The weekly race of tue popular 24 rating class took place on Saturday prefection of yachting weather, there being a good whole-sil breeze which kept up well throughout the whole race, while the sun was not too hot. The course was up river from the usual starting line to a stakeboat moored at the upper end of Pagrda Reach and return; a distance of about 14 miles, The Alone did not start, being Inid up for certain alterations which it is hoped will enable her to huid her own with the newer boats better than she has been doing lately.
The Lamb also failed to appear at the start, an unusual circumstance that was much regretted, as the sail was a specially joyable one, and the result, as will conclusion.
The line was crossed as fullow:
Princess up to the junks, before reaching which the Spoondrift and Violet succeeded in pas. the small Mascutte, About half-way throu; the junks the Violet passed aliend of Spoundrift. At the upper end of the junks the Intter boat took a short cut between some of them and the Shanghai side, but she got becalmed under their lee' and had ty. drift past and after all had to tack agaly, the manqeuvre costing her at 5 least 10C yards, off" have gained considerably However had it come
and these risks are sometimes worth tak In the Violet passed the Princess and took the lead. From the Arsenal to Pagoda Point the wind was more free and buth the Pri and Spoondrift drew up a little.
Pagoda Reach it was again almost " dead beat and the Vivlet increased her lead, the relative position of the other boats rem: ug about the same, the better than we have ever seen fore at this sort ut work, and we must congratulate hor sailing master on the able manner in which he handled her here and in fact all through the race under circumstances that were certainly more in favour of the larger and more powerful boats, than usual in many races here, stakeboat was rounded as under Violet 56m. Od, Princess 5m, 30s, Spoondrift jh. 00m.
Mascotte he 6m.
With the wi aft all the boats gradually worked in to Pootung shore tu get out of the tide and spinnakers were carried to Pagoda Paint from whence there was a beam wind to the Arsenal where both the Princess and Spoondrift had gained considerably on the Violet. At the com: mencement of the junks the Spoondrift succeeded in passing to windward of the Princess and was gradually but surely reducing the lead of the Fislet.
Half way through the june spinnakers were set again to starboard but it w soon found necessary to gype and soo after this the Spoondrift passed the Violet to windward and for the first time assumed the lead.
This was too near the finishing line, however, for her to be able to make up the difference of time at the start, so that by seconds from the Spoondrift The official times of the finish are as Finish, Sls. O8m. 50s. ili. OBm. 41s, 09m. 33s.
Elapsed tim 20m, 35 2h. 20m. 57s.
2h. Bur. OBs.
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