All five boats started in this class, the Madcap being the first over the line, followed closely by the. Merlin, Sybit, Leven and Clyde, "These relative positions were' maintained up to the Pagoda Point, where the wind became very variable, and changes wrero very frequent. Erentully the Artin gotroundl the stake-boat i, next being the ite, Sybil, Mea 1d Leven.
The Madcap overtook the other boats in the beat down, and more' oF less led to the junks, where she was overtaken by the Sybil, who holding her own won a very close race, the times being 4h. 65m. 253, 4h. 57m. 00s. 4b. 57m. 08s.
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