Handicaps Yachtsmen were not to be deterred by yesterday's threatening weather outlook early in the morning and six of the miscellaneous class completed ihe first leg of the Challenge Cup over a long course of some 30 miles length, starting. from the headquarters at Yangtszepoo and sailing out to Quarantine Buoy, three miles outside Woosung to return in the afternoon, "Rover sailed by H. G. Fabian won the raeé—and the first leg on the Challenge Cup, finishing up second to Ingomar on both the outward and return journeys, and displacing the latter yacht of her pride of place by handicap allowances. Ingomar actually finished well ahead of her rival, but could not save her time allowance and dropped back to third place on corrected times. Spook sailed by W. J. Richmond took second place on corrected times and Ingomar was skippered by C. B. Blaikie, Whereas the entry of six yachts Yorkshire, strong contenders for the top position, batted all day against Surrey at Sheffield to score 416, of which Barber was responsible for 157 and Smailes 116.
Middlesex, another leading county, did not fare too well at Chelmsford, where Essex knocked up 300 and then dismissed four Middlesex batsmen for 108.
Detailed scores; nehester—Australians 262 for (Badcock 96, Hassett 118 not out, 12) against Lancashire At Worthing—Worcester 160. Sussex 214 for seven.
At Chelmsford—Essex 200. Middlesex 108 for four At Leicester—Hampshire 338 for seven (Holt 116, Pothecary 100) against Leicester At Swansea—Glamorgan 388 (Dyson 117) against Cambridge.
At Nottingham—Keni 270 for seven against. Notts.
At Burton-on-Trent—Gloucester 288 for seven. (Hammond 110)
Ai Lord'S—-M.C.C. 397. Oxford 16 without loss At Shefficld—Yorkshire 316 (Barber 157, Smailes 116) against Surrey At Birmingham—Warwick 184. North. ants four without loss.—Reuter
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