The annual meeting of the Shanghai Yacht Club was held " evening at lice messrs. Gibb, ston and Jin! Road. The chair sce cupied by the Commodore (Mz. D. Glass), ud there were present Mes+rs. A. E. Jones, Vice-Commodo: son, C. L. Seitz and H. Pauls. nan said that the Report, which had been drawn up by Mr. A. the vice commodore. left him to say. The Repo good resume of the y the list of prize winm classes, and taking in the various round the an_intere yachting limited. How: ver, they could only keep thi in the wpe that by ant be able to some had prov of the season, but the owner would have hard work to maintain thit position, as there were several new boats being built, and what with bulb fins, house-boat each and other craft of various description there would be a larger mumber of boats in a an there hai been for s ime. He regretted to say thut a tele; had ately been rece'vet from home of the death of Mr. H. Pullan, owner of the Lamb, the first of the raters. With regard to the hosts, the Thresher was lengthened and fitted with a bulb fin, and the Ethel and Lucille were likewise being fitted bulb centre plates. A new boat of larger dimensions was being bull' for the owner wf the Madcap, which would probably compete on about even term< with the Winsome. Tu conclusion he expressed the appreciation of. the Club for the services of Inspector Mellows and th+ River Police in starting and tiwing the races, On the proposal of Mr. Glass, seconded by Mr. Seitz, the report and accounts were agreed to unanimously.
Tne Chairman, replying to a question from Mr. Nelson, said it was thought better at present to maintain a small cash balance in hand to meat possible contingencies.
It was better to have money vailable for use than to go boggin.
Mr. Seitz proposed and Mr, Pauls seconded that the following officers be elected for the coming season:—Mfr. Duncan G ass, Commoore, Mr. A. E. Jones, Vice-Commodore, and Mr. C. Murray Adamson, Secretary and Treasure This was carried unanimously, Tt was stated that the owner of the Winsome having also the Wee Wynn, the owner of the Madcap a new host in hand, and the owner of the Violet having the Ethel. and as the owners could sail only one boat at the time there would probably be a cood opportunity for any enthusiastic yachtsmen in Shanghai to offer their services as helmsman for the spare boats during the approaching season. seconded by Nelson, it was re-Upon the Propesition. of "Mr. Seitz, solved that during this x there should be two rating prizes and two handicap prizes for each race, the other details being lof" to the Committee to dcid-.
.E 1g stated thas it was ent a Cup for competition under somewhat conditions to the 6s. 8d. Cup he presented last season the Commodore said that the Committee would dumb less have much pleasure in accepting it his ended thy me
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