Captain Richard Angel lost the command of the _Beltana_ on the voyage that she raced the _Yatala_. On his passage out he ran the _Beltana_ ashore on Kangaroo Island, but got her off and did not report the accident. He loaded wool at Port Augusta, but on getting to sea the ship leaked so much that he had to take her in to Port Adelaide. Here the wool was discharged, and the _Beltana_ hauled up on the slip and repaired, whilst Angel got his dismissal and a Captain Blanch took his place. _Beltana_ caught fire when loading wool in Port Lyttelton, and her end was one of the biggest ship fires in New Zealand. The Wonderful “Torrens.” Of other ships managed by Elder & Co., the most noteworthy were the _Glen Osmond_, _Collingrove_ and _Torrens_. Of these the _Torrens_ requires special mention, as she was without doubt one of the most successful ships ever built, besides being one of the fastest, and for many years she was the favourite passenger ship to Adelaide. She was built in 1875 by James Laing, of Sunderland, and launched in October of that year, her chief measurements being:— Registered tonnage 1276 tons. Length 222.1 feet. Beam 38.1 „ Depth 21.5 „ She was composite built with teak planking and was specially designed for carrying passengers, having a poop 80 feet long. A beautifully modelled ship and a splendid sea boat, she was very heavily sparred and crossed a main skysail yard. She was also one of the last ships to hold on to fore topmast stunsails; indeed for years she was the only ship with stunsail booms aloft in the Australian trade. Regarding her capabilities as a sea boat, in easting weather she would drive along as dry as a bone, making 300 miles a day without wetting her decks. But it was in light winds that she showed up best, her ghosting powers being quite extraordinary. The flap of her sails sent her along 2 or 3 knots, and in light airs she was accustomed to pass other clippers as if they were at anchor. Commander Harry Shrubsole, R.N.R., in a letter to the _Nautical Magazine_, gives the following interesting reminiscences of her wonderful speed. Some items of one of her passages are worth noting. Crossed the equator in 15 days from Plymouth; arrived off Semaphore, Port Adelaide, 61 days from Plymouth. The last two days were employed in beating up the Gulf from the western end of Kangaroo Island, I forget the name of the point we made, so 59 days could easily be counted as the passage.