Shanghai, July 24.
The Senior Service maintained the dignity of their calling yesterday when their team, recruited from H. M.S Birmingham defeated a Yacht Club side by the narrow margin of a point ud a quarter, while the Army came jin third. The points scored were 16%, 15 and 14 respectively and the contest brought about some interest-
on. several occasions, tug racing, the yachts changing places 'The competition was brought about fas a result of keen interest shown by the British Navy and Army yachtsmen, and it was decided that three teams would be formed, each of three yachts, the race to be' sailed over a longish course. Points were awarded in the usual manner with the Navy winning the day.
Daphne sailed by It, Fanshawe of 2" the Navy won the contest followed in closely by Catharine sailed by H, R, O, Edmonds of the Club, while Captain' Fanning-Evans of the Armiy team sailed Leda into third place, with Captain C, B. Howard-Vyse on' Bridget a close fourth. The. other yachts finished up a considerable Gistance behind the leading four, Orion coming in well astern of the others, The race was started at 230 pin. from the Flagship at Kwangshin Road Jetty and the course led downriver to No, 5 Buoy, which is abreast of the Conservancy Jetty at Battery Creek. Here the yachts turned back for the dear home and the deciding positions In the competition were found in this part of the race. The wind blew with fair force from the South East, a slight tendency to Easterliness helping the yachts to buck. the ebb tide on the return leg as it was highly possible that the adverse tide and the beat home might have made the return journey well-nigh impossible.
The start saw Eileen sailed by John Berents getting the best of the fall the flag and he led the fleet on the reach and the run downriver, rounding No, 6 buoy ahead of the others, although there was little distance lost by the remainder of the: fleet. The ebb had been running strongly for a food two hours by the time the start had been made and it was on every skipper's mind how he was going to buck it with a head wind on the return. Despite not having sailed in coal waters before, the Navy helms-men acquitted themselves extraordinily well and It, Fanshawe was able to come through on Daphne to take first place, Catharine and Led following close on her stern, while the next four boats Bridget, Shimurali, Zuleika and Eileen were bunched, fabaad of the other two yachts.
The following was the order of finishing: Daphne (It. Fanshaw—Navy), Catharine (H, R. 0, Edmonds club), Leda (Captain Fanninglevans—Army), Bridget (Captain C..E. Howard-Vyse—Army), Shimurali (Sub, It, Mayrick—Navy?, Zulelia (J. C, Clavering—Club), Eileen (J. Eerenis—Club), Sun Lee (Captai Haward—NavyS, Orion (It, Hermann Army).
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