OF the eight boats entered for the yacht race on Saturday five started, the absentees being the Gemini, Cherm and Marion. The conditions were the same as in the race a week ago, namely, to start by crossing an imaginary line from the Police Hulk to the Pootung Church Spire, and racing down to the uppermost man-of-war at Woosung and back to the starting line. The five boats that started were handicapped as follows The Arrow started scratch.
Phantow gave 34 minutes for every com: Fearless plete half-hour 44 $b the shortest Snipe " Son course, More beautiful weather could not have been desired, but the wind was very light and changeable, a marked contrast to the youd working breezes in which the three previous races of the Jseason were run in, The tide was about half ebb. All the boats with the exception of the Snipe had competed in the previous races, and the handicapper gave the Falke and Fearless a more liber time allowance in consequence no doubt of the Arrows victory the week before, while the Phantom started on her old terms. As the result showed, the allowance given to the Snipe, a fast sailing deep-keel cutter, was far too liberal, and the little wind that prevailed gave her an additional advantage over the other boats. There was some delay at the start, the flag on the Police Hulk being lowered five or six minutes before any of the boats crossed the line. Then they went away well together, as will be seen from the followin ficial time when they crossed the line Snipe Arrow Peartess" Phantom All the boats had their mainsails fully set. They had to tack before clear of the shipping. Slow progress was made by the three boats in the rear, the Snipe and arrow having a good lead; the Snipe in front. Opposite the Naval Yard the Falke passed the Fearless, while the Phantom had xot no further than the China Merchants' Company's wharf. In tacking down to the Point, the Snipe made better time than the Arve. The Falke also gradually drew on the Arrow and at the Point was even with her; the Snipe meanwhile having increased her lead to fully half a mile. The Fearless was here also well up, while the Phantom was still a long way behind. Having the wind free at the Point, the arrow and Falke set their jibs, and for half a mile raced side by side, Phon the Arrow left the Falke behind, and lessened the distance between her and the Snipe, which rounded the man-of-war at Woostng at two minutes to four, six minutes ahead of the Avrow. The Falke rounded five minutes after the Arrow, and the Fearless four minutes after the Falke, The Phantom improved her position in the run down with the wind free, and rounded seven minutes after the Fearless. Soon afterwards she set her jib, which did nut, however, seem to assist her much, It will thus be seen that all the competing boats rounded within twenty minutes, which shows that they were closer together at this point than in any other race during the present season. The weather was now lovely. The heat of the day was past, and there was a gentle breeze with smooth water. While, however, these circumstances were so favourable for the than drift up with the tide, the Arrow maintaining her lead. She crossed the finishing line three minutes ahead of the Snipe, None of the other boats had then passed Collier's Dock. The Arrow covered the distance in 4h. 30m., which made her time allowance to the Snipe 72 minutes, The Snipe, therefore, won the race with an advantage of 69' minutes over the Arrow,—only three minutes less than her full handicap allowance,—and a fact to be remembered by the handicapper is that she covered the distance in less time than the other three boats, all of which had, however, to give her a time allowance. The following is the official time that the various boats finished Snipe Arrow Falke Feovless Phantom crickEr.
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