The Violet appeared for the first time his season with her large suit of sails, thus ey prizes she hud to allow rating from 8.2 to,3.5 and Spoondrift mins., Lorna Gmins., Corunella Smins,, and Irvine 15mins, The Irvine got away first over the line with a long start, followed by Coronella, Lorna, Spoondrift. and Violet, the latter some distance astern, The south-westerly breeze was fitful, but at times of good strength, The yachts all had reefs down, although such was burdly necessary. Che Spoondrift soon after the start ran through the Lorua's lee and passed the Coronella to windward assuming second place to Irvine still with a good lead, which the Spoondrift gradually reduced, but it was not until off Tungkwtoo that the latter took premier position. From there it was a dead beat up the Arsenal Reach, and the Spoondrift' increased her lead, the order of the others being Irvine, Coronella, Lorne, and Violet. Here most of the yachts began we shake out reefs, the breeze was falling lighter, although the on drift did not do so until she was half-up the Pagoda Reach.
mark-bent was rounded in the follow= ing order:—Spoondritt, Irvine, Coronella, Violet, and Lon Tt was a run practically all the way home, and the only notable change in_position was that the Violet passed the Coronella and Irving, and took second place.
When the Spoondrift arrived at the Junks the breeze was fallin, and for the other yachts it was little more lighter an lighter, than a drift home on the ebb.
Order and times of arrival were Elapsed and Corrected time, Spoondrit.. 5 51 40 Violet 03 35 Irvine 6 1L 20 Coronella 13 03 Lorna 5 85 40 The Spoondriit takes the Rating-prize and also the Ist Handicap prize. Tue Levine takes 2nd and the violet 8rd Handicap prizes.
'The Flappers' race was won by the Leven, times of arrival being
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