Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-27 00:00:00

-boat a large
swn, dressed

line the ilag=boat for the first tim
tr behind. It seemed almoAt a tie _
Helen for a long time,but, onthe second round, it was evident that
the William's men were much done up, and the Helen got ahead
about the length of herself. Thellivelock hid, by this time, came
in first ho it, am d shouts of approbation from the people on shore,
and the gun from the steamer was again fired, pro ,ouncing
her the winner of the first prize. The Helen came
in second, and thereby obtained the prize of £2.
1 I By this time the river was iwarminz with yachts! and aailino bn7t.

T. One

belong to a gentleman from Rusr..-orn, who had &lune down in her
to see the Regatta, was cruizing :about in every direetion, up and
down, and acr )ss the river, on board seeming heedless who or
what she ran into, or under water. She was just leaving- the
Chesh're shore about the same:tine-as a schooner (named the Eli
of Barrow

wine: the Liverpool side of the r
.nd neitner seemed to be
on her course, and so di

,els were close-hl

to the surprise of all whowerelookers on, as it was evident a colli-
sion must ensue. sfany were ,the conjectures of the spectators
from the time the danger became evi -ent, but none thought that
the yacht would be able to weather the schooner, as seemed to bE
the intention of all on board °filer. One minute, and it was onl
necessary to keep the ytte'ht away, 'and all wn,,ta I._ -
the next, aria the schooner's bowsp'
vach.,'s jib, breaking her mast
bo trd. Fortunately, the masts
the schooner's bowsprit, or sou'
no harm resulted to any one.
and in a short time the yacht got elca

twee roe:-.es, and close by the
1 spars of the yacht rested or

Tson must have bet
;chewier put her to'

A. jurymast was rigged
This acciden

and she s•icceeded in getting into the dock basin
had the effect of detaining the starting
qua-ters of an hour later than the time To
The prize offered in this race was

st rice for three

• • •-• CISUIL lVt.l uy Lae
Commodore, Thomas Brassey, jun., Esq., for yachts under eight
tons, belonging to the club. Course—From Woodside Pier round
a flag boat stationed off Brombro' Pool, thence round a flag-boat
stationed southward of tit Dingle, back to flag boat at Brombro'
Pool; thence round flag boat southward of the Dingle, returning
to ft ig boat sta.ioned southward of Woodside Pier ; back round the
'flag boats stationed off Brombro' Pool and southward of
the Dingle, returning direct to south of Woodside Pier,
Passing between the shore and flag boat, leavins the last
me Wooed flag boat on the starboard hand. All other marks and
'flag boats to be left on the port hand. One and a-half minutes per
ton being* allowed for boats wp to 'five- tons, anti one minute fat
tho,e over that tonage. The following are the vessels which con-
tested this prize :

Owners Tons. Ria'
a Alfred 9ower .. 74 Cutter .Re
...W. Wilkinson. 7 ditto ..White
..J TronAton .4I .. ditto Blue, two Wh
Vice com'dore..7 .. ditto ...Blu
TiSion C liCodlingto.l7.,.. ditt

Distinq i

ng Flag

Red and White Stripes

These vessels started at 3.15 p.m., and rounded the flag boat
stationed nff Brombro' Pool as follows: Tyro. 3.18. ; Enigma,
3 ; Vision, 3 30. ; Glide and Spirit being far behind

round d the flag boat southward of the Dingle in the folio
order:—Tyro. 3.31.10. ; Vision. 8.31 30. ' • Enigma. 3.31.35.
3.35.20.; -pirit, 3.36.50. Back round flag boat off Bromb
Visi m, 3.40.25. ; Tyro, 3.40.56.. Enigma, 3:4M ;9. Glide,
-pirit,3.48.10. Back round the flag boat atthe Din •le. Vision
3.5015. ; Tyro. 3.50 32 ; Enigma. 3.51.3. ; 3.54.55. ; Spirit
3.58.33. The Vision rounded the flag boat at Woodside pier 4.15. ,
Enigma, 4 15.2. ; Tyro, 4 16. This was the first course, and on
going round again the Enigma rounded theflag boat off Brombro' Pool
at 1 4617 ; Vtsion, 4;46.32. ; Tyro, 4.47 23. ; G!ide.4.so. The Vision
rounded the flag boat at the Dingle, ~56.15. ; Enigma 4.56.18. ' • Tyro,
4.57.16. ; Glide 5.1.20. Fromthis point th, race became highly inte rest-
ing. The Engima about this time earlier] away her topmast from
press of canvass, and lost a man overboari, which they main
picked up after he had received a goad ducking. On nearing the
flag boat at Woodside pier, she was a long distance a bead, hut
tforturately a boom, which was employed in setting a large
baloonjihbroke, and without the jib be%rethe wind she tossed con-
siderably. in a short time the largest peiee of the boom was got
out. but previously t') this the Visioi h 1 overhauled her very fact.
On the Ent:Ml coming close to the fiaz boat, or just as it was said
she had gained the mice. she ran into a lar:re open boat with about
a docea ymng fell ,ays in it and capsiz them into the water;
sev not them managed to get into her. and the remainderinto their

own boat. The Vision did not escape &together skaithless, for, first.
as she name, in alongside of the Tyro almost, she split hermainsail
nearly from top to bottom. This rive was so well ,contested, that
some dispute arose as to who was the real winner of the prize,
but it was awarded to Mr. Bower the owner of the Enigma, and
it was said to he a t.e betw-en the Vision and the Tyro.
A Raze between yachts under four tons, belonging to the Club,
for a Silver Cup presented by J. K. Shaw, Esq., came off at th
same time as the above. The following are the vessels and,their
owner's names :

Name. Owners. Tons. Biz. Distinguishing Flag.
Scorpion J. Bishop „Cutter... Blue and White.
E1fin....... A. Whitwortk 3 . Ditto.. Rine, Yollowstreak.
Jack sharpW. French 8i... Ditto White. Blue Border, red cross

The cour.e was once •r,und the flag-boats as in faregqinz race,
The Scorpion came in first, and was consequently the winner of
the Cup.

The two Next Races ware for Fishing Boats, prize £3, for bolts
over 24 feet keel. Course: From Flat-boat twice round the Rip
Rap Buoy. passing the bony on the nort-hand ; finishing at the
Flag-vessel, leaving her on the port-hand. The following were
entered:
Who' I a Thought It ...25 Pet .... S. haw Black
Surprise 25 feet... .W haw
Jes ;y .
Fishing Boats, first prize £2, secor.d prize 41, for boats under 24
feet keel.

Name. Length. Owners. Distinguishing flag. -
Finny... • .......23 feet. J. Muches.. Bine and white horizontal.
Independence .... 22 feet . H. Hird

22 feet .. J. Kly

White cross

blue ground

Kitty and Edward 21 f •et J. Ka-y
.....Chequered.
In the race with the large boats, Who'd a Thought It won
the prize. In the race with the smaller boats• the Kitty
an,d Edward came in first, and the Fanny second Thee
boats were decidedly better for heavy weather than anything that
was started beside them.

The next was a SAILING MATCH FOR RIVER GIGS, fir,t prize £3,
second prize £2. Course—once round the Commodore's Cup
course. The following boats were entered:—
Name. Owners. Distinguishing Flag.
George ...... Crossley ... ........ ... Black
William Crossley .
Snig ............Carter .... ...........Black, White Star
Prima Donna .... Unwin ....... ...... Blue
Mary Ann. .. Buckley White Diamond
2nd Clnqueror Jackson ... • • White
Elizabeth . . Watson.... . White, Red Ball
Gertrude ..Heidgrer.
Prosperity . —Bevan Red

The Snig was the winner of the first prize in this race, and the
prosperity was the second.

The nett W 33 a :111Tc c FOR Bo tral PRIV Tilt AKBAR, first prize
£•?, second prize 10s. Course Once round a Flag Boat moored off
Tranmere.
Name Length.
Mary .......... . .Five-oared Gig
Ada .... ................Ten-oared Cutter .......... 25 feet
Jack-a-Dandy Ditto ditto
Ronnie Ditto ditto .. :

Christina
Nell ... .

. Five-oared Gig..
Ten-oared Cutter

,22 feet
23 feet

This was a very funny race. several of the boats getting foal of
each other at different times, and the little fellows plunged at each
other 'with their oars with as much apparent determ;nation of
tofu tine serious injury as if one boat's crew had keen Frenchmen
and the other English, and both nations at war with each other.

DELIVERY OF THE PRIZES.
After these had been decided, the prizes were distributed among
the successful competitors.

Mr. Brassey, commodore, in presenting Mr. Bower with the cup
won by the Enigma, said it gave him great pleasure to present him
with that cup, as a testimonial of the skill and spirit that had been
shown in the management of his vessel. The Club was one for
models, and produced something new every year, and he had never
in his life seen anything that was more likely to do good. When
they looked to the state of things on the Thames, they were found
to be at a dead stand. There was nothing new produced. Gentle-
men there built vessels for the express purpose of running races,
and dens neither good to themselves nor others ; but the Birken-
head Club. he thought, would produce one new vessel at least every
year. Another thing he would like to mention, and that was,
when they looked at yachts and yachting as practised by thousands
of gentlemen, they could not h'lp feeling that the sterling spi it
held a p'ace in the h •arts of those people, who were willing. for
mere pleasure, to battle with the dangers and difficulties of the
ocean. sp long as such a state of things continued, it might he said
that the hearts of England brat true. and in case of war he had no
doubt that the navy of this country would be found equal to its duty.
Mr. Bower made a suitable reply to the speech of Mr. Brass .y,
stating that, with such a commodore, the club could not but
sue^eed.

Mr. Brassey then gave the prize to Mr. Bishop, the owner of the
Scorpion, who had been successful as a competitor with a small
yacht. He remarked that as much skill and an equal decree of
spirit was as necessary for the success of a small vessel as for a
large one. eIP
Mr. Bishop, in acknowledgment, said he would endeavour to
produce a small bolt once a year, and would do more if he could.
The other primes were distributed in their order.
INCIDENTS.
The most laughable of the day's amusement was the Punt Chase
'Or Z 2 ; slum and punt to be caught, within 15 minutes, by a four-
oared boat, without a steersman. The man in the punt was almost
naked. and. after shooting about in all directions. to the great
of
annoyance of his pursuers, one of them succeeded in taking hold
overboPallt. No sooner did this take place than the man jumped
sand dived under the bottom of the large boat, keeping
atdi tan e fromher, in spite of all the rowers could do. until the
715 Isuit" were •zPired, when he was deelarid the winner of the
This ended the day.. mtukurmit,
sod, so far as we have 1ee47404