478.
Rose.
Bow, H. W. Kennett
No. 2 G. H. Potts
No. 3, G. C. Hayward Stroke, E. Thonert
བ་་
Station No. 5.-Slate and Scarlet Sash.
9st. 8lbs. .12st. Olb. ...llst. 4lbs. ...11st. 6lbs. Cox, J. Hance
9st. Olb. The boats were out in good time and an ex- cellent start was made, Thistle being the only boat which showed any reluctance in getting away The race was grandly contested and R. Lammert again added to his list of victo- ries, and by winning-this event he won the honour of stroking his crew to victory_in every important contest in the regatta: For some distance there was very little to choose between the boats and then Thonert and
Lammert took a slight lead, Armstrong being third, Thonert lost ground and Alves became third. Passing the Kowloon Wharf R. F. Lammert had a distinct lead, Alves now being second, and Armstrong, who was pulling much stronger than in the earlier part of the race, third and then he went to second place, the order passing the judge's boat being-Lammert, Armstrong, and Alves. Lammert was three lengths ahead of Armstrong. Time-7 mins.
15 secs.
BOARDING HOUSE BOATS; open to regular Chi- nese boarding-house boats. Distance, one mile. 1st prize, $10; 2nd prize, $5. Eight boats to start for two prizes. Winning boat of No. 5 first day excluded.
THE HONGKONG, WEEKLY PRESS AND
Boat No. 2,962 won by a length, No. 3,156 being second, and No. 3,401 third. Time, 9 mins. 44 secs.
TUB SCULLING; (tub sculling boats). Distance,
half mile. Entrance, $1. To be rowed in boats the property of the Victoria Recreation Club. Station No. 1-J. H. R. Hance...Boat No. 4-1 Station No. 4-F. H. Kew Boat No. 5-2 ..Boat No. 2-3 Station No. 2-W. W. Toller Station No. 3-Roza Pereira ...Boat No. 6-0 Station No. 5-J. P. Dowling...Boat No. 3–0 Station No. 6-F. H. Hyndman.Boat No. 1–0 Four boats out of the six which entered com- peted. Hance won by half a length, F. H.. Kow, whose sliding seat broke, being second. Time, 5 mins. 51 secs.
FOR MEN-OF-WAR'S GIGS AND WHALERS,—— Distance, one mile. Entrance, $1. First prize, $15; second, $5: The boats to be ap- proved by the Committee. Time allowed for for cars, 8 seconds per oar. Four boats must start for two prizes. Post entries. H.M.S. Swift's whaler, 4-oars-yellow, black,
red and blue flag.,
H.M.S. Swift's gig, 4-oars-yellow, black, red
and blue flag.
This race did not come off. GRIFFIN'S CUP; for four-oars. Open to mem- bers and subscribers of the Victoria Recrea- tion Club who have never won a race at a regatta in China. Distance, one mile. En trance, $5. To be rowed in boats the pro- perty of the Victoria Recreation Club.
Consuuji
Klinck
"Thistle."
2..
Station No. 1.-White and Blue Sash.
Bow, F. H. Hyndman
No. 2, C. E. A. Hance
No. 3, S. Robinson
Stroke, P Hyndman
Cox, A. A. Alves
Bow, J. P. Dowling
No. 3, W. Armstrong
Kornblume."
9st. 10lbs.
10st. Olb.
11st. 8lbs.
9st. 4lbs.
.9st. Olbs.
11st. Olb.
10st. 9lbs.
12st. 8lbs.
10st. 10lbs. 9st. Olb.
Station No. 2.-White and Blue.
No. 2, F. M. Roza Pereira
Btroke, T Consunji
Cox, T. Mook
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Victoria."
Station No. 3.-Slate, Scarlet Sash.
No. 2, H. A. Lammert
Bow, S. A. Seth
No. 3, E. Thonert
Stroke, O I. Ellis
Cox, C. T. Kew
Bow N. A. Gonsalves.
No. 2, T. Gifford
No. 3, A Ronald
"Shamrock."
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8st. 8lbs.
9st. 9lbs. 9st. Olb. 11st. 6lbs. 9st. 0lb.
Station No. 4-Carmine and Silver.
Stroke, G. G. Klinck Cox, L.A. Rose
9st. Olb.
10st. Olb
11st. Olb. 10st. 10lbs.
9st. Olb,
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Early in the race Shamrock went to the front and won by two lengths, Klinck's boat being second. Time, 7 mins. 29 secs. SAILING RACE; for all open bosts, any rig. Chinese owned boats excluded. Entrance, $2. Prize, $25. Winner of this race on the first day to be penalised 5 minutes. Course, nine miles. Post entries. Untu
There was a little more wind to-day than yesterday, but it still preserved the same direc tion, nearly due East. Five boats started— {"
The Sailor's Home Gig. Police Boat (Mr. Hanson). Southern Cross Cutter. Commodore's Galley. Victor Emanuel's Cutter.
run down to the Green Island mark-boat was They got away to a good start at 1.4, and the made in 21 min., as against 33 min. in Thurs- day's race. times :-
The boats rounded at the following
Erica
Maid Marion Bybil
Active Dart She
Seabreeze Eileen Elfin
17 1896.
Crossing the starting line the first time, the following were the times
Maid Marion: She
Meteor
Dart
Erica
Princess
H. M. 8.
Phoebe
Sailor's Home Gig Commodore's Galley Police Boat
1 25 10
Attive
1 25 13
Elfin
1 26 25
Eileen
Victor Emanuel's Cutter Southern Cross
1 26, 02
1 27 80
A good fresh breeze was blowing here, and the little boats had all the wind they wanted in beating up towards Stonecutters Island. Between the mark-boats at the starting point the three first boats were well together, and they passed the mark in the following order :-
H. M. ?
8.
Commodore's Galley 231 00 Police Boat
L. 2 31 35 Sailor's Home Gig. 2 32 35 The Southern Cross cutter had lost oon- siderably on the beat up, and the Victor Emanuel's cutter was by this time hopelessly out of the race. The mark-boat off North Point was rounded as follows:-
Police Boat
H. M. 8. 3 18 20
Commodore's Galley 3 20 20 Southern Cross
3 27 40
Sailors' Home gig had lost a great deal, and had been overhauled by the Southern Cross. The wind was falling light as the boats rounded here, and the run home was before a light breeze, resulting as follows:
H. M. 8.
Police Boat
3 39 40 Commodore's Galley 3 41 30 Southern Cross
3 48 30
Seabreeze
2 27 10
2 28 25
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32
Sybil had retired. The boats rounded the North Point mark-boat as follows
Maid Marion Erica
She
Meteor
Dart...
Princess
Phoebe
310
310
312
3 13 25
Cor. Time.
Hr M. 8.
The times at the finish were
414
Actual Time. H. M. 8. Maid Marion (2nd) 3 24 40 3 2440 Erica (4th). 3 28 42 3 28 42
3 31 163 531 165 3 3250 3 23 20 3 33. 20 3 28 20 3 33 -50
: Meteor... She (1st) Dart (3rd) Phoebe... Princess Active...
Elfin
Fileen... Seabreeze
3 33 50
32 34
3 344
3.
8 36-50
3 35 50
3 48 15
3 34 15
3 58 25 4
3
140
745
3 53 45
PRESENTATION OF PRÍZES.
The prizes won at the Victoria Regatta were distributed on Saturday afternoon by Mrs. W C. H. Hastings in the Gymnasium of the Victoria Recreation Club. Hon. Commander Hastings, the Chairman of the Club, congratu Police Boat, being the winner of Thursday'slated the Club upon the success of this year's race, was penalised 5 minutes. By the handicap decided upon by the Committee (15 sec. per foot per mile), though not mentioned on the pro- gramme, the Commodore's Galley had to allow to the Police Boat one minute per mile on her four feet of extra length; and the Police Boat therefore became the winner of to-day's race by
2m. 10 sec..
SAILING RACE(Handicap by Committee of Royal Hongkong Yacht Club) for partially decked boats. First prize, Cup; second prize,. Cup. Meteor, Mr. T. W. Lammert. Maid Marian, Mr. J. Hastings. Phoebe, Hon. F. H. May. Erica, Mr. A. Denison.
Sybil, Officers, R. E.
Chanticleer, Mr. C. A. Tomes, 30 sec. Active, Hon. H. E. Pollock 1 mins Princess, Mr. J. McKie, 1 min. Dart, Dr. Clark, 5 min.
She, Mr. E. M. Hazeland, 9§ min. Eileen, Capt. Phillips, WY. R., 11 min. Seabreeze, Capt. Long, D.AA.G., 14 min. Elfin, Mr. W. Hamann, 14 min.
Course. From a line between a flagboat off Kowloon Wharves, flying a White Ensign, and a markboat flying a Red Ensign, round à mark- boat between Green Island and Stonecutters' Island, leaving it to starboard, across the starting line, round markboat off North Point, leaving it to starboard, and finish across the staring line from E. to W
The boats got away at 1.15. The Chanticleer was disqualified for starting two minutes before the second gun, having mistaken the
ige ́s
gun
in the rowing races. The following was the order at the Green Island mark-boat
regatta and specially referred to the prowess of R. F. Lammert, who was a procession in himself, and quite deserved the many victories associated with his name.After Mrs. Hastings had distributed the prizes, Mr. Armstrong (Secretary) thanked her for performing the. ceremony and presented her with a beautiful bouquet. Cheers were given for the Chairman and Mrs. Hastings, for the ladies, for the Secretary, and for Mr. W. H. Potts, the starter. In the evening a dinner was given at the Victoria Hotel, Mr. W Armstrong presiding, and after the repast appropriate toasts were given and a pleasant evening was spent.
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
er ot be found
Was
The December competition for the Captain's Cup took place from the 5th to 7th inst, with the result given below. The weather was glo- riously fine, the links in good greens, if somewhat keen, coul fault with Nevertheless the the usual standards have been more returns in the 83, considering all the favoura
CAPTAIN'S
Mr. C. W. May Mr. FJ Badeley Mr. A S. Anton
Ir. V. A C Hawkins: Mr. G. Stewart
Mr. G. W. F. Playfair Mi P do C. Morris Mr. C. H. Grace
Wear the Po
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