The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-28 00:00:00

THE CUP DAY.

On Saturday this club held its second match for the
present season, when a very elegant piece of plate valued
at £2O was contested for. Although, there was a very
severe storm in the morning, the weather dur ng the match
was very fine. There were nine cutter-rigged yachts
en,ered, and precisely at one o'clock the Britannia steamer,
which had been engaged for the porposo of affording
visitors an opportunity of witnessing the scene, started from
the Princes' Dock, with about 150 persons on board. On
arriving at the Birkenhead ferry slips, from where the
boats started, the following yachts were at their station
ready to start ;

Owner's Name. Yacht's Name, Tots.
Thomas Wilkinson Electric „ • .... 7
W. G. Sutherberry
... „ White Squall .. . 44
H. West Wilson. . ..... ' . Spirit
Alfred Bower Spray
D. Morrison
St. Clair J. Byrne
W. C. Wrenshall ... ...... Flirt
Thomas Wilkinson
Thomas H. Bowen
.... ...Zephyr •• • • 51
All being in readiness, at fourteen minutes past two
o'clock the gun was tired as a signal to start, and instantly
large sheets of canvass were hoisted, and the little vessels
proceeded on their way, the Spray taking the lead by a
considerable distance, followed by the Glide, all the others
keeping well together. The route was from Birkenhead
Ferry round a Flag Boat, stationed off Eastham, thence
round a Flag Boat stationed off the Dingle, back round the
Eastham Flag Boat, thence back round the Dingle Flag
Boat, returning direct to Birkenhead Perry, passing between
the shore and Flag Boat moored Gil the Club House, leaving
the last-mentioned Paz Boat on starboard hand.
After sailing gallantly on, the yachts rounded the

FLAG BOAT' STATIONED OFF EASTITAM

in the following order
Spray... ........ H. 31. s.
Glide ...
.......... • • • - • . 2 45 30 Maude , ..... "
Electic ........ . ...
•
h 2 46 20
Zepyr
Phantom
White Squall
2 29 so
Flirt
..... , 2 50 5
Spirit.
After rounding the boat, the Glide again took the lead,
but, by some accident, ran aground, and the Spray took her
position, closely followet by the Maude, the Electric being
hard upon her stern. After tacking and re-tacking, in the

course of which much nautical science was exhibited by the
persons Baling the respective boats, the

BOAT OFF THE
was reached, when only the following five were timed, the
others having given up, or were so far behind that any
chance of success was hopeless. . H. M. B.
Maude...~,
Glide ..............
Electric ......
• • .
Spray .. ....
Phantom
3 59 0
They again returned to Eastbam, and, after a beautiful
sail, rounded the boat there, in the following order :

H . S.
Maude '
Glide ............. 4 6 2
.
Electric
Spray
Phantom •• . • •.. . ...... 4 10 3
In making the first tack, after rounding, the Maude ran
aground, and was not got off for about a minute and a half,
when the Glide and the Electric took the lead. The boats
then returned to

THE FERRY

on their way home. To describe all the changes that took
place in the position of the boats, would almost amount to
an impossibility. Suffice it, therefore, to say, that great
ingenuity and skill was displayed, to enable each of the
little crafts to .‘ catch the favouring gale," and every means
were adopted in urging each boat through the waters. At
the flatboat, off the Dingle, the Glide passed at sh. 4m Os.,
the Maude at sh. 4m. 455., the Electric and the Phamtom
being some little aistance behind. From thence to the
Ferry, the contest was most severe, and, ultimately, the
Electric was declared the winner, the boats coming in as
follows :

A. M. S.
•
Electric
Glide 5 46 40
.
0 0
Immediately after the arrival of the boats, Mr.o Wilkin-
son, jun., who sailed the Electric, and Mr. Wilkinson, sen.,
who sailed the Glide, came on board the steamer, when
Commander Watkins presented the former with the prize.
That gentleman having briefly returned thank?, the amuse-
ments of the day concluded.