The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1865.

STOCKTON MEETIN

Weights for the Stockton

Age st lb
Ely... ... 4 9 8
Scamander ... 5 8 12
Cathedral ... ... 4 8 8

1. Toucques ... 5 8 7

The Tartar ... 4 8 5
Armagnac... ... 5 8 3
Twilight ... a 7 10
Buckfoot ... 4 7 9
Stanton ... a 7 7
Alico ... 5 7 5

[Topper ... ... 4 7 4
Welcome ... ... 6 7 4

Hymettus ... 4 7 4
Brother to Blondin 4 7 2
Helen ... ... 4 7 2
Macbeth ... 4 7 0
Brown Bread ... 3 6 12
Finesse ... ... 4 611
Armourer ... 4 6 10
Gondola ... ... 4 6
Revival ... 4 6 7

YORK AUGUST MEETING.-AUGUST 23.

AQUATIC S,

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.

I—WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16.
'radesinen's Handicap. Two

Ag,e st lb
Elland ... 3 6 7
Grhpeshot 3 6 7
Godmersham ... 3 6 6
Ariel ... 3 6 5
Wharfinger ... 4 6 4
Henrietta ... 4 6 2
Brandy Wine ... 4 6 2
Harry Brailsford ... 3 6 2
Klarinska ... 3 6 0
Ameer ... 3 6 0
East Lynn... ... 3 6 0
Zenobia ~. 3 6 0
Spring Gun ... 3 5 12
Puck ... 3 510
King Arthur 3 5. 9
Nidderdale 3 5 8
Barnoldby... 3 5 8
Chesterfield. ... 3 5 7
Elastic 3 5 7
Mackintosh ... 3 5 7
Racer Jess... 3 5 7

The Great Ebor Handicap of 200 sovs, addod to a Sweep-
stakes of 20 sow each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, &e.;
the winner of any handicap value 100 sovs subsequent
to the declaration of the weights, 71b ; of two of that
value, or one of 200 sovs, 101 b ; of three, or one value
500 sovs, 141 b extra ; two miles over the Old Course.
60 subs.

Age st lb Age st lb
*Cambuscan ... 4 9 0 Comus ... 5 6 10
Moulsey ... 4 8 12 The Swift... ... 3 6
Scamander ... 5 8 12 The Brower ... a 6 t
La Toucques ... 58 ,7 Grapeshot ... ... 3 6 7
Cathedral ... 4 8 7 Elland 3 6 7
Bally Edmond. ... a 8 5 Revival ... 4 6 6
Baragah 4 8 5 Swordsman ... 3 6 6
The Tartar ... 4 8 5 Castlehill 6'"6
* Privateer • 4 8 5 Fauconberg filly 3 6 4
Why ... 4 8 0 Ariel 3 6 4
Oldminster 6 7 10 Oulston colt ... 3 6 2
Claremont... 47 10 Sprite ... ... 4 6 2
Buckfoot ... 4 7 10 Sweet Jessie 3 6 2
*Redcap ... 4 7 10 Trumpeter colt ... 3 6 0
Lady Hylda ... 4 7 9 Troubadour ... 3 6 0
*Bradamante 4 7 8 The Guide ... 3 6 0
Stanton ... 7 7 Verdant ... ... 3 6 0
*Raglan ... 5 7 7 East Lynn ... 3 6 0
Flatterer 4 7 7 Valour ... 3 5 13
Welcome G 7 5 *Cobweb ... ... 3 512
Hollyfox ... 4 7 5 Little John ... 3 5 10
Alabama ... 4 7' 5 Elastic ... ... 3 5 7
*Balham ... a 7 0 King Arthur ... 3 5 7
Verger ... 4 7 0 Little Goy (h b) ... 4 5 7
*Black Rock ... 4 7 0 *Renfrew ... ... 3 5 7
Nemo ... 4 7 0 Strong Beer ... 3 (pd
Gaily ... 57 0 Hopper ... ... 4 (pd
*Auditor ... 3 7 0 Brandy Wino ... 4 (pd
Dean Swift 4 6 11 Wharfinger ... 4 (pd)
Lion ; 3 611 Ameer ... 3 (pd)
Weights published July 31, at 9 a.m. Forfeits to be de-
clared on Monday, August 7; at 12 noon.
Those marked thus (*) having been entered without the
knowledge of thoir owners, will be struck out at the time
prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in.

A strong north-westerly wind, a dark and lowering sky,
with piled-up banks of clouds flying rapidly to leeward,
pierced at long intervals with fitful gleams of sunshine, the
barometer at 29.73 and going up, its

"First rise after low
Foretelling stronger blow,"
were the principal features of early morning yesterday in
the eyes of yachtsmen as day broke on the beautiful waters
of the Solent. It was the day on which the premier yacht
club of England fittingly opened its aquatic carnival for
1865 with a race between some of the finest schooner yachts
in the world for her Majesty's Cup.
There was in the general appearance of the weather a
promise of its boisterous continuance throughout the day, a
fact unpleasant enough to shore-going people of that class
which prefers witnessing the great races of the squadron
under the pleasant conditions of summer sunshine and
.very gentle breezes, but exhilarating beyond compare to
the crews of the handsome craft preparing to enter upon
their struggle for " The Cup," the most honoured and
coveted prize of the season. Cowes Roads appearedstudded
with yachts of every class and rig, from the tiny " centre-
board" to the magnificent topsail schooner and snake-like
screw clipper, the burgees of nearly every yacht club in
the three kingdoms fluttering from their mast-heads, while
above all towered the lofty spars of her Majesty's screw
frigate Racoon, 22 guns, Captain Count Gleichen. From
the decks of the yachts in the roads could be seen the
Royal Standard on the towers of Osborne, denoting the
presence of her Majesty and the Royal Family at the
Queen's favourite marine palace, and giving additional in-
terest to the day's race by the possible presence of Royalty
afloat during some part of its progress.
Ten o'clock was the time appointed for the vessels to
start, and before that time each craft Lad taken up its sta-
tion off the Castle, the club-house of the squadron; the con-
ditions of the race, and the names and particulars of the
eight competing craft, being as follows :
ller Majesty's Cup, to be sailed for by schooners belong-
ing to the Royal Yacht Squadron. Time race. Acker's
scale. Thames measurement. Old Queen's course. Round
the Nab and a flagboat off Yarmouth, once round. Cup
Course.—Yachts to start off the Royal Yacht Squadron
Castle, go round the Nab and a flagboat moored off Yar-
mouth. Keeping outside the Noman and Peel buoys,
leaving the Nab light-vessel and flagboat on the starboard
hand when going to the eastward. When starting to the
westward, the course to be round the flagboat off Yar-
mouth and the Nab, outside the Peel and Noman buoys,
leaving the mark-vessel and Nab on the starboard hand.
In either course, to pass to the southward of the Brambles
and finish inside a flagboat moored off the Royal Yacht
Squadron Castle. Yachts to be at their moorings at 9 a.m.
and finish by 9 o'clock p.m. Three to enter and start, or
no race. To start at 10 a.m. Stations.—No. 1, next the
Castle.
Schooners. Tons.

Egeria:
Titania
Pantomine
Viking
Albertine
Galatea
Aline
Aquiline
At 10 o'clock precisely the signal was given for the start
from the Castle flagstaff, and in a few seconds all were
away under tho pressure of all the canvas they could pile
on their spars, the Egeria taking a strong lead, with the
others all close up in a ruck together, the flags of the Aline
and Albertine flying out defiantly, the former in the rear
and tho latter in the front rank of the ruck. The wind
was now N.N.W., and the tide low water, slack, the ves-
sels running off on their 15 mile course to the Nab before a
nice fresh but full-sail breeze, moderated somewhat since
daybreak, and carrying the young flood up with them.
ftyde Pier head was passed thus :

H. M. S. IL U. S.
Egeria ... 10 30 3 Viking ** 10 45
Pantomime ... 10 31 4 Aline : 10 31 52
Albertine ... 10 31 3.5 Galatea .. 10 31 59
Titanian ... 10 31 40 Aquiline... 10 32 14
From Hyde Pier to the Nab very little ebauge took place in
the relative positions of the vessels, but in luffing round
the lightship the Albertine, Aline, and Galatea began to
look dangerous. The smoke from a gunboat firing shell
between the Warner and the Nab prevented any accurate
timing of the schooners past the Nab. Each vessel in
approaching the Nab sent down her big topsail and got
out her working jib, in lieu of the large ballooner site
had been running up with, in readiness to beat back
westward to the mark-vessel in Yarmouth-roads—a dead
beat against wind and tide over 22 miles of water if steamed
over in straight lines. In beating up towards Spithead all
stood well inshore under St. Helen's and in Priory Bay, and
continued working along the edge of the island shoals for
the Warner light-vessel, to shun the tide. At noon, the
wind losing some of its force, but still continuing a gdod-
full-sail breeze, the Aline, under her four sails and with
topmasts housed, took the first place, haying the Albertinea
short distance astern with a jib-headed topsail set on her
maintopmast, the Egeria and Titania under her lee, and the
remainder of the fleet scattered some distance astern, the
race now appearing to lie between the commodore of the
Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Lord Londesborough, with
the chances in favour of the commodore, whose vessel, the
Aline, was working away at a wonderful rate, but closely
pursued by the famous Albertine. At 1 p.m. the Aline tacked
under the Ryde Sand, and stood over to the northward
under the lee of the S.E. buoy of the Sturbridge, with her
maintopmast up again, and a jib-headed topsail set on it.
The,Egeria was second now in the race, working up in
Portsmouth harbour channel under Southsea Reach, with
the Albertino and Titania in close company, all three hav-
ing topsails aloft, the first-named 'a jib-headed one, and the
two others square-headed ones. The Viking stood well over
to the shore under Southsea, while the Pantomime, Galatea,
and Aquiline, bringing up the rear in the order named, were
working along the island shore. In mid-tideway the Aline
appeared for some time in difficulties in shifting her jib and
hung on the tide, the Egeria coming out from under South-
sea in a good position to windward, with the Albertino and
Titania under her lee. After setting her jib fairly the Aline
stood in for the island shore as far as Rydo-roads, when the
wind slightly veered westward, improving the position of

all on the island shore and placing Pantomime second in the
raco, Viking third, Albertine fourth, and Titania fifth, the
two latter having both fore and main topsails set. The
Egeria was at the same time to leeward, working down
along the north shore in Stokes Bay. The Aline, Panto-
mime, and Viking weathered Ryde Pier head and stood in
000 to the ghoul Wore tacking. The Yiking went about