The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-28 00:00:00

COWES-ISLE OF WIGHT.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADIZON REGATTA.

FIFTH DAI.

SATURDAY, Aun. 26. —The match for the s,,lendid Silver
Cup, this season, came off this day at 11h. 15m. The three
following yachts started with a fine breeze from the westward :
The Union, Spencer—De Horsey, Esq., Al. P.
The Vampyre—l. Lendegren, Esq.
The Wave, 54 tons—Rev. D. George.
The course differed from the former ones, the ve:sels first
beating to the westward, rounding a vessel moored off New -
town, thence running to the eastward round the buoy of the
Royal George, back to the vessel off Newtown, and return-
ing to the starting vessel eff Cowes Castle. The match was
one of the best this season, the Union and the Vampyre being
alternately the favourite,' and never, at least a very trifling
distance, from each other. Considerable sums were won and
lost this day, the Vampyre being repeatedly the headmost ves-
sel ; but the Union eventually came in one minute before her,
after a closely-contested match of 5 hours and 32 minutes.
The course was 31 miles.

TONS. It. M. OWNERS.
The Union 4B 4 47 S. De Horsey, Esq., M.P.
The Vampyre 49 4 4S I. Lendegren, Esq.
The Ware gave in, having carried away her main halyard
bolt.

The last fortnight has been one of great attraction—sailing
matches, rowing matches, R. Y. S. balls, and dinners, with
splendid displays of fire works, left no day without its amuse.
ments.

The Cup sailed for on the 2.3 d is given up to the Menai.
We mentioned that the superior tonnage" of the Dolphin
.d defeated the skill of the oldest Captains in the R. Y. S.,
and that she had reached the starting vessel three minutes be-
fore the Menai. This was correct, and we expected the
former had won the cup ; but it soon appeared that the match
became so desperate before they rounded the vessel off New.
town—the Dolphin, on the larboard tack, standing to the
northward—the Menai on the starboard to the southward—nei-
ther could fetch a-head of the other ; and the former should have
borne up or tacked ; but they stood on till the vessels were
nearly in contact, when Hollis finding they would not give
way, and that he must either run into the Dolphin or go about,
chose the latter alternative, and won the cup. The matter
having been referred to the Committee, they awarded the cup
to Mr. Harvey, Mr. Acker's yacht having been sailed contrary
to the rules laid down by the Royal Yacht Society, i. e., that
yachts on the larboard tack should give way to those on the
starboard.

We have had a great many arrivals and departures this
week; amongst the latter are Middleton Biddulph, Esq., for
Chirk Castle, North Wales ; Clutton Brock, Esq., for Pensax
Court, \Vorcestershire ; •Lord Aylmer and family, for London ;
T. Smith Barry, Esq., for Cove Cork; E. Carrington, Esq..
for Plymouth ; Sir John and Lady Walsh, Evan Edwards,
Esq., and numerous others ; many of the visitors of the first
part of the season leave next week, as Sir R. Bulkelev and
family, after a residence of four months ; the. Rev. C. gyres,
the Marchioness of Anglesey, Lady H. Baring, and W. He-
neage, Esq. This will give an opportunity to numbers to pro-
cure houses, which they before could not obtain, though many
are already re-taken.
The Tories have served only eleven notices of objections on
the county voters in this town, two of whom could not vote at
the last election, having sold their property. The others are
principally connected with Mr. Hearn's Borough Boundary
Line, and the votes depend on whether it had advanced or re-
ceded since the last registry.
FRESHWATER, ISLE OF WIGHT. —The novelty of two ships
being wrecked in this neighbourhood, at this season of the
year, has attracted numerous visitors from Cowes, and other
Farts of the Island. There being no lives lost, there is not
that painful feeling on the mind, on witnessing_ the sea break
over these unfortunate vessels, as was produced in the winter
on looking on the Clarendon and L'Auguste ; in the former
twenty-five persons lost their lives, in the latter the whole
crew perished. This induces huudreds to visit the coast, from
Freshwater to Black Gang Chine.
The wreck and part of the cargo saved from the brig La
Jcune Olimpe, consisting of lead, cork, oil, madder, and
teasels, were sold by auction on Friday, at Atherfield ; the
shore, for miles, is covered with the latter. Great part of the
cargo of the ship Jane, Gibbons, master, consisting of indigo
and mahogany, is also saved.