'The weather was threatening on Saturday, with a whole-sail but putly breeze from the north, but three boats came out to race to Kajao Creek and back, about 16 miles in all, the Alone having' to allow the Lamb 1 immute and the fosetla 15 minutes. The Alvuc had had her bottom, Ningpo-varnished, which added to the interest of the race. "hey crossed the starting line as under Lamb. Olm. Adme: Bh. 02m. 25s, The Rosetta, though ahead, was to leo ward, all being on the starboard tack. Opposite the Ewo jetty the Rosetla went about and it was doubtful if she would be able to weather the Zamb, which had the right of way. She held her course, however, and just managed to squeeze past, the Lamb kee; ig a steady luff and only avoiding a collision bya few inches, The Lamb was however first into the lower reach, and before the Waterworks were rexehed the Alone had also passed the Rosetta, and below the Point she succeeded in sailing through the lee of the Lamb and
long way astern, Nearing the stakeboat a taking the lend, the Msc being now a tack had to be made, and the two leading boats rounded it as unde 46m. 10s, The captain of the stakeboat evidently considered that the Rosetta was too far off to count, and got up his mud-hook and made the best of his way under sail to Shanghai us soon as these two boats had rounded. The Alone and Lamb hoisted thei spinnakers, the former increasing her lead up to the Point. Here the Rosetta was met, and, giving up the race, turned round and followed the two competi tors. Between the Point and the Camp all three boats had to gype sail, the wind blowing fresh at the time, and the Rosetta with her large sail took in a little water ballast. After this the wind fell lighter, and the Lamb crept up a little on the Alone, losing again when the wind freshened. There was practically no tide, and the Alone Kept up the middle of the river, the Lamb Pootang shore, but losing a little wind.
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As the following figures show the race was won by the Alone by Im. 57s, Elapsed Corrected Finish, Time. Timo, hom & hems. hems. 6 01 43 25918 2 5918 16 04 10 30215 3.01 15
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