In addition to Tuesday's moonlight sail and club-dinner in his honor, Br. [Murphy was shown every possible courtesy by the Manila Yacht Club As the President lone of the Manila Stars circled around the steamer, having been sailed over {from the Yacht Club three miles away, by the ower, to greet" Mr. Murphy's arrival. Commodore Rock-well, at whose invitation Mr. Murphy the had fade the trip from Shanghai, was on the pier to welcome him-and his Taunch Was waiting alongside to tow kee as soon as she could be lowered from the Hoover's hold, to the Yacht Club basin where an eficient crew were waiting to help: Mr. Murphy rig Yankee in time for Saturday afternoon's race, in which Yankee finished alongside the last of the speedy Manila Stars. Immediately fatter this race, Yankee was hoisted from the water on the Club's crane, swung inshore and lowered into a wheeled cradle especially made hold. Stars, her bottom cleaned painted, and dropped overboard again the next morning in time to start in much better shape for Sunday morn-{ng's race. On Wednesday noon after Mr. Murphy had dismantled Yankee and sent her over to the President Hoover in tow of the launch, Commodore and Mrs. Rockwell gave a timn for Mr. Murphy at their home, with the other flag-oticers and lea Ing Star skippers and their wives. as innests, a party of twelve altogether.
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