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As soon as they were clear of the shipping, they commenced tacking which was continued as far as the Point. The Charm and Arrow had the lead, and kept well together; the Gemini being third, the Phantom' fourth, and the other three bringing up the rear, the Fearless bei last at the Naval Yard. "Phe Charm, in gain; about off her second port tack took the ground on the Pootung shore, but she was off in time to still have a slight advantage of the Arrow, and the pair simply raced away from the others. Opposite the Naval Yard the Arrow shook out her reef. At the Point, the Charm was about 300 yards ahead, and the wind being now free, she and the Arrow both set their jibs, as did also the other boats when they arrived here, but they were then so far behind that their manceuvres could not be particularised. The Gemini was still third, and the Phantom fourth. The Charm, with the advantage she had, for a short time seemed likely to hold her own with the Arrow; but the latter, hugging the Shanghai bank to avoid the full strength of the tide, again proved herself equal to the occasion. She dually drew on the Charm, caught for after a tussle of about a couple of miles, and rounded the man-of-war at 'Woostng two-and-a-half minutes ahead of her. The Arrow rounded at 4.34 and the Charm at 4.36}; and the only other competing boat then fully in sight was the Gemini, which was' just rounding the bend. "The Charm again took the ground in going about on the Shanghai shore, but half a minute sufficed to put her right. The Arrow rapidly increased her lead, and when she met the Gemini at seven minutes past five, it was thought she had an advantage fully equal to the time allowance she had to give the Charm. The Gemini passed down "flying," and rounded the man-of-war, according to the view from the -rroi, at Seven minutes past five. The Arrow met the Phantom at two minutes past five, the latter rounding the man-of-war eleven minutes after the Gemini. The other boats, namely the Falke, Marion and Fearless," turned back when they saw the Arrow returning. The honour of the race now clearly rested between the Charm and the Arrow. The latter apparently had the race in her own hands, but her seven passengers, when called upon by her gallant owner, in turn still vigorously applied themselves in all efforts to make assurance doubly sure, and she passed the finishing line at Gh. 22m, 9s., having covered the distance in 4h. 13m. 543, which made her allowance to the Charm eight minutes. The Charm finished at Gh. 35m. 2s., which was 13m. 8s. more than the Arrows time, the latter winning the prize with an advantage of five minutes. The time of the arrival of the Gemini and Phantom was not taken.
It would be well in future races to make it a condition that the boats that do not go over the course be prohibited crossing the finishing line in their full racing rig, as on Saturday some little confusion was created in this respect,
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