The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-30 00:00:00

PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB.

The very interesting match amongst yachts of this
club, confined, with the exception of a pilot, to crews
consisting entirely of amateurs, was sailed yesterday,
and created very considerable sport. The following had
been entered :

Yachts. Tons.

Owners.

Gnat

~... Messrs. Hewitt.

Blue-eyed Maid
Julia
Valentine
Irresistible
Britannia
Idas
Idea

4
7
8
7
7
6
6

Tuckwell.
Hutchinson.
B. Wallis.
Gardner.
Legg.
Knibbs.
Ceely.

The distance sailed was from Blackwall to Gravesend
and back, for three very excellent prizes. The first, a
silver cup, generously presented by Mr. Turner, the
treasurer of the club ; the second, a silver telescope, the
gift of Mr. Messer ; and the third, a silver snuff box,
the gift of Mr. Berncastle, the commodore.
There was a slight breeze from south-west, which,
however, as flood approached, freshened, and there was
some very capital sailing. The whole of the yachts hay
ing been inspected at their stations by Mr. Berncastle
and Mr. Gardner, the active hon. secretary, the start
took place at 11h. 53m. The alacrity displayed by the
whole of the crews was most creditable to them as ama-
teurs. As soon as they were all in trim and fairly away
the Gnat took the lead, and was closely followed by the
Valentine and Blue-eyed Maid. On approaching Erith
the Idea, a very pretty handled little thing, with a sloop
rig, went into the first place, and kept all the way
down to Gravesend, when they rounded in the follow-
ing order

H. M. S.
Idea 2 32 20
Gnat 2 34
Julia 2 39 40
Valentine 2 39 50
Britannia . •
And the others close up. Immediately upon rounding
the Valentine fouled the Julia, by luffing to windward
of her, and the owner of the Julia exhibited the protest
signal, the Britannia at the same moment passing into
the third place. The Valentine, however, soon went to
windward of the whole, and maintained it. The Idea,
after two or three boards to windward, gave place to
the Gnat, a beautiful little lugger, which, while looking
up well for the second place, carried away her foremast,
near Greenhithe, to the very great regret of the specta-
After some very capital sailing they came in

,ors.
,hus

Valentine
Britannia
Julia
Blue-eyed Maid

M. s.
18 22
30 32
37 32
46 30

Should the Valentine become disqualified, the three
others will receive the prizes in the order in which they
stand. The matter at present stands adjourned for the
consideration of the sailing committee.

THE SMYTH FORGERY.—Fresh traces are daily dis-
covered of the means used by the impostor Provis in his
recent attempt to claim the title and estates of the Smyth
baronetcy. In the course of the trial a very antique
Bible, it will be recollected, was produced, in which were
the alleged certificates of his mother's marriage, and of
his own baptism. It has now been discovered that the
Bible was purchased by the impostor ht a stall in London
for 155., and at the time it was sold to him it had in it
the ancient signature so much relied upon, " John S.
Vandenburg." Out of this circumstance the story of
the Vandenburgh family was doubtless woven, the title
of "Count" being prefixed by the pretended " Sir
Richard" to the name, to give it a greater importance,
and to favour the probabilities of the alliance. The
power of the truth will, however, we understand, turn
even this circumstance to the disadvantage of the pri-
soner ; as a son of Mr. Vandenburgh has been discov-
ered, who can speak to the handwriting of his father,
whose name was "John Simon," and not "John
Samuel," the name fixed on by the impostor to bear
out the initial signature. When Field, the London in-
spector, was conveying his prisoner to gaol, he hap-
pened to say, alluding to the romantic incidents of the
trial, that it would make a first-class novel. " Sir
Richard" sharply replied, " You need not trouble—l
shall write that myself ;" and accordingly the prisoner
is now employing his leisure time in writing his life and
adventures.

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