Besides the regular traders, I have tried to include every ship making the outward passage under 80 days, thus we find some of Smith’s celebrated “Cities” and a number of the frigate-built Blackwallers figuring in the lists. As regards outsiders, I have had to omit several ships for want of sufficient data, but I think my lists are complete as far as the regular traders are concerned. PASSAGES UNDER 80 DAYS TO SYDNEY IN 1873. +-------------+---------+-------+--------+---------+-------+----+ | | | |Crossed | Passed | | | | Ship |Departure|Crossed| Cape |S.W. Cape|Arrived|Days| | | |Equator|Meridian|Tasmania | |Out | +-------------+---------+-------+--------+---------+-------+----+ |_Samuel_ |Plymouth |Dec. 11|Jan. 7 | Jan. 28 |Feb. 1 | 74 | | _Plimsoll_ | Nov. 19| | ’74 | ’74 | ’74 | | |_Cutty Sark_ |Channel | Jan. 4|Jan. 30| Feb. 25 |Mar. 4 | 78 | | | Dec. 16| ’74 | ’74 | ’74 | ’74 | | |_Patriarch_ |Channel | | | | | | | | Apl. 12| May 9 |June 8 | June 24 |June 30| 79 | | | | | |(passed | | | | | | | | Ot.) | | | +-------------+---------+-------+-------+----------+-------+----+ PASSAGES UNDER 80 DAYS TO MELBOURNE IN 1873. +-------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----+ | | | |Crossed | Passed | | | | Ship |Departure |Crossed |Cape | Cape |Arrived |Days| | | |Equator Meridian| Otway | |Out | +-------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----+ |_Miltiades_ |Start |June 6|June 24 | |July 15| 64 | | | May 12 | | | | | | |_Thomas_ |Ushant |Sept. 14|Oct. 16 |Nov. 7|Nov. 8| 66 | | _Stephens_ | Sept. 3 | | | | | | |_Ben_ |Tuskar |Nov. 2|Nov. 21 | |Dec. 13| 67 | | _Cruachan_ | Oct. 7 | | | | | | |_Loch Tay_ |Tuskar |Sept. 28|Oct. 22 |Nov. 13|Nov. 14| 69 | | | Sept. 6 | | | | | | |_Thermopylae_|Start |Dec. 30|Jan. 20 |Feb. 15|Feb. 16| 72 | | | Dec. 6 | | ’74 | ’74 | ’74 | | |_Mermerus_ |Lizard |July 30|Aug. 19 | |Sept. 16| 72 | | | July 6 | | | | | | |_Sam Mendel_ |Tuskar |July 26| | |Oct. 6| 72 | | | July 25 | | | | | | |_The Tweed_ |Lizard |Sept. 30|Oct. 25 | |Nov. 18| 73 | | | Sept. 6 | | | | | | |_Marpesia_ |St. Albans|Oct. 17| | |Dec. 29| 73 | | | Oct.