This race was for a cup presented by Mr, A, Tilbrook, the Hon. Treasurer for "A" class yachts, The course was as ollows: sail out between the Lismore and
then pass the Upper Quarantige Buoy Spit Buoy, leaving ort Booy tontarboerd to Starboard, then op the North Channel round the Exst Entrance Buoy to Port, leaving both Crossing Buoys to Starboard on the outward journey, and port on the retura journey, pass the Upper Quarantine Buoy to Port on the retare journey, and sail in between Lismore and Spit Buoy leaving Fort Buoy to Port. Distance 20} miles, The starting ling was crossed inthe fellen ILI, Gull, Violet, Aeolian, Majorio The Winsome rounded the Lismore and Upper Qoarantine Buoy first, but was soon overtaken at the latter point by the Gull, which quickly established a long lead in the rough and lumpy sea, The Phyllis began to come up rapidly on Winsome and rounded the East Entrance Baoy one minute ahead, The Marjorie L., Violet, Atlantic TIT and Aeolian rounding of minutes later.
The Gall steadily increased hor lead and sailed over the course in 2 hours 46 min, against adverse tides both ways.
The final times are as follow Elapsed Allowed Corrected times. times, times.
Aeolian...3.20.30 40m Atlantic IIL3, 11.10 spection of the Brigade by the Council, and the presentation of attendance cups and of the Challenge Shield to the wincers, were postponed until later in the antump, The conditions of the competition differed from those of the last two years, bat were similar to those adopted three years ago, On the whole the change made the events less picturesque, as no ponies were used, bat improved the competition by in-cloding six items instead of the usual two or three. The French Brigade again competed, but did not do itself conditions.
Spare reel to be used by each team. Truck at start to be placed with tips of on line marked twenty yards from hydrant placed near junction of roads near Swimming Bath, and competing team of five men to take any position behind line, on same as truck and to start at the word "Go" given by their foreman, before which time no part of the reel may be loosened or taken off and nothing taken from the box. At no time the track allowed on the grass or in any position east of the hydrant. In the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th events the competing team will line up in a sixfeot square space marked opposite hydrant on opposite side of rosd and will take the word "Go" from their foreman There will be a short interval between each arent di which the track may be made tidy or moved into any desired Uniform worn will be bel-mots, sommer service tunic, belt with 9 fall accoutrements, 30 to be touched daring inter No hose or gear in will be allowed between 98 track will have ite fall equipment, events except the broken length, The SHANGHAI FIRE BRIGADE,
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