The Shanghai Yacht Club for ong time has escaped any of the sensational happenings which have been s0 frequent in its history, bat it had one during the week-end fand that of of most unpleasant mature, for it enrively spoilt the Inter. ort sailing vegatia with the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, which hai been awaited for so long and had aroused so much enthusiasm, It had been proposed to send the Byrne boats up to the Cement Works vouch on Sept. 13 or 14, onder to let the visitors Thave some trial spins in them, but the typhoon winds then blowing prevented anything of this nature. Sept. 15 opened with a deluge of Fain and practieelly no wind, but, nevertheless, a number of house Boats, the racing fleet, and some forty' sailing mon went up to the each in the early afternoon, accord ing to programme. Fortunately about 8 p. the rain stopped and fine sailing breeze sprang up, 80 the Commodore ordered an immediate start, 1 A Decisive Win The Hongkong team consisted Mr. F. D. Trucey, Mr. A. L. Shields, Lieut.-Col. H, B, Gunn, and Capt. Lo Gro, who had the assistance of Jour experienced Byrne boat skippers as pilots. The Shanghai team was:—The Commodore (My. E.T. Byrne), the Renr-Commodore (3x. W. C, Woodfield), Mr. J. Neil, and Mr, W. D. Neil. The boats were grouped as nearly as possible on an equality, the conditions of the racing calling for an exchange in the second halt of each of three yacek; Hongkong started with the! group which might be considered to have slightly the worst chance, Dut, notwithstanding this and the fact that they had not sailed the oats before, they swept the board. filling the first four places eating, Shanghai most, decisively My. Tracey had a fine start the Burisiee and, though for a few minutes on the first lex of a cours of bout four miles, he wer dossel pressed by two or three of th Shanghai boats, he was not cong! and eventually he drew away Tead throughout the race. The Rear-Commodore met with misfortune soon after the start, for the Sprite's gaff halliards carried away, whilst Mx, W. D. Neil found the Spook's now jib drawing very Dadly and in addition he was forced fon to the first mark by one of the Shanghai benty and so was put out of the race, 1 The boats soon settled down with the Hobgoblin (Atr. Shields) follo ing the Banshee and the Kut Lee (Col. Gunn) third. Some distance aft came the Spectre, who could have done much better, but Capt. Lo Gros, seeing his three companions well away, concentrated on making things difficult for the Shanghai Boats. Ife soon had them all safe, except the Gnome, with which the Commodore put up a rare fight. making full use of his knowledge of the tides and currents. However, he never quite caught the speedy Spectre, and she finished fourth (the positions of the other three being unchanged). Behind the Gnome came the Pixie, Sprite, and Spook, in order, handsomely i No Sport on Sunday 1 insufficient time remained for a second race, $0, although the come ditions were perfect, the Commodore had to stop racing for the day, but the visitors went out again for a short practice spin, and it was good to hear theft compliments re-farding the boats. It struck one a little strange that they also sailing, being quite thrilled by the grassy banks! The house-boat life, too, they thought, must be about all any man could desire.
The teams were routed: out at 18 a.m. on Sept, 16 to get ready for second. race, but, in addition to pelting rain, it was then blowing three parts of a gale and sailing reef. No sooner had they started for the Tine, than the wind again blew up to almost typhoon force, 39 the beats had to be recalled, and the Hongkong team deserve w com pliment for the smart way in which they' brought their boats in, for, against a terrific tide and a raging ale, the best of the regular skippers found it all they could manage. For the rear' of the day calms! alternated with gales, and even-Commodore took the back' to Shanghai, announcing that farther races would be sailed in the Harbour whenever it became possible.
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