An Auspicious Cruise Promising Great Times The Shanghai Yacht Club on Sunday started their season in great if it is any indication to come, there are rare times ahead this year. Principal amongst the attractions was.the new Foam, a beautiful and well-appointed houseboat, which, though she looks much smaller, actually has a great deal more aecommods tion than the old relic. Accom panying her is a smart motor best which will prove most useful to the club, as it is the intention to take both out every Sunday or week-end when the club sails.
The Commodore (Mr, Byrne) put off at 9.20 a.m, Violet, with a big party, and aft] of him there fell in about fifteen racing boats, some half-dozen cruisers, a few motor boats, and several house-boats, whilst Inter the Vice-Commodore (Mr, C. L. with another large party along in the Kid, looking not worse boat even better" since her rose from the Uottom of the river. Unfortunately, there was a very light wind, but, with the tide in. their favour, the boats made good progress down-river and anchored about 11 a.m, just below the Bay College. When all had come up, the Commodore summanded all on board the new Foam and some of the bigger boats anchored alongside, and the usual toasts were drunk, with appropriate speeches.
Whilst this was going on, there was a gay display as Capt, A. C. Kella and Mrs, Kella, two of the club's very best friends, came up from Changwarpang in' a launch fying clouds of bunting, which the sporting Woosung Harbour Master insisted conveyed a special message, but which he would not interpret' proached What was understandable was gorgeous basket of flowers which he Presented to Mrs, Byrne.
After Uiffin, the Commodore set two races for the Byrne boats over triangular course, the first which was noteworthy for one of the finest exhibitions of racing skill—by Frank Gates—ever seen on the river. The Speetre, since she has been taken over by the Commodore and refitted under the direction of the Rear-Commodore (Mr. W. C. Woodfield), is a marvel, as was demonstrated on the way, out, when she was sailed by a novice and even went through the Viking and Wha Lee, Gates made a mistake over the marks, which put him at least. a half-mile in the rear, but he sailed a wonderful race and in the. fend got in first by 5 sec. from the Sprite, with the Hobgoblin and Gnome following, After tha there was an exiting Special Crime Suppression
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