The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-31 00:00:00

REGATTA AT LOWESTOFT.

LOWESTOFT, TUEIDAT NIGHT.
This day the grand annual marina regatta took
place at Lowestoft, under the patronage of Sir Thomas
Maryon Wilson, Bart., S. M. Peto, Esq., M.P., and a huge
body of members of the Eastern Yacht Club, and was most
numerously and fashionably attended. The course, for
yachts, yawls, and boats, was from the moorings laid down
abreast of the New South l'ier head, thence to the south
buoy off Newcombe, thence through the Stamford Channel,
round the light ship, and under the shoal buoys, thence to
the starting-place, passing between the pier and the cutter
anchored abreast. Twice round the worse, passing all the
buoys en the port. The distance sailed was about 20 miles.
The first match of the day was sailed by yawls, for a
purse of 30 sovereies. At half-past eleven the following
yawls left the starting-vessel off the South Pier bead :
Sams. Feet. Port. Colours.
Mips O4 Low wort Whi:e.
Gr. 'bound - 44 Limes:oft White, mask end yellow.
Ito) al Victoria
Queen Victoria at Yarmouth Blue and red.
Reindeer G9 Yarmouth It tie and red.
These vessels got away well together, the Royal Victoria,
however. slightly taking the lead, followed closely by the
Queen Victoria, which positions were' nearly maintained
throughout, the vessels coming in on the fir,st.sound iu the
following order:
(Open Victoria .......
Beta %lewd* ................. . .......
Reindeer
Greyhound
14iiro•
The second round caused the greatest excitement, and
the revels, after a very animated race, came in in the fol-
lowing order:
h. m. a.
Releaser 3 30 21
Rees] Vietaria
WNW Vietalia

RA PRIZE or Tr./ SovEnztoNs, for latteen boats, be-
ouging to Norfolk and Suffolk ports. The following
vewels, which appeared to ho excellently assorted, started
for this prize, at lh. Bm. 20%ee. :

Nano.. Viet rimier, Colours.
Mara ....„ 34 641. fiesta's, got. White. wia, nd erc•S.
.. 16 Ilehry Green. Eaq. Illue sod white.
Katlic n iu Loan!, By. Blue, white. wet red.
Z.4oyr ... IS Henry Dawson. gap libleand white.
Osprey ... 20 E. 12aUnan, Esq. Red.
On starting, the Zephyr took the lead, but it was only of
temporary duration, for the Maria soon distanced her, which.'
place she kept, and on the first round passed the buoy in
gallant style, at least half a mile a-head of the Widgeon
that had now taken the second place, which was fullowedl
at a very respectful distance by the Kathleen and Zephyr,:
which positions were unchangegl during the second round,.
the vessels coming in as follows:
b. m. a. h. M. P.
Maria 2 7 41Z •phvr
Nidaton
The Osprey gave up on the second round.
On arriving off the pier head the winner was received •
with cnthusiwuic cheering.
The great match of the day was for a purse of 20 sore—
reigns, to be sailed fur by yachts nut exceeding .50 tons;
three to start or no race. Half a minute per ton allowed for
difference of tonnage. The following yachts were entered,
and started at lb. 10m.:
Name. 'loss. throe:. Colours.

._ _ ..... ..........
Fanny
Warner
Little Esaterus 10 Cantain Andre•e. White.
Iris
1 Glue equare.
12 Sir W. B. Proctor, Bart. i -.L.irc
, , whin, l4 Thames. Penser. ~
aid red.
Kestrel
abate teed.
Unto...
The yacht,' came in in the first round as follows :
h. m. A.
Fearl
Res:rel 3 41 23
Red Rorer 3 31 4
Iris „.
ealute ... ....... 4 040
%tertiary..." .... .....
Fanny ..
The second wand was as follows:
P. art
Kestrel
Roa Ihe er
A Match took plane between the following ships' boats
ir prises, the suoceuful boats being:
irsituer 1
ehluey Pseket I
John and saran
The prizes were well contested, and at much
weement.

read......

and Rover

The match for a purse 0f.30 sovereigns, fur yachts not
exceeding ton., half a minute time, did nut till.
There were alma rowing matches fur 6-oared beach gigs,
and a match for sailing punts, fur u prize of 10/.
The parties in the harbour and on the pier were enliveaod
during the day by several bzuda, who perforinA some very
choice music at intervals.

The sports were brought to a close soon after six o'clock
in the evening.
The regatta dinner took place in the evening, at the Royal
Hotel, on the Esplanade, at which about ido gentlemen sat
down. The chair was taken by S. M. l'eto, Esq., ALP.,
supported by Lord A. Paget, Sir E. Lake, t queen Week.
I). Waddington, lisq., Chairman of the Ea tern Comities
Railway Company, and the members of the Eastern Yacht
Club. Several excellent douches were nude, and tho
evening passed ow with satisfaction at the present tilleeeSS
and future prospects of the harbour of Lowestoft.
It was computed that hot less than 20,00 d persons wero
among the vi,itors from Norwich and Yarmouth alone, to
convey whom every pivisible vehicle was brought into requi-
sition, in addition to the frequent trains on the railway,
varying from 36 to 40 carriages each.

CRICKET.

OVER Tilurry v. UNDER THIRTY

- • - - ..... . - • . .........
This match was resumed yetunLly morning, at Lord's, by
the peers again appearing at the wickets. The few runs
which remained to he übt tined, sous to place the veterans in
the ascendant were nut luar iu being made, and eventually
they were declared the winners by seven wickets. young
or.ts du you nut blush at nut having made a better fight?
The final score was thus :

1:0•10/ 111IIIIT.
W. Nlcbcol•cm, Eq., run out ... ... 31 c Gut.) eLrto l5
Itopt a, b Clarke 3 twe out $
A. 113yg ulb, Esq., b (beau ...
Parr. I, 2:110a
H. Vernon, Eq., b 011011
Broody, c Dean, b Num
Cbat:crt 01, c Roger', b t..1.01e . .. 91 a and b Mao $
Sown, Jun., b Alcoa ...... .... .. 0 0 Ninon 2
C. Kidding, iaq., oat out 24 b c.arko
G. Vonore. kw., b 110,1yer
Warner, b 113byer 0 b Amon 1
13, 3; Ib, ''; w,l 0 Lb, 1

114 fa
nvat TsititlV.
Dean, e 11 kydarth,b Grundy :0 not out a
11.111ar, b ti, !tatty.
Cuy, c Warocr, b Royston .... b eh:Merton ' l2
1'.14,,, b Grundy o c Rope •n, b lirundy 1!
Wt.1,1141:1, b lunge
Mr. U. dome, II Cluctatea. b
11%.,ruer
K.lllartopp,l:4l.,4llewsil,b 1014 as 1
C. Wad,o.., t ati.,oCtracily, 0 noys-
ton
Lord C. hood}, b Warner
hhion. c ..rundy, b Waroer
Clark-, nut out
14 3 , tr, 1

B, I ; w, 1 ..

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