The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-06 00:00:00

THE 817 N, LONDON, SArUEDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1864.

French target the results were always the same.
They sent their steel shot clear through it with
more or less of ruin and devastation. It mattered
not whether the shot was 160 or a 220 pounder,
whether of steel or of chilled cast iron, on Captain
Palliser's system whether the charge was a full one
to represent close action, or the powder reduced so
as to give the same velocity to the shot as would be
got with a full charge at a range of 1,500 yards.
In every instance the projectile went clear through
6 inch or 5 inch plates, cracking and bulging the
plates of Scott Russell's target behind it, and leav-
ing the massive oak and teak of the French target
a mere ruin of splinters scattered far and wide upon
the beach, or marking by their tattered fringe
where once great beams had been. An accident
illustrated the immense superiority of this chilled
metal over the common iron castings. It was in-
tended at the conclusion of the experiments to try
a 300 pounder steel shot from the 101 inch gun, but
as it happened one of ordinary cast iron was taken
by mistake. This, though propelled with a 351 b.
charge instead of 501 b., the reduction of power only
giving the velocity which the shot would have had
at 1,500 yards range, broke up almost harmlessly
against the target, making a severe dent, but
nothing more, whereas the 250 pound chilled shot
of Captain Palliser, with the same charge went
clear through everything. The value of the new
process of casting these shot in cold iron moulds, so
as to chill and contract the outer surface into almost
the hardness of steel, still remains to be proved in
manufacturing practice. Of the increased hardness
of the shot there is no manner of doubt, but its
superiority as compared with steel is admitted,
while it has yet to be proved that it can be made
as cheaply relatively to steel as is the difference in its
effectiveness. In every case with these chilled shot
the best Pontypool iron is we believe used, instead
of the common pig, while in some cases the shot is
over chilled, and the outer surface so contracted over
the inner mass as to at once shatter like glass on the
concussian of the first explosion in the gun, which
blows it out in ragged fragments. This a serious
military defect. Another defect of a commercial
nature is that the iron moulds are liable to crack
after some 15 or 20 shots have been cast in them,
when the value of the cost of the mould has, of
course, to be added on to the price of the shot it has
turned out. There is no reason to doubt that with
increased experience in their manufacture these
difficulties may be surmounted, and we only men-
tion them to show that such a wonderful revolution
as that of getting a metal like steel at the price of
cast iron is not likely to be accomplished offhand, if
indeed it can ever be brought about at all. Looking
at one aide of the target fired at on Thursday, the
French method of fastening the plates with screws
instead of bolts seemed absolutely perfect. But, as
with everything else, there was another side to this
picture. Screws can only be used with wooden ships
which have been plated with armour such as nearly
all the French ships are built of, and such as, line
fortunately, some of ours, like the Prince Ccnsort,
Royal Sovereign, &c,, are also. It is only with a
wooden frame behind the armour that a sufficient
depth of wood can be got for the screws to bite in ;
and though, undoubtedly, the screws do hold bet•
ter than our bolts in the wood, yet, on
the other hand, the wood itself yields to the pas-
sage of the shot in such terrific splinters as would
carry utter destruction through a ship's crew.
The experiments both with this French target and
with the Lord Warden a few months since have
proved incontestably the worthlessness of wooden
ships plated with armour, as compared with pure
iron structures. If it is still intended by our Ad-
miralty to coat more wooden ships with armour,
the wooden scantling must be lined with an inner
skin, if it is not wished to expose the men to more
destructive missiles, in the shape of splinters, than
any which either Sir Wiliam Armstrong or Colonel
Boxer could send among them with their segment
or Shrapneli ships. There is, however, not the
least reason why vessels built on the plan of our
first and best system of armour plating, the War-
rior, which carries 18 inches of teak under her
plates, should not have their armour fastened on
with screws on the French plan. This system is
so infinitely superior to our plan of using bolts as
literally to leave no data whatever by which the
two can be compared. The difference between the
methods may he beet summed up by saying
that the French screws do always hold on their
plates in spite of everything that shot can do,
whereas our bolts brcuk with the first bloc-, and
allow the plate to buckle up at the ends, or even to
fall bodily off. Nothing that shot or shell could
effect on Thursday could make the screws loosen
their hold, and, though the target was perforated ,
like a sieve in ell directions, the screws trom first
to last showed no signs of yielding. Their metal
was certainly as wonderful as that of the plates,
which were of the toughness and consistency of
copper, rarely even bending under the tremendous
blows which pierced them like paper. Some of
the screws were struck, and were twisted almost
literally inro knots, without showing a sign of
fracture in any part. Their metal was of the
peculiarly excellent kind which comes from
the Island of Elba, and which is always worked
with charcoal. If the French could only
manage to make plates of the same temper as
these screws they would have nothing to desire for
their iron fleet. Their plates, however, judging from
the;many specimens which have came to this coun-
try to be tested, are very inferior, and the majority
of their armour is now procured from this country,
whence they are also using every endeavour to get
our best plate workmen also. The experiments
were brought to a close cn Thursday evening, be-
cause there was in truth no new result to be elicited
by continuing them. From the moment that the
200 pounder and 150 pounder came into play with
steel shot there was a mere repetition of holes in the
target, and nothing more, save that, if possible, some
were more ragged and disastrous than others. Be-
yond this there is really little to say, and it would
be mere tedious iteration to give the succession of
shots which, whether fired with low charges to re-
present 1,500 yards, or fired close, had only one
result—that of smashing up the target with more
or less of ruin. This conclusion would not have
been materially altered in any respect had one of
Our best materially altered in any respect had one
of our best specimens of armour Ships stood on
Thursday in place of the French target. Leaving
out of the question altogether the 600 pounder, the
150 and 220 pounders which are now at Shoebury
have proved themselves sufficient to destroy almost
at a blow every target that has boon put before them,
even such targets as inventors have brought for-
ward, where the mass of iron has been so great as
to at once reader it evident that it could not be
borne in sea-going ships. For mere harbour duty a
floating battery with steam power enough to steam
in or out of Spithead may be made to carry 12 inches
or even 15 inches of iron. For sea-going frigates 6
inches seems as yet to be the utmost limit of weight
which they can safely carry, and six inches of iron
before these heavy Armstrong shunt guns repre-
sents the same powers of resistance that wooden
ships offer to 68 pounders. The guns have always
kept an important relative superiority over the
armour, and are likely to keep it to the end.
The experiments on various kinds of steel shell
have almost been brought to a close, and with the
results which we anticipated from the commencement.
The great experiment with the 600-pounder against
a floating Werrior target at 2,000 yards' range has
been adjourned sine die. The 600-pounder has now
nearly completed its 150 hoof rounds, and still re-
mains, without change, us formidable as ever.

MR, KENNEDY AND TILE SWINFEN CASE.-Mr.
Charles Kann Kennedy, the well known barrister of the
Midland Circuit has, we understand, found himself com-
pelled to file a petition in the Bankruptcy Court. The only
debt scheduled, we are told, is the bill of costs in his late
law-suits against Mrs. Broun, formerly Mrs. Swinfen, for
which execution has been issued.—Birmingham _Post.
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LEWES RACES-FRIDAY.

A 100 soya Plate ; three-yr-old; 7st 71b ; four, Bst 101 b;
five and upward, 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b1;
the winner to be sold for 200 sow. One mile.
Lord St. Vincent's Dean Swift, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Astley's Overstone, 4 yrs, B,tt 101 b .. (H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr G. Egerton's Roseneath, 3 3rs, 7st 71b (Perry) 3
Mr Jaye's Lampoon, 3 yrs, 7st I-lb
Mr M. H. Hammond's Lady of the Manor, 5 yrs,
Bst 111 b
Betting-5 to 2 agst Overstone, sto 1 agst Dean Swift,
8 to 1 each agst Lampoon and Roseneath.
Lady of the Manor made play followed by Lampoon,
Dean Swift and Overstone wile on their right In the
straight Lady of the Manor pive way, whereupon Dean
Swift assumed the lead two distances from home, and
shaking off Overstone at the di3tance, won in a canter by
three lengths ; Roseneath was a bad third, and the others
were beaten off. The winner 'vas bought by Lord Bate-
man for 400 guineas.
The Priory Stakes of 15 soya each, 5 ft, with 100 added,
for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Set 71b ; certain
allowances and penalties ; the second to save his stake.
T.Y.C. About five furlongs. 52 subs.
Mr G. Angell's Attache, Bst 51L (Perry) 1
Mr J. B. Morris's Shrapnel, Sit 131 n (inc. 31b extra)
(Fordham) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Munchauten, Sat Goater) 3
Capt. A. Cooper as. Ann-Macassar' B,t, 51b (F. Adams) 4
Mr C. Alexander's Cordelia, 88t 101 b (inc. 3lb extra)
(Wells) 5
Betting-6 to 5 agst Anti-Macassar, 4to ,1 each agst
Shrapnel and Cordelia, 5 to 1 eget Attache.
Shrapnel led for about a quarter of a mile, when: Mun-
ehausen and Anti-Macassar came to the front, but the
latter quickly stopped, and Attache joined Lord Westmore-
land's horse, whom he headed at the distance, and won
easily by a length ; a length and a half between second
and third, and Anti-Macassar finished a head in the rear of
Munchausen, and two lengths in front of Cordelia.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds ;
two-yr-olds, 7st; three, Bst alb; mares and geldings

allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for £lOO ; if entered

for £5O allowed 51b. Half a nilo. 8 subs.
Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (£5O)
(J. Goater) 1
Lord St. Vincent's Lily Lye, 2 yrs, Gat 111 b (£100)
(J. Loess) 2
Mr G. Hodgman's Virtuous, 2 yrs, 6st 61b (£5O) (Morris) 3
_ _

The following also ran :—The Aristocrat, Mysterious
Lady, Brown Doe, and Magic.
Perry weighed for Mother Bunch, whose number was
hoisted and afterwards taken down. After the race, Mr
Egerton, the owner of Mother Bunch was called before the
stewards, and gave a satisfactory reason for the horse's non-
starting.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Usher, sto 2 agst Brown Doe, Gto
1 sgst The Aristocrat, 100 to 15 agst Lily Lye.
The latter made the running to the distanee, where
Usher came on, took the lead half-way up, and won, after
a good race, by a head. Four lengths separated the second
and third ; Brown Doe was fourth, and the other pulled up.
The winner was bought in for 170 guineas. Lily Lye, who
pulled up lame, was claimed by Mr Hodgman for 240
guineas.

The Queen's Plato of 100 guineas; 3-yr-olds, Bst 51b; four,
9st 71b; five and upwards, 93t 121 b. 2 miles.

Lord St. Vincent's East Lancashire, 4 yrs, Oct 71b
(J. Osborne) 1
Mr S. Thellusson's Gama Pullet gelding, 3 yrs, Bst 51b
(G. Fordham) 2
Flying Spur would have run, but the jockey was not at
the weighing scales.
Betting-10 to 1 on East Lancashire, who waited on the
Game Pullet gelding for half a mile, when he took a clear
lead, and won in a canter by 40 lengths.

The Tyro Stakes of 5 sous each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-
olds; colts, Bst 101 h; fillies, Bst 71b; maidens allowed 71b ;
maidens that have started three times, 101 b—tho winner
to be sold for 200 sovs,, &c. T.Y.C. 8 subs.
Lord St. Vincent's Bunch, 7st 111 b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Saltmarsh's Miss Pickles, Bst 71b .... (A. Edwards) 2
Mr 'l'. Golby's Vigilant, Bst
Mr It. Ten Broeck's Forester, Bst (Fordham) 4
Mr Fleming's Camilluss, Set
Perry weighed for Spain, and the filly's number was
hoisted, but being subsequently found lame, did not go to
the post.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Forester-9 to 4 agst Bunch-5 to 1
agst, Vigilant and Miss Pickles.
Bunch made play throughout, and won by a length and
a half; a length separated the second and third; Forester
a bad fourth. The winner was bought by Mr Drewitt for
360 guineas.
The De Warrenne Handicap of 10 save each, h ft. and 100
added, for two-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra.
T.Y.C., about five fur. 105 subs ,84 declared.
Marquis of Hastings's Attraction, 3 yrs, Bst
_slb_

(Fordham) 1
Mr J. Saxon's Amazonian, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (J, Grimshaw) 2
Mr Samuel's Galllls, aged, 7st 12lb
Mr G. liodgman's Confederate, 3 yrs 7st 51b ..(Morris) 4
The following also ran :—Cranbury, Marigold, Peignoir,
Olivia, and Orphene.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Marigold-4 to 1 agat Attraction-
-sto 1 agst Amazonian-7 to 1 agat Confederate-100 to 8
each agat Olivia and Orphene-100 to 7 agst Gallus-100
to 6 agst Cranbury.

Amazonian jumped away with a clear lead, followed by
Peignoir, Gallus, and Attraction; Marigold, who got badly
off, bringing up the rear, They ran thus until halfway up
the hill, where Attraction joined Mr Saxon's filly, took a
decided lead before reaching the distance, and won easily by
a length ; a length and a half between second and third; a
head separated the third and fourth; Peignoir was fifth.

The Borough Members' Plate of 50 Boys ; two-yr-olds,
7st ; three, Bst 91b ; four, gat 41b ; five and upwards,
9st 71b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to
be sold for £5O ; if entered for £3i), allowed 71b. T.Y.C.
5 subs.

Mr Wales's Lady Warwick, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (£3O),
(Fordham) 1
Mr Marsh's Confederalist, 3 yrs, Sst 91b (£5O)
(Hibbard) 2
Mr E. Egerton's Ericht, 2 yrs, Gst 4lb (£3O) (Carroll) 3
Mr Saltinarsh's Tademus, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (X:30) (Morris) 4
Betting-9 to 4on Lady Warwick, who waited on Confe-
deralist for a quarter of a mile, where she came away, and
won in a canter by two lengths ; a bad third.

The winner was bought in for 70 guineas.
The Welter Cup (Handicap), value 50 sovs, by subscrip-
tion (do cove each (2 ft to the fund), with 50 added ; gen-
tlemen riders; professionals 71b extra; winners after the
publication of the weights Sib extra, One mile and a
half. 22 subs.
Mr E. Duke's The Plover, 4 yrs, lOst Sib
(inc 71b ex)
(J. Goater) 1
Mr R. Drewitt's Greenland, 3 yrs, lOst (inc 71b extra)
(Fordham) 2
Mr Cherry's Disappointment, 5 yrs, lOst .. (Mr Cherry) 3
Mr Thellussou's Bally Edinuad, d yrs, llst Olb
(Mr W. Bevil]) 4
Tho fallowing also ran :—Margery, Prince Lee 800, and
Harvest Moon.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Bally Edmond, 7to 2 aged Green-
land, 6 to 1 egst Harvest Moon, 7 to 1 each agst The Plover
and Margery.
Diappointuient made play for a short distance, when ho
gave Way to Margery,
The Plover waiting until reaching
the distance, when he came away and won by a length and
a half; a head separated the second and third, and a simi-
lar distance the third and fourth.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
ST. LEGER,
7to 4 agst Blair Athol (offered, taken 2 t) 1)
3to 1 agst General Peel (offered)
13 to 1 agat Baragah (offered)
1000 to 70 agst Claremont (taken)
20 to 1 agst Knight of Snowdon (offered)
1000 to 30 egst Ely (wanted, 25 to 1 offered)
1000 to 30 agst Paris (offered)
1000 to 30 agat Cambuscan (offered)
1000 to 20 agst Vanquisher (offered)
100 to 1 agst Calista colt (taken)
1000 to 2 asst Idler (offered)
Offers to take 2 to 1 about John Scott's lot,

DERBY.
20 to 1 agst Liddington (taken)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY,
LEWES HANDICAP.
4to 1 agst Magnum Bonum (taken)
sto 1 agst Suspicion (taken)
5 to 1 agst Sheridan (offered)
WOLTEILHABIPTON STAKES.
2to 1 agst Dollar (taken)
ESOP. HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst East Lancashire (taken)
10 to 1 agat Welcome (taken)
10 to 1 agat Caller Ou (taken)
100 to 8 agst Alabama (offered)
100 to 8 agst The Tartar (offered, take 100 to 7)
100 to
0 agst Castle Espie (offered)
ST. LEGER.
2 to 1 agat Blair Athol (taken)
100 to 30 against General reel (taken)
100 to 6 agat Baragah (wanted)

two gentlemen of San Francisco laid a wager, by which one
was bound to the following conditions :—lf
of the parties
WAGER ON TUEWAIL—About ten months ago
the Federal forces did not capture Richmond within 30 days
from that date, he was to give his opponent a single sound,
eatable apple ; if Richmond held out 6,1 days, ho was to give
him two apples, and so on, doubling the number for each
month until Richmond was taken—to the end of time, if
that event did not occur before. Nina months have passed
since the first apple was handed over, and the list of apples
delivered at the end of the successive months is as follows :
—l, 2,4, 8,
all a good joke, and the loser has paid forfeits regularly with
16, 32, 64, 12S, 256—total 511. Thus far it is
a good grace, but yesterday it ruined a 10 dol. piece to meet
the demand ; apples aro 15e to 20c per lb., and it took a 501 b
box. Should Richmond be taken within the present month
he would get back all the apples he has lost, and one more,
which would make him more than even, but should it hold
out a year longer, and he continue to pay his losses, his last
payment would cost him 40,960 dol., and he would be 81,900
dots. out; in three months more he would be out 686,340
dots.: and should the war last from its date as much longer
as it has already lasted since its commencement, no nation
on earth could meet the terms of the wager, even allowing
It to be reduced to a cash CaVornia. 1

AQUATICS,

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.

The unfinished contest of Wednesday for the Squadron
prizes was resumed and concluded yesterday, the prizes
sailed for, conditions of the race and names of the compet-
ing vessels being as follows :

A cup, value 100 goys, given by the Royal Yacht Squadron
with a second prize of 25 sous; half a minute per ton
allowed, Thames measurement; to be sailed for by cutters
of 30 tons and upwards belonging to any Royal Yacht Club.
The Mosquito, 59 tons (Mr T. lloldsworth) ; the Volante,
59 tons (Mr. H. C. Maudslay) ; the Surf, 51 tons (Mr. G.
Harrison) ; the Astarte, 73 tons (Mr. T. Seddon) ; the
Alerte, 55 tons (Lieut. J. Sladen, R.N.) ; the Vindex, 45
tons (Mr. A. Duncan) ; the Arrow, 91 tons (Mr. T. Cham-
berlayne).

The course was off the R.Y.S. Castle, thence to pro-
ceed round the 'Warner light•vessel, thence to the north-
ward of the Calshot light-vessel, passing to the north-
ward of the Brambles ; thence round a mark vessel moored
off Egypt ; thence to pass between the station vessel and
the Castle, twice round. The light-vessels and the mark-
vessels to be left on the port hand if he yachts aro di-
rected to start to the eastward, and on the starboard hand
if the start be to the westward. All vessels racing to keep
outside all the buoys and marks on the shoals (the Peel in-
cluded) except the Middle and Sturbridge.
The vessels were started about 10 a.m„ and at 10 30 a.m.
they were opening Osborne Bay, running up before a light
W.S, PT., nearly in line, with the Arrow leading and on
the outside of the line, and the Volante in the inside posi-
tion. The wind began to fall rather light again as they
approached I,..yde Pier-head, which was passed by them in
the following times :

H. H. S. H. H. S.
Arrow ll 4 4 Vindex
5urf............ 11 4 33 Mosquito ll 823
Alerte ......
Volante
The Alerte and Surf, it will be seen, were close together,
with the Surf on the Alerte's weather quarter. Hyde Pier
was no sooner passed by the Astarte than the whole of the
vessels were becalmed, diversified by slight catspaws of
wind, under which circumstances the positions of the ves-
sels kept changing, until at length a light air came up from
west, which sent them on their way again—Alerte, Surf,
and Volante first catching it, and the first named taking the
load, while the Arrow lay becalmed to leeward. Vindex
was now fourth, Mosquito fifth, Arrow sixth, and Astarte
seventh—the light breeze just skirting them as they lay in
line at about a cable's length apart. While the cutters lay thus
alternately under the influence of catspaws and calms, with
a view of an unruffled expanse of water ahead, a steady
breeze from W.S.W. was coming up astern, and gave some
hopes of a breeze sufficient to enable the vessels to sail out
the match. The breeze now soon came up, and away they
went round the Sandhead for the Norman, six of them
pretty well in a cluster, with the Arrow to leeward and the
Alerte to windward, the Astarte separated from the others
by a short distance and acting as whipper-in." In running
down the Warner the Arrow drew ahead through the ruck,
and again assumed the lead, which there was but little
doubt she would keep with a true breeze. The Warner was
reached and lulled round thus:—

H. H. S. H. H. S.
Arrow l2 50 22 Alerte
Volante
Surf l2 52 58 I Vindex .. 12 55 43
Mosquito ..... 12 53 18 I
In lufling round the Warner, balloon jibs were taken in
and working ones set for working back westward, the wind
being now from W.N.W., moderate. Off the Noman bank
the Vindex passed the Astarte and resigned to her the
honour of being for the present the last in the race. The
Mosquito was the first to go about and made a short tack in
for the island shore, under the Sandhead, crossing the
Vindex's bows as the latter kept her reach to the north-
ward. In going through the east part of Spithead the
Mosquito passed the Alerte on her weather. At 120 p.m
the Arrow was passing stokes Bay pier, the Volante Kicker
Point, at the east end of Stokes Bay, with the Surf about
300 yards astern, and the Mosquito to windward, and
mid distance between the two. The Alerte and Vindex
were on the same reach as the others, standing down
through the bay, and both close astern of the Surf, and
at the same time the last of the lot, the Astarte was
standing for ityde Pier, from the direction of the en-
trance to Portsmouth harbour. The wind kept up its
strength to a fair sailing summer full-sail breeze, varying
between W.N.W. to W.S.W., and the Arrow, with her
favourite terms of a long reach and smooth water, was
lessening the distance between herself and rivals every
fathom's distance she sailed. The Mosquito, on clearing out
from Stokes Bay at 1 40 p.m., was holding a good weatherly
position, and threatening the Surf with loss of her posi-
tion as third in the race. At 145 p.m., the Astarte was
lying with her toresheet to windward under Ryde pierhead,
and with a signal flying in her rigging. The
,owner soon
afterwards landed from her on Ryde pier, and stated that
having been compelled to land one of his crew at Cowes
owing to an accident, and being legally out of the race, it
was useless contending further. (The Astarto is a new
iron vessel, and has proved herself during the present re-
gatta to be the slowest cutter inside the Isle of Wight.)
Through Stokes Bay to the Calshot Light all kept their
reach except the Alerte, which made a short tack off
shore when S.E. of the Brambles, and bettered her position.
As at this part of the race in the schooner's strugglp of the
previous day for her Majesty's Cup the wind had now settled
duwn into a steady fresh breeze from W.N. W., and the
six cutters, in turning to windward from Calshot to the
mark boat off Egypt, had as much wind for a short time as
they could stagger under with the sails they had set. A
prettier race could not have been wished for than the one
from Calshot to Cowes Roads between the Volaute, Surf,
and Mosquito. As for the Arrow, she had the race now to
all appearances in her own hands, and seemed likely to carry
out her own programme of old—the longer the course sailed
over, the further she would leave her competitors behind.
The first round of the course was completed in the follow-
ing times :

H. H. S. H. 31. S.
Arrow
Volante..
Surf
The second round was commenced with the wind still
steady from W.N. W. At 5 p.m. the Arrow was reaching
towards Calshot, west of Stokes Bay, the race in her own
hands. The continued success of the Arrow over the fastest
yachts turned out by modern yacht builders repeats a hint
often given out before, that if any builder wishes to beat the
old craft, there is a chance for him in trying what a nearly
flat, midship section, with sharp ends and a deep keel will
do in contrast with the present V shaped system of bottoms,
swamped with ballast and preposterously masted and can-
vased—a'never-ending fight between ballast and spars. If
any builder could produce a yacht of equal tonnage with
the Arrow that could with certainty beat her under the ma-
jority of circumstances, he would make a rapid fortune by
at once obtaining a monopoly in the yacht building as close
as that of the Royal Yacht Squadron in royal yachting
prizes.

Her Majesty's paddle yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain
hie Serene Highness Prince Leiningen, having their Royai
Highnei:ses the Prince of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse
on board, eai!ed from Cowes yesterday morning for Tor-
quay. She returned to Cowes with their royal highnesses
on board.

A very effective display of fireworks by Mr Pain, of the
Walworth-road, took plact afloat and ashore at Cowes on
Thursday evening.
Cup won by the Arrow in 30 minutes; second prize won
by the Surf 14 seconds time.