The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-13 00:00:00

Voluptas took up the running and won by two lengths ;
a similar distance separated the second and third.

The winner was bought by Mr R. Basham for 145
guineas.

The Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for all
ages; selling and other all'wances. Halt a mile. 13

subs.
Mr Payne's Rest, 4 yrs (£2O), Tat 111 b.. (11. Grinishaw) 1
Mr Barron's Wicket, 2 yrs (£2O), sst 81b
(J. Grimshaw) 2
Mr T. Harraway'a Constancy, 2 yrs (£2O), 7st 1 llb
(C. Gray) 3
The following also ran : —Vision, The Drone, Carlise,
Hoops, Stanford, Little Star.
Betting-11 to Bon Rest, sto 1 aget Wicket, Bto 1 agst
Constancy.

After going a quarter of a mile Wicket and Rest drew
away, the pair running a splendid race home, which ended
in favour of Rest in the last few strides by a head; three
lengths separated the second and third ; Vision was
fourth.

The winner was bought byMr T. Hughes for 120 guineas.
Mr Barron claimed Constancy, and Mr J. Green claimed
Wicket.

the Thames Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft, with 50 added ;
for 3-yr-olds and cpwards ; winners extra. One mile and
three-quarters.
Mr Notley's Clementi, 5 yrs, 7st
Mr W. Holman's Manchester, 4 yrs, Bst .. (J'. Holman) 2
Mr T. Stevens a Fisherman's Daughter, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
(El. Sharp) 3
The following also ran :—Stockowner, Rambler, Exqui-
site, Douche, Eaperance, and Warwick.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Manchester, 3to 1 agst Douche, 5
to 1 agst Stockowner.

Exquisite made play, followed by Manchester, Rambler,
and Clementi, in which order they ran for nearly a mile and
a half, when Manchester took the lead, and coming away
was winning " hands down," but the jockey evidently mis-
taking the post, carelessly allowed Clementi tc " shoot him"
in the last stride, and secure the victory by a head.
The Cuversham Stakes (Handicap) of 3 sous each, with 25
added; winners extra. Straight run in, three-quarters
of a mile,
Prince Soltykoff's Nebuchadnezzar, 4 yrs, Est
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Fenwick's Batsman, 4 yrs, Est 11Ib (inc. 71b ex.)
(S. Adams) 2
Mr Saxon's Jane Shore, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (H. Sharp) 3
The following also ran : —The Doctor, Stainley, The
Drone, Lampoon, Linus, Chairman, Bosh, and Cervus.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Batsman-5 to 2 agst Nebuchad-
nezzar-6 to 1 each agst Stainley and The Doctor.
Nebuchadnezzar cut out the work to the distance, where
Jane shore joined them; Stainley and Bosh gave way, and
the other three ran a close race home, which ended in favour
of " the Babylonian " by a head ; the same between second
and third,

AQUATICS.

ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB.

Two races were on the card of the programme for yester-
day of this famous club—one for cutters and yawls, and
the other for schooners. It was a dead calm early in the
morning, but towards 10 a.m. (the time announced for the
start of the vessels entered for the first race) a light breeze
sprung up from W.N.W., and soon steadied down to a light
sailing breeze, with a promise of more to follow; and at
10 a.m. precisely the vessels engaged in the following race
were started, the course being commenced to the eastward,
with the wind at W.N. W. and the tide at flood :

A prize of £5O, open to all cutters and yawls belonging to
any Royal Yacht Club, Time race, half Ackers's scale.
Thames measurement. No restriction in this race as to
ballast, crew, or canvas. Victoria Course, twice round.
Stations—No 1 nearest the pier.
The Vindex, 45 tons, light blue, white flaer-de-lis, Mr
A. Duncan, R.T.Y.C. ; Volante, 69 tons, white burgee,
Mr H. C. Maudeley, R.V.Y.C,; Astarte, 73 tons, red,
white, and blue, diagonal, Mr T. Seddon, R.M.Y.C.; Ban-
shee, 53 tons, red and white, diagonal, Mr J. Jonas, jun.,
R.M.Y.C.: Osprey, 50 tons, black, with white cross, Mr F.
Sloane Stanley, R V Y.C.; Osprey (yawl), 25 tons, white
ground, black bird, Lord Burghley, V.C., R.V.Y.C,'.; Em-
met, 32 tons, square white, Mr Stuart Lane, R.V.Y.C.; and
Mosquito, 59 tans, green, gold ball, Mr Thos, Holdsworth,
R.M.Y.C.

The time to be allowed was arranged in accordance with
Ackers's scale, thus : —Astarte allows Volante, 3 rain 7 sec;
Mosquito, 3 min 25 sec; Banshee, 5 rain 10 sec ; Osprey
(cutter), 6 min 36 sec; VindQx, 7 rain 42 sec ; Emmet, 12
min 22 sec; Osprey (yawl), 15 min.
The schooners wera started after the cutters 30 minutes,
in the same direction and over the same course.
The conditions of this race and the names of the com-
peting vessels were as follow:

A Prize of £5O, open to all schooners belonging to any
yacht club. Time race, half Ackers's scale ; Thames
measurement. No restriction in this race as to ballast,
crew, or canvas. Stations—No. I nearest the pier.
Albertine, 153 tons, distinguishing flag, blue, pierced
white, red Maltese cross in centre, Lord Londesborough—
Madcap, 74 tons, blue, crest in centre with motto crimson,
Mr F. S. Abbot Dunbar—Galatea, 131 tons, witch on a
broom on white ground, Mr T. Broadwood—Blue Bell, 71
tons, blue, Mr F. Edwards—Vestal, 74 tons, black, with
Maltese cross in centre, Sir B. Chichester—Aline, 214 tons
blue and yellow checkered, Mr C. Thellusson, commodore
—Medea, 68 tons, blue, red crest in centre, Mr W. Ridout.
The time allowance was given thus—Aline allows Alber-
tine 3 min Bsec—Galatea, 4 min 4 sec —M ad cap , 8 min 22
sec—Vestal, 8 min 22 sec--Medea, 8 min 45 sec—and Blue
Bell, 8 min 22 sec.
The run down to the Nab was without interest with both
cutters and schooners. The Woman was passed by each
class thus :

K. M. s. H. M. S.
Volante lO 17 12 I Albertine .. .. 10 214
Vindes
Banshee
Mosquito
.... 11 3 0
Astarte
Osprey (cutter) 10 20 45 I Vestal ...... 11 3 30
Fmmet
Osprey (yawl) 10 23 25
In the run out to the Nab the wind was light and variaSle,
changing the position of the vessels as they caught a puff,
favourable or otherwise. The schooners passed round the
Nab as follows:

M. M. 8. H. M. S.
Aline ll 46 21 Blue Bell ll 52 15
Albertine ll 47 10 Galatea
Madcap
Vestal .......... 11 49 30
The cutters were not timed round, owing to the difficulty
in making out their flags. The Vulante and Banshee led,
The cutters and schayners were all together after rounding
theNb
light from WNW. In coming
up as they with
b es t
assed the Noman on the port
the
e01.1d2 wind t
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hand in the following order :—.
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Cutters. H. M. a.
Banshee l2 35 0
Mosquito .. l2 37 40
Osprey 12 41 47
Emmet 12 44 15
Vindex l2 45 10
Astarte 12 46 32;
Volante ..... . • l2 48 26
Osprey (yawl)
12 58 10
At 120 p.m. the Banshee, a steel-built vessel belonging to
and built by Mr Josiah Jones of Liverpool (of angular.
target fame), tacked for Ryde pier-head from under the
north shore, near Stckes Bay pier
; but soon went about
again to shun the tide along the edge of the bay. The Mos-
quito came second, about a mile astern
and , in The Volante and
p under the Sand.
head. The Aline, heading the schooners, at 155 was in a
line with Stokes Bay pier from Ryde
a short distance astern
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being
Ir.
pier, standing along
Madcap being at about
the same distance from the Albertine. Blue Bell came next,
thean d baa ye a
bleshore,,s
lengthwi th
to the Albertine
leeward,
the
with the others at longer intervals astern. From the Nab
to Stokes Bay the wind had fallen very light, but soon atter
the headmost vessels of each class had entered the bay the
wind freshened a little, with a look away to windward that
Banshee was the first
bore the appearance of a coming increase of the breeze as
tiao up from about
lame
—IY under its influ-
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to
e
catch.db ayy Nwt
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ence: The Mosquito, from her position as second, next
caught it, and a struggle now ensued westward between
these respective representatives of steel and iron. At 215
p.m. all the vessels in both matches—cutters and schooners
the area he
—wereotnthy coepovretretr k and a good idea may be formed of
, whenwe state that the line extended
from the Noman fort, near the Bramble shoal. At 235 the
Banshee went about under Calshot, and was immediately
followed by Mosquito, both carrying a slashing W.N.W.
breeze from off the land with them to the west buoy of the
middle, which was rounded by them and other leading
vessels of both classes in this order and time :
Cutters. H. H. S. Cutter. H. H. S.
Banshee 2 60 24 Astarte ........ 2 57 37
Mosquito
Volante
The Banshee, after weathering the buoy hugged the island
shore too much, and lost breeze and tide. The Mosquito,
on the other hand, kept more off, and feeling extra tide and
wind, passed the Banshee and took first place. The first
round was completed by cutters and schooners by passing
to the eastward on the second round between Ryde Pier
head and the mark boat as follows :
Cutters. R. H. S. Schooners. H. M. S.
Mosquito
Banshee 3 27 34 Madcap ........ 3 48 21
Volante 3 31 4 Albertine ...... 3 46 38
Astarte
Vindex ... .3 45 0 Galatea
.. 3 51 47 VestalOsprey4 4 52
Dmmet
Osprey (yawl)
The wind was just sufficiez
i topsails in running for the N

Schooners. M. M. S.
Mine .. 12 46 0
Madcap
Mbertine l2 60 12
-Vestal
Blue Bell l2 57 37
Galatea
Medea ..

Lt to well fill the yachts' large
tb for the woad and last time,