The Archive · 1938

Grand Ovation

California crowd which flock-

Yacht Club's Races Valkyra sailed by R. L. Evans won the Fair Cup as a result of the i teresting yacht race which took place for "A" class on Sunday over a course stretching from the anchorage at the Point to Quarantine Buoy, outside of Woosung and back.

Viking piloted jointly by W. D. Neil and N. J. Stabb took second place and Ingomar sailed by D. McPherson was third, the three leading yachts being within a minute of each other on the outward leg and similarly crossing the Mnishing line very close fon each other on the return journey.

Sunday's race marked the end the Championship racing in "A" class, and the good showing of Viking in the second half season's racing Pasch Beaten by Rockfel 2.80 their favourite, Fasano, who fte*Carced out for himself a note~ het any career in the San Francisco Mey"aespite, his youthfulness, re-to give the young Russian boxer. " grand_ ovation.

'Srelae's ruggedness and aggress~ iveness combined with his willing-fas to trade blows with his clever Joung opponent, won over the en-Thusinsm of the' partisan crowd, Yrasano was ahead during most of the tht, with bls ring experience trid generalship giving him slight si vantage over the aggressiveness of the Shanghai boy.

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