The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

ii. NOVEL SAILING MATCH.

Something of a novel character has at length boon pre-
sented to the public in the shape of a match with sailing
barges. Some time ago Mr, Harry Dodd, the well-known
contractor, proposed that a match of the kind should take
place, and that; gentleman having generously offered £2O
for competition, it was deemed advisable to isaue regulations
and notices so that barge-masters and owners should become
acquainted with the match, and Mr. Grant, of the Harp,
Harp-lane, Tower-street, having kindly volunteered to re-
ceive further subscribptions, it was determined by the sail-
ing committee of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club (under
whose direction the affair was placed) that the entries
should close on Tuesday, the 18th August, for barges of
from 50 to 100 tons. The following barges were then
entered :

Station. Barge. Owner.
1.
2.
3,
5.
6.
7. Mary
8.
9.
10.

The course was from Gravesend to the Nore and back;
and the race to take place on Wednesday, the 26th (yes-
terday). The prizes were three purses of sovereigns, con-
taining £lO, £7, and £5 respectively. To start from the
Lobster, leave the distance buoy on the port harm, and the
winning buoy on the starboard hand, The steamboat
Greed (Captain Wheeler) accompanied, but was not so
full as might have been expected, and the race was con-
ducted by Mr. Massingham, the treasurer of the match,
under whose direction the first gun was fired at 1.43 to
prepare, and the second, to start, at 1.50. Four of the
boats canted to leeward and four to windward (the Unicorn
not putting in an app.arance), and the Eliza was soon
covered with canvas. The Queen Caroline, however, was
the first round, closely followed by the W. H. D. The
Mary and James together, and the Emily right on the
James' quarter, the other being slow. The barges all got
round very smartly, and soon began to show their mettle.
The Queen led by 20 or 30 yards in about a quarter of a
mile, but the W. H. D. soon overhauled her and 1• d : the
Emma being third. The W. H. D. was, however, again
passed by the Queen Carolin , but soon after went into first
place again, In the upper part of the Hope the W. H. D.
led by 200 yards. The weather had from the btginuing
been very bad. Squalls from S.W. and heavy rain damped
the ardour of all on board, and this order of things con•
tinned to the Chapman Head, where the W. H. D. led by
two miles the James, Claude, and Mary, altogether wide
of one another. The Claude, however, soon left the others,
and the barges not being able to fetch the Nore, the steam•
boat anchored at Leigh, and the boats rounded in the fol-
lowing order and times :

s.
W. H. D.
Mary ... 4 21 30
Claude
James ....................... 4 26 30
Queen Caroline ................ 4 27 25
111,EA ........................ 4 40 50
Emma ...................... 4 41 52
Alice ........................ 5
.3 30

The Claude came towards the boat first, bat making a
short board, the Mary came up with a fair wind, and rounded
before her, the Claude being, as above shown, two minutes
ahead of her. The race continued up with little variation,
and they arrived at Gravesend as wirier :

m. ). s.
w. 11. D.
Mary
Claude
James. 7 18 3O

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLock.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.---This Da

STOCKTON RACES—Tars DAY.

I,Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

CLARET STAKES.

Piccador
• 1
Welcome
2

Bonny Breast Knot

MID uLESBOROUGH HANDICAP,
Upperhand
1
Caller Ou
2
The Monk
3
Eight ran.
GARBUTT NURSERY STAKES.
Ghillie Callum
Caxton
2
Theobalda
Eleven ran.
STOCKTON CUP.

La Touegues
Charles Fox
Newchureh .
Ten ran.
SEVENTH BIENNIAL STAKES.
Appenine ..........
1 Balderstone .......... . ...
Vanessa .. 2
.......................
SELLING STAKES.

Rosebud ....................
Blondin ...................... 1
..........................................
Prescription
................. M
Six ran.
CORPORATION' PLATE.

Lady Louisa
Calabria
Newchurch .................. 3
Seven ran.

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day,

OXFORD RACES-THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
TRIAL STAKES.

Rubini
Winchester ... 2
PRINCE OF WALES STAKES

Mulberry 1
Gordian Knot
Usher

Thirteen ran.
FREEMAN'S PLATE.
Colonel Crockett
Camperdown
Northam
3
Five ran.