(We take the following account of the Flapper's race from Sport and Gossip.)
These craft were timed to start at 3.15 pam. and at the first gun fire it was econ that the Merlin was the only absentee, the ce-owners being away for the holiday." Mfr. Byrne was entrusted with the Leven, the owner being slightly indisposed. The Leven and Madcap had each a reef in the mainsail, the Siby/ one reef in the mainsail and one reef in the jib, while the Irvine had two reefs in the mainsail and one reef in the jib.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.