The republic., 1851-09-10
Tne Yacht Races in EngIand.


after nine O'Clock the yachts at their stations
off the club house, the America lying considerably
astern-a strange looking craft enough, with her
long low black hull, and thick stiff looking rakish
asts not all the sort Of phantom ship that Feni
more Cooper loves TO paint A big boned skeleton
she might be called but no phantom. Hers Ia not
the tall delicate, graceful spars, with cobweb tra-
cery OF cordage, scarcely visible agaInst the grey
and threatening evening sky; but hardy sticks pre-
pared for work, and up TO every thing that can be
put upon them. Her hull is very low; her breadth
OF beam considerable; and her draught OF water pc
culiar-six feet forward and eleven ait her
ballast is slowed in her sides about her water line;
and as she is said to be nevertheless deficient In
head room between decks, her form below the wa
ter must be very curious. She carries no ioretop'
mast, being apparently determined to do all her
work with large sheets; and how she can do 1t this
day will probably show better than any OF the short
and accidental courses that she has hitherto run
against yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron
The following is the entry, with the stations oc-
cupied by the yachts before starting:
The n. Y. s. cup of El00 value, open to yachts
belonging to the clubs of all nations. Course
round the Isle of Wight. To start at 10 O'Clock
Stations-No being next Cowes Castle.
L. Beatrice, (schooner,) l6l tons, Sir w. A. Ca
rev, Bart
3 Volante, (cutter,) 4s tons, ]. L, Craigle. esq.
g. Arrow, (cutter,) 81 tons, t. Chamberlayne,
l. wyvern, (schooner,) 2O5 tons. the Duke of
Marlborough.
5. lone, (schooner,) rs tons, Almon Hill, esq
g. Constance, (schooner,) 2l5 tons, the Marquis
of Conyngham.
7. Titania, (schooner,) 100 tons, r. Stephenson,
esq M. p.
s. Gipsey Queen, (schooner,) 100 tons, Sir II.
b. Houghton, Bart.
g. Alarm, Coulter, y 1873 tons, Joseph Weld, esq.
10. Mona, (cutter,) 50 tons, Lord Alfred Paget
IL. America, (schooner,) ITO tons, j. c. Stevens,
i2. Brilliant, "a three-masted schooner,) 1872
tons, g. II. Ackers, esq.
49, Bacchante, (cutter,) so tons, b. II. Jones,
il. Freak, (cutter,) 60 tons, w. Curling, esq.
is. Stella, (cutter,) 65 tons, X. Frankland, esq
10. Eclipse, (cutter,) so tons, H. S. Fearon, esq.
IT. Fernando, (schooner,) l27 tons, Major M
Martyn.
IS. Aurora, (cutter,) Al tons, lie Marchant
Thomas, esq.
At five minutes before ten the signal gun to
heave about and prepare for starting was tred,
and moment afterwards, foresails and Jibs were
run up upon six or seven OF the squadron. With
in three minutes all were ready bat the America.
She was not only aRtern, but apparently resolved
not to hurry herself AT length her enormous fore
sail was displayed, and, as If to show how smart
her crew could be when they liked, her jib, both
her fore and aft mansails, and gaff opsais on her
main, were spread like lightning; and, when the
second gun was fired, Ga little before ten oclock,)
she trpped and went away with the rest The
Beatrice led, the Arrow being second the Volante
third, the Gipsey Queen fourth, the remainder
pretty close together, and the America last. A
light breeze then blowing from w. 5. W.
Within the first minute the immense superiority OF
the America became visible. She began at once
to glide up to the fleet and then TO pass yacht
after another until off Odcaste Point and, before
the steamers that were going round to Vennor had
got their passengers on board, she had taken the
fourth place, the Volante being first, the Arrow
second, and Beatrice third, and all that could be
said for them was, that they were delaying her
from taking the lead little longer than the others
The only question now is what can the cutters DO
with her in beating round the island. must now
close this despatch and go look after her. Not
wihstanding the speed, it is scarcely probable that
the will be in time to send up particulars
to town.
CowEs, Friday, 1890 p. m.--The El00 cup, for
all nations, run for to-day, and, after most
exciting contest, was won by the America, which
beat all her competitors with the greatest ease Ihe
day was fine, and at starting there was not much
wind Eighteen vessels entered for the cruise, and
went off beautifully at ten O'Clock. AT the Nab
the America shot ahead, and at the Needles was
seven or eight miles ahead of the nearest yacht.
She carried away her jb-boom.
The Arrow ashore at Ventnor. There were
other casualties, though it blew freshly from
s. s. w. outside. Many OF the yachts have not
returned yet.
The Queen went off to the Needles to see the
race, and the royal yacht part of the way home
with the America She rounded the Needles at
eight minutes to six O'clock after which the wind
died away, and the rest of the match was mere
drifting race. The America was loudly cheered
by all, ashore and afioat.
The America arrived at the starting vessel at
at s 80 p. m the Aurora, AZ tons cutter, Mr.. L.
LIE Marchant at o.b5.
The following further accounts derived from
the English papers received by the arrival of the
Franklin at New York:
From the Globe of august 25.
ROYAL YACHT SouA DRoN REGATTA.-We stated
in the Globe of Saturday some of the particulars of
the race for the queens cup on Friday, in which
the America beat her English competitors. She
passed the starting vessel at S,37 p. m. The Au-
rora, which slipped up very rapidly after rounding
the Needles, in consequence of her lig bit tonnage
and breath of wind, was sgnaed at s45; the
Bacchante at 80; the Eclipse at 945; the Bril-
liant at l 90 a. m, August 23d. The rest were not
timed. Thus the America made good all her pro-
fessions. protest which had been entered against
her receiving the cup on the ground that she had
not followed the course marked out, was with
drawn, and the Messrs Stevens presented
by the Royal Yacht Squadron with the well-won
cup.
On the evening after the race there was very
brilliant and effective display of fireworks by land
and water along the club house espanade, at which
six thousand or seven thousand were present.
reunion took place at the club house, and the occa
eion taken of Mr.. Abbott Lawrence's presence
to compliment him on the success of his country
men. His excellency acknowledged the kindness
in suitable terms, and said that, though he could
not but be proud of the triumph of his fellow-cih
zens he still felt it was but the children giving
lesson to the father. If the America pur
chased here, they would nevertheless try to build
5ometnlDG better IN New YORK, 30 as even 10 peat
her. The last remark of his excellency alluded
to rumor that an offer mad been made to buy the
America, but that the was not considered sufh-
cient. We have been thus undeniaby beaten, but
we have been beaten with good grace and our
conquerors are the first to admit it. They speak
in the highest terms of the condescenson and kind
of the arstocracy they had been taught to be-
lieve arrogant and unbending, and acknowledge
in the warmest way the afability and courtesy of
the gentry and of the various clubs.
On Saturday evening the America sailed from
Cowes to Osborne, in consequence of an intima-
ton that the Queen wished to inspect her. The
Victoria and Albert also dropped down to Osborne.
At quarter to six the Queen embarked in the
state barge, accompanied by his royal hghncss
Prince Albert and suite, and on nearing the Amer
ica the national colors of that vessel were dipped
out of respect to her majesty and raised again
when her majesty had proceeded on board. Her
majesty made close inspection of the America,
attended by Commodore Stevens, Colonel Hamil-
tom and the officers of the yacht. The Queen re-
mained on board half an hour, and expressed great
| admiration of the general arrangements and char
| acter of this famous schooner. On her majesty
leaving, the American colors were again dipped,
and her majesty proceeded in the barge to Os-
borne, where che arrived at half past six O'clock
Preparations for the match between the America
and the Titania being made on board both