The week-end for yachtsmen, wad. not unexciting and it was stre toa degree, for the races were. in what apparently. was the or the advance-guard, of a typhoon, but they just stopped short of prom viding anything sensational, Th@- worst disaster was a mishap, to tha. Banshee. just as she was finishing yesterday's return, race. The Ara. news was that she capsized just short of the. line, which: seemed. somewhat extraordinary, because, although it had been very busy, time down. below, it was compart tively quiet in the mier harbour. Later information was to the effect that she was rammed by a motor boat and had a large hole stove.in her ows and only just escaped inkin So far as. racing went, there. wis, nothing very exciting; On. Satur~ tiny, both classes went _down-river, having a hard Hheough the harbour, a fairly quiet'streteh from, the Tungkow buoy down to tha; fifth buoy, round which-they eyed. to port, and then back to the Shanghai line. In the miscellaneous dost, the Tweetie led from start to finish and won possibly by more distance than ever she has "done. before. The Wah Lee, starting late,-made up distance in fine order and was. 'a creditable second. Amongst the-Byrne boats, the Hobgoblin, manned. at the last minute, got a fine start in conditions which just suited her find romped away to a tremendous, lead, but on the return trip she. ran into a calm in the outer hare out and close home was overhauled by the Banshee, with the Gnome finishing third, "all three within, 20 seconds.
Sunday's first race, over similar course, but with the finish.. at the A. P., Jetty, proved such: hard work for the boats that upset the day's programme, They 'Twoetie and" Banshee were easy; winners in their respective classes After a brief tiffin interval, verbal orders were passed round' for a, race back, with a somewhat comical manquvre before heading straight. for home. Some of the skippers: curse nnd others with' the result very poor rac Ibiew very strongly and. distinctly, rca rol buweprits and torn. can of the Byrne boats were very. light Inden and their skippers had. hard work to keep them on the water, but the little flyers stood up. to it in grand style, The Tweetie again was an easy winner in "A" Class, followed by the Wah Lee, who for a tong time held the lead. The Banshee led the Byrne boots, but, as stated, just short of the Tine she ea} though the judge gave when she drifted over, week that a boat must her Keel legitimately to win a race. The Pixie, who a few seconds fore had passed the Sprite, was the first to finish under canvas,
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