The two regulars, the Lamb and the Alone, hoisted their flags on Saturday to race round a stakeboat moored three miles beyond the Pagoda and back, the Alone having to allow the Lamb one minute. The wind was free and there was a tearing flood tide as they crossed the line, the times being Alone 02m. 00s.
Lamb 02m. 10s, The Lamb was in the middle of the river and the Alone near the Yuenfah, and the former soon took the lead and kept it to the top of the Pagoda reach, where the Alme cleverly blanketed her, and led the way to the stake boat which was rounded as under Alone 3h. 54m. 10s, Lamb. "3h. 55m. 20s.
It was now a dead heat home against the flood, the amb carrying full sail, and the Alone having one reef. The Lamb quickly overhauled the Alone, which, however, made her rival once give way to avoid a collision, when the Intter was on the starboard tack. The Alone had now shaken out her reef, but the Lamb soon passed her, and was-about three minutes ahead at the junks. Beating through these she got farther away, the wind at the same time falling light, and the winning live was crossed as under Leb 6h, 34m, 30s.
Alone h. 44m. "35s, ly won by 11m.
the elapsed and corrected times being Lamb, '32m. 20s, Bh. Bim, 20s, Elapsed time. Corrected time.
h. 42m, 35s. Sh, 420
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