The race in this class was started at the same time as that for the Handicap class, viz, at1.30 p.m. There were five starters, the Leven, Madcap, Irvine, Merlin, and Sill, 'The Madcap wns seress the line when the gun fired, the Loren being in close attendance. In the beat up the harbour to Tungkadoo the Lecen took the lead, the Madcap close up, and the rest' some distance astern, The wind then came away from the S.E., with heavy squalls at times. At the arsenal the Merlin ram into premier Position, and was not displaced, though at times she was threatened by the Lecen when the wind freshened. The stakeboat was rounded as follow:
Merlin Fortunately the breeze was veering eastward and the last mile and a half of the downward journey the yachts could just manage to lay their course for the stakeboat making stenly hut slow progress against the full force ut the flood. The stakeboat was rounded as follows 3h. 29m. 07s. 3h. 35m. 00s.
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