The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-10 00:00:00

YORK AUGUST MEETING:—AucusT 22.

Acceptances for the Groat Ebor Handicap Stakes of 200
sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each. Two

miles.

Age at lb
The Tartar 4 8 12
Dalby ...4 8 7
Claremont.,. 4 8 3
Buckfoot ... 4 8 3
Lady Hylda 4 8 2
Bradamanto ... 4 8 1
Hollyfox ... 4 7 12
Nemo ... 4 7 7
Dean Swift 4 7 4
Grapeshot ... 3 7 0
The highest weight accepting being Bst 51b, it has been
raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion.

Ago st lb
Revival ... 4 6 13
Swordsman ... 3 6 13
Sprite ... ... 4 6 9
Sweet Jessie ... 3 6 9
Trumpeter colt 3 6 7-
The Guide 3 6 7
Verdant ... ... 3 6 7
Little John ... 3 6 3
Elastic ... 3 6 0

The above list of acceptances is a corrected form ; the
one published yesterday, and furnished by Dir. Weatherby
being erroneous.

ACQUATICS.

ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA.

A sultry summer's morning, with a few cat's-paws play-

ing lightly and at large intervals over the surface of the
water, the colours of the numerous yachts in the roads
drooping from their several mastheads and void of all
movement, was the state of affairs in Ryde Roads yester-
day morning, the second day of the Royal Victoria Yacht
Club Regatta—about the time the yachts engaged in the
two races of the day began to look out for their stations at

the starting moorings. Soon aftor 10 o'clock, however, the
various slight cat's-paws had become concentrated into a
light air from the northward, and this naturally enough
raised hopes that the said light air would grow into a good
sailing breeze before the morning was over. The two races
consisted of, one a prize for cutters, and the other for
schooners. The cutters' card of entry and conditions was
a prize, value £5O, given by Mr. H. H. Kennard, for cut-
ters under 76 tons belonging to tho Royal Victoria Yacht
Club. To start at 10.30 a.m. Time race, half Ackers'
scale, Thames measurement :
Name. Tons. Owner.
Volante _

Hirondelle

Lord H. G. Lennox

Christabel

Amulet

. 48

At 10.15 a.m. the preparatory gun was fired for thecut-
tors, and the white ensign was hoisted on board the com-
mittee vessel to proceed to the eastward. At 10.30 the
cutters coloured on the card were started, with the excep-
tion of Marina, whose owner proceeded to Cowes to enter
her at the Squadron Club-house for the race across Channel
to Cherbourg on Monday next. The Amulet took the lead
with but slight prospect of keeping it, in company with her
three rivals. Wind at starting northerly and light, the
last of the east-going tide carrying the vessels with the light
breeze on their course for the Nab. The light air failed
them before they even reached the Noman, and at noon
they were lying with their heads
"all ways," west of the
Noman, and drifting in towards Spithead with the incoming
western tide. The schooners' card comprised a prize, value
£5O, open to schooners under 125 tons belonging to any two
or more Royal Yacht Clubs. To start at 11 a.m. Time
race, half Ackers' scale, Thames measurement :
Name. Tons. Owner.
7
Intrigue ......... 2 Mr. F. Edwards.
Flying Fi5h...... 48
Circe (iron) ...... 124
Starting after the cutters to the eastward they gained close
company with them before the failure of the light northerly
wind, and afterwards drifted with them from under the
Noman in towards Spithead. At 12.30 a light breeze came
in on the tide from the southward, which the Hirondelle
and Christabel were the first to catch, the others being a
quarter of a milo to the westward, and both luffed up at a
good pace for the Noman, the Christabel taking the load.
Christabel opened south of the Noman, from Ryde pier-
head, at 12h. 42min. 13sec., and the llirondelle at 12h.
43min. 50sec. The remainder of the vessels caught the
breeze according to the positions into which they had
drifted and opened out south of the Noman