The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-30 00:00:00

THE. REGATTA

To attempt anything like a description of the Mersey,
as it looked yesterday, would be out of the question. As
far as the eye could reach on all sides, the river was
covered with vessels of all sorts, and as to quantity of
bunting displayed on the occasion, it surpassed anything
of the sort beheld for a long time—if, indeed, there ever
has been observed such a scene before. The great attrac-
tion, however, lay in the re:ratta; but, from the quantity
of craft floating about, and the rushing of over-crowded
steamers that ran in all directions, it would be even more
than the most experienced nautical man could do, to tell
anything more than that there were boats of all sizes
sailing up and down; and the only wonder was, that some
serious acecidslnt did no: happen. We are glad to state,
however, that so far as could be ascertained, everything
went off with the utmost safety and satisfaction, which
speak well for the precautions taken, and the care
observed by all concerned. As for the ferry boats, the
numbers of people that passed over to the other side of
the river were unprecedented, and the shore from Wood-
side up to Rock Ferry, presented one vast mass of human
beings—such as the Cheshire shore never before could
boast of. The crowds on board the steamers, and
all the other craft, were equally remarkable. In
reference to the aquatic sport itself, with the drawbacks
alluded to, it was of the best description. The yacht
club •had provided two steamers to take the elite of the
town to the regatta, and on board the Satellite a highly
respectable company assembled. There was a good band.
conducted by Mr. Jolliffe, and the refreshments were pro-
vided by Mr. Morrish, of the Merchants' Dining Rooms,
and this department was presided over most efficiently by
Mr. R. Childe, the manager of Mr. Morrish's establish-
ment. The tide answering at a late hour protracted the
proceedings up to half-past eight o'clock in the evening,
and from about six up to that period, the atmosphere was
unusually cold for this season, There were seven events
set down on the card—three being for silver plate prizes,
and four for money prizes ; and in every case the utmost
skill was shown, both in the sailing and rowing matches.
The first yacht match was set down for four o'clock, but
it was long after that hour when the following boats
started for the

SAILING MATCH FOR YACHTS LINDER TEN TONS

TIME— ONE MINUTE PE.R Tox

FOR A SILVER CAKE BASKET,

Name of
Boat Tons. Owner. Distinguishing Flag.
Equall.4l.. W. L. Sutherbury.Blue & White Swallow Tail.
2.. Electric T. Wilkinson.... White and Blue Cross.
0.. Jessica 7i.. J. A. ClArke .... White Red Cross, Bl Border
0.. Truant tt: M. Grinnell .. Blue, White Cross.
0 _Glide 7i.. T. Wilkinson.... Bed, White, and Blur:
0.. Videtta 2i.. Will. Scott ......Blue and White Chequered.
0.. Defiance— 4i.. William Renshaw.Blue.
0.. Spirit 44.. H. W. Wi'son .. White and Red Vertical.
Couass.— From Flag.elip off rrarimere, round North Powder
HUk, ro ,nd a Flag-boat off the Dingle. hack to Flag-sh•p ; thence
round North Powder Hulk (leaving these marks on th • Port-hand),
and returning to Flag-ship, leaving it on the Starboard hand.
In consequence of the state of the river, as already
stated, it was quite impossible to see how the sailing went
on, so that the timing of the boats was the only thing that
could be ascertained. The next race was a
SAILING MATCH FOR -RIVER OR SPECULATION

GIGS.

FIRST BOAT, L 3. SECOND, £1

Name of Boat. Owner. Distinguishing Flag.
I ..Evening Star George Hart...... Red, Write, and Red.
2...Flizabeth H. Herd Red, White, and Blue.
3.. Julia Tr os. M•Kay.. .... White, Red Bad.
0.. Pr,..sp.ri!y..
0.. Jenny Lind Henry Eve 5........ White, Red, Blue.
0.. Mary Anne .Robt. l4uckley .... Union Jack.
0.. Henry
0.. Conqueror A. L. Jackson Red and White,
0.. Water Witch .George 80nd...... Red, White, and Blue.
0. , Margaret Jams 'Martindale.. Blue and White.
0.. A strx Ralph Winstanly... Red Pennant
0.. Black J0ke........1h0m1s Howard.... Red, Black Ball.
0.. Anne
0.. M0r0cc0.......... Tho,nas bray. Yellow, Blue Ball.
Coons o.—From Fag-ship off Tranni-re, round South Powder
flulk, r, nod a Flag-boat off the Dingle (leaving these marls on the
Port-hand) ; returning to the Flag-ship, passing it on the Starboard
Land.

The next was a race that excited attention amongst
.he class of competitors, and.was a
SAILING MATCH FOR SHRIMPERS, OF AND
ABOVE 21 FEET KEEL.
FIRST BOAT, £5. SECOND, £l.

Feet. Owner. Dlst.nguishing Flag.
..21 6.. Will Shaw.... Black.
.. 22 ..Jos. Kay ..White, and Blue Cross
1.. 21 Hob. Pearson.. White, Red Cross.
21 .. J. Taylor...—. Blue.
.. 21 .. Wll. slack . ... White.
Couass —Same as last Race.

Name of Boat.
1.. Indel.endence....k,
2.. Snake .
3.. John and Sarah.
0.. Janet ..
0.. Dick Turpin

It was a very good race, and won cleverly amid applause.
Then came on a contest as follows—
SAILING MATCH FOR SHRIMPERS,
UNDER 21 FEET.