The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-11 00:00:00

ANNUAL MATCH OP THE ROYAL LONDON

YACHT CLUB.

The mimic strife that annually ruffles the bosons of
Old Father Thames with the achievements of the beautiful
little fleet of the Royal London Yacht Club came tame •
Saturday, at the usual starting point, close to Erich, nudes
unusually favourable circumstances as regarded wind and
weather. Too frequently these harmless and health-giving
feativals are marred by the rain, that spoils the dresses of
the fair clubbista, or the midsummer calm that paralyse•
the speed of the dainty little craft that have to struggle Mt
the prize. On Saturday, however, these drawbacks weft
ablest. as, although in the morales t►ere were some squally
showers that drove the ladies under the awning of the es•
cunion steamers and caused the gentlemen to button up
t e formidable-looking pea-jackets, that give such •
strikingly-nautical appearance to our brave yachtamen.
the angry clouds gradually disappeared towards mid-day.
the sun asserted his genial influence, and a brisk dancing
hese& senttbe tiny fleet of wager yachts bounding merrily
over the water. The race had, in short, to make it
attractive, plenty of sun, plenty of wind, plenty of fair and
fashionable company ; everything but a sufficient number of
competing vessels to give reality to the struggle and value tG
the prize which the liberality of the club had allotted to the
winners. The prizes were four in number; a purse of 50
guineas to the winner in the first claw, and one of 31)
guineas to the winner in the second, with additional prizes of
51 to the second in each class, so that there being only foss
competitor it was t. all prizes and no blanks," according to
the attractive programme of the German lotteries. This
meagre list was the subject 9f much comment am ,11,
the visitors, and was attributed to the celebrity of
Mr. Lane's yacht the Phantom, with which the great
body of yacht owners deemed it useless to contend. If such bs
the case the evil should be remedied in anent two ways un •
future occasion : either &spirit of emulation should stimulate
the wealthier and more zealous members of the club to the
building of yachts fit to sail agginit the dreaded Phantom.
or the owner of that naapproachalate vessel, satisfied with
the innumerable purses and laurels already won, should
decline again entering the lists, so as to leave future farce
to ►e contended for by more equally matched competitor.
The following is the list of t►e vessels starting :

FIRST CLASS.
Toes. Owner.
Phantom 3l .... B. Lane, Esq.
Water Lily 2B .... J. Faaeourt,

111001• D CLASS.
Kitten l4 .... •• R. Leach, E.q.
Vampire 2U .... C. Wheeler, jun , En.
Oa arriving at Erith in tie Man excursion boat the com.
pony found the four vessels moored in a lice across the river,
and on the firing of a gun the whole got sadler weigh, at
lh. 39 m 20 sec. The Kitten was the fiat in motion, then the
Vampire, thirdly the Water Lily, and lastly the Phantasm,
which, secure in her speed, took all her preparations for
starti, gin a most leisurely manner. At this time the
breeze was so stiff*. to give the advantage entirely to the
heavier vessels, as was soon apparent from the position takes
by the Phantom long a-head of her competitory, and which
pat the result out of doubt in a moment. As the wind was
quite fair for the Non, the vessels had nothing to do, on
their downward puss{ e, hut fly before it, and those qualities
which are moot prized in sailing vessels were not brought
Into requisition. All made good speed, however, the Pump.
tom doing this distance in 2 bean and 27 minutes, and the
Vampire in 2 hours end 44 minutes. Is beating up,,
the Phantom fully sustained her superiority; altbotgh
occasionally weathered by the Kitten, the moment
the wind freshened she recovered her ground, railing
at a good pace, and in nautical phrase, almost dead in the
wind's eye. She got home upwards of half an hour before
all her competitors, baying performed the run to the Nore
and back, upwards of 70 miles, within six hours, beating up
against the wind for one half of the voyage. When the •
boats had all come in, the owner. were assembled nu the
deck of the Mars, and addressed by Captain Andrews, the •
vim-commodore of the club, who complimented them se
on the admirable qualities of their vessels and the nautivt
skill of their commanders, at the same time noticing the
curious fact that on this occasion every one had got
a prize, so that nobody could reasonably go away
satisfied. The gallant vice-commodore also noticed
the annually iscreuieg number of their lady visi-
ton, congratulating himself on the fact that three
1 gatherings of the club were so careful.y oondueted
that Its memoirs might confidently Whig, their trims,
daughters, and sisters, at once to partici. ate in and enhance
their own to ilments, without tiny tear that they would he
subj.eted to the slightest annoyance or ioCetivrnirroph,
These obesnations received a
f loud a
llowed bnd sao• nting
or •he
from the numerous company, oy cheers f
Queen, the clab, and the winners of the day. The loud
then struck up a merry polka and the company dar e:d
upon the deck, while the Bea steamer bore them ateaclth e.:y
baskak to town. The music, which was supplied by
bawl of the Royal Artillery, under the Won of Mr. Soy
was well select.d, and performed with all the pr. ion
which this .well known military band is remarkable. •

CRICKET.—UNIVERaITY OF OXFORD v. MARTLFO
70111 CLUB, WIT 7 1/11/01, 1411011, AND ADANA —1 did
umiak which ink place on the li.gclakc Co-
Marsh, Oxford, after tarn days' first-rate pl4y, has tarsal'
in a draws game. On Paid.y evening when the soon ;a1
elle drawn the mon stood as follow ;—Una 1
184.
ag
holier, 179; 2nd din*, with one wicket to p , down,
Marylebone, 1•4 irisisga, 161. On the part of the Utolver. r
y,
E. 1. Bateman, , °moribund the bandies:as numb
1:14.7011114 by Bison, and 88 &most ldr.BateMall hr pedy,&
himself by Ilia spl•bdid batting and fielding, both mishit sod
former easaskies, to be wee by of apiece in soy eleven rep re
seating the gantirman of B gland Mr G FalMlr tuoa.. 4
bowled ha l) ms, 40, and caught Ingram, bie led by bran IL
Oath. Marylebone aide, Adams placed temarknbly well, .ind
add d 69 to the more, whim, with 96 from the rat millemjet
Maraham. Bag., went far towards autsioing the colitis of
Oa club and grand. It bill be win Om: University
bad, with the majority on the Ist lanings., nbutised.s4,
aritli a wicket to fell. Had the match beiiii.pinisd
than is little doubt oftha result being in- favour of

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