1910 Cowes Week Regatta
British Motor Boat Club [5]
The British Motor Boat Club brought its Cowes Week Regattas to a close on Saturday with a race round the Isle of Wight for cabin cruisers.
Four yachts started—namely, Mr. Waterhouse’s Major, Mr. Kinnell Dry’s Sayonara, Mr. McGaskin’s Iffysaurius, and Mr. MacLean’s Allegro. Major finished first and won the Rhinefeld Challenge Cup, Sayonara taking second prize.
Motor Yacht Club
The Motor Yacht Club held an extra day’s racing on Saturday from the Enchantress at Netley. The water was smooth and in almost ideal condition
The hydroplanes, Sir John Thornycroft’s Miranda IV, Mrs. Edgar Thornton’s Columbine, and Lord Howard de Walden’s Pierrette, sailed an interesting handicap match. Pierrette won and Miranda IV finished second. A tournament handicap, in which these and other fast boats were entered, was won by Mr. E. Manville’s and Commander Cumming’s Comely, which defeated Mr. F. P. Armstrong’s Solace in the final heat by 9sec. Pierrette was beaten in the first round, and Columbine in the second.
(Transcribed from the Times of London, Aug. 8, 1910, p. 14.)
[Thanks to Greg Calkins for help in preparing this page — LF]