Sybil Phoebe
Active
ith Chanticleer, Maid tailing on. A reach Kowloon Rock, which ws, the second-class, having their start, having closed up of the first class
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and Channel Rocks leaving them to starboard, | SONGS OF A SOL markboat off Meyer's Oil Stores and Dock Bu leaving them to port, and finishing ing line. The following boats started
Active Meteor
FIRST CLASS”
tart
ska.
Mr. H. E. Pollook, Mr. T. W. Lammert Mr. Jas. Mokie. Mr. J. Hastings, Mr. A. Denison. Officers, R.E.
Mr. C. A. Tomes.
SECOND CLASS.
H
M.
11 57 51
Princess..
401
11 58
Maid Marian,
11 59
34
Erics
Erica
11 59
50
Sybil
12
1
Chanticleer
ticleer
12
4
14
Marian
12
12
50
12
12
48
Dart Payne
12
14.
27
Ladybird
12
16
She...
12
17
5
Eileen
12
31
6.
Seabreeze
04.0
adyb
Dart
Payne She
...
Eileen Eileen here gave up and went into a secluded bay to tiffin. Several changes took place in the beat up to Channel Rocks, when Phoebe had been passed by Active, Erica, and Princess, and Meteor had got ahead of Maid Marian. Payne had also caught up to Dart. A close reach brought the boats to the Lyemoon mark- boat in much the same order, the boats having to keep clear of a Japanese steamer coming in. In the run down to Kowloon Rock the shortest way: proved the nearest, as Erica and Phoebe both made better time than Sybil and Active, passing the latter and closing up on the former, and the rock was rounded the second time as follows:-
Sybil Erion
H.
M.
1
8. 1 42
2
Phoebe
Active
Princess
Chanticleer
Meteor
30
Maid Marian
8
Ladybird
19
Payne..
19
88
Dart
1
20.
40
She
1 25
55
A great fight took place in the short beat to Channel Rocks between the two leading boata in each class for first place at the Rocks, when Erica came off best in the first class and Lady- bird in the second, but no other changes took place to near the finish. Erica kept her lead to the line, but Phoebe closed up on both Erica and Sybil Chanticleer, which was receiving 28 seconds time allowance, saved her time on Princess, and Payne passed Ladybird just before the finish, but as the latter was in receipt of 3 minutes she scored a win.
The times crossing the line were as follows:—
Erica...
Sybil..
Phoebe
Active
Princess
Chanticleer
Meteor
Maid-Mari
Payne...
Ladybird
Dirt
She
Elfin
Dr. Clarke.
Officers, R.E. Mr. Grist.
Mr. F. M. Hazeland. Capt. Phillips.
Capt. Long. Mr. Hamann,
The wind was light at the start, but increased to a steady breeze when the boats got past the Kowloon Rook.
The Meteor went off with a lead from the start, but as the fleet was spread all over the harbour it was hard to tell how they stood until the Kowloon Rock was rounded, when the order was Meteor, Chanticleer, Active, Erica, Maid Marian, Sybil, and Princess in first class, and Dart, She, Ladybird, Eileen, Elfin, and Payne in the second class. This order was maintained until after Channel Rocks were rounded, when Erica, Sybil, and Maid Marian passed Active on the run down to North Point. A short reach to the Dock Buoy found the Meteor, Chanticleer, and Erica at intervals of fifty yards with a good lead from Sybil and Maid Marian, which were at fairly close quarters, with Active not for behind
In the run down to the finish Erica passed Chanticleer in Dock Bay and caught Meteor at Blackhead's Point, and was able to win by a nose, so to speak. The line was crossed as follows:-
Erica...! Meteor Chanticleer Sybil.. Maid Marian Active Princess
Dart She
Ladybird Elfin Eileen
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FIRST CLASS.
H.
M. 8. 3 38 21 38 24
39
40
40
41
3 46 21
SECOND CLASS.
H.
M.
8.
49
46
50
45
55
55
27
57 45
The Active, receiving two minutes, saved her time on Chanticleer, Sybil, and Maid Marian for third place.
In the second class the winners of points were She, first, 10; Elfin, second, 4; and Dart, third, 1.
А,
M.
1
57
B. 10
1 58 15
1
58
21
21
7
21
30
4
7
The points scored is this competition are as follows:-
now
14 11
Erica...
14
She
14
2
14
19
Meteor
14
Dart
***
11
2 16 30
1
24
24
1
The Erics and Ladybird each score 10 The Sybil and Payne each score The Phoebe and Dart each score
Chanticleer
Active .
Elfin Eileen
We have to acknowledge receipt of the first number of Sport and Gossip, founded by the The number of marks scored up to date are well-known sporting writer" Daybreak," and
Now :--
Erics
Sybil
FIRST CLASS.
Phoebe
Maid Marion
SECOND CLASS.
Meteor
***
25 20
15:
14
***
28.
10
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ND: RACE, Saturday, the 9th clook. The course Buoy, Kowloon Book
THE LOSS OF
The wind had freshened to half a gale, And the boys foreseeing they'd have to bail Exclaimed, “More better my reef that sail.
"Make it 80," said the skipper.
published under the motto of "Play the game." It is extremely well written, is bright and interesting, and we hope fit. has come to stay but unfortunately infantile mortality in the journalistic world runs rather high, and we have some fear that Sport and Gossip may find its aliment insuficient. What will it do in- the scorching summer months, when there is no sport going on, no dramatic ́or musical enter tainments, and when gossip turns chiefly on the weather, cholers, and sudden deaths P. How ever, we hope our fears may prove unfounded and for the present can only congra
Daybreak on having produced in his number one of the most readable papers published in the Far East. Among the con tents we notice a criticism of the Ho ADC's performance and a column
of a | kong Note**
Hong
The first time round, well up in the race, They ran to the mark at a rattling pace, And the skipper murmured, "We're sure of a place
“We'll make it so," thought the skipper.
Now a lubberly junk with a lubberly crew And a lubberly chief, with wives not a few, Children and pigs, and a fowl or two,
"A beast of a junk,” thought the skipper.
IV.
That lubberly master that afternoon Had made a wild vow to reach Lyemoon Which was rash, in the strong north-east monsoon.
"Can do,” thought the Chinese skipper. Making short tacks to keep out of the tide, Blanketed yachts all their efforts defied, And crashed straight into the "Active's” side. "We're done for now," said the skipper,
VI.
|
The skipper was now in a bit of a mess, Stuck in the sail for a minute or less; Was picked up then by the old "Princess “A bit too cold,” thought the skipper.
VII.
Much tired he lay in the boat for a rest He'd lost his "specs," looked wet and distressed "Oh, have you a drop of McGregor's best? "Temperance boat," said the skipper."
VIII...
To the ward room officers having their chow A middy reports, "On the starboard bow A collision's occurred; what shall we do now?”
"Make it so," said the skipper.
IX.
Two cutters, a launch, and pinnaces three, Made for the place, as quick as could be, But found that the "Active" was sunk in the sea
So returned to report to their skippers.
X.
To the ward room officers having their nap, The middy reported that never a scrap Of the yacht could be found but the owner's cap.
"Carry on," said the skipper.
XI.
"Any port in a storm " is a saying old, And the brand at the V.R.C., I'm told, Was all they could get for that yachtsman cold,
"But make it so,” said the skipper.
TUNKIN,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
BLOBS.
Hanoi, 3rd January: The exclusion of Chinamen from Govern ment-and civil contracts here is brought about not so much through a feeling of animosity citing against this people, as with the view of Frenchmen to take a greater interest in this As it has been very rightly put country. forth, France came here to do business, and the founding of the protectorate over the country has been caused by the desire to see Frenchmen establishing themselves here as merchants and traders. But to bring this about some induce- ments must be offered Hitherto the have almost invariably secured the contracts owing to the low rates they were enabled to offer, being a race by nature satisfied small profits. No doubt for some time to come the same favourable terms will not bộ but the loss is compensated by the excited. The home papers have most persistent in holding- the colonising energy of th
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