The Archive · 1902

Saturday's Yachting

Less interest than usudl_attich-d to the clit races of Sa¥u In the event for a" Doats only Winsome and Spoondrift started, as the skipper of Violet was down with dengue fever and the owner of Thresher was detained on business. The owner nf Spoondrift was also away, but Captain J. P, Roberts, who won with her two weeks ago, took charge. She had then a new suit of ssiis of full size, and Captain Roberts advised her owner to shift the halliard band four inches lower on the yarl. When she start ed yesterday it was found the band had fed two feet, which stopped the distorted the sail, crippled the boat windward and spoiled whut both events for Winsome, the finishing times bein, Winsom 5h. Lin, 20sees, Spoondrift... Sh. 25m. 30sec.

In the " Flapp he start were Leven, Merli with We Wynn, midget, The last-mentioned gav up, and of the others Leven not qu tes to the fivishi M. Burry H.R. H. Thomas *IA.T. Thomas

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