The New York herald., 1875-08-23
THE COWES REGATTA.
GOOD DAYS SAILING OF THE ROYAL YACHT
SQUADRON.

GOOD DAYS SAILING OF THE ROYAL YACHT
SQUADRON.
The correspondent of the London Standard, writing
from Cowcs under date of August g. says
The sailing yesterday at this regatta remarkably
good and the finish of the OF the closest
and most exciting ever Witnessed the Cornne only win
ming by second from the Egeria The weather
nucd fine, with strong breeze from east-northcast
similar to what there was on Wednesday. As matter
of course large crowds Of spectators assembled in front
OF the club and great interest taken in the result of
the match. The wind made the certainty for the
schooncrs as IL was reach all round the course and in
consequence the three first vessels in were the Olga
Corinne and Egera. The venerable old Arrow rather
surprised the admirers Of the Volau-Vcnt by giving
her an honest five minutes beating, coming in first
OF her rig, and over Tour minutes ahead
OF Iatona Tho Fione reached very fast also
beating the Flying Cloud under circumstances altogether
in the lattcr's favor. The Cuckoo getting al
teraon made to her ga and did not start neither did
the Veronica nor Corsandc put in an appearance The
sailed in very short time the Olga only taking
four hours and thirty minutes complete the course
which is about fortytwo miles No shifting of canvas
was required as il a free reach all the way. The
match for the Town Cup, value fl00 open to yachts
Of any rig over thirty tons belonging TO royal yacht
club; twice round the Queens course which is from
Cowes, round the Warner Lghtship thence back round
agboat moorcd TO the south OF the lfcbuoy and back
TO Cowcs. Entries Arrow cutter, 1l5, T. Chamber
layne Neptune, cutter So n. B. Stewart Hypatia cut
ter as W, Gordon Iona, cutter &C, j. Ashbury; veron
ica cutter, IS, r. g. Freke; VoIau-Vcnt cutter, 104,
Colonel Markham; Cuckoo, cutter, 93, H. Hall; Fionc
cutter, rs f. Boucher; Druid, yawl, So b. A. Arnold;
Corsandc, yaw l4l j, Richardson; latona yawl, 163,
A. B. Rowlcy; Olga schooner, 2ls J. A. Hankey;
Egeria schooner 155, J. Mulholand Corinnc,
schooner, 162, n. Wood; Flying Cloud, schooner, rs,
f. Cox; Australia, 175 W. II. Hughes The Hypata
Veronica Cuckoo Druid, Corisandc and Australia did
not start At ten A. NJ. the gun fred and the yachts
and started the first away being the Neptune,
usual very with her sails Then came the Vol
au-Vcnt and the Olga the others being close to-
other except the Iona and the Iona, which slow
in getting away the latter hanging for nearly five min
utes after the others had gone The Fonc and the Ncp
tune had reefed mansas but all the others carried full
mansais and all had bhcaders set except the Olga and
tho Flying Cloud which sent square maintopsails ao
In the reach to tho Nab the Olga got well ahead tho
Cornnc and the Egcrin being next the latter about two
minutes astcrn. The No-nu-Vcnt and Arrow
very close together After rounding the Ightshp tho
quarter that the new cutter began lulllng, but
soon the Arrow got tho chance she up with
her tler and through her lee in great FORM lcav
ing those board the Nolau-Ncnt rather astonishcd
mt her speed. With strong breeze, the schoOnerS
getting what they wanted, and leaving the
cutters very fast the Olga still leading the way up
When near Osborne the IatOna and Fionc reached 10
windward, passed the Neptune and Flying Cloud;
and the Neptune got past the latter also before getting
10 COwes. Here however, the Flying Cloud got fair
wind and made dash at the CUTTERS weather two or
up and run through her lee. During the second round
tho schooncrs increased their lead and the Ona got
ahead Of the cutters not, however, picking the schoon-
up much. Coming back the Iona passed me Ncp-
at Old Castle Point but both gave up at C0wes as
the schooners had gone round the Lcpc Buoy mark ana
finished the before they got there The Oga sai-
ing we'll in some distance ahead OF tc Others Dut
could the time she had To allow and ihc Cor
innc with second only to spare from the Egera
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