Prestxre riy "Sim Victor Sassoow, Br.
18 Hours Moral PLAY competition will be held on ay morning (18th inst.) when Ricketts will no doubt make an effort to do the hat trick by winning the three most important events of the first half of the year, but he will be playing from his new handicap of plus one against m y long handicap Players who, when form. are able with the help of their handicaps to finish in the 60's, so' Ricketts will have to produce his very best to win. such good effect that at No. 2 buoy Catherine was level with Daphne and well ahead of ber other competitors. Piper had taken the other choice and crossed over to the Pootung shore risking blankets from the buildings on Gough Island-and made^his way down the slack water in the yacht anchorage. being subsequently followed in this course by Leda.
Below the Chapei Waterworks, Daphne and Catherine had to cross over and all yachts closed up so that at No. 1 buoy Caherine was close on the heels of Daphne and Leda close behind Sun Lee a short distance away. Dragonfly remained over on the Shanghai shore and subsequently picked up a considerable distance. Catherine got around the buoy Srst. but made a bad gype and allowed Daphne to come up to weather "ortly afterwards while these two yachts were disputing tack for zach. Catherine broke a stay and gave up leaving Daphne a fairly easy winner by just over two minutes, There was a stern tussle for second and third places between Leda, Sun Lee. Dragonfly and Dorothy which eventually finished within 1 minute of each other in that order. Leda having sailed very well when close hauled and being skippered by an old member D.D. Carter. who handled her well throughout the race. Berents' yacht Eileen, which last week was exceedingly successful. for some reason or other would not go at all. and to the disappointment of her owner and all her competitors trailed round far astern Ladies Softball Schedule
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