themselves on the fine weather they have enjoyed for the many races during the present season. Only on one occasion was there rain, and then it was nothing more than drizzling showers at long intervals, and in no way interfered with the enjoyment of the race. Again the weather on Saturday was all that could be desired, with a good working breeze, which gave the larger boats better chance than they have had in the last two or three races to make up the handicap time. allowance they had to give the smaller boats; in fact, everything was favourable for a pleasant sail. Ten boats entered, and they were handicapped Phantom Mab - 80."
The start was at half-past three, over a lino between the Police Hulk and the Pootung Church Spire, racing down the river to a stake-boat moored in the junk channel, opposite the Kajow Creek, and back to the starting line. Inspector Howell, of the Police Hulk, was the timekeeper, and the following is his return of the time the competing boats crossed the starting lino mo Arrow 3 36 20 Charm 3 36 20 Mab 3 36 30 Pinafore 3 37 Gemini. 3 38 0 Phantom 3 38 0 Marion 3 38 20 Brij 3 40 20 Falke 4 05 0
It will thus be seen that of the ton boats entered nine put in an appearance, the only absentee being the Fearless, bo-longing to the Commodore of the Glub. Neither did the Falke compete as, she was too late in starting, and the Mab must have also soon dropped out of the race, as she was not geon by the leading boats after they cleared. the shippin, the other boats had their mainsails fully et, and the Charm and Marion used a working jib. 'The Arrow and Charm crossed the starting line within chafing" distance of each other, but the former soon for ahead and' obtained a alight lead. The Pinafore was third, and the others, when clear of the shipping, were well together. Singling out opposite the Naval Yard, the Gemini had fourth position, the Marion was fifth, and the Snipe and Phantom were company. The Snipe, in beating down to the Point, had a mishap which threw her out of the race. Her mainmast gave way,
it down about three feet. After the secon the top of it falling on the sal, tean tack the toro leading boats managed te weather the Point, but the others were less fortunate, having to make three and four tacks. The Arrow, in the.run down, gained a lead of about a couple of hundred yards of the Charm; the Pinafore was more than that distance behind the Charm, while the Gemini had a decided advantage of the Marion, and the Phantom brought up the rear. When the Point was reached, sails were oesed off and jibs set, but the wind was now not so strong as it was at the start, and what little there was came in puffs, The only chance of the Arrow to hold her own with the Charm under these circumstances was to rig out a spinnaker jib in place of the one she generally uses, which was done. Still the Charm gradually drew on her, and nearing the take-boat not more than twenty yards divided them. According to the' time k, the stake-boats was rounded as
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