The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-10

two At I'LL P. M. the Julia passed Barbour light
therCambria SIX minutes behind her, under fore
ana ait canvas, including jib-topsail and
maintopmast staysail. The Allne passed Bayfeur
Light at 2:29, under the same sa as the Cambria,
at 1888 passing ope-half mile from the unfortunate
Mystere still at anchor. At p. NJ. the Julia was
stsi leading the Cambria. but the distance between
| them was rapidly decreasing. At $3.50 the Cambria
I passed to wIndward OF the Julia. and at dawn OF
day the cutter was half cables length astern OF
| away from her about Cables length, when the
wind again dropped on leaving them TO drft aste IN
| being preferred, the anchors were let go and
there they lay, occasionally lifting their anchors
but 1t was not until after eight O'Clock that they
could be said TO be under way. The Guinevere was
French yachts being out OF sight The Julia was GER
taiDly ahead At s40 and ought to have kept there;
become ' the winner BY three seconds The Gune
| we're welt ashore on Leclair Bank at 1l:48y and
the Ahne bore mp for Cherbourg. The e 0udaie ar
| and the Sylvia at 5:l7:1o p NJ, the Oudaile thus
| taking the first prize for French yachts.
and therefore waived his claim III favor or the Julia,
| contentng himself with the second prize
more miserable dlsagreeable drifting match could
not be imagined; no trial as to speed took place,
or course there viii be deal Of nonsense written In
the English journals now that the Cambria has won
Something; but she had been last instead of first
one would have been whit wiser as to her rate
In the Roads at Cherbourg lay the American train
ing ships Macedonia, OF fourteen duns, and Savan-
nan, OF seven guns, and large number OF their
mldsnpInen started at eight O'Clock on Saturday
morning for trip 10 Paris.
Royal Southern Yacht Club Rc9atta-Lnrge
Gathering Of Vessels--The Race-Victory Of
the HirOndelle.
SOUTHAMPTON. July %, 1859.
AT Southampton Hants-the headquarters of the
Royal Southern Yacht Club-regattas are OF such
common occurrence as to excite little or no interest;
but the Southern Yacht CLUB Regatta must be re-
garded by yachtmen as the beginning Of the racing
in the SoleDt and this will account for the crowded
state of Southampton water on Thursday last.
Yachts belonging every English club were present.
Blue enslgns, embeshed with all manner OF de-
signs, from crown to cOckrOacn, were hOisted at
the ensign stats; burgess, with crosses mo end,
flew at the masthead; and conspicuous among the
feet was the ensign OF America, and the burgee OF
the New York yacht proudly dying on board the
screw steamer yacht Hawk.
The prizes offered by the Royal Southern Yacht
Club on Thursday, the 18th Of July, were fl0O for
yachts over fifty tons and other prizes for smaller
vessels; but as the races of small yachts are only of
local interest shall confne myself to the race for
910O, for which the following vessels cOmpeted:-
Name. Tons. Oaoner.
Christabe. Earl of Annesley.
Rosebud. ....."........5l. .......T. Chamberiayne
Hlrondele. .............6S ...... Lord Ii. Lenox.
Flying Cloud. ......... ..... Count Batthyany
Menal........ w. Ii. Statdeid.
All the vessels are cutters, exceptthe Flying Cloud
which Is q schooner, and they were mOored in the
order named, Christabel being to the eastward the
wind at starting N.N.W. and very light. The
course was from Southampton, round the Bran
bles and round the Lepe Middle buoy, a distance
OF about sixty miles. The wind at starting was
right att and as there was no restriction as to
Vas, spinnikers and squaresais were set previous to
e IS1e ana Hn " Ca anu az eleven
cord; Tne Menal splendid cutter-I don't think
s ss nr stated she was
was frst away and drew out clear OF her opponent,
the Flying Cloud second and the others all OF lump.
scarcely was all sail made and the huge gan-tOpsaiS
were barely sheeted home when the wind Suited
due west, and the heavy booms jibed over shaking
the vessels from stem to sternpost. Another shit
OF WING round TO the eastward caused another jioe
ana again the wind, as though 1t could not make up
ITS mind from what quarter to blow, few round to
the southwest, and as though spiteu at being Daied
In the various quarters 1t had attempted to take up
1t burst IN angry blasts upon the yachts. Lee
rails and decks were under water in no tune; the
Rosebud's balloon jb was soon in Fragments the
Flying Clouds fore balloon tOpsan yard went
in the sings and on board all the craft except the
Hlrondelle balloon topsais were SHIFTED for jlb
headers. The Menai seemed III the best Of spirits
the harder It blew the better she liked It, and she
was rapidly leaving the Aeet, sending the green sea
over sail and decks, and playing with the waters
though she was an animated being.
1olloTs:--
I'm s. II. NJ. s.
The Menaf......1 II 90 Flying Cloud. Il IS 90
Hirondele.. .....1 10 90 Rosebud. Il 10 90
Chrlstabel. .....l 10 20
on the west buoy of the Brambles the Christabel
weathered the Menai, but only held her lead for an
hour, when the Menai again had the ChristaDe on
her lee quarter About one mile from the Lepe buoy
the Hrondelle, which had stood into Cowes roads
and there found lucky start, passed to wlndward
OF the Menai, and the Lepe was rounded az fol-
lows
H. ". S. II. N. S.
Hlrondelle. 81 90 Rosebud. 2 "a 90
Menai. ......... 81 80 Flying Cloud. 40 90
Chrlstabel.. 80 90
Alter rounding the vessels all set their square
vas for the back to CalshOt and'the little vessels
appeared to run the fastest The Chrstabel ran
through the lee OF the Menal, the Rosebud came
abreast and the Flying Cloud was rapidly coming
up, but as soon as the sheets were gathered the
Menai passed the Rosebud as though at anchor. The
Christabel, which mad managed to get away, was
neared every moment, but every effort to catch the
Hirondelle was useless. When the others were lee
san under the Hirondeiie was as upright as q
church and dong at least eleven knots In cOmplet
ing the rst round the Menal cut the Christabel out
and had her under her lee but being hampered with