RACE FOR 23-RATERS, The course for Srturday's race was the usual up-river one, to the top of Pnguda Reach and back, and with a light S.S.B. breeze, nud a moderate temperature, all the Doats ut the class turned out foe what promised to be an enjoyable sxil—a hope that was not disappointed, The distance of the race was 15 miles, amd the Alone had to allow the 24-raters Bimins, 10 sees., and the Masculle d mins. 48 secs, The start was at 3 p.m, and the me wns crossed in the following urder Princess, Lamb, No times taken, Violet, Alone, Mascutte, The race wns A beat to past the jun close-haul to the Arsenal, nnd a dead beat to the stakeboat, frou whence home the wind was fair.
Soon after the start the Violet weathered the Lamb and challenged the Spoondsift for eeovnd place, Ann interesting tussle weeurred between the two boats, the Spoondrift maintaining her position till the middle of the junk chausd which was very much crowded with and rafts of all kinds, The Spoondrift was forced to go to leeward of a junk and the Fiolet then com ing up to windward forced her over to the Povtung shore in the slack water. In the meantime the Lamb was working in mid-channel in the strength of the fived, with the result that she passed to windward of the Violet and took second phe, the order here bing Princess, Laub, Violet, Spoondrift, the other two boats being some distance behind. The wind was here very fury, occasionally heading the boats of entirely, and again coming free. Tu one of the unfavourable flaws the Lamb took a tack, the others all keeping their course. his tack proved be a serious mistake ax the wind came frow again, and the result was that the Lamb became fourth instead of second boat.
Positions were maintained up to Pagoda Point, except that the Alove, with her now silk pongee sail, appewed to be closing up on the leaders. Rounding the Point the Violet kept away to leeward in the strength of the tide, the Princess and Npooudeife both keeping to windward close the shore, he Violet lost a little ground here but quickly regained it in the beating work, and sven took the lead. The Spoond ist was also picking up the Princess, but the latter was sailing very well and the Spoondrift only succeeded in passing her about {mile from the stakeboat. The Alone in the meantime bad been coming up mud way now nut far behind the Lamb. The Mascotte was hopelessly behind, not sailing anywhere near the form we have previously seve her display.
The stakeboat was rounded as follows Violet. 4h, 28m, 158, Spoondrift 4h, 28m, Princess 4h, 29m, Len. 4h. 30m. Alone 4h. 32m, Mascotte. ut timed.
Spinnakers were quickly set for the run back to Pagoda Point, " straight course being made against the Inst of the flood. The Spoondrift overluuled the Violet and Jed round the Point.
Here the apimakers were taken in and. with " nice sailing breeze and the first the ebb, good time was made to the junks, when spinnakers were set again for the run home, the tide being here in full force and the wind falling very light. In the run home from the stakeboat, the Lamb gained on both the Violet and Princess and the Alone en all.
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