The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-23
YACHTING in ENGLAND.
Regatta Weather-Thc Race for her MA.
jesty's Cup-The Observation-Disclosures ON
Racin8-Tho Winner.


jesty's Cup-The Observation-Disclosures ON
Racing-Thc Winner.
COwE5 August s. 1859.
The term regatta weather Is becoming house.
hold word In the Solent, and certainly the Royal
Yacht squadron commenced their regatta for 1869
in genuine regatta weather-that Is to say In gale
OF wind, with driving rain. IL would be impos-
sible to imagine more disagreeabe day than
August the 3d. the day fixed for the for the cup
annually presented by II .Jesty the Queen Of Eng
land to the Royal Squad iacht Club In the roads
at Cowes assembled some hundreds OF vessels OF
all rigs, and flying every imaginable kind OF distin-
gushing burgee. Conspicuous among them was the
American yacht Danntless her tapering spars tower
ing above all nyng peanan5 a. r ner mansopmast
of thirty feet to q vessel OF some 300 tons including
the notorious Deerhonnd. Cutters and scnooners
lag about the roads In scores; ggerS, and In fact,
everything that could spread 4 bit OF canvas was
represented at Cowes In spite OF the weather.
Majesty's Cup, open to all yachts whose owners were
members OF the Royal Yacht squadron, yawis TO
have half and cutters twO-thirdS OF their tonnage
added; any vessel having won any royal cup to be
weighted five minutes, and Two or more cups, eight
inmates; time race. Royal Yacht squadron scale.
The course what Is termed the Old queens
course-that is, from station round markboat or
Huntington Spit; thence round the Nab light and
back to Cowes, distance OF about iorty-seven
miles,
The following yachts were at their stations on the
morning OF The race:-Psyche and Cnrlstabel sent
tons.
Vanguard, cutter 90 tons, rated at 100; Psyche,
cutter rated at rs TONS but measuring only A tons;
Pantomime, schooner, 145 tons; Egeria, schooner,
1852 t0ns Christabei So TONS rated At 81 Hirondee,
cutter, 6S TONS rated at 113 tons; Gunevere,
schooner 300 t0ns Arrow, cutter. 81 TONS rated Mt
l57 tons, and Ane, schooner, OF 215 TONS OF these
Ane, Egeria and Pantomiine had each won royal
cup and the Old Arrow, having won some dozen or
more Of those much sought for prizes had an addi-
tiona eight minutes tackled on TO ner tuc The wind
about south-southwest, and there Was very little
turning to windward all day. HirondcIle, Vanguard
and Arrow had reef IN their mainsails, and all tine
rest carried their whole lower SAILS the Aine sending
up q small jib.headed tOpsatl over her mainsail.
Abou. ten minutes after starting the Psyche was
leading then the Vanguard and the rest In cluster
At 1885 the Guinevere's big lib carried away the
tack cringle and this seemed to be a signal for
breaking spars ropes, &C.; for on looking round
Pantomime was found IN difficulties, having carried
away her bowsprit and shortly afterwards the IRON
work on the hirondclle's bOwsprtt gave way, aud
SHE was obliged 10 bear up. Then some Of the rig
ging on the bowspr1t OF the Christabel found the
strain too much and gave way, and she IN her turn
was compelled to run back for Cowes Near the
markboat, Off Lymlngton, there was nasty sea.
and what with the sea dying over the vessels and
the rain coming down In torrents, correspondents
had hard time OF It; but once round the marx,
sheets were eased of, and the E2eria, Alinc aud
Gninevere had d close run for 1t. Every stitch OF
canvas they could carry was crammed on them, the
Guinevere sendng up two large working t0psaiis.
COwes was passed fOtlOWs:-