The first race for this class took place on Saturday, the course being to Kajao Creek and back, a distance of 16 miles. The new boat Princess joined the two regulars, the Alone (8.3 rating) having to allow the other two bots 4m, 20s. The wind was from the north and the tide flood. They crossed the starting line as follows Princess 2h, 34m. 30s.
Lamb x 35m, 55s, Alone 2h, 36m, 40s, The Princess and Alone had one reef down, the Lamb whole sail. Down the Hongkew reach the Lamd and Alone kept to the Pootung side to keep out of the strength of the flood, At the Camp the three boats were close together, The Princess and Alone hugged the Hongkew shore; the Lamb kept out in the stream in the face of the tide, and both the other boats passed her. "They had previously shaken out their reefs. From here to the stake-boat was a dead beat against the strong flood. Nearing the stake-bent the Princess had short lend of the Lemb, the Co*P-'Alone being now some behind. The stake-boat was moored astern of a junk in the full strength of the tide; the Princess got round handsomely, but the Lamb failed to weather it at the ti and had to make a short tack, home was uneventful, the last half of the journey being little more than a drift with the tide, the wind falling very light, As the following times show, the race was won by the Princess by 1 minute Fiala Ely Princess.
693.35 36905 354 45 6 3600 40005 355 45 {gave up the race.
The Violet, th the race, was out trying he In spite of her anils not being fally stretched she walked right through the fleet going to inward, and there is little doubt that at that sort of work she is unapproachable by any of the present boats.
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