The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-12 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB.
Wednesday's proceedings consisted of the sailing of the
yachts belongine to the club, in divisions undfr flag officers,
and the annual dinner at the Club-house in the evening.
The dinner was a most successful affair, upwards of 90
members and their fr. ends having sat down. The toasts,
after "the Queen," by the Commodore, and " the Prince
the Princess of Wales and the Royal Family," by the Vice.
Commodore, included "prosperity to the Royal Victoria
Yacht Club," coupling with it the name of Commodore
Thellusson, given by the Vice-Commodore, Lord Burghley.
Commodore Thedusson, in responding, gave " prosperity to
all other yacht clubs," coupling with it the names of Earl
Vane and Mr A. Arcedeckne, the Commodore of the Royal
Thames Yacht Club. " The health of the secretary of the
R. V. Y C., Capt. Mackinnon," was proposed in highly
complimentary terms by Earl Vane.
Yesterday's programme consisted of the race for
The Ladies Plate, value £5O, given by the Ladies of Ryde.
Open to all yachts belonging to R.V.Y.C. Time race,
half Ackers's scale. Thames measurement.

The following vessels were entered :—Matins, cutter, 65
tons, Mr J. C. Morice—Etnily, schooner, 60 tons, Mr E. B.
Liebert—Albertine, schooner, 153 tons, Lord Londcsburough
—Madcap, schooner, 74 tons, Mr J. 8. A. Dunbar—Vo-
lante, cutter, 60 tons, Mr Maudelay—Osprey, cutter, 50
tons, Mr F. S. Stanley— Vestal, schooner, 7-1 tons, Sir B.
Chichester—Galatea, schooner, 131 tone, Mr T.Broadwood
—and North Star, cutter, 2t tons, Mr. A. 11. Dendy.
The allowance of time was—Marina to allow Albertine 2
min 42 sec; ditto Volaute 1 min 15 Nee; V olante to allow
Albertine 1 min 25 sec. Course—from Hyde pier to the Nab
lightvessel, thence to the West buoy of the middle, thence
in to Itycla pier; twice round.

Of the nine vessels entered only three started—the Ma-
rina, Albertine, and Volante. The start was effected at 10
a.m., with the wind light from the N N.E.,
with the tide
flood and the commencement of the course to the eastward.
The Marina took a good lead, follcwed by the schooner,
with Volante last. The Noman Fort staging was passed by
the Marina at 10h 24m 20s, the Albertine at 10h 25m 40s,
and the Volante at 10h 27tn 15e. in running past the
Warner the Albertine and Volante lulled off, apparently
playing with each other, a circumstance the Marina took
advantage of by keeping a straight course for the Nab and
increasing her lead. The breeze now freshened a trifle from
he N E., and the Albertine and Volsnte made close after
the Marina for the Nab. The breezy again fell, and when
the three vessels were about half way between the Noman
and the Nab they lay nearly becalmed for some time. At
20 minutes past 11 the Volante brought up a light breeze
frk,m N. W. with her, and passed the Galatea, taking second
place. By the aid of these light airs the Nab was at length
reached, and the Volante was round first, although the
Marina had been down there some minutes before her, but
was jammed by the tide for want of wind. Jibing their
booms over on their post quarters they rounded the light
2m 5s ; Marina, 1212 3m 18a.
vessel as follows :—Volante, llb 57m40, Galatea, 12h

At 2 15 p.m. the three vessels had only reached to the
westward as far as the middle of Stoke's-bay (about one halt
the first round), the Volante being first, Galatea second, and
Marin
Marina last—about three-quarters of a mile separating the
first vessel from the last. The wind was then very light,
from about W.N.W. Soon afterwards the wind came i ,
n
influence from one
out of Cowes Roads, while the Volante and Albertine
stood for the opposite shore. A dark line under the lane
standingeutsPBwB frG
towardsmlB 01Ysborne under th© every point of the compass, the
near Eaglehnrst showed the true breeze, and this the two
last named vessels caught at 3 15, smartish from NV.N.W.,
and at one . tacked and stood for the buoy of the middle,
in a
waney parallel
astern. w th the land, the
Marina having nom
been placed unfortunately, by her tack in for Osborne, a
long
Tha Volante and
Albertine kept the
li
breeze, which grew fresh under the latu,
and rounded the
buoy thus :—Volante, 3h 43m ; Albertine, 3h 51,3 e ; Marina,
wti,lebuNtab,
4h Om 455. Coming up from the buoy for Ityde Roads, the
yachts brought up with them quite a fresh wind froth
tide in
W.S.W., which ran them over the westgeing
oapital style, and R 3 de pier head was pawed, and the
first round completed by the Volante at 4h 31m 37a
Albertine, 4h 33m 40s ; Marina, 4h 66,
228. Two
minutes before passing the Albertine had the misfortune
to carry away her jib-boom close to the bowsprit iron, de-
priving her of the services of her balloon-jib, to make up
the Volante
it kept up its
as far as possible for which she set her forestaysaii and a
flying maiatopmast and staysail. The wind
was veering
strength
tbhe taws etehne
yachtsW . S.‘irr.s
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down
forN
passing the Noman 2m. 108 ahead of Albertine, and the
Marina at the same time just completing har
first round.
The Nab was luffed round for the second and last time by
the Volante, at sh. 22m. 20s. ; Albertine, sh. 20m. 7s. ;
Marina, Oh. 48m. 355.
The wind rather moderated as the yachts approached Spit-
head from the Nab, and as the rules of the Royal Victoria
Yacht Club specify that any race not completed by sun-
down must be considered null and void, and sailed over
again another day, there was a probability that the race
would not be brought to a conclusion yesterday if the wind
should head the yachts or fall off in strength down the west,
channel. At 6i5 p.m. the Albertine, with a temporary
jibboom rigged out and jib set, was standing down through
the western end of Stokes Bay. with the Volante a short
distance to windward. The race was now very close be-
tween the two, and it was impossible to say (making allow.
ance for the time to be given by the Volante to the Alber-
tine) which had the best of it, the cutter or the schooner.
The Marina was astern far enough to be considered quite
out of the race. _ . _

The Albertine won tho Ladies Prize by lm. We.

chased
silver s ienlkei
three beautiful
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satnyleel,abcoornattaeilnying
Greek vases, beaded and wreathed with antique scroll-.
The pen-trays surrounding it are richly ornamented with
floo
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prizegr aat bdeuaeust
committee. The whole weighs upwards of 900 z., and was
3e.redTithtoe
supplied by Mr Barnard, silversmith, Ryde. It bears the
following inscription :—" The Ladles, Plate, presented to
the Regatta of the R. V. Yacht Club, 1864."

THE BRITISH AssoCIATION.—Tbe Prince of
Wales has declined the invitation of the Corpora.
tion of Beth tl visit their city during the meeting of the
British Association. His Royal Highness gives as the
reason the engagement,: he had previously for the mouth of
September.