December 17, 1896.
see them all to:
1 together. The boats passed mark boats at the starting point
Ffollows
Police Bost
236 30
2 46 30
2- 49 80 250.0
Commodore's Galley Sailor's Home Gig Southern Cross The Victor Emanuel's Galley and Hohen- sollera's Gig were by this time so far astern. that times were not taken. The wind fell much lighter at this time, and the beat up to the Eastern mark was slow. The mark boat off North Point was rounded --
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H, M. 8. Police Bost
3.44 40 Commodore's Galley 3 57 15 Southern Cross
8 59 40
Sailor's Home Gig. 40-45 The run home was before a very light air, but the wind freshened a little as the last boats rounded. The finish was as follows :----
H. M. 8. 4 27 00
4 31 35
Police Boat "Commodore's Galley Sailor's Home Gig
4 32 15 Southern Cross
4 32 40 SAILING RACE (in two classes); Y. R. A. Handicap; for partially decked boats. Price * Cup for each class. Entrance $4 Course,
nine miles.
The following wore the starters :~~
FIRST CLASS.
Meteor, T. W. Lam-
mert...
} ...[
Red and blue, yel- low diagonal. Maid Marian, J. Hastings — Blue, white bar. Phoebe, F. H. May, 10 seo. Purple, yellow cross. Erica, A. Denison
White, blue crOSS. Green, white chev-.
Sybil, Officers, R.E.
Chanticleer, C. A.
Tomes
ron.
Blue and white
triangles.
Active, H. E. Pollock, 10 sec. Black and red.
Princess, J. McKie
Dart, Dr. Clark
-Blue and white bars.
Second Cla88.
Payne, Officers, R.E.}.
Blue peter, red dot. White, purple
chevron.
She, E. M.Hazeland, 44 min.Blue and yellow bars. Eileen, Capt. Phillips, 64 min. Gale blue. Seabreeze, Capt. Long, 9 min. Red. Elfin, W. Hamann,-9 min. White.
Course.—From a line between a flagboat off Kowloon Wharves, flying a white ensign, and a markböst flying a red ensign, round a mark- boat between Green Island and Stonecutters' Island, leaving it to starboard, across the start- ing line, round markboat off North Point, leav ing it to starboard, and finish across the starting line from E. to W.
Phoebe was the first round the Green Island mark boat at 1.43, followed by Erica at 1.43.15, but before reaching the starting line again Phoebe had fallen into sixth place, the times of rounding being as follow :
FIRST CLASS.
Erica.. Sybil
Meteor
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Payne Dart Elin ... She
SECOND CLASS,
4 18 00 4 28 20 480 15 81 40 11th December. Beautiful weather again favoured the regatta yesterday and there was a very large company on board the flagship Hohenzollern, and hundreds of spectators watched the sport from launches. The breeze was sufficiently strong to make yachting very pleasant and not too strong to materially interfere with the rowing. The great event yesterday was of course the race for the International Cup. - Immense interest was taken in the race, which resulted in a victory for the German crew, who passed the line three-quarters of a length ahead of the Scotch, who were the favourites amongst a large section of the public. The winners pulled splendidly together and R. F. Lammert must certainly be congratulated upon the excellent manner in which he stroked the crew. The fact that his crew won all the important events is a very notable feature of this year's regatta and nobody will deny that he deserved the great honour, for he worked hard and consistently and inspired con- fidence in each crew he had charge of. The band of the Hongkong Regiment again played on board the flagship, which was made particu- larly comfortable by the captain. The arrange- ments for the regatta were carried in a highly oreditable manner by the various officials, and good time was kept in starting the races on each day.
LIGHT GIGs; open to regular Chinese crews of the same hong or office boats; must carry a European coxswain. Distance, one mile. Time for oars, 8 seconds per oar. 1st prize $10; 2nd price $5. Winner of No. 1'race first day excluded. Boats to be passed by the Committee.
Two bosts started, the Joan and the Marjorie, and the Joan won by three lengths. Time-7 mins. 54 secs. INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP; for four oars. Cup presented by the late J. S. Lapraik, Esq., to be held by the winning crow for one year, but to remain the property of the Club. Distance, one mile and a half. Entrance, $10. To be rowed in boats the property of the Victoria Recreation Club.
German Scotch English
"Rose." (English.)
1
Station No. 1.-White and Red Sash. Bow, H. W. Kennett ... 9st. 8lbs. No. 2, G. H. Potts
12st. Olb. No. 3, G. C. Hayward
11st. 4lbs. Stroke, S. Robinson
11st. 8lbs. Cox, F. W. White
9st. Olb.
"Leek." (German.)
Station No. 2-Black, White; and Red. Bow, E. Thonert
H. M. 8.
2 39 00
2 39 35
No. 2, F. Lammert...
2 40 25
Active
2.40 85
Maid Marion
2 41 15·
Phoebe.
2 43 10
Payne Princess
2 43 55
"Thistle." (Scotch.)
2 44 50
:
SECOND CLASS.
She Dart Elfin
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2 47 10
No. 2, W. A. Stopani
2 48 15
Sootoh and a close finish between ticipated. The English were hopeles as on passing the Kowloon Wha three or four lengths behind. The Scotch deavoured their utmost to get the
the Germans, but the efforts of Armstrong failed and the German arew won by three-quarters of a length, Time 9 mins.___ LIGHT GIGS open to European non-Commis
sioned officers and men of any regiment or
or to European orew of any of
Vessels or to European members of the police force; entranc Distance, one mile. Boats to be approved by the Committee. Time allowance, 8 seconds. per ear. Four boats must start for two prizes Winning crew of third race first day to be handicapped by the Committee, 1st prize, $15; 2nd prize, $10.
corps of the M
or:
Victor Emanuel Marjorie," 6-oars, Com
modore flag
Royal Artillery" 35th Company," 6-oars. Viotor Emanuel-" Joan," 6-oars, black,
yellow, and red
Kowloon Depot-Unknown, 6-oars, blue
and yellow
1
YERD
Marjorie was the first boat to get away to a good start and pulling with a quick stroke took a decided lead, the Royal Artillery boat being second, and Joan third. Marjorie and the Royal Artillery continued to go ahead, but the Marjorie soon obtained too good a lead to be caught and she passed the post one and a half lengths ahead. Time 7,354. We might men- tion that in the third light gigs race on the first day it was stated that the Unknown was second to the Royal Artillery. The Joan was second, the Marjorie third, and the Unknown fourth.
SNAKE BOATS; open to Chinese snake boats. Distance, one mile. 1st prize, $10; 2nd prize, $5. Eight boats to start for two prizes. Winner of No. 4 first day excluded.
No. 2,527 boat came in 14 lengths in front of No. 2,452. This was an exceedingly well contested race and the finish furnished much excitement. Time-7 mins. 57.seca. SAMPANS; open to regular Chinese sampans.
Distance, half-mile. 1st prize, $10, 2nd prize, $5. Eight boats to start for two prizes. Winner of No. 9 first day excluded. Before the start of this race several of the eight crews threw joss paper into the water with the object of propitiating the sea d
dragon or the sea serpent or some other monster, but as far as we could tell the god was either engaged elsewhere or he declined to be bribed with flimsy; at any rate we believe the boat, which dispensed with the joss ceremony won and so another grand superstition was cast to the wind. Time-6 mins. 50 secs.
GEEMAN CUP; presented by the members of the Club Germania. For four cars. Dis- tance, one mile: Entrance, $10. To be rowed in boats the property of the Victoria Recreation Club.
R. F. Lammert Armstrong
Alves...
"Thistle."
Station No. 1.-White.
11st. 6lbs.
10st. 10lbs.
+
llst. 6lbs.
11st. 7lbs.
9st. Olb.
Bow, A. E. Alves
No. 2, F: Lammert
No. 3, H. Skott
No. 3, E. Bischoff
Stroke, R. F. Lammert...
Cox, L. A. Rose ...
Station No. 3.-White and Blue, with Thistle.
Bow, G. C. Fullerton
3
9st. 8lbs.
10st. 10lbs.
12st. 9lbs.
Stroke, Surg. Capt. Watson 12st. 2lbs.
Cox, P: Hyndman.
Shamrock,
Station No. 2-Black and Pink.
9st. Olb.
Bow, L. A. Rose
9st. 2lbs.
No. 2, W. A. Stopani
11st. 4lbs
No. 3, E. Bischoff
11st. 6lbs.
Stroke, R. F. Lammert...
11st. 7lbs.
Cox, C.T. Kew...
9st 0lb
2 49 00
In the beat to North Point Phoebe regained ber position, the times of rounding being :-
*Phoebe
Maid Marion Sybil
...
Erica
Meteor Payne Active
402
H. M. B.. 3 29 10 8 30.10
3 30:27 8 30 -45 3-31 50 #3 35.20 3:38 00
this point the race resolved itself almost drifting match, the wind falling almost calm. The times at fini
Phebo
8 bil
FIRST
LASS.
ing were s
10 50
4 13 00
Maid Marion and Erics... 4 13 10
No. 3, G: Möllison
Stroke, W. Armstrong
Cox, G. A. Caldwell
10st. 12lbs.
11st. 4lbs.
.12st. 2lbs.
12st. 8lbs.
9st. Olb.
Little difficulty was experienced in getting the boats in a line. The English with the inside position had an advantage of the water, which was fairly smooth at the start, but became rougher further on. The Scotch and German responded promptly to the firing of the gun, but the English made a poor show and never seemed as if they could recover the loss caused by the delay in getting away Each crew pulled 32 to the minute, and after proceeding about a quarter of a mile the Germans took a slight lead, the Scotch being second, and the English nearly, a length behind last. On covering half: the distance the Scotch had rather choppy water, an unfortunate circumstance which probably lost them the race. The Germans, it must be said, palled excellently together, but so did the
"Leek."
Station No. 8.--- White and Blue Sash,
Bow, T. Meek
No. 2, T Consunji No. 3, 5. Robinson Stroke, A. A Alves: Cox, R. Henderson
10st5lbs.
10st. 10lbs.
11st 81b8
10st. Olb.
9st. Olb.
Kornblume Station No. 4 White and Blue. Bow, GC Fullerton No. 2, G. Mollisons No. 8 T Brown.
12st 216
13st 3lbs
Stroke, W. Armstrong Cox, W. White:
12st. 8lbs.
9st: 0lb.
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