Enchantress 281 General Owen Williams
Aline 149 H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
Cetonia 157 Sir Edward Guinness
Egeria 118 Mr. John Mulholland
CUTTERS
Irex 93 Mr. John Jameson
Lorna 90 Mr. S. Hope Morley
Genesta 88 Sir Richard Sutton
Moina 85 Captain Bainbridge, R.N.
Sleuthhound 54 Lord Francis Cecil
Arethusa 54 Mr. Stuart Lane
YAWLS
Atlantis --- Mr. L. M. Ames
Dauntless (ketch) 108 Mr. F. L. Popham
Anemone 58 Mr. E. Liddell
Viking --- Earl of Caledon
The ratings are those of the yachts under the new length and sail-area
rule of measurement, which is altogether different to the old tonnage
rule.
The time allowances settled by the Royal Yacht Squadron were as
follows:--
h. m. s.
Irex 0 0 0
Lorna 0 4 57
Genesta 0 6 15
Enchantress 0 59 22
Sleuthhound 1 31 8
Cetonia 2 28 21
Aline 2 36 36
Moina 2 43 32
Egeria 3 13 50
Arethusa 4 15 10
Dauntless 5 29 21
Viking 5 43 6
Anemone 6 30 30
[Illustration: 'Cetonia,' 203 tons (now belonging to Lord Iveagh;
1892). Designed and built (1873) by M. E. Ratsey, Cowes, Isle of
Wight.]
The yachts were started at 10 o'clock on the morning of August 8
before a light W.S.W. breeze, making it a run to the Nab, which the
cutters rounded about 2 hrs. after the start, some 10 mins. ahead of
the schooners. The day being beautifully fine and the sea smooth, the
sail across the Channel close hauled on the starboard tack was very
enjoyable. The east end of Cherbourg Breakwater was rounded by the
'Irex' at 7.30, just at dinner-time, with 'Genesta' and 'Lorna' only a
few minutes astern.
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