The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-05
YACHTING.


of plate, value fl00. The following yachts compa
ted
Yachts Tons. Osc,aers.
Egera. ..152... ...... NJ. J. Mulhoiand
Cambria. 80. .ls6. MI. J. Ashbury.
Gl0rlana. .l33.. MI AZ U. WukinsOnS
Time allowed fifteen seconds per ton.
The start TOOK place at half-past eleven A. n,
about two hours ebb with nice topsail breeze mons
the northwest. The Goriana was the smartest ~
getting round and at took the lead followed BY
the Egeria, the Cambria being somewhat slow IN
canting. All three set squaresailA square topsail0
and balloon ibs it being dead run before the wind
down the reach. Shortly after the start, however,
the wind began to die away, and though it oc.
casionally freshened in the lower reaches
blew for the most part in ntful puns,
which were utterly inadequate to test the
weatherly qualities Of such large craft on the Lob
ster the Gloriana jbed, and catching nice little
start Of wind. walked right away from the Cambria
and Egeria, who were nearly abreast Of each other
and almost becalmed. Entering the Lower Hope
the breeze freshened aud the Cambria ran past the
Egeriathe Glorlana being at this time fully half q
mile ahead Of the other two. Just before the COM
mencement Of seareach the Egeria carried away the
leeward arm Of the square sail yard, and fell Still
farther away keeping on the port tack, the others
jibing on entering sea reach and running down ON
the starboard tack. on the Chapman Light the
Gloriana was nearly mile ahead Of the Cambria
lance. Here the EgerIa got down her squaresait
and square topsai. and set "spinniker," and the
Gloriana bing the port tack took in her fOresal
and forestaysail. The Cambria also jbed on the same
tack Just below the Chapman. Below SOuthend the
wind shifted tribe more toward the west, and the
Gloriana again set her foresai and forestaysail or
Shoeburyness the leading vessel shifted her balloon
jib and made snug for rounding, the others follow
ing her example.
Fl. M. s. HI. NJ. s.
G G,eGans... 3 3 Eseria....".a At IS
1t was dead low water as they rounded, and ain
three after hauling on the wind at the Mouse, stood
Maplin Sands where they went about; but the Gl0r-
ana having the best Of the early mood, was by this
did not appear to stand the remotest chance OF say
ing their time AS they worked up by short boards
lghtship the Giorlana was not more than third
Of mile ahead Of the Cambria. Between the More
and Southend a most interesting race ensued, the
Cambria gradually picking up the GlOriana. just be-
to to Of the cambria
coming about on the port tack the latter held her Own
and catching S pun OF wind to wind
at the next board. Nearing the Chapman the
Egeria forereached the Cambria, and as the.
Of her, the breeze at this critical moment dying
away to nothing and leaving the two larger crafts
Gravesend 1t was mere drifting, but the EgeraS
favored by an occasional catspaw Of wind managed
to make Roadway tribe faster than the tide, though
at times she had scarcely steerage way left her. and
finally, after q most tedious delay, weathered the
nag buoy at thirtyelght minutes past eight The
other TWO were fully o mile astern, completely be-
Gained and drifted into Gravesend about half an
hour later. ~. 7,
Yesterday TUESDAY, June 1877 the members of The
Royal London Club offered handsome silver cup,
valued At Sloo to be sailed for BY schooners and
Gravesend to the Mouse Light and back The follow
ing i've craft Competed.
Cambria. Schooner. 1856. Mr.. ]. Ashbury.
Egeria. Schooner. .14S. Mr.. MulhoAand.
Gorana. schooner. .129 Mr.. A. Wilkinson.
Julia ..Yawl. JOB =. Mr.. +: @. Moss.
Astarte. .Yawl. ...... 49,. MI. w. Ballersy.
The tonnage Of the above is calculated by the club
measurement. At the start, the Astarte and Clio
was the first to get fairly under way. Owing to some
extraordinary Dunder the Julia omitted to snip her
anchor at the right moment, and the Cambria. in,
considerably hampered In her man9uvres, and she
accordingly hoisted protest nag. The Astarte,
being the smallest Of the neet, soon had all her.
down Gravesend reach at an amazing speed. She
was followed by the Egera, Glorhna, Cambria and
julia In the order named upwards Of quarter OF q
mile separating the first three reaching the Lower
Hope. The whole fleet had set w0rkinglower canvas,
the schOOners sending up working main and foretop-
sails. and the yawls working foretopsails. Between
by the wind, showed her fine sailing qualities to.
marked advantage, drawing upon the GlOriana with
great rapidity and fairly weathering her half mile
above the More. AT this point, however, the young
food began to make and 1t being obviously impossi-
BILE for the yachts to complete the course originally
contemplated before dark the accompanying steam
boat came to anchor and signaed the yachts TO
round, which they did.
The yachts passed the nag buoy in the following
time and ORDER
Yachts. II. NJ s. Yachts. III. N. s.
EQeria r AZ Astarfe