The entries were:—
| Schooners | ||
| Rating | Owner | |
| 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 | 058 | 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 |
'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.