The Yacht Club's annual Inter-ational series opened on October 19 and was concluded on October "20, Scandinavia, who were represented for the first time, and despite the fact that one of their team (S. Brand-Sorensen) had not sailed ina Byrne boat before, winning by a comfortable margin from "England. Scotland, who hitherto had not been beaten, were: 8 moderate third, and finished only two points better than Ireland. Scandinavia were distinctly lucky that there were three dis qualifications against their opponents, but it is conceded that they soiled remarkably well, The races were sailed in four Byrne boats, with the Phantom (under a reef) and the Kut Lee added to makes teams of three each, and each country sailed every other for two races, one in each set of boa!
The skippers were:—
_Scandinavia—J. Kirichoky L.A.
Datton, W. Whiting, I tland—J. G. BR. Dewar, J. Re. Harder, Ht. K. Strachai lake, G. Murphy A triangular course of just under three miles was marked out at the foot of the Seven Mile Reach and on October 19 the Foam and the Byrne boats were towed up, with a strong escort of the bigger racing boats and houseboats, there being one of the largest musters of members ever seen for a racing occasion, and there was no diffeulty in giving the skippers all the live ballast and spare hands they required, Against, England, 24 Treland, 26; total, 74.
Seottand, 23) "total, cendinavia, 11] Ragland, 19; total, \d-againat England, 21: Seotand, 20; Scandinavia, 18; total, 56
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