In Manila Mr, Murphy was very successful in his handling of the various Manila Stars. In the first race in Which he sailed as skipper of a local Star, he Ied the whole fleet through: out the first leg and most of the second leg, only t0 find, at the second mark, that one of the Manila boats, which had gone off by herself on this long windward log, had encoun~ tered a different breeze enabling her {to gain a long lead over all the others, Through the third and fourth legs of the race '"Mr. Murphy gained on this boat, but was still In second place at the finish, by a small margin and well ahead of the rest of the fleet. In a Tater ace, Mr. Murphy succeeded in sailing another of the Manila boats, which has bad a comparatively poor Fecord in the Manila Yacht Club races, Into first place at the end of a hard thrash to windward in a strong blow.
The four days of racing arranged for Mr, Murphy's stay at Manila culminated last Wednesday night moonlight sail of ten miles, to Cavite and back, In a splendid breeze, the eight Stars each carrying two or three Tadies in addition to skipper crew. In this sail (a broad reach Sailing tu Hongkong AA pleasant feature of Mr. Murphy's tip came about the courtesy Jot Commodore Shields of the Hong kong. Yacht Club who placed his 20 metre racing "yacht," (A-5 Linda) at Mr. Murphy's disposal for 3 Bt sailing while his steamer was In' Hongkong' on the way to Manila, and again -on his way. back from Manila. On the return trip Mr. Murphy had his 'Yankee lowered from the 'Hoover's hold. immediately arrival in Hongkong, on Friday morn ing, and enjoyed the pleasure of sallug' her in these beautiful waters and trying her out informally. against the somewhat larger Hongkong one-design racing yachts.
During his stay at Manila Mr. Murphy" took advantage of Com: modore Shields" presence there on [Sunday, en route to Baguio, for three-handed discussion with Commodore Rockwell as to the feasibility for starting' regular annual interport Tegatia with Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila as participants; holding the regatta in each port in rotation; three alts, a skipper anda crew. from foch port; using nine of the Shanghat Stars' in Shanghai, nine of the 20- square-metre beals in Hongkong and nine of the Manila Stars in Manila each Yam toma one race of each re: tatta in each of the three of three boats.
As the idea met with the approval of Commodores Shields and Rock-well, Mr. "Murphy stated that he would undertake to send. out from home, after his return to "America this spring, a US. $100 cup to. donated jointly, by himself and other New York yachtsmen, who have en= joyed sailing in the' Orient, to known "as the "Yankee" Challenge Cup, in commemoration of the 1835 visi! of the Shanghai Star to Manila: to. be raced for annually by tears {fom Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila, with perhaps & fourth team from the fenthusiosis at. Honolulu; the names-of the members of the winning team to be inscribed on the cup each year, and the cup liselt to be held nti the ext regatta by the Club whose team An optimistic note is struck in the annual report of the Conductor of the Municipal Orchestra and Band for 1934, which was issued on Tuesday, Mar. 19. Following upon the' move from the Grand. Theatre to the Lyceum, and extension of the open air concerts by the Brasg Band, and great success special concerts for children, the Con-Jductor expresses the belief that the Orchestra has negotiated the turning and point, and that the future may be Tooked forward to quite hopefully.
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