Saturday was again a perfect day for yachting, though the sun was rather strong, but owing to various causes only two yachts came out to race to Woosung and back, it being laid down that the ship channel only was to be taken in going and returning. The Arrvw had to allow the Thistle 4 minutes. A fair south-east breeze was Dlowing and the tide was ebbing as the yachts crossed the line simaltaneunsly at 2h. 92m. 10s, The Arrow took the lead and held it down to the stakeboat, which she rounded at 4h. Olm. 00s., the Thistle rounding five minutes after ber. On the homeward voyage the Thistle took the jauk channel, and when she rejoined the ship channel, in which the Arrow had continued all the time, she was about 3 minutes ahead. The Arrow, however, overhauled her signally and at the Point House was only 1 minute behind her, overhauling her at the Pootung Point, and crossing the winning line at 6h. Olm. O2s., the Thistle crossing at 6h. Olm. 35s, The latter, however, by taking the junk channel, hed put herself out of the race, which was won
miles, with the Hood tide under her coming home, was 3h, 28m. 52s.
Only two half-decked' bouts came out for their race, the course being also iver round a stakeboat manred off Creek and return, and they crossed the starting line as under Alowe. 16m. 15s.
Lanb 18m. 05s, The Alone had to allow the Lamb 1 minute, the total distance being-about 16 miles. Nearing Pootung Point, just after the start, the Alone luried and attempted ty go overland, ssu xs to yet well to windward for the beat down the lower reach. She did not succeed and when, after about two minutes' hard work with the hands overboard, she returned to her unive element, the Lamb had peacefully taken advantage of the situation and assumed the lead, but somewhat to leeward, It was not for long, however. as the Alone, mediately she got underway again, took the bit in her teeth and sailing freer than the Lamb, pussed her to windward befor either buat hnd to tack. After this, in the heat to Collyer's Dock, the Alone gained slowly, but with slackened sheet she went away more rapidly. In the Middle Ground the Limb touched bottom slightly and had to be l.ffed into deeper water, The Alone continued to draw away and rounded the stakeboat at Sh. din.. the Lamb being 44 minutes later. Che dione stood over tu the Pootung shove and then suing a good ful bye fetched the Poit" handsomely.
Lamb after rounding the stakeboat ood over to the Hongkew side presun ly to get out of the strength of the ebb tide, but she had to make a tack and the manceuvre did not pay, as the Alone passed the Point" with a auch longer lend than before, From there it was a run home and nothing eventful occurred, The Lamb was, we hear, sailing light and appeared to cilookers at the start to be crank and out of trim, being down by head, and this has probably much to with the apparent difference in form yas compared with the race on the previous Saturday. She had also a new skipper on this oveasion-—one who ling had considerable experience in rcing at home amongst the "ead mines. however, we understand, his first in the Lamb and even the best skippers require to get used to their boats which, like many of the gentler sex, humour ing and before you get the best Phe boxts crossed the winning lixe as under:
Alone 4h, 47m, 28s:
Land 4h. 57m. 15s.
The elapsed and corrected times were Elapsed tive. Corrected time. Alone.2h. Blu. 138, 2h,-31m, 13s. Larb-2222h, 39m. 10s. 2h. 38m. 10s, So that the Alowe won by 6 minates, 57 seconds,
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