The opening race of the above Club this year took place on Saturday under the following conditions:—The yachts will atart at 2 p.m., crossing an imaginary line between thie Yuznfah and thy Signal Station at Pootung; sailing up river, luting round a stake-bent moored off the Sakong Creek, and return, finishing across the starting line, If any yacht arrives after dark, she la to sail close enough to the Yuenfah to report arrival, The following was the hand tea Four yachts started in this race, the Louise, Thistle, Undine and Fairy, and crossed the line as follows Louise The weather was fine, the tide flood, and the wind moderate from north-west. The Louise with her balloon jib boomed out, and her swallow-tailed spinnaker strad-dung her mainsail, led through the shiping to the junks, where kites were taken
Arsenal reach. The Undine here ed In, preparatory to the stretch through the the Louise, but off the Arsenal, the Louise resumed the lead, with the Fuiry well in third place, and the Thistle last, an gradually dropping astern. The wind was lo, alternating between puffs that while one yacht would cai a bone in hor mouth, another would hardly have steerage wai The Undine had numerous mishaps with her light sails, and tried the experiment of setting' her balloon jib with the clue at the bowsprit end, ind the tack hauled aft to catch the wind under the main-boom, Dut it was unsatisfactory, judging from the Major's tone of voice, and eventually the sail was set properly. The Louise gradually increased her lead, and the stake boat was rounded as follows hm 00 4 27 30 4 3L 30 4 40 00
As the yachts rounded the stake boat, balloon jibs were handed, and workin, jibs were set for a beat back againat. wind and tide, and the Louise and Undine made several short tacks with little progress, while the Fairy and Louise were rapidly drawing near, Just as the Fuiry rounded the stake boat, the wind hauled enough to enable her to make a long stretch down the river without tacking, which brought hier close up to the leading yachts, and with the light breeze, she soon passed the Undine, and got close up to the Louise. The Thistle also was favoured by the wind, and pulled up considerably. Coming down the seven mile reach, the Ancient Mariner edged the Louise over to the weather shore, while the other yachts ran along the lee bank of the river. Had the wind steady, the result was unfavourable, and Ball, Runs, Maiden Wickets, Wide when she joined company, she took second Ws! place in the procession. She soon how-/Sne oe kconal teach' was e quaries of 0 Jamileahead. The wind here died away, Jand night set in very dark, so that it was a work of difficulty to navigate through the junks and avoid collision. From the junks to the finish, the yachts were swept by the tide fast enough to create a breeze sufficient to give them ste way, and here the Fairy, whose owner had sailed her splendidly throughout the race, took and passed the Louise, and won race on her merits without time allowance, The following is the record aehty OON art, Fob, Pike tine hems, heme hima O18 15 60015
62027 61527
625.40 62540
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