'The following yachts started at 12.45 p.m. on Saturday—Violet, Spoondrift, Coronella, Lorna, 'The flood tide was unfortunately just making when the boats started, and the Violet took the lead by heading' over from the: Pootung shore to the N.Y.K, wharf. After xbout an hour or so the Spoondrif, on the Pootung shore, obtaining out-distanced the Vivlet, but the latter getting her turn of a gust of wind soon after, crept up and passed the Spoondrift. The Violet had to drop anchor and wait for a wind below Boyd's upper wharf, and the other three boats gave up. The Violet was enabled to round the stake-boat at 3.37 p.m., running home with wind and water fair. The race not being finished befure 2.45 p.m, was not continued as proposed. The Violet won both prizes.
Four boats started at gun-fire,
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