All the boats answered to the gunfire, and the Irvine and Madcap crossed the line together. At Tuogkadoothe order was—Madeap Irvine, Leven, Senta, and Merlin; and at the top of the Pagoda Reach the Irvine took the lead. Down the Pagoda Reach it was a close-haul, and the Madcap closed up, the two boats entering the Arsenal Reach together. Beating down this Reach the Madcap had the best of it and came home winner by a good stretch.
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