Portsmouth Regatta.
The Times, 1824-08-31T00:00:00

t ne port or Vortsnirrr ru itRegatta, wiich took place veRterday znd to-day, has excited the most extensive interest and attention, anmt has passed off with a 4egree ot splendour of which no similar spec. tacle cart hoiast. The Roy 1 Y acht Club, thie titled bathing visit l ers frn,m Ryde, Cotves, and Solitatulniton. the admirers of natitical skill, and 6f .tquatic exhibitions, ant a large influx of genteel corn panv from the surrounding cquntr,', who; from taSMte and labilehc tceling patrontizecd every thlinig that tends to strengthlen lrions' best bulwark, havre all been assembled these two days, either as gratifird Nspretators npon our shores, or e?nbarked on the waters it I tie niuirte- | rotis crowds of yachts, vesels, and brars o a rrhnrost every fl,rin which naval arclitecture irad levis"d. TIh weatirer on both davs iear thie riost beautiful of t'ee whole yeatr, the heat beitrg ruost grce- ably trroderate(d hy a fresh sailing breeze, so aditnrrably sNited tu suchI art R'lnMating and pleasing exhiibition. The first lay comlr enccd witit a olatltC of' six wherrie, of tie largest class, which was contested in a style that reflecte-l credit upon the wherrymen. The first prize ivas won by the Shlwrnou, Barroi; second, FoX, Smith third, Pearl, Little; furtit, Clipper, Whitaker; fifdt, S,llzr (carriel away her mast) sixtr, Sovcriga, Burford. Tilis match was fol!lwed by two divisions of the siltng- Tims, ol . t sips in rdlinalry, sailing tinder the direction of C.ptal Thomas, R.N., antI sutpeinterrded by Lieutenant Martir, and other uhf1ier-. Thesce boats afintrted a picasing diversity to the amtuse- irierit. Art interesting ikrateh then took place between four iargc s:racks ; antdl miore s, ill aLn gno.t nraragement were never shovn "t"o any tformer occasion. The first prize, of 25 sovereigns, was won l the jant, areentria n(which exclucled her from -ailinb tor .ada.le Catalani'm Cup the next dni); thie second prize, of 10 sovereigns, by tire Twin . Scott 5 tile tlhird, of live sovereign1, by the Ebeezer, Abinett; and tire last vessCr, whinls errs very inferior in 'ste, wv. the G eorge and WiPhitni, J,,ddl. The sailiirg course was f'romi a venscl tioorroLr ri)' ftie Piatifrin, along Southsea-beacht, tirenre rouird thic bi,oys of the Spit arid of the Royal George, to Fort Aeotik- ton, along Haslarbeatch, to the Plattfornu, thiree times. I heseconI day's sailinig cornorenced witli tie starting of five yes- eels, of absut 12 to 16 tons e tile seatmten itn wiichi exhibited great skill attn dritr, carrrying i very heavy piess of eatrtass to rbtairt the premier prize, 15 sovereigns1 which was at leigth wont by the JAtmes and ilfOatJ, Robinson. '1 he other vessels ciite in in rota- tin thus - Elizn, Diaper; Ellet, Davis ; Reoliorr, Wrood; Rectltude, jro;d I tlrey sererrlly obtainedl seven, tlrree, rlrI one rwvcreign. The thirdt division of the boats of the Ordinary thiers started, and the management of tiren discovered considerable skiil, and was brighlly creditable to tire mcn on board. Four wherries, roved by two osen eacih, witr a sterrsniar, went tirrice rounrd a course near te silore, wiiichi terminated as ftollows :-Pcearl, first Gsrtse/ ser, second ; Ja ne Lowflier, thiirl; FuSnny, fourrlr. .4t three o'clock this afternoon, itladamne Catalaini's cup became tire desired oh ect of attertion ; and it afbrtded a most interestinrg antI wli-contested nmatch between the Twi,, l?besrezr, and Gertrre us(l tVIlltar,t ; but the superior sailing of' rite Trei,i wats decidedly endi- xtriteset; and to l\lr. Scott was rrdicrdged tire t munifict-:rt gift of tlrC above-nzamed larly. Tire eur was preset:ted by her fi.ir htand to thic wvvirnner, ott bord tire Ne>lso Rliev. C. iNorth's yacilt), filledl with weine, after se had drank his healt!2. It w as 'hller pascdl to tirC Chairnwn Treasurer, alt (JCormittee, relro, after tnarrar:hamr of its cJintnts, tt it otn board tire lcky vessel, fiiled, azl tire crew, whit an enthusiasms naturrl to British tars, siharetI tire ssare in a mannrc gratifying to Madame Catalsini, Mrs. North, and the ladies and gellr ttetnen tvilo were on board the yacht. The interesting naiy concluded withi a floe exhibitioa of fire-works on the glacis. Anionq the Ir'tmrerouq company present, we noticed his Grace the DUke of' Nor folk, Lords Melville, Spencer, Mdacclentield, Datrnicy, lchreslr, f,!raver, Yarberough, Surrey, Deerhrnrsr, (lifton; Sirs C;. L C'eds, (. Fari`Ligton, R. Williams, J. Lyon, G. Thomas * 9dmii- -RIs Nir (4eosge Aartin. Sir Thtonits Foley, Sir J. [1. WVhitsired, Wa.e,r (tr :y j. Bii. * (ctienral tro8bie, &c. T he regatta oail at tire Souti-;ca Promenade Rooms, last inigirt, 'va,s attended. hy upwards of 401) per-Ions, wL o kept that amuseinent ap until nearly day-light thll tsjoriling. - Y'UR7TSMvOt;Tii ?E(G.l7'T.4. * _ _ y B _ . PORTSM1 OUTH!, Al -. 28.