The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-25 00:00:00

Tlii RO! AL bORNET VACffr CLUB
RBOATTA.

On Saturday the Royal Dorset Yacht Club Regatta
wa.K held. under the rules and time allowance of the
Yacht Racing .laseciation. The programme con.
taiimi only two event.., but the wind WWI NO light that
the course for the second race had to he shortened.
Mr. R. Oakley acted as secretary.
FIMT RWIE —9O SOVICRICIUNA for Outten., Schooners,
and Yawls ,1 thirty tons and upwards. Three
times round the Weymouth course. To start at 10.90
a.m. Two yachts to dart or no race. Three to
start or no second prise. Ist prise, 60 sovereign,.
2nd prim!, 30 sovereiirria lvresented by Sir Rich/ant
Sutton, Burt. cource—To cram an imaginary
line from the Committee Boat to the Flagstaff on
the Pier.head to the mark boat N. 1 off Redcliffe
Head, to No. 3 if White Nothe thence round Non.
4 and 6to the Committee Ito;.t. Dictance about
40 miles.
Yacht. Rig. Ton,.. Owner.
Lorna Yawl Ni (6n) S. Hope Morley, Eq.
'rex Cutter 6.1 W. O. Jaineouni, Req.
Marjorie Cutter Ikt a". Oats. jun., Pau.
Marguerite Cutter fis Fonter, Conner, Req.
Tara Cutter 40 Francic.Taylor, FAKI.
Time allowance: Iron allowed Mermrie and Lonna
3, • tree ellow.l Marguerite Cont. 20n. ; Ire..
allowed 'Tara lim.

:ii-tiS:st-aTt-ltia.rg—ii.i.:;:ite and Lorna crossed the line
in a dead calm; but the former subsequently
gradually took the lead. Afterwards Tara, Marjorie,
lees, and Lorna got so close together that they 11101.
',eared to be attached to each other. Lorna
Tara neat, Marjorie third, and hex fourth. Mar.
guerite had the lead by seven or eight 'pinta., but in
the course of the first rouild the
.poisitions were
greatlL SA Marione cants in first,
then erste, Tees, and Tara. In the
second round Marjorie wadi first, Marguerite second,
and Lorna third. Tara gave up.

Time.—Find mund.--Irerna, lhr. 21min. Ileeca.
second round, Shra. filming. lt‘eca. ; third round, rthr...
°min". 10w•cs. Imx, first round, in,. 34mins.
Nevem ; amend round, 4hm. Smins. Timers. Gave 01'
after wood round. Starjorie, first round. Ihr.
10inins. =seat. second round, 3hrs. 40mins. ; third
round, rihrs. 44mins. Itiotes. ; first prise. arguerite,
Ihr. ; second od. Shre. 47;;;;;;..
206eas. ; third round, Sims. somine. 21.eCe. ; second
prize. Ten, first round, lhr. 40tnins. V..sece. ; second
round, 4hra. 12mins. 10aeos. Then gave up.
SeCoN I, RAC —Forty five Sovereigns—tat prize,
90 eovereigns 2nd prize, rt tovereigna. For
yachts of 11 and C ClA.ses exceeding 30 Tons,
belonging to any reeegnieed Yacht Club. Mixell
R.tr... To be sailed for tinder th.•conditiona rerun•
iu5..401 by V. little S .tivenrlit. Two to
start ga• 0.. Itltee, three to start .'r no second prim..
Flvin start Course as ill tint race.
Vactit. Rig. Ton ()wrier.
Constance Yawl 107 (PA) C. W. Prescott
Wnstaar, Fwq.
Vega Yawl 30(20) Colonel Bedford
Smith ILE.
Neptune Cutter 40 W. G. b. (Ice,
E
Wraith Cutter 37 J.ishl—Oubbina,
Time allowance : Constance allows Neptune hit,.
34.. ; Commence allows Wraith Ifini. 55a. ; Comdata>.
allows Vega
Constance— Ars. tanin. Fleece. ; second round, thrl.
40min. Seem, Neptune, 2hrs. Intim base. ; aecolld
round, 4hrs. Macs. sSmin. ; first prim. Wraith,
lhr. 50min. Maroc ; mecond round, ihre. reimins.
Maws. weond priw.
The nwinhen; of the committe'e. present on the boat
were Owen fiwaffield, Rev. O. ,t. Rideout,
and Mr. S. W. Fitsherbert.