The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-21 00:00:00

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AQUATICS.
ROVAI4
CREMORNE THA NIES WATERMAN'S
REGATTA.—SECOND Der.
Apprentices' Match, Silver Badge, Coat, and Freed°.
1
Pinner •• •• •.• •..
2
Becket -
Brown ."
".
3
4
Barrow
Landsman's Oars Match for a Silver Cup.
Barn and Holmes .
•• " 1
Wharf and Macarty • 2 „
Furguson and Shaw ••• •", B 3 •`‘ For a splendid Waterman's Skiff, presenteu by•
son, Esc,, of Cremorne.
First Heat.
Coombes
••• ••• •.. .••
Barrow
• Second Heat.
Shaw
Goodrum
Coombes
Shaw ...
Goodrum _
Barrow *** 4
A Four-oared Match for Silver Cup:. One heat' ;„ L
Greenland, Judger, Smith, Turner; Manning, coxsica',"
Money, Lenered, Sullivan, Blencoe
coC. Money, eO2°W,
All the heats were admirably ontested. No trim, pr
bably, ever proved greater equality of skill and judgfe.
For the waterman's skiff Coombes supported the crodotri.
his name—getting a bad start, but winning reest
umphantly. of
The prizes were awarded and presented in the coure4.o
the evening at Cremorne-gardens, amidst an 03°00
such as even this favourite place of amusement Can 5`
boast of. It was thronged in every part by a beet °f
lighted visitors.

Third Heat.

A.
ROYAL VICTORIA YACIIT CLUB REGA Aea
RYDE, TUESDAY EVENING.—The weather this daY
beautifully fine, but with scarcely sufficient wind for Yrfbe
ing, the breeze blowing gently from the south-west. 49',00
pier the Brilliant schooner, Commodore R. H. Ackersifore
moored, on board of which the committee of the clau..„ing
stationed, for the purpose of starting the vessels and tue'ssia
them as they appeared abreast of the pier. She was cl! was
from stein to stern with the colours of all nations, a" the
also the Talisman, lying to the left of the pier. An enetasaf
yachts at present lying here are the Florence, aToo
Brilliant, Zephyretta, Fairy Queen, Myrtle, Sybil. .v
Fly, Duchess, Ripple, &c. pas
The pier, notwithstanding the enormous pier duatoysl
To
crowded with company, and among them were bet ',
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, the Earl of lkieni3ar
Lord and Lady Manners, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir .101,E1 p
goyne, Earl Nelson, Lady H. St. Maur, Sir J. Rivett ~
oDel
Bart., M.P , Lady Parke, Baron Parke, Lieutenant-uudwilf
Duosruure, Mr. Hedworth Lambton, the Hon. J. P•. 500
Sir J. Thorold, Sir Augustus Clifford, Sir W. P,lntail;
,
Dowager Lady Carnac, the Rev. W. Harrington, Carob'
Thellusor, Captain Smythe, Captain Kerr, Mr. J• our
house, Mr. G. M. Burgoyne, Captain Jones, Captaiami9l
page, Captain Birch, Sir J. W. Daring, Captain It PP
Sir C. Ibbetson, the Hon. Captain Best, Captain Davi.rintsia
Nicholas, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy, Captain Eden, Licerget
Morrison, Major Mountjoy Martin, the Rev. J. a
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Mr. T. Keene, and Mr. J. L. Clayton, besides nom
other ladies and gentlemen and their families. f
The prize to be contended for this day was a cup efeet
to be sailed for by small class schooners under eight 9 4.„ tha
length or not exceeding 100 tons, 0.m., belonging. AV
Royal Victoria Yacht Club,--the Victoria course, wiiie-Se
round the Nab Lightship, passing each time outside 00011
man and Sandhead Buoys, round Calshot Lightship, tilnerk
the four buoys of the Brambles: once or twice round, tba
ing to the state of the weather, to be determined u.twips
members of the committee; a time race. The folio
were the entries:—
Princess Olga, 50 tons—white, with blue diagonal cre*
Benita, 65 tons—red, white cross.
Novice, 79 tons blue burgee, with lion.
Julia, 42 tons—blue, white and blue.
Bianca, 32 tons—white and red.
Vestal, 74 tons—union jack, white border.
„dJobs
The start took place at 10.30, but the Benita a-- ts
did not appear at the post. Contrary to usual practice Is at
other regattas on the coast, the yachts set all their 00
the preparatory gun ; but on the starting gun beiagef
the Bianca was the first to get under weigh, and sa,,e;e,tsaa
ahead, foil wed closely by the Vestal, and some t„-ating
from theta by the Princess Olga and Novice. Oa i'„
her way towards the No-man Buoy, the Bianca tert ott
creasing the distance between her and the Vestal; :ft sr
the Sandhead Buoy, at 11.6, the Princess Olga
sod
peared to be excellently handled, passed the 'vestai,oujia
took the second place, which position was maintainederßril,
the No-man Buoy, and in this order they passed
liant off the pier. The round not being ht the
....sed
yachts were not timed, but the Bianca P-- A 00
half a mile ahead of the Princess Olga at 1.40, an old
was about the same respectable distance between her
CO
the Vestal.
ten
he
It ought to be mentioned that the Vestal is an .;3i;
eit
uses
new yacht, built by Henman, of Lymin P gton, from
of the celebrated American schooner, a close and iosjg
servile imitation being observed in
her rig, also in her !red of
masts, and broad beam, and great things were expeQ:l
her; but up to the time this was written she has 00
herself but a poor copyist of a great original. It Itse
that the breeze is light, and that may be considered a wof
back on her qualities; but, at the same time, acetyl,"
as we were to see the America so pre-eminent on all
sions, the outset is rather discouraging of her future wolf
Still matters may change before the end of the race,
which time we will defer further comment upon her.,„, halt
During the run to the Brambles the Princess ab-oftlie
drawing upon the Bianca, but the superior advanSge ot ba
Bianca from the light winds that prevailed
could ° d og
overcome, and at the close of the round they aPPesre
the Brilliant schooner as under :

Bianca 4 32 2v
•••
Princess Olga ••• 4 33 6
Vestal
4 40 °acao,
The Novice was not timed. The yachts then Pr dose
on the second round, which was proceeding at the
this dispatch.
- escape
R. b 01,8 r.
The Commodore of the Royal Victoria Yacht
R. H. Ackers), and a party of ladies, had a narrow' esiliog
from the fury of the storm of Friday last. While:sal
in the Brilliant schooner, about six o'clock in the ew.,;,:id.r,
near Osborne-house, the lightning flashed most
upon the deck, and the wind carried away the Yer"ll
split the mainsail and jib almost into ribands, le
was with difficulty that they could make their Yr 110
Ryde. Much about the same hour her Majesty,
left Ryde shortly before, in her carriage, for Osbourn tine
overtaken by the heavy storm of thunder, lightning._ of
hail, at Binstead, and, in consequence of the fearful sno
the tempest, was compelled to alight from her carriefiemni
take shelter at Binstead Lodge, the residence or
~ifed
Downes, where her Majesty was most courteously recE„ of
by the noble owner, and where she remained for upwerapost
an hour, until the storm had passed over; she then p
her journey to Osborne-house.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.•-41111
the week ending July 17, 1852 :
Passengers 03,336), goods and lei
parcels, horses and carriages.. f.,4,8ti8 J.- 5
Corresponding week in last year 4,639 12
Glasgow. July 19.