An attempt has been made by Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P.,
to reco- ver for his country the naval honours yielded to the United States at the Cowes Regatta. He backed his iron yacht, the Titania, 100 tons, built by Messrs. Robinson and Russell, of Milwall, on Mr. Scott Russell's "wave principle," to sail the America a double course for a double wager of 501.--namely, from tho Nab Light twenty or thirty miles out " before the wind," and then back to the point of starting "on a wind" ; thus testing separately the fleetness and the weatherly qualities of the two yachts. The contest came off on Thursday ; and the Titania was as sig- nally beaten as any of the yachts which sailed in the Cowes Regatta. In the course out, despite three accidents which lost the America more than a quarter of an hour of time, she beat the Titania by five minutes out of about two hours ; in the whole course she beat her fifty-two minutes out of about six hours and a half—leaving her at least eight miles astern.
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