Interport sports, and so far Yachting is the youngest of
Hong" and Shangtal ave competitors. So their admission on October 11 thet they were somewhat lucky to claim the victory in this year's series, 'The most satisfactory part of the contests has been the Keenness of Hongkong in Shanghai. To the average yachtsman, Shanghai would seem to offer the' poorest possible ame Hey dts poorest pos compared rth Hereksnge one nmeney wie Hengong tie Re ena the fallend of a typhoon and had sailing worth considering. This, ast week-end, they had wind aplenty. and certainly exciting sailing, for there was a boat over in every rai fand they are still asking why Shang? fal decries is yachting possibi attaer hem, onus house fe appear to
pared to admit that the frat inter.
anghai yachtsmen are pro-
ort. yachting. venture here. Wasa washout, but only because. of the weather, and not for any want of enthusiasm, This last week-end was quite ditierent. The Wigh Banke Reach seemed to be full of hou bouts, cruisers, and racing boats, and was a Diaze of bunting. Best for all, there was wind—indced,_ a most, too much of it, for it was double-reef business all the time. In the end, Shanghai lost. by. two. points, and were distinctly unlucky: fo have failed at all, for it happened, that the younger Nell, their crack racing skipper, took a few too risky, chanees and 80. lost them points which would have been suflient to ive them a handsome win, "Two races were and two on October 11, On the Hest day the teams had four Byrne boats fon each side, but yesterday, owing casualties, only' three, of there Was a capsize in every race, Visitors, as all "others who' have sailed them have been, were most fenthusiastie over the sporting fgualities of the Byrne boats. The, teams were:— suerre Cisat Goucinaun?
Hongkong.—Malor Barry, Brey ShanghaiW. D. Nell, J.
Dewar, C. B, Blaikie, H. 6, Bi The course was a-reach, a beat, and. run and it was very" 6 work all the way, "with "Shangh eventually scoring handsomely, for Changing the the
skippers went out again later in the afternoon, in an. even" stiffer wind, and this time it was Hong-but the visitors did and sixth, Shanghai thus the day with what should) have been a winning lead, 'Sunday was Hongkong's day for, despite the fact that were strange to the visite the wind was even stronger fu the first day, they scored very handsomely, and' they wore assisted, by the fact that boat a capsized in each race, In the first event, Gordon Dewar romped in an' easy winner, but his success was offset by the fact that Hongkong claimed second, third and fourth places, and in the final race they came. in' frst and second, This brought the total score of points to a difference of two in Hongkong's favour,
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