RACE FOR CUP PRESENTED sy ME. c. A, drift and Lorna, and although the former had a fair lead, they were so evenly matched in speed that the slightest error might have turned the result. "At Pagoda Point spin.
The rece for the above Cup took place on Saturdey, the start being at half-past twelve. The course was up-river, round a stake-boat moored about one-mile up the seven-mile bakers came in and it was a close reach to the Lorna had to tack to get past.
Arsenal where both the Spoondrift and there it was a reach to Tungkadoo and run home. The finish was as follows reach and return, distance 24 miles. One of the conditions' of the race was that it should be sailed under a sealed handicap.
Capt. Roberts kindly undertook to draw up the handicap, and the fact that the corrected time of the winners of the first and second prizes differs by only fifty-two seconds is alone sufficient to show the care with which he performed his difficult task. The han-disap was as follows Lorna Goronella Mescotte Idaho Violet
Spoondrift Stella Pirate Lamb allow" 10min, 290 min. 95 mi allow 10, 15 allow "5, The entrances fees, $1 each boat, formed a second prize and a third prize value $4 was given by the Club. Eight out of the nine boats entered crossed the starting line, the only absentee being the Pirate.
The Spoondrift ran things so close as to make it doubtful whether she was across the line before the gun went. She accordingly turned back and re-crossed in order to make sure, an unnecessary manceuvre, as she was all right the first time. This put her nearly the last of 4 the fleet. There was a nice working breeze lbs. 51m. from the south-east which looked as if. it 31s. might strengthen. The Lorna and The Spoondriftwon the Cup b y 52.seconds drift accordingly started with a reef down, from the Idaho, which takes cond prize, the other boats carrying all sail. The tide the entrance-fees. The Lor na won the was running strong flood, so that although third prize, It was a very ge sod race, the it was beating and close hauled work all breeze maintaining all thro ugh, and the the way to the stake-boat, good progress donor of the Cup may " "satisfied at was made. By the time the junks were having afforded capital sport. for the largest reached the Violet had spun oura substantial number of yachts that have; started in any lead, followed by the Lorna, Coronella, and race during the season. As regards the Spoondrift, the latter having succeeded in handicap it should be mer tioned that the passing first the Lamb and then the Idaho. owners of the three each ts Violet, Lorna, In the close-hauled reach from Tungkaand Spoondrift all exper sed their wish to doo to Pagoda Point the leading yachts maintained their position, except that the receive any allowance, 'They wore accord-the "handicap er that they should not Spoondrift closed up on the Coronella, but ingly all put at scratch:: and sailed as usual was making no perceptible gain on' the on even terms.
Lorna and Violet. The Spoondrift here shook out her reef, the effect of which was very marked, as she immediately commenced to gain on the leaders and succeeded in passing the Lorna about ed two miles from the stake-boat. Enter-
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