There was a good breeze blowing from East by North on Saturday, and the tide was just beginning to make inshore, when the yachts started on what would have been 'a most entertaining race for the spectators, if the weather had only been tolerable. But the rain which began shortly before noon only left off to be replaced by a heavy 436 mist, and even in oilskins most of the yachtsmen were soaked before the sport Was over; and the small boat owners decided that the prospect lacked attractiveness, and remained at their moorings. The course was from the usual line, down river, round a stake-boat which was supposed to be moored off Collyer's Dock, but which was really a considerable distance below it, up river past the settlement, and round the French mail buoy off the French Concession, down to the Collyer's Dock buoy again, and home. If the weather had only been fine, there ought to have been many spectators in the Public Garden, to see the yachts go up and down. Four yachts started, and the Clutha was allowing the Undine 2 minutes, the Thistle 21, and the Wild Dash 37. They crossed the line as under, according to the official time-. Keeper Clutha 02m. 09s.
Thistle 3m. 00s.
Wild Dash. 2h, 03m. 35s.
Undine. 2h. 00s.
The Clutha, with only jib and mainsail set, got away with a good lead, followed by the Thistle, which appeared to be suffer-from too much weight in the stern; the incline was hampered by the Wild Dash, and got away. last, a very unusual thing. It was a beat down the lower reach, and the wind was. pully, and there. was quite enough of it for the whole mainsails that were carried, and at times the Chi boats were down on their beam-ends and showing the whole of their weather sides down to their keels. The Thistle made a good fight of it, but she and the the Wild Dash were overhauled by Undine, the stake-boat below Collyer's Dook's being rounded as under Clutha 2h, 49m., 2s, Thistle 22h. 56m. 55s, Undine 22h. 62m. 18s.
Wild Dash not timed, Coming up with the wind, the superior canvass of the Clutha told, and she slightly increased her distance from the Undine, the times of rounding the upper stakeboat Cheth 3h. 29m. 00s. 3h. 32m. 15s. 3h. 39m, 008. 3h, 43m. 58s, The beat down the second time was Rant the flood, and in tacking through advantage over the heavier Cluthi the ships the Undine had a rea er sheet was flatter, and though she did not seem to be going so fast through the water, she was pointing better all the time. Both the leading yachts were bothered by the Woosung cet, which, instead of going quietly under the stern of the Clutha, a8 she might have done, insisted on going between them while they were coming together on opposite tacks. On the beat down—which took nearly twice as long as the first time,—the Undine gained over 2 minutes on the leader, the time of round-
In the run home the Clutha's gaff il piled her away ogum from the Undine not enough to enable her to save her time, while both were very nearly beaten by the Thistle, whose time allowance had been very well calculated. "The times of crossing the winning line were Clutha Sh. 331 Undine. Bh. 35m.
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