The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-25 00:00:00

RACING FIXTU

Newcastle
Hampton

Odiham
Bibury Club
Newton . ... 2
Stockbridge 3
Airdrie
Winchester.
Newmarket
Cambridge
Worcester
Mansfield

AQUATICS.

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.—THis
SCHOONER RACE.
The annual schooner race of the above distinguished club
has long been the great yachting feature of the metropolitan
season, and that of Monday was one of the most agreeable
and interesting races ever witnessed, the excitement being
kept up by repeated changes and spirit-stirring incident;
added to which, the weather was most delightful for visi •
tors, the sun after midday shedding its benign and cheering
influence over the scene. The Prince of Wales steamer,
chartered by the club, conveyed between four an4.five hun
dred members of the club and their friends to view the race,
in addition to which there were two steamers from the
Woolwich Company and a large fleet of yachts accompany-
ing the match.
The following were the entries :
Shark
Galatea .. ~ 131
Flying Cloud 75
Leonora .... 105
The first prize was value £lOO, the second £4O, and there
was a quarter of a minute time per ton allowed for difference
of tonnage, but no time above 150 tons. The course was
from Gravesend to the douse Light and back.
The noble commodore, 1,,,ycl Aifred Paget, ordered the
first gun to be fired for the boa: s' crews to be in readiness
at 91 minutes past 12, and the seco2d to be off at 14 minutes
past 12.
At the time of the start there was a goo,l breeze from the
north-west; but as the evening advanced the wind height •
ened and blew all round the compass. The Fly;.:lg Cloud
made a beautiful start. She was first round and under
canvas ; the Leonora was second. The Shark rather heaNT,
but her position was the worst of the fleet; nor was the
Galatea's a good place. The Shark, from her superiority
of tonnage, was generally considered the favourite ; but it
was whispered that the Flying Cloud, with her allowance
of tonnage, would be found a most formidable opponent,
and so she turned out without reference to the time scale at
all. The Flying Cloud was hardly round before she set
her maintopsail, in which she was immediately followed by
the Leonora, who also get up her foretppsail. The Flying
Cloud entered the Hope first, and immediately greatly im-
proved her lead, and they all stood well down to below the
battery, where they had to go about, and made four or five
boards, during which the powers of the Flying Cloud to
windward wero proved to be admirable. The Shark,
though somewhat hampered at first, got the second place in
the Hope, and when she entered Sea Reach her superior
powers began to tell upon the Flying Cloud, and she was
gradually overhauling her. At the Chapman Head the
Flying Cloud led by about a hundred yards ; next to her
was the Shark, then the Leonora, and next the Galatea.
The latter drew upon her off Leigh, and after a very patty
race, passed her into the third place. While this was
occurring an equally smart race was going on between
the Flying Cloud and the Shark, only a few hundred
yards a-head, which developed considerable nautical skill.
The Shark tried to pass her to windward, but the Captain
of the Flying Cloud resisted the operation, but in a few
minutes afterwards the Shark quickly pas:4:ld under her lee
off Shoebury. The boats were close-hauled fiPm this point
down to the Light, but the Shark standing too itzr over to
the southward, the Flying Cloud keeping a good oourse
and going very close to the wind, neared the Mouse in ad-
vance of her. There was also a fine race, and one of the
closest we ever saw between the Shark and the Galatea.
The latter had reached past the Leonora off Southend, and
not going anything like so far to the southward,came abreast
of the Shark at the moment of rounding, and they turned
together, the one literally covering the other, and forming
as beautiful a picture as could well be conceived, The
rounding was in the following time and order :
h. m. s.
-Flying Cloud
Galatea
Shark
Leonora
The Galatea was closer to the Light than her opponent,
and therefore possesses the preference. There was a light:
breeze the next few minutes after rounding from the eahstit-t
ward, so that the course up looked favourable enoughh,t
the
it was very shifty, and ever and anon abating, broug.
for
vessels altogether again, and gave admirable exercise
the art of a marine artist. Off Shoeburyness the boats
were all having the advantage of the young flood. The
Flying Cloud was only landing by six orseven lengths the
which hdad been
Shark being second ; then the Galatea,
left by the Shark after rounding, went
the
to her an passed
her to windward, tut off Shoebury hey changed places,
and between there and Southend the Galatea again resumed
her position. The Leonora now
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with her, and passed the Shark to
to the Flying Cloud, but suddenly
The
passed by the Shark at the entlouranc to thegMand edw
Shark passed the Flying Cloud to leeward, were
again altogether, and the result of the changes caused by
shortness of wind, in which they alternately shifted their
positions,' was, that at the Chapman Head the Flying
Cloud led by a couple of lengths, the Galatea being second,
Cloud held
and the other two close together.
eh`Te Flying
her lead until within 200 yards of th inring buoy, whe^
the Galatea, which had been creeping up to her, just over-
hauled her, and the race finished as folluws
h. m. s.
Galatea
Flying Clcud
Leonora 6 59 15
Shark
. The Flying Cloud won the that prize, and the Leonora
the second, and they were presented by Lord Alfred Paget
respectively to Count Batthany and Mr. Hesketh, with a
very well-merited compliment upon both for the sailing of
their yachts, and the victory of Count Batthany in 5°
small a vessel.