The Midget Sailing Club does not seem to be very fortunate with the weather for its Regattas, but the members don't seem to. care much for that. On Sunday last the Club held its first Autumn regatta and though it poured with rain and blew a gale it was quite successful. No less than ten small boats were up, and six of them crossed the line for the first race, the owners of the: remainder preferring to keep dry and watch proceedings. The boats, all reefed, crossed the line in the following onder:—Cheper, Mona, Mi Gadfly.
rudlark, Snark, Snipp The first named' soon began to ow the superiority of the sampan class in a heavy wind, as she was the only one that could anything like stand up to the gusts which came down now and then. She gradually drow away from the rest and won by L minute and 6 seconds from the Snark, which was second. In the afternoon, the weather was if anything worse, and the Cheeper again even more markedly showed she was not to be denied, for taking the head from the commencement she was never caught and won as she liked.
The owner thus won the Bon Accord Cap (presented) for the greatest number of marks for the two races.
The following are the times 8 gE 2 ins keeper (Mr, Gumpert)... 30 50—30 50 6. Snark (Mr. Smedley) 32 6—32 6 5 Snippet (Mr. Sutherland). 34 9 2 3224 4 Afona (Mr. Callaway)...... 3410—3410 3 Mudiark (Mr. J. Hall)... 37 25 235 25. 2 Gadjly (Mr. Beeston) did not finish.
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