The Ladies race at the Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club 9th June 1894

 The Ladies race at the Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club 8th June 1894

The picture above unfortunately is not of the ladies race!

The Clyde Corinthian Season- Ladies Races at Hunter's Quay

The Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club yesterday did a graceful act in inaugurating their season with a programme in which the lady members played a prominent par.  Hitherto the ladies' races have taken further on in the year, and have not always met with the sort of weather which suits their complexion.  Yesterday the weather was as nearly as possible perfect, so that the event was carried through under the most happy auspices.  If there was a drawback at all it was the inexplicable absence of the male members of the club, who where not quite so closely identified with the yacht which competed.  Considering the character of the fixture, one would have expected to find flocks of young yachtsmen on board and ashore, all desirous of witnessing one of the leading novelties of the season.  But with that slight consideration apart, it is pleasing to be able to record that few of the male Corinthians are disposed to regard with jealousy the introduction of the fair sex into the rigours and mysteries of yacht sailing.

Thus the fixture is not to be held as simply a temporary indulgence which, once over, is well done with for a season.  A sincere belief in the capabilities of the ladies to sweeten life under all conditions is a vital part of the Clyde Corinthian creed; and they desire, no doubt, that this acknowledgement of their obligations and responsibilities may be accepted as a guarantee of further concessions to come.  As real members of the club, the sisters of oneself and one's friends can scarcely be prohibited from mixing in other functions without which even the glorious sport of yachting might degenerate to the flat, stale and unprofitable.

There are of course, times and occasions from which the female mind can hardly extract its own peculiar kind of satisfaction.  In other words, it is good that men and yachtsmen should sometimes be alone.  it is the special province of ladies themselves, assisted in this particular instance by the the Clyde Corinthian Club, to see they are not too much alone.  In the prosecution of this most laudable end, we hope the the lady members will push their privileges to their upmost limit, in the full conviction that under only the rarest of auspices can their presence fail to have the most benign effect upon the personalities of their male comrades.  Taking this view, it would not be to much to expect the Corinthians to lead the fashion in the social world, and have the angelic creatures present at occasional convivial meetings, where without doubt their influence would make for the beneficial.

Without pursuing that portion of the subject further, it has to be stated that beyond all question such an event as that of yesterday is brought of with so much éclat that we must look for a steady growth of sentiment in that direction within the next half-dozen years.

There were two races on the card and they provided an interest equal to anything to be experienced at any ordinary regatta on the Clyde.  At this advanced day it goes without saying that the ladies (who yet court not the publicity of which their brethren have no fear) behaved in a manner which reflects most creditably upon their knowledge and resources.  The wind was steady from southerly, and kept the yachts going well all the time, and the finishes were exceedingly close.  While the attendance was not what it should have been, the fixture was patronised and supported by a large number of other yachts, some of whom followed the race over the course.  The arrangements were of a satisfactory nature and were carried through without a hitch.

Race II 17/19's

Hatasoo        6hr 1min 30s

Sally            6hr 5min 35s

Daisy Bell    6hr 6min 20s

The start was cleverly made.  Sally was half a length in front of Hatasoo, but to leeward, and Daisy Bell came in the wake of Sally.  Mr Bain's boat Miss Downes at the helm, took the lead in the beat to Dunoon, and thereafter the order was maintained till the close, Hatasoo having a little to spare as winner.

The extract has been taken from The Glasgow Herald, Saturday June 9 1894.

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