The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-03 00:00:00

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REVATTA.

COWES, AUGUIIT 2.
The annual dinner of the members of the squad-
ron vas held last night, and was numerously attended.
The Earl of WILTON, commodore, took the chair, and the
vice-chair was occupied by the Marquis of CONYNGHAM, ae
viee-coinniodore pro tem. Amongst the noblemen and
gentlemen present were the Earl of Deeart, Earl Vane, the
Yarquia of Downahire, the Luke of Rutland, Lad W.
Paulett, Viscount Grey de Wilton. Lord Otbo Fitzgerald,
Lord Mountcharles, 1 Lainkellio, Lord Colville, Sir
Henry E.lwardes, Sir John Bailey, Sir John Thorold, Sir
David Wood, Sir Percy Shelley, dm.

THE Quires Cur.
The race of to-day began under very favourable ap-
=; there wee a numerous entry, and • tolerabU
from N.N.W., with every prospect of a continuance.
Eigit vessels were oa the card, namely :
Yachts. Topa. Owners
LA= I.S3 Earl Vane.
Enchantreas
Albatross
Myrtle ..... 141 Mr. J. Brown.
Grua.
Resolution
Alias 216 Captain C. S. A. Thellnalon.
Lalla Itookh 123 Viscount Bangor.
The Lotus did not start, but of the °then the Zonate.,
Ledie Rookh, and Ahne were the flivouri..es, the speed of
the ts.• fornier being well known, and their renown proved ;
whi;.! the Alice. • new vessel, had many friends, as it was
considered she would prove • clipper. The course was the
saw., es for the n atch on Tuesday, round the Warner and
bsek to a ntark•lo,nt to the westward of Cowes, tinisitieg
off the Castle—twice round.

As the difference in tonnage between some of them was
suormous, the folloWng scale of allowances was drawn
up :—Eachantreas to allow Aline, 2.m. ; Lottia, rim. ;
Myrtle, 13na. t Resolution, 17m. Xs.; Labe Rookh,
tt.m. 15s. ; Aline, 2.4 n. 30s. ; Zuusive, 30m. 3&M. Aline to
allow Lotus, Got. ; Myrtle, lien. 31n. ; Resolution,
15m. 30a. ;Lila P.ouith. 20m. 13e. ; Albatross, 24m. 30s. ;
Zum.ve, 2rim. 30.1. Myrtle to allow Resolution, 4m. ;
Lolls Rookh, rim. 435. ; Albatross, 13m. ; Zouave, 17m.
Resolution to allow Lulls Rookh, 4m. 45e. ; Albatross, 9t0.;
&nave, 13m. Lolls Rookh to allow Albatross, 4m. 13s. ;
Zouave, 17a. All...Woos to allow Zotuive, 4m.
The allowance by the Lotus is omitted, as she did not
start. Some delay was necessarily caused in getting them
up is their stations, but this havio.; been effected, the fret
gun was tired at 10.1:j. The Zonate was the first off, Aline
second, the Albatross, Myrtle, and Enchantress, next. In
• few minutes the Enchantress followed close on to the
goc•ee, which however led through Cowes roads, and was
eqoa a long way ahead, closely followed by the Enchantress.
As long as they'remained in sight the Zouave maintained
the foremost place, aid seemed eaalv to outstrip her own-
petators. The other vessels appeared to he all astern. and
but little change could be noted in their rela-
tive positions. They rounded the Warner in the follow-
ing °bier : &nave, Aline. Leila Rookh, and Enchantress ;
and on their return to the I:este-aid the Zouave and the
Aline made an exceedingly interesting race of it, the Zouave
always appearing to be a tack in advance of her larger oppo-
nent. he min r two mentioned were some distance as.ern,
and the rest so far to leeward that their chance was
entirely gone. Soon after passing the Semliki, over on
the north shore, the Zowise made an unfortunate tack,
while the Aline held her course, and in • few minutes they
were broadside together, when the Alias passed the Zone's
quite easily, and came out a length clear. From this point
&e was not caught in the first course. The time taken on
I munition the r.iarit.Lusit at the western end of the course
was ea follows :

h. m. it.
Aline
Zouave
1..+11,t Rookh 2 15 :10
Eatimatram 2 26 15
2 31 5