The race on Saturday was up river to the foot of the Seven Mile Reach and return, 22 miles. The start was ati o'clock on the last of the flood, there being a good sailing breeze from about SE. but it was very variable, puffy, and fluiey: throughout the race. The Spoondrift got the best of the start, the Lorna next, the Violé last. It was abear to the junks and from there a reach and
through the Spoondrift's lee and took the Point, pee the Jone vet lead which she maintained to the stake-boat, which was rounded as foilows:—
2h. 48m. 00s. 2h. 51m. 058, not timed.
The water I flowing up in the middle of the river, so for a considerable portion of the return journey, which was all Teaching and running, the yachts had to work down the sides. No change in position occurred, the finishing times being:—4h. 26m. 15s. allows 7m. 10m. 15m, 30m. 45m. allows 3m.
8m. 23m. 38m. allows 5m. 35m. 20m. allows 15m. 30m. allows 15m.
The result therefore was Corrected times. 8h. 32m. 12s, jh. 33m. 15s. bh. 45m. 34s.
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