In the races held in 1833-34--most prominent years--John Scott, with the _Hawk_, won the Anglesey Cup at Dublin, and the Oban and Helensburgh Cups; while Robert Sinclair, with the _Clarence_, won the Ladies' Cup at Oban, the Kintyre Cup at Campbeltown, the Dublin, Adelaide, and Booth Cups at Dublin, the Stewart Cup at Greenock, the Largs Cup and the Dunoon Cup. These two yachts were indeed close rivals, although the principal honours rested with the _Clarence_. On one occasion, however, the _Hawk_ unexpectedly defeated the _Clarence_ in an important race at Dublin, and the owners were anxious to have the cup in Greenock as soon as possible for a special reason. Recognising that the _Clarence_ was really the faster boat, they handed over the trophy to her crew to take to the Clyde port; but the luck which enabled the _Hawk_ to win the cup stood by her on the passage home, and she made the port a considerable time before her rival. The _Clarence_ became a pilot boat, and was unfortunately run down off Garroch Head, while the _Hawk_ was transferred to the fishing trade. In later years John Scott, C.B., had the laudable desire to secure as a relic the vessel his grandfather had owned, but the negotiations failed; and the boat is probably still at work among the islands of Scotland. The Royal Northern Club's fleet in the 'thirties numbered about fifty, but there were no steam vessels on the list until 1855. Among the principal boats in the club were the Duke of Portland's ketch, the _Clown_, of 156 tons; the Duke of Buccleuch's cutter, the _Flower of Yarrow_, of 145 tons; Mr. John Scott's cutter, the _Lufra_, of 81 tons; Mr. Robert Meiklem's schooner, _Crusader_, of 126 tons; and Mr. Lewis Upton's cutter, _Briton_, of 91 tons. The membership was about one hundred and fifty, the aggregate tonnage of the fleet about 2000 tons, and its cost, at a fairly generous estimate, about £20,000. What a contrast is suggested by a review of the fleet of yachts owned to-day by Clyde yachtsmen! There are now eight clubs in the Firth recognised by the Yacht Racing Association, and one of the largest of these--the Royal Clyde--alone has over a thousand members, with a fleet of over three hundred and seventy yachts, of a collective tonnage of 26,000 tons, and of a first cost of a million sterling. The club-house at Hunter's Quay, which cost about £20,000, is representative of the best of its kind. Many of the yachts--sailing and steam--are of considerable size, and have international repute for their excellence, either as racers, or as comfortable seaworthy cruisers.