The newly-formed Minghong Yacht Club was officially opened on Sunday by the Commodore, Mr. Win.
Woodfield, on board the motor Jeruiser Star Plane, where the Club Jassembled, with the kind.consent lof its owner, Mr. Z. C. Koo. The [Commodore mentioned that at present eight 14 ft, dinhys have been, built and two more would be finish-
Jed shortly. Chinese and foreigners leach have four and the two to come will be owned by Chinese.
The first race was over a two-mile course of four legs. Eight boats competed, sailed by J. T. Tseng, J. Kirichok, Win. C. Wood-field, F. R. Stebbeds, ¥. C. Woo, S.
Hong, W. M. Gande, and H. Maitland, 'The' run up-river was very pretty, as the wind freshened and Jat times it seemed the boats must jeapsize, but they were all sailed by yachtsmen who knew how to handle them and not one casualty occurred.
'The boats finished in order:—Kut Lee LI (8. C, Hong), The Duck (W. M. Gande), Snippet' (H. Maitland), Meteor, Hai Mo, Old Harry, Okay Bar Oh:
Tt is interesting to note that, whilst Mr. S, C. Hong won the Minghong "Yacht. Club's first race jup-river, his sporting father, Mr. ly L. S. Hong, won the Shanghai Yacht (Club's race down-river, in his fam-lous Wah Lee,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.