The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-04 00:00:00

(Stamped, Id. Additional)

ROYAL YACH2i SQUADRON ANGAirI'A.

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The account written yesterday, lust previous to'
the departure of the steamboat for Soutstols, WI the
yachts oompeMns for the Queen's Cup ea their way to the
eastward to nom the second coarse. The Adios was
then the leading vowel, having first rounded the mark-boat
at Egypt Point, mid subsequently ran the Asescre by abotti
a minute on the way up to Cowes. At the Werner IVA,
the extreme easternmost point of the 000111114 the Zooms
bad recovered the lead, which she had lost es the disk
aline,
, and rounded the Warner cm taw rist qoarkrod 1
• Aline, but shortly after this Om Alba Anis a img I
and gained a lead of a mile sad • half ahead at the 1
vs. Bess two, with the linebantmes and Lila 1
If were the onl vessels left in the race, as the Ater I
firths, yrtle, and esolution gave in on completing the
Brat course, and in fact the race for the remainder el
Use dietetic:* was with the leading pair for the Ins,
dimppolatoci her friends altogether, and the
xcule that can be found for her unfortunate maks.
lis that there was "something wrong" about her. On the
' return of the yachts to Ocesse a strong flood tide was spinet
them, and the wind was died adverse, they therefore
wander nubs lbsiiimilisrabi the sleet. *TOM them
aims the lsodias rah add ma be sass for some time,
led MMus Iteritopesill loomed over the lend at Old Castle
,:tigte coloan of the Aline could be clearly made out
glass, bat it was se time before the next yacht
was mss; aid mein tame &ars was mach dont en shore es
*As winner it was no acesys or the Lalls Boon, as the
lei wee ha of i bat it Ntg=
me amt. ai 6 iiiklbri,
, yet she was a Men=
of the twang yacht.
1 11e Liali Been was third, and the Enelmatress fourth,
I Mimi' she meld bardl7 be mid to have any ammo, as she
wfe so much to leeward. After making several tacks the
Aline stood over to the north shore to round the Calshot
sad Brambles, and here she could be clamiy seen is have a
tremendous lead. She made a long, long leg before passing
this point and seemed almost to gain her time before less- 1
ing the Brambles, yet it was very doubtful if she would be
able to spare the Zouave 28 mm. 30 sec —the penalty shit
bad to pay by measurement. Meet people on shore thought 1
the Zouave had met with an accident, as no one dreamt the I
new vessel could beat her by so much time, •yet it turned
oat that she gained over her renowned competitor by fair
sailing, and proved herself to be what was all along sus-
pected, that she was a climr. The distance from Cowes
to the north shore, near thot Castle, is about five miles,
and as the Mine could be clearly discerned and watched
from this point round the mark-boat at Egypt Point, every
eye was turned towards her, and every point of tide and wind
was eagerly dimmed in order to judge whether she could
reach home in time to save her allowance to the Zouave.
Minute after minute pseud, and yet with the wind N.S.W.
and the strong flood making, the progress of the Mine
seemed slow, till at last she was seen to reach
over to the mark-boat, and clear it in beau-
tiful style. The Zouave bad then a long reach to make,
and the cup almost teemed secured in the Aline's locker,
notwithstanding her time allowance. The time taken here
by Captain Browne, the secretary of the squadron, was as
follows for the leading yachts :

b. in. s.
Aline
Zouave 7 15 0
As soon as round the Aline set her gaff topsails and
boomed out on either hand to smist her in the run up, but
the was impeded somewhat by the set of the tide, which
obliged her to sheer over to the north shore to enable her
to clear the &g-heat on the inner side, yet she came up in
pliant style, and her confident and exulting new cheered
lustily as she approached the goal, and as the gun &u-
-nplowed that her course was run. She soon afterwards
brut
_up at her moorings, and no doubt all
on board directed their eyes anxiously, as did
the thousands on shore, towards her opponent, to judge
if she would complete the course in time to win the cup.
The LIMY, rounded at the time mentioned, and here her
.ihmes hung in the balance, but as the Fates decreed it,
hiked of keeping in the bay on the island shore and shun-
s* the tide, she made straight for the flag-boat:
but she was soon obliged to steer across in order V
clear it, and again her head was pot straight, and yet
again her helm was altered to enable her to run clear, and
with the time thus lost went all chance of her gaining the
cup. The anxiety on shore was intense. All who knew the
time allowed her, reckoned minute after minute as they
pissed, and when the fatal period had elapsed, there was
still a distance, small but yet enough left between her and
the flag-boat. and the honour of the day was lost to her.
The time taken at the Castle for the three leading yachts
was as follows :

h. m. s.
Aline 655 30
Zotaive
LB. treat*
By this It will be sees tint at the Aline had to allow the
Zourive 26m. 30s. she gained by a minute and a half. The
new vessel is a magnificent craft, built by Camper, of Port-
sea, and has thoroughly justified the hopes entertained of
her previously to her first match and triumph of yesterday.
Ten vessels are entered fur the 100/. prize given by the
squadron tomorrow, viz. :
Yachts. Tons. Owners. Clubs.
Audax 59
Amazon 46
Glance 36
Lady Bird . 33
Laura ID Colonel Armytage.
Thought ... 27
Wildfire ... GI
Arrow 94
Lulwce th . 79
Osprey 62 Colonel Huey
By this it will be seen that no fewer than ten By
yachts have entered to contest the prize, of which several
are well known to be formidable competitors, particularly
the Audit:, the Glance, and the Wildfire, but u the differ-
ence in tonnage is very great so no doubt will be the allow-
ance of time, on which so much depends. This computation
is not yet made.
The town regatta is now (4.39) proceeding, and her
Majesty, who is a liberal contributor to the funds, will be
preset at five o'clock. The Victoria and Albert in the
nee is dressed with colours from stem to stern, and the
Fatry is ge.ting up steam to convey her Majesty and the
Ruses Consort from the Trinity House at East Cows. A
drizzling rain is, however, falling, and may interfere with
existing arrangements.