The twelfth regatta of the season was the 16th inst.,.and las a handicap race down river; round-a stakeboat, moored in the bend below Collyer's Dock; return, andi round the French niall steamer's buoy, thei down river round the stake-boat again, and return, finishing across the imaginary starting line between the Polics Hulk aud.the Signal Station at With a strong breeze from east-north-east, a clouded sky, and the tide running ebb, the four ya tered, started for the race in the following order Charm allowed Louise, Undine Fairy The Charm with a single reef in her mainsail, after crossing the line in the slack water close to Puotung Point; either took the bottom or missed stays, when the Louise double reefed, passed her, and kept the lead throughout the race. The Undine was also double roofed, when she could assily have carried more sail, and later on lost much and distance while shaking out a reef, in doing which there was some difficulty, The Fairy got away Jato and creased the line on time as per sailing regulation (1), 90 that hier start counts from 2h. 35m.
The race was a dead beat to the stake dont, against a strong breeze and rough but with the tide in their favour, the yachts soon covered the distance, and ack with a fair wind, all jibs, the latter being taken in ju rounding Pootung Point, and replaced by working jibs for the stretch on a wind to the Frouch mail steamer which was rounded by the Louise at 4h. Odin. 40s, Fairy 74 10 55 Charm " 408 40
Undine " li 06 the wind gradually moderated, andthe During the beat back to the stake boat,
tide made flood, which accounts for the Jonger time taken in accomplishing the second round of the course, Coming up the Hongkew Reach the Louise with the win quartering, kept her mainsail on the wrong side, when she should have gyped it, and lost considerable way in consequence, but the Charm was unable to catch her, and she crossed the line winner of the race without time allowances Yachte, ance, Stare Finish, AYow- Elapsed Corrected ime, tite, hms. hms lime hms 22% 65100 $1840 S15 40 2340 6 6145 32005 3.16 05 236 09 55920 32420 3 18 20 28465 60000 $2505 325.03
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