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 belonging to the club, in divisions unthr flag officers,
and the annual dinner at the Club-house in the evening.
The dinner was a roost successful affair, upwards of 90
members and their fr ends having sat down. The toasts,
after " the Queen," by the Commodore, bad "the Prince
the Prin'ess 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-C.mmodore, Lord Burghley.
Commodore Theilusson, 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 B. V.Y.C. Time race,
half Ackers's scale. Thames measurement,

The following vessels were entered :—Marina, cutter, 65
tons, Mr J. C. Morice—Emily, schooner, 60 tons, Mr E. B.
Liebert—Albertine, schooner. 153 tons, Lord Londesborough
—Madcap, schooner, 74 tons, Mr J. 13. A. Dunbar—Vo-
lante, cutter, 60 tons, Mr Maudslay—Osprey, cutter, 50
tons, Mr F. S. Stanley— Vestal, schooner, 74 tons, Sir B.
Chichester—GAlatea, schooner, 131 tons, Mr T.Broadwood
—and North Star, cutter, 21 tons, Mr. A. H. Dendy.
The allowance of time was—Marina to allow Albertine 2
min 42 sec; ditto Volatile 1 min 15 sec; Volante to allow
Alberiine 1 min 25 eec. Course—from Ryde pier to the Nab
lightvessel, thence to the West buoy of the middle, thence
in to Rydo 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, followed by the schooner,
with Volante last. The Noman Fort staging was passed by
the Marina at 10h 24m 20s, the Albertine at 10h 25m 40e,
and the Volante at 10h 270, 15s. In running past the
Warner the Albertine and Volante luffed 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
the N E., and the Albertine and V.,lante made close after
the Marina for the Nab. The breeze 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
from 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-
vessel as follows :—Volante, 11h 57m 40e; Galatea, 12h
2m ss; Marina, 12h 3m 18s.

At 2 15 p.m. the three vessels had only reached to the
westward as far as the middle of Stone's-bay (about one half
the first round), the Volante being first, Galatea second, and
MaTin, last—about three-quarters of a mile separating the
first vessel from the last. The wind was then very light;
by her nitaacrktisitth
from about W.N. W. Soon afterwards the wind came in
catspews from nearly every point of the compass, tea Marinh
standing towards Osborne under the influence from one
out of Cowes Roads, while the Volante and Albertine
stood for the opposite shore. A dark line under the lane
lel;
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the
lisecsked and stood for the buoy of the middle,
near Eaglehuret showed the true breeze, and this the two
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under the land, and rounded the
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Was peered, and the
first round completed by ,the
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Volante at 4h 31m 37s
Albertine had the misfortune
minutes
before4h
to carry away her jib-boom close to the bowsprit iron, de-
priving her of the services of her balloon.
jib, to make up
p3aB3inain4gOstile Marina, 4h
as far as possible for which she set her forestaysail and a
Albertine, and the
flying maintopmast and staysail. Wind was veering
but it kept up its
strength as the yachts ran down for the Nab, the Volante
g her first round.
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The Nab was lulled round for the second and last time by
the Volante, at sh. 22w. 20s. ; Albertine) 612. 20m. 7s. ;
Marina at the same time just completing
Marina, sh. 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 tall off in strength down the west.
channel. At 616 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
ante for the time to be given by the Volante to the Alber-
!file) which had the best of if, the cutter or the schooner.
The Marina was astern far enough to be considered quite
out of the race.
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The Albertine won the Ladies Prize by lm. 105,
The Ladies' Plate is an elaborately chased silver ink-
stand in the Etruscan style, containing three beautiful
Greek vases, beaded and wreathed with antique scrolh.
The pen-trays surrounding it are richly ornamented with
floral designs of groat beauty. The selection of this ele-
gant and useful prize does credit to the good taste of the
committee. The whole weighs upwards of 900 z., and was
supplied by Mr Barnard, silversmith. Ryde. It bears the
tollowing inscription :—" The Ladies' Plate, presented to
the Regatta of the R. V. Yacht Club, 1864.'.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.--The Prince of
Wales has declined the invitation of the Corpora-
tion of Bath t' visit their city during the meeting of the
British Association. His Royal Highness gives as the
reason the engagements he had previously for the month of
SeptemJer,