The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

REGATTA AT LOWESTOFT.
(Abridged from the Norfolk Chronicle.)
On Monday and Tuesday, a grand regatta came off
at Lowestoft, now one of the most thriving seaport
towns in Suffolk. The sports were under the patronage
of the Marquis of Dourou, M.P., and S. M. Peto, Esq.,
M.P., the members for the city of Norwich. The
stewards were Sir E. 11. K. Lacon, Bart., R. H. Reeve,
Esq., Captain Ellis, R.N.. and Captain Andrews. W.
Clay, Esq., was the honerary secretary. To these gen-
tlemen the public were much indebted for two days'
excellent sport; during which prizes to the amount of
1201. were offered to be sailed or rowed for by boats of
various descriptions.
Oa Monday morning, the Norwich railway station
was surrounded with thousands of people, waiting to
obtain tickets for the cheap trains. Three lines of
carriages were drawn up in the interior of the station,
which were speedily filled with passengers intent
on a day's pleasure, the majority being women,
including an immense number of the factory operatives.
It seemed as Vail Norwich had turned out for a holiday.
It was quite amusing to see people running about in all
directions on the platform seeking for places, and some-
time elapsed before all were accommodated. Besides
the two trains of open carriages, there was one train ot
first and second class carriages, including a handsome
saloon carriage, which attracted a good deel of attention.
This carriage was engaged by the city sheriff, R. Cham-
berlin, Esq., and his party. Before ten o'clock three
trains of carriages were started, one after the other,
comprising al together seventy seven carriages, conveying
more than 4,000 people to the scene of recreation.
Early in the morning the sky was beclouded, but it
cleared up and ushered in a day of bright sunshine. The
journey was, therefore, a very pleasant one. The mul-
titudes of people spread in a long line across the sands,
and amused themselves in a variety of ways. All was
cheerfulness and hilarity and boisterous mirth. There
was a complete abandonment to pleasure.
THE YACHT MATCH—Was for a piece of plate, value
30 sovereigns, to be sailed for by cutter-yachts, under
30 tons. This was an interesting match. Six yachts
entered, namely—Fanny, 17 tons, W. Clay, Esq.. of
Lowestoft, red flag—Little Eastern, 10 tons, Captain
Andrews, of Lowestoft, white flag—Kestrel, 10 tons,
Captain Coster, of Norwich, blue flag—Pearl, 12 tons,
Sir W. Beauchamp Procter, Bart., red and white flag—
Water Witch, 9 tons, R. H. Reeve, Esq., of Lowestoft,
red and blue flag—Red Rover, 14 tons, Mr. Parmeter, of
Yarmouth, blue and white flag. They all got off well
except the Fanny; she was nearly five minutes behind,
in consequence of having, by mistake, cast anchor. The
Red Rover took the lead, followed by the others, close
up to the first flag-boat, when the wind shifted to the
west. The Red Rover being in a good position for
catching the breeze, then went far ahead, and continued
to keep the lead, and left the others far behind, coming
in at 3h. 5m.; Kestrel, at 3h. 30m.; and the others some
time after. The Red Rover consequently won by 25
minutes.
The YAWL MATCH.—This was a prize of 14 soya., to be
sailed for by yawls from all parts. The entries were as fol-
lows:—Eclipse, 54i ft., Mr. W. Roberts, of Lowestoft, red
flag—John Bull, 57 ft., Mr. J. Woodhead, of Southwold,
white flag—Swiftsure, 49 ft., Mr. B. Spencer, of South-
wold, blue flag—Royal Victoria, 60 ft., Mr. F. Hood, of
Yarmouth, red and white flag—Leverett, 40 ft., Mr. W.
Birbett, of Lowestoft, red flag—Royal Sovereign, 60 ft.,
Mr. R. Kemp, of Yarmouth, blue and white flag—Grey-
hound, 44 ft. 10 in., Mr. G. Yallop, of Lowestoft, blue
red, and white perpendicular—Naiad, 38 ft. 10 in., Mr.
N. Coleby, red, white, and blue, horizontal. They had
to sail the same track as the yachts, and while the yacht
match was going on, they started at 12h. 34m. They
were all in a line at starting, and when fairly off, and in
full sail, they presented a very pleasing spectacle. In the
first round, the John Bull had the lead, followed close
by the Royal Victoria and the Royal Sovereign. The
others were far behind, having been becalmed. They
came in as follows:—John Bull, 4h. 21m.—Eclipse, 4h.
33m. 30s.—Royal Sovereign, 4h. 35m.—Greyhound, 4h.
41w. The latter yawl won the third prize, on account
of the Royal Sovereign having to allow 7} minutes for
difference of length. This allowance ot time is not ge-
nerally understood by spi ctators of these matches, and
they are, consequently, often mistaken as to the winning
boats.
PUNT MATCH.—This was a match between sailing
punts from all parts, for a prize of 51. The entries were
as follows :—Grace Darling, Mr. Rose—William and
James, Mr. Spurgin—Finish, Mr. S. Mews—Fawn, Mr.
E. Ellis—Providence, Mr. Fletcher—Bruce, Mr. Lewes.
They had to sail the same course as the :yawls, and
started at 2b. 10m., while the previous matches were
going on. The punts finished the first round as fol-
lows :—Bruce, 4 hours 20 minutes—William and James,
4 hours 22 minutes—Finish, 4 hours 24 minutes—
Providence, 4 hours 24 minutes 30 seconds. The others
were far behind. The second round was not finished
till after dark, there being very little wind. The boats
passed the pier head as follows :—Bruce first, Fawn
second, William and James third, Finish Fourth. The
others were not placed.
ROWING MATCH.—This was for a prize of seven so-
vereigns, to be contended for by six-oared beach gigs,
open to all. Three were entered ; but as the crew of
one gig were in the yawl match, not likely to be finished
for some time, only two were started, at 3h. 32m. 255. ;
namely, the Cricketer, of Southwold, and the Jenny Lind,
of Lowestoft. The crews had to row once round the
same course as that sailed over by the yachts and
yawls, a distance of three miles. Both boats
had a double bank of men, and they rowed with deter-
mined resolution ; but the Southwold men took a long.
strong, and regular pull, sweeping through the waters
with a united and simultaneous action, far superior to
their competitors, whose pull was short and irregu-
lar. Nevertheless, the contest was severe, and the
Southwold men only won by a few seconds. This match
excited much interest, as it could be well seen along

shore.
In the evening, the green adjoining the Suffolk Hotel
was full of people, to witness the gymnastic perform-
ances by M. Ricardo, and a display of fireworks, under
the superintendence of Mr. Page, of Heigham-gardens,
in this city.
THE DINNER.—At six P.M., there was a subscription
dinner at the Royal Hotel, when about 40 gentlemen sat
down in the new billiard.room to a sumptuous repast.
There was a ball in the evening at the Maid's Head
inn, where a party of about 70 ladies and gentlemen
assembled.