The New York herald., 1874-08-24
REGATTA WEEK At COWES
Review of the Aquatic Sports at
the Isle of Wight.
GALA DAYS DURING THE QUEENS VISIT.

ana C0We5 this week has been quite croWoeo
enough to be pleasant-Jhe roads almost too much
so to be safe. the club platform has been as full
of men and the lawn OF pretty women as ever.
The latter this year less nautical but certainly
more artistic, in their costumes. Glazed hats and
serge suits have given way TO wonderful straw
structures, trimmed with DARK siiSs sE8 yelye:s,
turned up at the sides, with bunches OF roses, and
walking dresses OF nautical cut, but OF soft ma.
terial have taken the place OF the heavier cloths
used 80 much in pass years by the great marine
tailors. the brothers Morgan. American beauty Is
well represented by the Misses Livingstones twin
sisters) and Mss Stevens, who, hear, at Good.
wood did justice to Worth's talents, and who here
is among the best looking and best dressed Of the
fair sex.
THE RACE FOR THE QUEENS CUP.
On Tuesday, the Egera won Her Majesty's CUP
the owner, Mr.. Mulhoand, having been the win
ner several times and never having been less than
second in the race, and am told that his prizes
altogether represent about f7, 600. Count Batthy-
any had bad luck. his fine cutter, the Kriemhilda,
being disabled, 1t was doubly unfortunate, as the
Prince OF Wales was on board during the race.
wednesday was day OF disasters. The weather
was bad; it blew ralned, drlzzed mists came
up that hid everything and the wind besides being
uppleasantly strong was very cold. At ten O'Clock
ten yachts started for the Town Cup; the Kriem-
hda louled her spring at starting, and afterwards
carried away her maingan and gave up. We
steamed to Spithead TO see the torpedo expert
ments but after waiting for an hour or two in the
worst Of weather we were told that the Ober0n
was to be left in peace until the next day.
While we were below at luncn the
news came from the deck that yacht had Just
sunk ana that another was fast sinking. A
schooner, the Widfre that once belonged to Mr..
Turner Turner and was Known as the tracing
machne,n had run into q trading ketch on the
Brambes and SO damaged her bows that she sank
in less than twenty minutes. small steam yacht
took her In tow and tried to run her ashore. but
she became so waterlogged that they cut the rope
and she went down, happily with no one on board.
The oldest part OF the occurrence was that the
crew of the ketch jumped on the sinking yacht.
but were eventually got OF in boats and taken on
BOARD the steamer, their vessel, with q large hole
In her starboard sailing into Osborne Bay and be.
coming q wreck. Plenty Of disasters to be heard
OF when we returned; the Arrow, all shaven and
shorn, with her topmast and bowsprit gone; the
Cornne, O Cowes built boat and winner Of the
race, carried away her mantOpmast; the Gwendo-
line second, also losing her topmast; and to add to
the casualties small cutter Of forty tons, cruising
about had nown at big game and run into the
! Queens yacht, and had damaged herself to tho
| extent OF making large hole IN her mainsail.
FIREWORKS AND FUN.
forgot to mention that on Tuesday night there
was the usual display OF opposite the club
| The weather was lovely, and one felt tempted to
s as Ds s ooe oe % the
The platform was full, the little rome up to ran on
the royalties, with whom ! noticed LORD % Hard Hard
instOn. LORD Clonmel Mr.. oliver Montague and
NT Km0lys 1t was the only time .da.S sns'
been Settled in committee that quiet-oving mem
ana several people say this Is the reason why
Cowes is not 80 ul as usual. We are, however,
Of s the club at n The old schoolhoSse called Egypt
House. Mr.. Allen Young, am told, is the prime
mover in the matter, and q pleasant evening ,s
RACE FOR A $500 CUT.
On Thursday s1oS , cup up was gwen By Mr Mr. Smith,
ron that had never won q prize in the United
Kingdom during the last twenty years ! was on
was there . farer or more perfect day for yachts
men or the lovers Of terra trm0- Such a contrast
light breeze, bright sun. marvel0usy blue
sky and white, neecy clouds
At the first gun all Is in readiness on board the
| competing yachts; In moment men swarm into
the rigging. looking like blight round plants
though pun OF tobacco smoke had put them to
the rOut. Soon the white canvas Is spread and
ns sna
about this race. IL had been suggested that Ii
should be sailed fashion one
win. All sorts of accidents were predicted, for No
pilots or extra hands were allowed on board, and
well. Colonel STRINGS Chanticeer was first, aud
there was great deal OF cheering on board as she
second and Mr.. Percival's caprice third.
VISIT TO A MAN-OFswAR.
Majesty's steamer Jealous. Man-oi. wars boats or
all shapes and sizes plieu between the ship and the
was admirably arranged, the dancing Kept up Tor
some hours, with only Q short lull. Admiral Sir
bunting made the ship very smart pientS Of sail.
clotr overhead to keep on sun or rain openings
LETT here S and there showing peeps Of the bright
fun opposite the green. A crowd Of boats and
duck hunting and tub races was to be fonnd.
THE QUEENS VISIT.
turned to still darker shade when the loyal in.
habitants OF Cowes faced round to welcome the
Be present at the Town regatta. There was was ~ -
display OF fireworks in the evening on the Victoria
and Albert and great was the rush ana roar al
Thousand colors in the SKY. But there must be an
end to all things, and soon all was quiet. Only
yacht deck, splash Of the oars as some oissipated
vessel shout or two in the distance tar % as 81 some me-
extra intoxicated winner OF . ten shilling prize
6eils Of the Jealous maze il midnichs tie great
das day o. IN she year lor the good people Of Cowes is
THE RNcHANrRxss xrsHAr.
one for the squadron prizes Of S!s and s2s won
respectively by the Kriemhida and the Neva, the
Arrow coming In third; another for the Challenge
Cup, for which only three vessels started, the
American yacht Enchantress, the Egeria and the
Shark. the last named only starting to make race
They were on at six A. NJ, the course being round
the Shambles and back. The Shark after
going a short distance to the westward
put her helm up and returned TO ner
anchorage. shortly after starting the American
vessel carried away her ibboom, but stu stood on
About Q 80 she was seen running back under her
foresatl alone, her crosstrees being badly wrunR,
her forestry gone and also her starboard whisker
and much OF her head gear. She came TO anchor,
thus leaving the Egeria to walk over the course.
and by winning the cup for the third time thus
makes II the absolute property OF her owner, NJ.
AuhOlland. have been TO the club and heard
much sorrow expressed that the EnchantrcS0
should have been so unfortunate. But there will
be as many good vessels at the Roads next year
and AZ many prizes given and II u hoped that tho
nWnera OF American Yachts viii be tamntAd tn