The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-03
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY JULY B. ls6s-TRIPLE SHEET.

prize given by the club The cOrsYse originally fixed
upon was from Grayesend. round the Mouse Light
Hight westerly winds Il Was wisely left to the discre
ton OF the Commodore lord Alfred Pageo to signal
the competing vessels to round at the Lower Hope.
should he deem 1t desirable. The yachts were moored
for starting in two lines under the personal super
vision of Lord de Ros, the Vice Commodore OF the
aoo Rs met
up. During the early part OF the morn
ing there had been q nice topsail breeze,
when the starting gun was rred had died
away almost TO calm. Upon the signal belnggiven
at three minutes past twelve p NJ the Fiona slipped
her moorngs and was round before the wind, with
her head sails up, with wonderful smartness; indeed
she was abeam OF the Goriana schooner on the
got way on them. All the schooners got away smart
y, with the exception OF the Egera, which was fouled
oy barge and lost some time In getting before the
wind. The majority OF the cutters set spinnikens,
balloon )ibs and opsails and the schOoners square
sails, square topsails, balloon topsails and balloon
that was blowing. on Gravesend the GlOrana luffed
across the bows OF the Fiona and putting her under
her lee took good lead the Fiona shortly afterwards
falling further astern in consequence Of getting too
close under the Kent shore out OF the wind. All ran
free, with the wind nearly aft, down. Gravesend
Reach the Gloriana leading by half dozen cable
lengths, followed by the Egeria. Cambria, Sphinx
Vindex and Rosebud, all well to the windward; while
to the ieeward came the Fiona, Astarte, Menai and
Mirage the last named being at this early stage long
way astern of the whole feet. Entering the Hope
the wind ,freshened from the westward ana the
Egeria and Cambria which were beam and beam, half
a mile ahead of the CUTTERS but the latter presently
caught nice slant OF wind and began to pick up the
larger craft In good stye-the Vlndex leading, with
the Sphinx and Fiona Immediately in her wake, fol
lowed by the Menai, Rosebud and Astarte in tpe
order named Passing through the Hope all got IN
Egeria, the latter OF which now took second place
and began TO draw rapidly before the Gloriana En-
tering Lea Reach the Rosebud came out wide OF the
other cutters, ana catching nice breeze left them
all astern, the Fiona and Sphinx at the same time
running by the Vindex. lf S .9E lT
the Muching there was q succession OF cats
paws and Gains, and the Cambria fell astern OF all
the cutters, while the Egeria managed to creep up
within cables length of the Gloriana. The sailing
II 1t deserves the name, was mOnOtOnOus in the
extreme for the next hour, no further changes
taking place in the relative positions OF the
competing craft; but about two O'Clock a breeze
was made out coming from east southeast. The
Rosebud and vmdex, which now occupied a most adj
vantageous position to the windward OF the whole
fleet, were the first to feel It, and the former stand
ing TO the southwark weathered the Egera, and
passing the Glorana to windward In the next board
Fiona, Menal Sphinx and Vindex, favored by the
light wind, all weathered the two schOOners in quick
succession, and the Fiona leaving the others rapidly
astern, went in hot pursuit OF the Rosebud. The
latter was at this moment fully third Of a mile
ahead OF the whole heet and reaching tremendously
fast; but by the time they made the More the Fiona
was close under the R0sebud's lee bow, both stand
ing southwark ON the starboard tack. Some exceed
ingly pretty sailing now ensaed, both the leading
craft being very beautifully handled, but no further
change took place in their relative positions during
the next three-quarters Of mile when they went
about simultaneously. The Fiona was now on the
weather quarter Of the Rosebud, and at this critical
moment the Commodore's steamboat dropped
anchor about two miles below the More light. and
the signal was given for the yachts to round.
In making for the steamboat the Rosebud fore
reached the Fiona and went about on the starbOard
tack preparatory to rOundng but the Fiona, hitting
the time to nicely, also put about and with little
nipping up Just managed to weather the steamboat
half Cables length ahead OF her smaller rival The
man9uvre was beautifully executed and ELECTED o
burst OF cheering from the spectators.
The whole feet, with the exception OF the Mirage,
rounded in The following order and time: