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

but freshened on their opening Brading harbour, and two of
the leading cutters were unexpectedly put hors de combat.
The Banshee, after lying to for some time, just as she should
have been making for the Nab, in wake of Mosquito, with
topsail and foresail down, and the tack of her mainsail up,
bore up for Ryde Roads, with apparently something amiss
with her masthead. The Vindex, too, had just previously
given in, and bore up for the same anchorage with two reefs
down in her mainsail and the leech split, the Madcap hav-
ing shoved her jibboom through it in rounding the Noman
buoy. The Nab was rounded the second time by the lead-
ing vessels as follows :
Cutters. H. M. S. Schooners. H. M. S.
Mosquito .. 4 25 3 Alino
Volante 4 35 55 Albertine
Astarte
Osprey ..
In reaching to the westward from the Nab the Astarte
carried away her boystay and, giving up the race, breught
up in Ryde roads. The Vestal and Emmet gave up the race
when off Ryde at 6 p.m. The wind continued steady at
west, and both cutters and schooners yet remaining in the
race continued their course with every prospect of conclud.
ing it before sunset, although the vessels were not in when
leading their respective classes, and were running up before
the wind for Ryde between the Motherbank and Osborne.
The race finished as follows c
H, M. S. H. M. S.
Aline
Albertine 6 52 55 Volante .. 6 55 5

A grand pyrotechnic display took place last night on the
battery of the Royal Victoria Yacht Clubhouse and on
board the yachts afloat. The annual ball was given at the
Clubhouse in the evening.
To-day boat racing and other aquatic sports off Ryde-
pier and the Club-house bring to a conclusion this week's
regatta of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, but on Tuesday
next the ocean matches of the club will commence with the
Commodore's Cup. A prize, value £lOO, will be given by
Mr Charles Thellusson, for all yachts belonging to the
Royal Victoria Yacht Club. To be sailed from Ryde to
Torquay. Time race, double Ackors's sale; time to be
allowed at starting. Yawls to be classed as schooners.
The cup is a work that reflects great credit upon the
makers and designers, Messrs. London and Ryder, of New
Bond-street, and is equal in style to any of their well-
kaown Doncaster or Goodwood cups. It is entirely of
dead gold and matted frosted silver, possessing that air of
quiet refinement so agreeable to the eye in works of art
composed of the precious metals, while its subdued effect
aids the modeller in the development of the beautifully
conceived " Syrens of the deep," that form the handles,
these syrens being double-tailed mermaids' spreading their
finny forms over the body of the cup, the body springing
boldly outwards for the handles, and the hands of each
figures playing on mystic lyres. The cover of the
cup is surmounted by an infant Neptune, astride a
dolphin. The cup is strictly utilitarian, as it forms a
large claret bottle to hold three magnums, and has been
manufactured entirely from the suggestions of Commodore
Thellusson, who gave the commission for its execution in
February last, thereby affording ample time for the work to
be carefully accomplished. Messrs London and Ryder had
the honour of submitting the oup to the inspection of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who expressed him-
self as greatly pleased with it. The cup bears the following
inscription in silver letters upon a gold ground .—" Pre.
sented to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, by Charles Thel-
lusson, Esq., Commodore. Ocean Match, Hyde to Torquay,
Aug. 16, 1861."