There was a fair breeze from north-northwest, and the tide was sear the end of the ebb on Saturday, when four yachts started to race round a stake-boat moored off the French Godowns at Woosung and back, the start being at 1.30 pan, The Clutha was allowing the Undine 4, the Arrow 12, and the Thistle 14 minutes, and they crossed the starting line as under Thistle Undine Arrow Clutha The Clutha's actual time of crossing was Ili. 36m, 50s. She had her topmast housed, all the yachts being under plain sail.
The Undine made the best of the start, and was first past the Pootung Point to leeward, with the Thistle to windward of her. All four yachts were able to lay right down the lower reach, the Thistle hanging on well to the Undine, and every uow and then in the puffs showing her weather side almost to her keel. The first tack was made by the Undine just above Collyer's Dock, and just below the Dock the Thistle's centrerd touched the ground for a second, but she came off all right. At the Point House the flood was beginning to make on the Hongkew shore, but it was still running ebb in the ship channel, and the order of the yachts now was Undine, Thistle Arrow, Clutha, the last gradually pichi up on the fleet, while the Arrow was picking up on the Thistle. In the reach below the' Puiut House, the Thistle crossed the bank, for here it was long and short lo, down to Gough Island, and above Bloc! Point the Clutha succeeded in passing the Arrow, Near Kajao Creek the Clutha and Arrow both-headed the Thistle, the Undine maintaining her lead of the fleet, and the order from here down to the stakeboat being, Undine, Clutha, Arrow, Thistle. was running flood when Gough Island was reached, but from the top of it the yachts were able to lay right down to the stakeboat, which was passed as under Undine 37m, 00s.
Clutha 4im. 00s.
Arrow. 3h. 45m, 008.
Thistle 49m. 00s.
The Arrow unfortunately fouled the stakeboat in rounding, which put her out of the race, though. inher euxiety to make
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