3-017-005 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Yacht Matches in the Thames: Royal Thames Yacht Club, May 31: rounding the steamer at the Nore, 1864. Vindex; Mosquito; Astarte. 'The vessels which started were: the Surf, 54 tons, owner Mr. G. Harrison; Volante (59 tons), owner Mr. H. C. Maudslay; Astarte (75 tons), owner Mr. T. Seddon; Vindex (45 tons), owner Mr. A. Duncan; and Banshee (53 tons), owner Mr. J. Jones...The Surf was built by Fife last year...The Volante was built by Harvey in 1851...The Astarte is a new iron vessel, built by Messrs. Day and Co...The Vindex is of iron, built last year at Millwall...It was now a close thing, nearly a third of the distance had been run, and as yet Astarte had gained none of her time, nor had Volante gained very much upon Surf...In passing the Nore the yachts were in a line, about 200 yards apart. In the same order they rounded the Mouse. The Banshee and Vindex were unlucky; the former lost her mast, and the latter twice lost portions of her rigging; they had no chance...The Astarte came in eight minutes before the Volante and twelve minutes before the Surf. A dispute between the Astarte and Surf about their conduct towards each other was decided in favour of the Astarte, which, therefore, won the first prize and the Volante won the Second'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.