ROYAL FORTH YACHT CLUB COURSES.
The wind was very light at the start, which took place at 10.50 A.M. on Thursday, June 22. Later on light airs from east-north-east helped them; but off the Farne Islands—without any notice or disturbed appearance in the sky—a tremendous squall struck 'Creole'; she, however, behaved splendidly, and was specially well handled. By Saturday morning the weather had moderated and they got the mainsail on her and ran up past Inch Keith, getting the gun at 11.34 A.M. from the 'Iolanthe.'
The larger vessel, the yawl of 89-rating, had her troubles too, and finally got into the Tyne on Saturday morning, under storm canvas.
On the last day of the racing—June 26—there was a match for yachts belonging to the Royal Forth Yacht Club, for the T. B. C. West Challenge Cup, the entries confined to members of the club. Five yachts entered for the race, over a course of forty miles. The tonnage was very small, and the handicap one of large range; it will be noted that 'Ida,' at scratch, allowed 'Lintie' 1 hr. 23 mins. 48 secs.
| Yacht | Rig | Rating | Handicap | Owners |
| Ida | Cutter | 12 | Scratch | Messrs. Park & Wilson |
| Nora | " | 8 | 12 m. 24 s. | Dr. W. S. Armitage |
| Uranus | " | 3.9 | 36 m. 47 s. | Mr. F. A. Robertson |
| Glance | " | 3.7 | 40 m. 42 s. | Mr. W. A. Bell |
| Lintie | Lug | — | 1 hr. 23 m. 48 s. | Mr. G. W. Mitchell |
The start took place at 10.37 A.M., with a nice breeze from the north-west. 'Lintie' led off, but 'Nora' soon took up the running and led all the way home, finishing at Granton:—
| h. | m. | s. | |
| Nora (winner) | 6 | 21 | 32 |
| Ida | 6 | 29 | 30 |
| Uranus | 6 | 47 | 0 |
| Glance | 7 | 42 | 32 |
| Lintie | 7 | 58 | 0 |
This will give some idea of the application of time allowance.
The Royal Eastern, established 1835, is a small Scottish Club whose existence may be noted; but yachting does not flourish much on the East Coast.