Some Good Sailing During the Opening Cruise The opening cruise of the Yacht Club on Sunday was a great success, for, although there were not quite many boats out as had been expected, there was easily a record dance of members and guests, including a large number of ladies, 'The Commodore led the way until 2 fruetious Byrne bent refused to sil as slowly as the Violet, and the fleet sailed tip to High Bank Reach, Preventing a gay sight with their freshly painted hulls, new canvas, and with ensigns and racing' flags fying. The Foam again had been ate hed up sufficiently to stand the and was towed up with a large ud merry party on board. When had anchored, the crews of the lits all went on board, pledged is Majesty and then listened. to one of the Commodore's most touching speeches. Tiffin followed and afterwards there were two nromptu "races freach of the The sailing showed the Tweetie to come well up to her owners' hopes and much credit is due to her Gesigner, Mr. C, L, Seitz, Whether {she will' move as well in heavy Iweather remains to be seen, but in the moderate breeze of yesterday she certainly outsailed the others, The Viking, of which very little is left save the old keel, the bout hav ing been entirely ' reconstructed, though retaining the former lines, also did well and evidently is going te be as keen a competitor as ever, Amongst the Byrne boats the Gnome stood out, but the Kiddo (one of the new ones, which will have to be re-named) ran her close, whilst the Spook, thoroughly rerovated and treated with the Rea Commodore's composition, showed herself to be much better than last year. After these events, the fleet fad a long race back to Shanghai, [but this was spoiled through the wind falling away to nothing.
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