Though the weather was quite pleasant on Sunday, it was not the. deal from a yachtsman's point' of view, for there was very little wind, land the members of the Yacht Club, fwko were out for their closing jeruise, did not have anything like 30 strenuous a time as is usual on such occasions. There was a good muster, a score of boats, ranging [from the big eru.sers down to the [Byrne boats and the Sirius, followed the Commodore in the Violet to an anchorage off High Bank, the Foam [following in tow.
'When all the boats were up, their' lerews assembled on the Foam for the customary formalities, and, as a suggestion of a breeze then' ha sprung up, the Commodore, hustled ithe Byrne boats out for a race over triangular course. The inevitable [Gnome streaked away with this, leading from the first flag and]! ldvawing ever farther ahead, whilst the Sprite, after a poor-start, was placed second.
Later the members of the Midget Sailing Club challenged a like number from the Yacht Club, and once more the Gnome (sailed for the Midgets) romped away to an easy win, but the Yacht Club did well with the intermediate places and [just managed to slain the match by ten points to nine. The day con-Icluded with a race back to Shanghai, but the wind fell away to nothing: land several of the boats had. to come fin under a tow,
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