Saturday, 19th September.
The course was:—Start across the usual starting line between the Yuenfah and Pootung Signal Station, go down river, round @ mark-boat off Jardine's Kerosine Oil Wharf, up river and round M.M, tender TWhangpoo's moorings, and then finish across the starting line. All marks to be left to starboard.
Shortly after 2.30, with a very light lark and Glance crossed the tine close easterly breeze, the Tadpole, Snippet, Mud-together and ju the order named. After rounding the Pootung point it was first a Jong and short leg, and afterwards a dead thrash over the tide to the stake-boat, and the weatherly qualities of the Mudlark again asserted themselves and she gradually worked her way to the front, while the Tadpole, not sailing at all up to her usual form, was left far astern. The other two boats had a fine race between themselves and the stake-boat was rounded as follows:—
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