The visitors from the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club being just as anxious as the members of the Shanghat Yacht Club for some com petitive sailing, the Commodore Sept. 17 made hasty arrangements to sail the second half of the frst ace. although the prevailing eonditions were none too safe, without onaidering the unpleasantness. Tu feed, the other members of the Hongkong team agreed. afterwards with, Mr, Tvacy's expression of opinion that the Commodore could not have paid the visitors a greater compliment than to allow them all in the conditions that, were countered, nor could they have paid themselves -a greater compliment than they did by bringing back. in safety the boats entrusted to them.
The two groups of boats this time were changed over and the teams) went out as folly
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