The second race of the season took place on Saturday. In class A, the start was at 2 p.m. and the line was crossed in the following order:
Winsome, Irvine, Violet, Alberta, Lucile, Phyllis.
Winsome was only yacht which started at all in time, and she consequently gat a good lead.
The others. got across the line in very straggling order, showing either a want of seamanship or a lack of keenness on the part of the various skippers which is to be festeed.. We bobo to se an improvement in this respect in future races. A hint to boginnen ay not be out of place. Start as far to windward on- the line as you can; think out beforehand what you are going to do, and keep as close to the line as possible so as to be able to "go" on the gun. Don't go off'on a voyage trusting to get back to the line in time. We have Seen even experienced skippers get "left" in this way, 'The tide was just on the turn to run ebb, but there was a good south-westerly breeze which took the yachts over the ground well. From the Red' Ferry it was practically a eat to the mark-beal, and the race resolved itself into a match between Winsome and Violet, Spoondrift being within threatening distance in. case either of the leaders. made 2 serious mistake.
Violet gradually overhauled and. passed Winsome and rounded the mark-boat with a lead of two or -three, minutes, Spoondrift being about five mintites behind Winsome, the rest nowhere. the homeward journey was almost a dead run: the whole way, aod no change of order' occurred. Finish was as followsi—
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