The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-04 00:00:00

THE REGATTA.

SATURDAY.
The R iyal D net Yacht Club lie,otta took place
on Saturday. There were in all four raced on the
card, and £370 offered in plisse. Of then only three
came off in coosequeoce of Mere only being one entry
in the roc, fm cutters of six awl not eau...ding eleven
LOSS. 11.11. cutter Chanel, hal this ear been placed
at the stories of the club, and here were the corn-
mitt*. and Hr. Oakley, the secretory. When the
nose oomioeocr.l very Moe breeze we. bliminr, but
about two o'cb ck the wind f 11, and th re was aim st
a dead colas, the oonsequenee ki,ing that the rcotta
did wit °macho lintel about nine o'clock in tie
evening. The events on the programme were as
follows :
First Roc I. —lOO soya, for Cutters, School:lre, and
lawls id 41 tom and upwards. let pries 70 SOT.. ;
2.01, 30 sues. Coune.—Tu 0.0611 are imaginary lice
from the committee boat to the flagstaff on the club-
bus., to the mark boat, No. 1, off itadcliffe Head, to
No. 3, off White Nuthe, theism round No 4.. 4 and to
the c omitted boat. Distance, about 40 mats. There

minus (cutter), 48 loos, J. Jameson, Xeq. ; Marjorie
(cwt.!), GS t nia, Ja111.911 Cue, jun.. E q. ; L run
(yawl), 85 two, S. Hope Morley. Esq. ; Neptune
(y..wl), 46 COW, W. Linyd, X q.
Same 44 allowed Lorna and Marjorie bnins. Teem.;
N, ptune llnsluue., 104tol, 1., wna and Marjorie allowad
Nor 0,4 19 are.. 3.ecu At Um .tart, which was a
g0..1 one Sluare.sa took dm Neptune being
sec Hid, feoras t,.irJ, aid NI artwie Loth. Tile start
wai at 10.30. Too demon& ;rot the be 4 of th• start,
Ne,Attue swoon I, Locos third. and Mirjorie fourth.
They poised lb* oornmittee boat after the first round
at the following hours:—
Hr. mina. mon
Lona ........ .. . - ........1 19 16
In the round iLarjorie had 1101 l2tl best of the
Neptune, and left her scam distance behuid. Final
round erns completed at—
Hrs. mina mon
Smarms .. 7 16 3
Marione ..... —....... .. .... _ ...... 8 18 3
As we have 'beton said, the bevies .I;ad dropped, and
there was almost a calm, quite op Allug the race.
&mid Raas.--60sova. for cutters of 92 tons, and
not excisedlng 41 tone. 1.4 prim, Wave. ; Sod, Itliove.
Start at eleven.
May (cutter), 40 tons. W. B. Steward, Seq.; Silver
Star (cutter), 40 tons, Connor Foetal, Esq.; Bleuthouod
(mann), 40 tons, Marquis of Atlas; Tara (cutter), 40
Loos, Francis Taylor, Nsq.
A really splendid Mat, all the yachts getting well
away together, Cara obtaining a slight advantage. The
first round WIII completed se follow*
Hr. mina. tem
....... . . .... —„. .... 1 37 4
The race between.... and May was very close.
Sleuthouod a bog way bchind. Silvio Star gave up.
Second round :

Hrs. mm.. WO*
Tare (whiner). 8 55 El
May (steed)
fileothoued 9 1 15
Third Itate.-550v... for cutters of 5 tee and uoder.
Distance about 15 mare. Start at 11.30. There
entered—
Cbittywee (cutter) 3 troto, Lord F. Cecil; Ethel
4 toes, (Liptak' Down.; (Jeanie (cutter). 5 too.' Col.
Owen Bwallald ; 8,1.1.. (cutter). 4 tes, Mr. Beale.
Glossal& allowed Rthel and Sylvia Into., 30recs. ,•
Chittywee, 8 Gins_ 22secs. ; Ethel an I Sylvia allowed
Chittywee lmi. o. 53 ocs. Ethel took the lead at the
• tart, followed by GI aod C hittywee,Syl via fourth.
First round : .

Gmugs
Ittywea .........
Srl•l4
EOM

firs. min& secs.
19 26 56
IS 211 IU
It 151 20
12 44 31

ea •od ft nuid.

MittY.M, ...... ........... ..... 1 44 W
.......... ... 2 22 45
5yivi5.......... ............. ....... ................. 2 41 37
Ethel • 3 W 35
Cnittywes bed it all her own way. The Ethel
gave up at the co .clusioa of this round. Final
round : -

Clitty.r,a (grinler)

Hrs. mins. mors.
3 43 10
6 90 33

'' • • -
Sy ..i• 6 24 45
Thim o nicht led the Yacht 'Club Itegatta.
MONDAY.

This was the first day of the Weymo—ua;"—icem
Reovta. Pr”c.-edinge commenced punctually at 10
a.m. The weather 11161 .11 th a could be desired,
here heing a fresh breeze from the S.W., very
favoure,le for racing. The " Chance " had been
planed at the .3spooal .4 the Weynaluth C .mtnittee,
and on bowl were the MAT.; (R. N. Howard. &S).
Mr. H. Naugle, the indefatigable hon. MOO. ; Mr.
Prlly Hooper, Mr. G. B. Welefor4, Mr. Reynolds,
Mr. Rowe, and other ecergeticimembers of the com-
mittee.
_ .

First Rasw.-30 'sovereigns for cutters not exceeding
401 us prise, £25; 2nd, Es.—Tnere started—
Slew hound (cutter), 40 tons, blArguis of Alias;
Tara (cutter), 40 tons, T. Tayloa, E.g.; Annasona
(cutter), 40 tone, W. Collins, iun., Hog. ; May (natter),
40 tons, N. B. Stewart, Hag
Tara got tbe beet of the mart, May being exond,
Sleuthound third, and Annaaona filled the last place.
The start took plaos at 10 cm., and the times, as
taken when they passed the cominiitee boat after the
first round, was—