Particularly rough water met with the closer harbour limits, almost swamped all four boats which took bart in the Rowing Club's annual long distance race from Lunghwa to the Public Gardens, and crews completed the course with their boats practically waterlogged. The last crew to be sent off, D. P. Legge (stroke), N. M. W. Harris, G. F.C. MeLorn and F, Ry Carey, D. J. Raeburn (cox), won in the nett time'of 87 minutes seconds for the nine miles, the strong. head wind, and rough water making tt impossible to approach the record time of 45 minutes made two years ago.
LY. Fabian (stroke), G. Blown, A. B, Wilkinson, K.°C. Barker, Brown (cox), were second in the time of 58 minutes 45 seconds; J. March (stroke), W. Neugebauer, H. Farmer, W. McHugh, K, Tauber' (cox), took third place in 61 minut eattc, It" Youngman, 7, Hogearth "dG. 8. Mogul (cox), were fourth {nea minutes §0 seconds 1G. 5. MeCormlck's crew was particularly" unfortunate, as. they" were holding their lead very well until they "reached the harbour and here rough water almost swamped. them, They. hits. funk and. had to. stop and back away, anda similar obstruction caused them to stop opposite The Bund, Had they not met with these. misfortunes they might very well have been well In Tunning.
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