Year: 1874

The Egeria the Wfnner-The American


Yacht Ench antress Becomes Disabled


and Withdraws from the Contest-The
Cutter Prizes Won by the Krtemhilda


and Neva.


CowEs, August :, 1874


Tie splendid weather which gave such a zest to
the proceedings OF yesterday, the warm and bril-
liant sun lighting up the landscape of the island
was destined be OF temporary duration, for this
morning rain began to fall copiously, and dull
looking sky gave a very marked indication that
dirty weather would prevail At an early hour a
fresh breeze was blowing from the west-south-
west, the old salts predicted that in the coming
race for the Prince OF Wales Challenge Cup, with
a beat to the westward before them, they would
have something more than mere capful, and
they would find as much OF it and perhaps
more than they wanted. This as the sequel
proved, turned out to be true, when the redOubt-
able American schooner Enchantress came to
grief altogether ana was compelled to re-
turn TO Cowes in very crippled con-
dition. The Shark, which had only been
ber of ..three To start or no race" having
proceeded for some distance, also returned TO her
moorings. The three yachts were early at their
stations, as the start was appointed TO take place
at six O'Clock. The course was from Cowes to the
the eastward, passing around the Isle of Wight
coming in at the east end, passing Ryde and
finishing at CoWeS-a distance OF l2O miles. IL ap
pears difficult to understand why such a course
Should have ever been adopted, as lew persons
could even witness 1t, and on one or two occasions
in the night The vessels got becalmed and had to
remain In idleness tor hours until the morning
breeze aided them in arriving at their destination.
AS the hour for starting was six O'Clock 1t Is need
less TO say that lew persons besides those lnti-
mately and Immediately concerned were
present to witness IT. but but at ro the precise nse
went bowling down the Solent on their course to
the Needles. Before, however, they could reach
there the Enchantress got into great dlmcutles:
the fOrecrosstrees badly twisted. In this plight
there was no alternative for her but to return to
COwes which she did, where on arrival she found
the shark, which had only started as mere matter
of iorm already at her moOrings. The Egeria. there
fore left alone In her glory TO merely sail over
the course, and thus become the absolute possess
sOr OF the Prince OF wales Challenge cup, she
having won 1t on two lormer occasions, and IL
only recurring that she should add third victory
to secure 1t to herself forever, and with this for
the present to close all nrtner contests
Mr. MQlholand, therefore, adds another laurel
TO the lame OF the Egerla. Whether 1t would
have been SO had the Encnantress not met With
her casualty is not the question ana thus al one
takes Her Majesty's Cup supplemented as 1t Is
with the prize given by HIS Royal Highness the
Prince OF Wales The Egeria arrived at llh. 27m.
sos on Friday night, having occupied II hours and
80 minutes IN gong over the course. This may be
TO some extent explained by the lact that ABOUT
1orty miles dead beat to windward.


Tue damage done to the Enchantress Is being
repaired. and she will De ready Tor sailing again


THE CUTTER RACE.


The business OF the day was further extended,
however by a race for the Royal Yacht Squadron
prizes of flOO for cutters belonging to any royal
yacht club of not less than thirty tons, In TWO
prizes OF E75 and f25. The Old Queens course
and a time race on the Royal Yacht Squadron
onoln Thp