The party broke up towards 1230 after enthusiastically singing " Auld Long Syne." The Company boar awa; with them thebest wishes of all Shanghi theatre-goers for their success in Japan, Chas "A."
The first woakly race of the season took place on Saturday, ti being from the usual starting line down round a mark-boat moored off the Flour Mill and return. Dintance 10 miles.
Startors were Violet, Kid, Spoondrift and Lorna, which crossed the line in the order named. Tide ebb, but not strong. Breeze light from the Eastward, making it a boat all the way to the mark-boat.
Spoondrift took the lead very quickly and continued to go away, Violet being second, Kid third, and Lornalsst, sailing very far from her old form.
The mark-boat was found moored in shallow water in the middle ground opposite the Flour Mill, and Spoondrift having to hoist her centro-board found some difficulty in weathering the mark, thus losing a considerable portion of her long lesd. She eventually got round, however, with alasd from Violet of sbout 2 minutes, Kid being some 4 minutes Inter, It was now a run back along the Hongkew shore with spinn
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