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In spite of the boisterous weather the following yachte started for thi race on Saturday: Lorna, Phyllis, Ki Spoondrift, Violet. Spoondrift's having split, she lowered it and wont back to the P. & O. jetty, which she would probably have done in any case, as even with three reefs down she was overpowered in the violent The wind was westerly in the ran and the yachts went along at king pace, Lorna loading the way. The was no sea and this was comparatively easy work. Rounding the "Point" brought the wind on the port bow and hero trouble commenced, Loma wae b in the aqualla to a dangerous angle and had several narrow escapes of a capsize. It was certainly plucky of her skipper to go on with the race after sossing how hopelessly overpowered she was, but it is the
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