The New York herald., 1870-06-09

Time allowances, twenty seconds per ton, but no
allowance above 100 tons. This latter arrangement
II appears, did not meet with the approval OF Mr.
Boucher, and he, therefore, declined to start the
Fiona circumstance which evoked some rather
sharp criticisms 1t being very naturally urged that
he must have been acquainted with the conditions OF
the race long before the day Of entry. The start
ton Of the Commodore Lord Aired Pases s a's9S who
himself fired the signal gun by means OF galvanic
battery. All the seven competitors canted to star
board and made short board under the North or
Essex shore, the wind being east northeast, which
consequently made u pretty nearly q dead beat
vas ana working square headed gar top.
sns the %,t, little Aael being particularly
ahead OF the whole feet she went about under the
shore. The VindeX Christabe and Vanguard were
next. the three big 'uns" whipping IN. Working
the Murie and took the lead-Mr. Brdsons smart
httle cutter now gradually dropping astern, and
Sas Seansrsd ans omsp h BY e
neet, and as she entered Sea Reach was dan.
order OF the yachts at this stage OF the
match being:-Vindex, Vanguard, Christabel, Rose
OF Devon, oimara, Muriel and Julia. The wind now
came dead IN the teeth OF the yachts, and they
worked by short boards under the Kent shore, IN
order to make the most OF the last drain OF the ebb
tide. About mile and half above the Chapman
Light the Vanguard and vindex were well ahead OF
the whole fleet, making tack for tack and 'jockey-
>ing'' each other for the lead
These tactics were persisted In for some time
with the inevitable resu-that bette notre OF Thames
sailing matches--a protest. Owing to the distance
the yachts were from the steamboats, 1t was difficult
to make out their movements very distinctly; but
from all accounts the cOntretemps arose in this
wise:-As the Vanguard was standing in for the
shore the port tack the Vindex coming out on the
other tack the former attempted to cross her bows
there being as those on board Colonel verschoye's
cutber allege, plenty OfiroOm for the man9uvre.
This statement, however, is disputed by the owner
OF the vndex, who maintains that If he had held on
his course q collision would have inevitably occur.
RED, ana as the vanguard persisted In standing
right across him he had no alternative but to bear
away IN order to avoid an accident. The upshot Of
the matter was that the Vanguard came out
to windward OF her opponent, and the
latter hoisted protest nag In her rigging which
manner. AS the leaders brought the Chapman
abeam, at one O'clock they were about half
q mile to wlndward OF the Rose OF Devon and
Oimara, but the wind had now freshened
into q nice wh0le-saii breeze, and the big
yachts were beginning to wake up and step
aong-the huge Oimara presently weathering the
Rose OF Devon and Vndex in succession, and COM
ing unpleasantly close under the Vanguards lee.
This state OF things continued until they were or
Sheerness at two O'Clock, when the big Scotch cut
ter, being now able to make larger boards, crossed
the Vanguard's bows and came out with the lead at
the next tack. The young nood was now beginning
to make, and with falterlng wind 1t became
every moment more ana more apparent that the
yachts would never succeed in reaching the Mouse
light with any reasonable chance OF completing the
match before sundown. Under these circumstances
the Commodore ordered the steamboat to bring up
and signalled the competitors to round the More
der and tme:--
In s II. NJ s.
Ormara. ...........2 2 50 80 Rose of Devon..3 z. 3j
Vanguard 81 80 vindex. x............3 l6 rs
The other three were considerably astern, and
were not timed.
Immediately they had rounded all eased Of sheets
and with the exception OF the Julia, set their spin
makers for the run h0me The Chrlstabel alone of
the whole feet sent up a bottom topsal, and the
Julia set square sail and square tOpsail over 1t.
The run back to Gravesend presented no fea.
lures OF special interest, the leaders retaining
the positions above indicated, without change
up to the Chapman. Between this and the Mucking
the Vanguard rapidly got on better terms with the
Oimara, being close under her lee halfway through
the Hope, where the two leaders ran into nearly
dead calm; and while thus hopelessy In the dol
drums were passed by the Rose OF Devon, the last
named having brought up nice little breeze with
her. From this point to the finish there was no fur
ther changes in the relative positions OF the yachts
the mark buoy of Gravesend being ultimately passed