The Archive · 1926

A Close Race

Running free, the boats tore up-viver in great style frequently changing, bat none ever establishing a definite lead, Passing: the second naval buoy, the Banshee, Vixie and Sprite chose to draw in close 10 the line of men-of-wary with the Hobgoblin. Just clear of them. 1 (ook a midstream course w Spook held close to the Vootun shore, out of the tide and with a free wind, and there two se tually made the "best progress though having farther to out across the first mavk—the fifth naval wy It son appeared obvious that would he trouble round the ly was a the melee and roitnd without a stain on her some on her, Appearance Pixie and Banshee ing set-to and though it Was chvivus that someone must have broken roles, even if all had hot been guilty, mo one took much notice, for it Was too exciting a. saco after "the many disappoints monts of late. The Gnome ran into second and the Spook was shout third, The b shore exciting edt of cross.tacking down-river to the first naval In with several tugs and heavy ferry-boats coming Hong to add to the excitement, The Hobgoblin eveaped everything and went on The others kept changi places, but after the first nay I buoy, when it was a reach for the finishing Tin the Pixie-had established a on second and the Spook, ut sailing the Sprite, looked fairly sure of third. Right on the line, big ferry boat crossed the Spook's hows and the pinching which necessary to sail clear enabled the Sprite to beat her by a touch and the Gnome was only beaten i Fy as much.

The Result 55230 a 6.55.00

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