The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-11 00:00:00

MR. KENNARD'S £5O PRIZE.

• IL M. S. H. M. S.
Flying Fish
Intrigue

CLUB .£5O PRIZE.

H. M. S. IL M. S.
Albertino
Witchcraft 2 19 50 Meteor

The race between the Albertine, Evaduo,Witchcraft, and
Meteor was wanting in interest up to this point, from the
tremendous lead taken from the first by tho Albertine. Tho
race between the Circe, Intrigue, and Flying Fish had so
fir been well contested, as will be seen by reference to
their times taken on passing Ryde Pier. The cutters' race,
however, proved to be far the best, the struggle for first
honours betweonthe Niobe, Christabel,Volante, and Astarte
being very interesting. At about 2h. 40m. the wind dropped
between Ryde and the west end of the course, but there was
a breezy appearance with rain clouds out south-weit which
promised to feed the wind in the yacht's sails. The Circe
weatheied the buoy of the middle at 2h. 44m. 355., the
Flying fish at 2h. 47m. 18s., and the Intrigue at 2h. 49m.
445.

The first round was completed by the several vessels en-
gaged in the threo races al; follows :

CLUB £5O PRIZE.—CUTTERS.
H. M. S. H. if. S.
Astarte
Christabel
Niobe

CLUB £5O rnm.—SCHOONERS.
H. M. S. H. M. S.
Albertine 3 20 13 Evadno
Witchcraft 4 20 55
MR. KENNARD'S PRIZE.—SCHOONERS.

H. M. S. H. M. s.
Circe
Flying Fish

During the passing of the cutters a rain squall set in,
which lasted about 20 minutes, and beat the wind down to
a calm west of the quaiantine ground,- putting out of the
race for a time the Witchcraft and other vessels that had
not then passed Ryde Pier eastward; those vessels that had
passed, nine and including the Albertine, in the meantime
caught another breeze, which came in from the S.S.W., and
went on their course merrily. At 4 p.m. the wind in Ryde
Roads was S. by E., light, and all west of the pier were on
the starboard tack, the Witchcraft being the furthest in
with the land under Fishhouso creek, and the Circe
leading the lot in the light airs. The cutters at the same
time, the Astarte still leading, had a strong breeze, south-
erly, out of Brading harbour, the Albertine also catching
the same breeze off Sea Niew. By the time the Evadne
had passed Ryde pier on the completion of her first
round the leading cutter had weathered the Nab, and was
running back westward, with sheets well off, before a mo-
derate southerly wind. The Nab was weathered by the six
cutters :

M. S. 11. M.
Astarte
C hristabel
Volanto
These figures show that the race between the cutters con-
tinued to be as closely contested and interesting as ever, the
only change up to this time since they completed their first
round off Ryde pier being that the Volanto had deprived
Niobe of third place. The position now held by the Al-
bertine rendered her winning the prize for the race in which
she was engaged certain, providing that the wind held up
sufficiently to enable her to finish before sunset, and also
that she met with no serious accident. For Mr. Kennard's
prize the chances were greatly in favour of the Circe. At
5.30, when our despatch left Rydo, the cutters were making
their way westward, under a steady S.W. breeze, with no
alteration in their last noted positions, with the Albortine
coming west astern of them, but with no new feature of
interest worth notice.

The general meeting of the members of the Club took
place at the Club-house, Rydo, on Monday last, at which
a testimonial was unanimously voted to the secretary,
Capt. J. P. Mackinnon, in recognition of his largely in-
creased duties during the past year, and of the valuable
service ho had rendered the Club.