The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

ROYAL ROCK FERRY REGATTA

The first regatta of the season at this much-frequented
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admirably displayed. The prizes contested
for were by no means meagre, but the entries were slacker
than we would have wished them. Captain H. lt, of the
R.M.Y.C., acted as umpire, to whom. as well as to Mr.
Henry Jenkins, the bonotary secretary, Mi. Melling, the
committee, and the several members•of the Yacht Club
present, there cannot be too much praise awarded, as
they used every exertion to render the affair worthy the
maritime taste of the llSS,mbled thousand

The first race was for the MERSEY PLATE, value F fteen
Guineas, for yachts belonging to any Royal Yacht Club,
not exceeding 35 tons. Time race—half minute per
ton. Course—From the Flae ship moored off the Rock
Slip, round boats moored t ff Ens ham, Eastham Bank,
and Koott's Hole, and home—twice round. The fol-

lowing vessels were entered :
Phtbe. ..... 32 tons, R.M.Y.C.... Thomas Moss, Esq.
Hebe ..... .15 „ „ .... R. B. Preston. Esq.

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J ilt ...

9 ,—, J. Edwards, Esq
19 „ R.T Y.C.... F. Little, Esq.

Petrel l5 r, R.M.Y.C.... W. W. Shand, Esq.
Gleam

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Precisely at 16 minute. past 12 the whole of the boats
fe,tilitieorwed edsbt aer ttedhe. The
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the rear. Fri,rn the commencement of this contest there was
an evident struegle. The Paebe, Close hauled, gradually
gained on her only competitor, the Jilt, a sweet-looking
iron boat, belonging to the Royal Thames Yacht Club.
Abreast the Pottery D .cks, the Pnsbe was at least 100
yards a-head, and at this moment both the Pbebe and the
Jilt. put about to make a stretch acio.s. The ['het)*
had the weather gauge, but having run too far to the
northw-ird, in bringing up her way to the flag-ship, was
smartly passed by the Jilt.
The several boats passed the flag-ship, the first time, as

follows .

Jilt
Phebe
Hrbe
....13Prterrl ,, 40
Editha
Glesm,

, past 2

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Lying up the Cheshire shore, nn the seciind course, the
Phebe gradually gained on the Jilt, and on coming in at
uinning was first, but in con•equence of the time allowed
for trainage to the Jilt, was placed as the second, as will
be seen by the entry. Their arrival off the flag-ship was
as follows:
Pht be
Jilt

2 hours 46 minutes 42 seconds
2 „ 48 .. 57 _

"
Petrrel 2 99 53 ~ 48 „
H- be
Ednha... 3 " 1
Gleam Not placed.
By this it will be seen that the J.lt won by about 2 min
45 seconds.

BOATMAN'S PURSE, value Five Guineas; Second Boat,
Two Guinea+. ; Third Boat, to save brakes For Four-
oared Speculation oats, rowed and steered by Boat-
men plying on the Mert.e), Irwell. or Dee..--From the
Flag Ship round a boat moored off New Ferry, round the
Flag Ship again, round the boat off New I _
Rechabite, Jame' Wood; Mary Muir, Henry Archer

home.

In this race

which was started s.ron after the yacht
took the 'ead and was closely followed by

but t.o fluctußtinz was the distance be-

nd if choice was given, the sec ,nd boat was the chosen

he. They come in in the followiog order—the winning
,oat about twenty yards ahead, and the Mary ten lengths

d, Mary Muir.
Value Ten Guineas.