The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-04 00:00:00

extra. One mile. 8 subs.

Lord Uxbridge's The Tyke, 3 yrs, Bst 21b .. (T. French) 1
Mr Craven's Llangollen, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ........ (Morris) 2
Mr Marsh's Confederalist, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (11. l'Anson) 3
Mr T. Eaet's Aunt Judy, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ...... (Carroll) 4
Mr J, lteaci's Bosh, 5 yrs, Bst 51b ..(L+'. Foster) 5
Mr Thellusson's Game Pullet g, 3 yrs, Get 101b(Mordan) 6
Betting-5 to 4on Llangollen, 3to 1 agst The Tyke, and
6 to 1 each aget Confederalist and Aunt Judy.
Confederalist made the running in company with Aunt
Judy and the Game Pullet, who were several lengths in ad-
vance of The Tyke, the favourite, and Bosh, who got badly
off, On reaching the bottom, however, the two favourites
had made up the lost ground, acid half-way up Lord Ux-
bridge's colt obtained a slight lead, followed byLlangollen,
who made an effort in the centre of the stand to get up, but
failed, and was beaten cleverly by a neck ; bad third.

Scottish Chief was struck out of the St. Leger yesterday
afternoon. The precise hour not known.

AQUATICS.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON
REGATTA.
Yesterday's programme of the Royal Yacht Squadron
consisted of the prizes given by the squadron to be sailed for
by cutters of 30 tons and upwards, belonging
to any royal
yacht club, the first prize being a cup, value 100 sovereigns,
and the second a purse of 25 sovereigns. A time race, half
a minute per ton allowance, Thames measurement. The
yachts to start from off the Royal Yacht Squadron Castle,
northwardthence p rocoefedthreouenadisthhoet %Ilrigahrnt
vessel,ertpvaessssienlg north of the, thence to the
Brambles, thence round a mark vessel off Egypt Point,
thence to pass betw6en the starting vessel and the Royal
Squadron Castle. Twice round.
The following vessels entered :—The Mosquito cutter, 59,
Mr T. Holdswerth ; the Ladybird cutter, 59, Mr J. F.
Lethbride ; the V
Phosphorus cutter, 49, Captain W. Bulkeley; the Surf
cutter, 54, Mr G. Harrison; the Marina cutter, 65, Mr J.
C. Norris; the Astarteolante cutter,cutter d 9, IL C. Maudslay ; the
cutter,
73, Mr T. Seddon; the
Alerte cutter, 56, Lieut. Joseph Sladen, R.A.; the Vindex
cutter, 45, Mr A. Duncan; the Arrow cutter, 94, Mr T.
Chamberlayne.
The Phosphorus and Ladybird did not start. The re-
maining eight slipped their moorings from off the Royal
Yacht Squadron Castle by signal at 10 a.m., and immedi-
ately set to work to beat their way up to the Warner against
a moderate breeze from S,S.E.

From Co weero;ell; to the. eastward some very pretty sailing
took place, and as the vessels reached over into Osborne Bay
the wind freshened a little, and there were better signs of a
breeze out to windward than existed at the time of the
vessels starting. At 11 15 a.m. the little fleet were making
short tacks along the island shore, off Fishhouse Creek,shun•
ning the west-going tide, the unconquerable Arrow as usual
in the front place, with the Mosquito second, and the Alerts
third, At 11 40 a.m. the Arrow led the way through the
Royal Victoria Yacht Club fleet anchored in Ryde Roads,
the famous Mosquito hanging on her weather quarter about
200 yards astern, about three times that distance separating
the Mosquito from the third vessel—the Alerte, the latter
with the Surf close astern. Three or four cables length
astern followed the Volante, and astern of Volante, at about
the same distance, came the Marina. At 11 43 the Arrow
went about, within hor own length, off Rydo pier- head, and
two minutes afterwards the Mosquito was also about off the
pier-head, and on the Arrow's weather, going along beauti-
fully and look every inch a winner, Alerte, Surf, and
Volante sto;:d out further in the tide, Alert tacking first
and fetchirg in to windward of Ryde pier, Surf and Volante
following suit. Astarte and Marina brought up the rear
sumo distance astern.

In standing along the edge of the Itydo Sand the Arrow
caught a freshening puff, and, drawing out from the Mos-
quito's lee, again assu►ned the lead, the Mosquito immedi-
ately ping about, and making a short tack iu towards the
sand. In spite of the Mosquito's tactics, however, the
Arrow held her own—indeed, improved it by the time sho
reached the wurke :for the fort ell thcl, Norman Sheaf, which

was weathered by the respective craft as follows, the wind
being now nearly duo south :

H, M. s.
Arrow l2 27 36
Mosquito
Alerts . 12 35 40
Surf
Volanto
Astarte l2 49 0
Marina l2 59 17

The Norman weathered, the Arrow made a long board
in for the weather•shore, under Priory Point, then tacked
and stood out for the western end of the course—the
Warner lightship—closely followed in all her movements
by the Mosquito. Tho Warner was weathered by the
Arrow at 12h 5m 555; the Mosquito followed round at
12h 56m 15s; the five next vessels weathering it as fol-
lows :

M. S.
Alerte
Surf
Volante
Astarte. . 1 17 50
Marina 1 25 50

The Arrow and Mosquito soon had their balooners out
on their bowsprits, and, with sheets slacked off, came
bowling along on the back of the tide, and before the
southerly breeze for Calshot light-vessel, Ryda pier head,
Stokes' bay pier being in line, being passed thus :
H H. S.
Arrow
Mosquito 1 26 30
Aler to
Surf
Volante .. 1 37 0
Astarte 1 51 0
Marina 1 57 12

It was simply a plain run in before the wind from the
Warner to the mark boat off Egypt, and this left nothing of
interest until the leading vessels had rounded the Calshot
light, when the wind fell considerably, and but slow progress
was made thence for some time. The Alerte, Surf, and
Volante passed round the lightship pretty close together.
From the lightship to the mark-boat of the Egypt there
was nothing but variable winds and calms, now favouring
one of the competing vessels, and now another. The Arrow
was in luck, as usual, and managed to scramble down to the
mark-boat, when she fell in with a slashing south-west
breeze, which she carried with her into the goal, falling
light again, however, on the cammencement of her second
round. The times in which the first round was eventually
completed by all was as follows ;

M. S.

Arrow
Mosquito
Alerte
Volanto
Surf
Astarte
Marina ..

The Vindex was lost sight of in the early part of the race,
and it was supposed got on some part of one of the shoals.
When lhe leading yachts were returning westward from the
Warner the Vindex was discovered passing Ryde-pier to
the eastward, and when the Marina had completed her first
round the Vindex was seen tacking along the north shore,
between Lepe and Eaglehurst, for the mark boat off Egypt.
Under these circumstances, she was not timed with the
other vessels. The second round was commenced with the
wind so far fav °arable that it enabled them to lay their
course round Castle Point Buoy to the eastward, but it was
very uncertain in its nature, and the probability existing at
the time our parcel left Cowes was that the race would not
be finished within the time laid down by the rules of the
squadron.
To-day her Majesty's Cup will be sailed for.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE,

METROPOLITAN,

The directors of this company havo resolved to recom-
mend the proprietors to declare a dividend on the ordinary
stock of the company at the rare of 5i per cent. per annum
for the half-year ending June 30 last.