The Archive · 1900

Minima Sailing Club

The course for Saturday's race was to Black Point and back. The start took place at 2.15 p.m. and the Wee Wynn and Dorothy were first away, closely followed by the Gladys and Glance, with the Dabchick lying last. Passing Boyd's works, the Gladys took the middle of the river and thus gained considerable advantage over the Wee Wynn and Dorothy, which took the inside course. At the Waterworks the Wee Wynn, splendidly handled, resumed the lead and held it to the mark-boat. In rounding, the Gladys touched the stake-boat and was therefore disqualified, whilst the Glance failed to xo the course, After a close run home the Wee Wynn finished first, the times being as follow Corrected Hep. Time. a hms. h. ins.

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