Leeuwin . Shonly after eight be Us all ! he craft had arrived at the rendevous near Mrs Macquarie ' s Chair and had their rigging from truck to deck and from bowsprit tO taffrail brilliantly illuminated with multi-coloured fairy lamps and artistic paper
lanterns from the land of the Mongolian Boxer . Some . of the larger steam yachts came to the anchorage festively ablaz . e . having lit up before leaving tl1eir moorings . The night was dark thereby giving the best possible effect to the spectacle . Unfortunately , halfway lhrougb the proceedings a southerly buster caused some linle confusion among the Chinese lanterns , a few of which became extinguished . Electricity . in tllis emergency , evinced its superiority .
As an indication of his appreciation of the function , Lord Hopetoun waved a bright white
I ight from the verandah of Government House and at the conclusion of the ceremony lady
Nampde11 steamed across close to the Vice-Regal residence while ! he band struck up ! he National Anthem . Such a demonstration had never before been known in the annals of Australian yachting .
The Albert Gold Cup ill , a tremendously valuable cup , was presented by A . F . Albert shortly after World War I . It was to be won
three times outright by the same yachtsman in bis own yacht . It is now raced for in ! he club ' s No . I Division .
Heather , owned by Dr G . Craig , was another of the more comfortable 30-ft raters . There was evidently little difference in speed between the pure racers . with open cockpits , and the
cruising type wilh cabins .
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