The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-24 00:00:00

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.

ALARMING ACCDIGIR.

Hitherto during the quarter of • century in
which the man of emulation and improvement in yacht-
bedding and yacht-sad* he been faltered by Mb in-
wad dub giving valuable prises for soon its
=lave pried WI year by year snmulail by say
• hd middy an amidst merinal whisk did
bard
rasei the lives d upward@ el three Modred peewee en
the dab steamer the Nina at Weise ie inallsent
girl:it was ended eedideasbie dad, Al**
y madded with serious eenestmenon ; end
Went poisoadlog to further dads, it a but just to
Alfred Puget, the wale emiseeda •el the club, to
slate the the disaster was in no way atia datable to any
mienanageset w Ids but, on the eadrery, bed his
added beat rsapliddwith, the day would in all proba-
bility have pained di as agreeably as the many that have
preceded it en siseihr oseesican

It was ths nos of ths first alias yachts of this
deb, and the waa the bat d seings :
cadmithis. Tome Owens.
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Ms prim were it very handsome salvor sad to sad earl
mew, d a awe sad elegant design, &red is rem**
sad gilt, rasalbetamed for the lialibitios by
value 7001., ead a aced • vane 401., for jig
beat. Orme, Mos to mm' Non Light sad
with a rase aliewesse el hallnte per toa.
was coarderable 'starer excited by the race, safe usual
with than ia Oth club, sad it woe increased by the repe-
tition d •aser boat, the Pbeepborna, se a last ruler, while
the renown mused by the Ohms mite man el tarn the
termite.

The Prime of Wales sterner had beep "pod by the
deb ler the enveyenes of ambers end thew friends, end
left Lorkerbedge at • little diet IU, with Lord Alfred
Paget, the conineadort, the red of the allows, and • use
to the reiber we hire above stated. The vessel praaedtl to
Sri* where the yachts were found .1 their radar,
end wen ill/redid by the commodore. At 11 hour
90 minutes • gun wu tired by directios of the Dobbs
ommodere for the start, and the Christer', which car-
tray hod • very good position, went sway with en estrear-
diaar lead, followed by the Phosphorus, Marius, Glance,
and Audits. For two or three minutes only they were in
art, there being • Ter stiff sad favourable brier from
the sorkward of wet. Indeed of being ready to follow,
the steamer's author and • few fathoms of chain bad to be
got up and this cereermy took so Wog that the yachts
were not overtaken until tbei=reached Orressed,
where the Christer' was Marina mond,
Audit: WA, Ohre fourth, Phosphors ler,
the letter rigging • bowsprit, she having unfortunately just
serried bees away. There was at that time app ol au or
00 rude between the Christabel and Marie, which moon
beam abettesed, and they were abreast. OM NI ray user
railing followed, and malted is the Navies pram leer
neat toleurard. Off the ampler she hid • lead el a ef
lambed pre., end retained it to the Nor Light, when the
nesider eresered to whir we rive alluded. At 2 hoer
3 arra the Aeries Ord at the Light as used from the
scattered to the earthward, at which time the Prince of
Wale deader was deed in her rune, at rest • hundred
reds above the t. Lord Alfred Rost, whe wee
0 the paddle-box, Ligh had directed the rotate of the
✓eamer to ter her as mud below the Nor
light, when he nulled, as is
.euplaseed with •
view of giving the sprat= • better clef at the turning.
that be would take her is a line with it, end was pro-
reeding to do so whoa the yacht our down epee him.
The owner of the Narks riled as rook ea be arid, and
the crew shouted to the steamer. Lord Alfred
from his nautical exprieriee, saw the imninentall=
which ell were pried, sad Galled out to the arra eZ the
steeret to tut leer oder, end endeavour wee mode le ph
bar oat of the way, but it was too late, and the haillgrib
of the Marrs struck the steamer on the port bow Ira
such fore r to open or of her iron-plater, stave the
timber, and admit • quantity of water. Tow and blanker
were inunedisuly resorted to to stop the leakage ; end
drape the °roars of the club did all that gentle-
=lrking could suggest to allay the anwiter-
it was general, although the exact ansort of
the neirisf was not tionimunketed to the ladles on beard.

ITitheeseidinte;;resol;Saat ihnhaTid oftiseMSamer
and the decorations were fienisei and broke% while the
yacht wisi much damaged. Her bowsprit was famed right
Is. amylase away Ow bib, iridium, and bevel el theme,.
Merry were thrown down es board the boats, b*t fertmeatekr
now were hurt. As the Marina was unable to proceed any
further, she was teem in tow by the steamer to Om
when she was left for repaint. Owing to the eolledo:M
it* eonsequenee no guns were fired, and no time taken at the
rounding, but at the moment of the Marina's jibing she
lift &bora a Waste and a quarter ahead of the Chris-
the Audi: being pent, then the Phosphe-
ne. It was some time before the beam wee*
again overhdrea, and tins the Christabel was leading, the
Aadax beteg mooed, and the Phosphorus third. In this
way they worked through the Hope and fit Clement's,
and arrived arltrith in the following times :
b. se a.
Christen' e 44 16
Andes 6 47 46
Gleam 6 611 11
Phosparcrom
By this the Chrietabel wen the Ant prise, Glance maid
by two minutes and a half.
A exemnittee of the best yachtsmen on board, headed by
Lord Alfred Paget, was promptly held, to determine what
coarse should be pursued respecting the Marina, Willa ft
was remand to recommend to the club besides the
prime gives to the two fire boats, that a further prise,
value VIOL, be presented to the owner of the Marina, who
el kis lively manse of the liberal suggintioa.
amwd Alfred Paget presented the prises to the owners of
the Chrintabei and Glasse in the steal way.