The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-25 00:00:00

T 11 E S4UN,

SPORTI-NG NOTES.

No. XIII.
A GLANCE AT IHE DER''Y MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The couple of thys' average sport commences
to-morrow with the Trial Stakes of 5 Sotr::,' each, with
30 added, &c., one mile; to close and name this after-
noon. The Produce Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 50
added, one mile, will, I fancy, terminate in a walk over
for THE PRIME MINISTER, as I cannot believe that any
of his thirteen opponents will be hardy enough to face
the fleetest horse of his year, over a course his own
peculiar length. The Tradesmen's Plate over the two
mile course, is booked a certainty tor the Abbeys of
Jervaux,4 yrs,6 it 71o; Flare up, 4 yrs, Got 61b, Snowdrift,
4 yrs, Est 121 b, and Ischia, 3 yrs, 4st 10lb, being her
must dangerous antagonists, tie first-named fur choice.
Tue Maioen Pla e. one mile and a half, has not yet
closed. Tne Chesterfield Stakes, half a mile, have been
ear down as the prop-rty of Mr. Drinkald; hut without,
taking into consideration Sir Charles Naoier's chance,
which cannot be the worst in the world. I have an idea
that Wadlow will on this occasion administer a dose of
Peppe'rnint lhat will effecrually settle the question. The
Innkeepers' Plate and Selling Stakes have yet to close.
The decision of the Chatsworth Stakes, one mile
and a half, will be materially influenced by the
running for the Tradesmen's Plate on tee previous day;
at the present moment 1 should select lIIIMPEREY and
RIBALDRY as being most worthy the confidence of the
Gat). ks. The betting market this morning is somewhat
aull, but, as they would say in the City, of a decidedly
bullish or upward look; the following are the latest
prices :—Stourbridge Styles-2 to 1 on the field; 6 to 1
bar three. Produce S ekes (Derb))-2 to 1 on the
Prime Minister; 4 to 1 ifgst any other. Tradesmen's
Plate—Even on The Abbess of Jervaux, 6 to 4
taken fres ly; 5 to 1 each, agst telsna, Flare-up
and Ctseus. Chesterfield Stakes-6 to 4 on the
field; 6 to 1 sgst Peppermint. Chatsworth Stakes
—3 to 1 each, Crous and Sir Rowland Trexichard.
King Jobn S-akes (E .ham)—Even on Flirt; 3 to 1 agat
Greengaue; 7 to 2 agst Joe Miler; 8 to 1 egst Hobby
Noble, off red. Surrey and Middlesex Stakes-6 to 4
agst Little Jack; 3 to 1 each agst Don Pedro and Agis;
4 to 1 each agst William the Conqueror, Brington, and
Anspach. Leamigton Stakes-8 to lon the field, offered.
Warwick Cup-6 to 4 egst Cariboo, take 2to 1. Lincoln-
shire Handicap-3 to 1 agat Calculator; 7to 2 agst Cuvris.
Great Yorkshire Handicap-4 to I each agst Nancy and
Calculator. St. Leger-2 to I agst Hernandez; 3to 1
agst The Ban; 10 to 1 egst The Prime Minister; 20 to
1 agst The Grecian.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Aug. 25,1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
PAISLEY RACES-FRIDAY.

Sweepstakes or 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, and 15 added, once
round. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Wetberell's Prudery, 3 yrs, 7st 41b
r. Batty s Risk, 4 vrs, Bst 4lb 2
Mr. Moore's Good Friday, 5 yrs, Bst 2lb
Won by a length.
The Silver Bells, with 50 sovs. kidded to a Sweepstakes
of 5 sovs. each; two miles and a dis. (3 Subs )
Mr. A. Johnstone's Jenny Lind, 5 yrs, 8•t 7lb. ...... 1
Mr. Winieringhsm's E,giand's Glary, 3 yts, 7st 91h 2
Mr. Hynderson's Maley, 4 y rs, 7st 131 b
The Yeomanry Stake; of 3 sovs. each, h tt, and 20
added, one mile aid s dis., 6 subs. were won easily by
Mr. Jody nd Swaledale, 5 yrs, beating Heatherbell and
Benedict.

The Railway Stakes of 10 anvil. each, b ft, and 25 added,
th•+ winner to be sold for 1001.; beats, once round and

a distance.
11r. Mainland's True Love, 3 yrs, 7st llb
51r. Weisttiereli's P. uch ry. 3 yrs, 74 llb 2
Won by half a length.
The Aftershots Fr ee Handicap of 3 tzovs. each, and 10

added; oket round and a dis.
Mr. Weather' ,Is', Prude y
Mr. Maitland's True Love

Won by a head.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Miss Sarah, sto 2 agst Equal, 3
to 1 agst Sister to Thringarth, and 4 to 1 each agst the
others. Won by two 1, ngths. Tae wiener was sold by
auction, aud rF alised 174 guineas.
The Members' Plate of 50 sovs. One mile and a half.
The winner to be bold by auction for 1001, &a.
Mr. C. Peck's Melody, 5 yrs (800, 7st ...(Cnsrlton) 1
Mr. Walker's Mrs. Birch, 3) rs, 7st (J. o,borni.) 2
Mr. Parr's Snowdrift, 4 yrs (501) 7st slb (Hull) 3
Mr. Wadlow nd Lady Lid:itn-t, (50/) 6,t I Ilb (Sharpe) 0
Mr. Smith's Emma, 3 yrs (300, 5., 7lb ........(A lad) 0
ytr. Gree.soe's Ormesb), 5 yrs (50/), ist 910 (Skeene)
Mr. Meiklsm's Border tidy, (300,50 101b...(Dixon) 0
Mr. Dawson's Doctor Blemish, (400, 6,t....(Alderott) 0
Mr. Hess,ltine's The Setter, 3 yrs (300. sst 74b (Eels) 0
Mr. Thompson's fby Galsor, (301), sst 213 (Carroll) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Melody, 3to I agst Lady &tuna,
sod sto 1 agst Emma. Lady Bibina cut out the work
at a strong p,,ce to the half-mile post, where Melody end
Mrs. Birch singled themselves out, and finished the race,
Melody winning by a length. The winner was sold for
110 guineas.

LETTERS FROM MM. VICTOR AND
CHARLES BUG°.
We have just received the following exceedingly
interesting letters ; the first is addressed to the gen-
[leman wno penned the address of the British jour-
nalists to the-editor of the Evenement, printed in the
last number of The Sun:—

Paris, 20 Aoitt, 1851.

MONSIEUTC—Je lai..e la parole I mon hls. C'est a
lui de V. 113 dire, c'est a lui ie dirt a vos honorable con
&es tout co que nous a fait eprouver gr.nde side de
s)ropathie qui vicnt le trouver aujourci'hui au fond de
*a prison. Vous fates mieux que le re.:ompenser—
vous le glorificz.
Ce sera l'e ernel honneur de sa tie, d'uvoir E e Poem-
d'une toile mani'entaion,

Cette rnini'estation est phi. qu'une lettre address 6
par de:, 6 .rivains libres a une 6arivAn oppritc 6. c'est Ia
signe n'alliance de tuutes lea forces de la civilization,
eonvergeant eeiormas vers un but commun; c'est la
cornalunbin de deux Brands peuples dans une idea d'
bureabi é.

Rf.cevtz, Monsieur, et veuillez transmettre 5, vos tre,
honorabb s amis I',•apression de ma vice cordniti6 et de
ma protonde reconnaissance.

VICTOR HUGO.
Prison de la Cone'irgerie, 20 Aout, 1851.
MES.,IEURs ET CHERS CONFRERES DE LA GRANDE

BRETAGNE ET D'IBELANDE,
Je vous rethercie du fond du cceur des paroles que
vous VOUIE z bien m'addresser. St je filiFais I la com
damnation qui me frappe l'uonneur de m'en attrister, ce
emoiguae memorable de vos g 6 :ereuses Eytnpathira
sutfirait a m'en consoler. J'en Buis toner e, confus, et
tivr; ot je cherche en vain (Its mots pour vuus cxprimer
ma gratitude de tint de bienveillance, moi, qui ne leis
qu'un des moins a?route parmi les journalist de notre
presse, et qu'uo cies plus übmcura parmi ceux de notre
prison. V- us me pay( z, et bien su de's. mes mix mida
de captivi 6 J'iguore si j'ai a drite one relle peine, maim
j, ssis bier. q jem'ai pas meci 6 olio teUe ieiompense.
Permettc.z-moi, done, Messieurs, de m'oubtier en vous
6poodant. Je ne buts rien dans la cause qui m'a fait
eunclauatier; et le sentiment metne dont se Bout inspiie-a
vos paroles me ce?asse de toute Ia hauteur de ceAe-
immeuse question do l'inviolabilite de la vie humaine
qui trouble dr putt; si longtecops la conscience des legit:-
tateurs.
Out, Messieurs, tout ceux qui lint 1u votre address«
it'y out pu voir que ce doubter fait— un grand pQuple
tendant la mail, I uoe puede presselinglisise
tendant la msiu i to presse Frarclise.
II vous appartenait, a vous les etrivains les plus lihe-
raux du kuirnalisme le plus libre, de prendre l'iniciative
de cos coil:l4'les arile tious de presse a presse. L'Acgle-
terre, dans les circonstances actuelles, doit s'unir a In
France, comma tout pf,uple obet doit se faire solidaire
do tout ptuple opprime La libert6 souveraine de la
presto Anglaiie doit milicurs et appui I Ia liberte cxpi-
re; ee de la presse Fret Oast. Vous ay, z fait acte de con
irsterni d pulitique.
Je dis plus, Misideurs; vous avez fait acte de frater-
oh y ts, emir. _ _

L'Angivierre et la France marqucnt, pour ainsi dire,
le pas des nations. 11 semble que ces deux noblss
peuples u'aient qu'une emulation et qu'une ambition—
c'est de se cievancer I'un I'autre dans la vote du progi es.
Vuus avtz, vous &girds, dont 6 au monde d'aiustres
exemples. N't st ce pas votre Byron qui le premier a
cumbattu pour la Gie.te? N'est-ce pas votre Wilber-
force qui le premier a protes..6 contre l'esclavege
u (Imo temps que les publicistes Frat c.is, vows
dimaiqut zla barbarin toutes lea fois que vous la sur-
veil.% en
.ilsgrant r. exit dans le pieta jour du dix-
neureme weJle. N'-st ce pas d'une poitrine Anglaise
quest ;Ara cc noble on d'tndignation contra les iniquii es
uumbreuses, commixes au nom et 3 t'ombre de l'Eglise,
iLfone Roide Naples? N'est eft
par 1' pas tin de vox
h,,,wes d'etat qui a cezionce I l'Evangile ce roi-
bourreau qui se dit servi.eur du Die
nous, quaod noun ne
ll•Mtlrtyr?
pas qu'on verse to sang sur cette guillotine qui
iOUILEteS au a e poste,
—Vous, quand vows no voulez pas qu'on viule
sveoNudlio°tnu:sso,
l'humann 6 dans lea prisons royales. Nuns commettons,
lea uns et lea sutres—vous severs le bone de Naples,
nous envers l'euhataud de IS Place Saiut Jacques—le
memo crime de laze reojas'
Messieurs, 63 de l'abolition de is pain de mort fait
cheque jour d'incalculables progres. Elie marche, alts
court, elle vole. On peut crichsiger ux
dent; on ne l'ai' é e pas. L'a 6e lutsse feerivain en
ce. qui la eeeen-
,
prison, et reate litre.
Qui, done, desormais pourrait arieter lea peuples,
ayant leur telt. is France et l'Angleterre, et portant
&mites our leur drapeau lea deux mots qui 164ument
route la politique et toute la philosopbw—
Lemocratie! Humans 6!
CHARLES HUGO.

Two DESTRUCTIVIi FIRES.—About tight o'clock
on Saturday night a fire, attended with considerable destruc-
tion of property, broke out iu a large range of workshops
belonging to Mr. Potts, a box-manufacturer, situated im-
mediately behind the premises belonging to Mr. Spencer, a
tuba, conist, No. 32, King-street, Strew-hill. Tire flames
originated in one of the shops filled with goods of some
value, and owing to its inflammable nature, the fire spread
amazingly quick, so that in the course of a few minutes the
whole of Mr. Potts's premises were in a blaze. The engines
of the London Brigade and V% est of England and County
were soon on the spot, and plenty of water being ob ained,
the engines were •called into operation, but the fire was not
extinguished until Mr.. Potts's property was totally
destroyed. The origin of the fire is not known. Fortu-
nately, the sufferer was insured in the Pl:ceutx Fire-office.
About an hour previous a fire, that as well nigh being at-
tended with an enormous destruction of property, happened
in the large manufacturing premises belonging to Messrs.
Glover, the gas-meter-makers, in Sutton-street, Clerkettwell.
The brigade, under Mr. Colt, the foreman of the B di trict,
atten ed, but they were unable to extinguish the fire until
one end of the r of was burned tif. The origia of this fire is
likewise unknown. .

LONDON,'

THE COWES REGATTA.

THE ONE HUNDRED GUINEA. CUP GIVEN
,BY TUE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON TO
ALL NATIONS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, 'SATURDAY.—Though the America came
in first by some miles, she unfortunately did not go
the right course. (%Ve say unfortunately because she
is withuut any doubt the fastest vessel, and beat all
the other yachts, and no iniso ke.) Ihe Bacchante
went round the Nab, and Daniel Curke now claims
the Cup for his vessel. We hope the matter will end
here ; and though he perhaps might have claimed it
from a yacht of the squadron, the Old Free-
trader will waive his right to the stranger. The
matter is now before the Committee of the Royal
Yacht Squadron. Even ad Dan allows that if the
America had gone round the Nab it would not have
made half a mile distance difference.

The Queen's Cup to all nations is to be sailed for
on Monday.

The Town Regatta Is fixed for Tuesday and Wed-
neday w-xt.
In the Match the Volante lost her bowsprit by
running into the Freak ; her bowsprit took the
Freak's mainmast and split it. Thus both vessels
were disabled.

Cowes has not seen such a season since 1819. The
spirit of yachting has revived; and we have no
doubt but the season of 18.52 will exceed any yet
known. The Americans have thrown a new light, on
the construction of vessels, but we question much
if there is not as much credit due to the New York
sail-makers as there is to the ship-builders. Our
old yachts will
,make excellent fruiters, but if fast
vessels are required the Whites must build on the
America's lines, and the sails must be of her cut.

(From the Times.)
CowEs, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The telegraphic dis-
patch which appeared this morning stated the " great
faCe"-that the America had beaten the yachts which
started against her on Friday for the Royal Yacht
Squadron. Cup of 1001. value in the most complete
and triumphant manner; but, from the lateness of
the hour at 'which the race concluded, it was impos-
sible to send up to town any detailed account of her
victory. It now remains to give the particulars of the
event as one of no ordinary interest. A large portion
of the peerage and gentry of the United Kingdom
left their residences and forsook the sports et the
moors to witness the struggle between the yachtsmen
of England, hitherto unmatched and unchallenged,
and the Americans who had crossed the Atlantic to
meet them. All the feelings of that vast population
which swarms in our southern ports and firmly be
lievea in " Rule Britannia," as an article of national
faith ; all the prejudices of the wealthy
aristocracy and gentry, who regarded the
beautiful vessels in which they cruised about the
C iannel and visited the shores of the Mediterranean
every summer as the perfection of naval archi-
tecture, were roused to the highest degree, and
even the Queen of England did not deem the occasion
unworthy of her presence. Until within the last few
days no Englishman ever dreamed that any nation
could produce a yacht with the least pretensions to
match the efforts of White, Camoer, Kelsey, and
other eminent builders. In the Yacht List fur this
very year there is an assertion which every man
within sight of sea water from the Clyde to the Solent
would swear to—that " Yacht-building was an art ie 1
which England was unrivalled, and that she was dis- '
tinguished pre-eminently and alone for the perfection
of science in handling them." From the Royal Cork
Club, which was founded in 1720, to the Royal London,
feunded in 1849, there are 17 yacht clubs in various
parts of the Uuized Kingdom—ten Euglieh, tour
Irish, two Scotch, and one Welch—and not one of
them had ever seen a foreigner enter the lists in the
annual matches. It was just known that there was
en Imperial Yacht Club o. St. Petersburgh, main-
tained, it was affirmed, by the Imperial 'Treasury,
to encourage a nautical spirit among the no
bility, and that some ten or eleven owners
of yachts at Rotterdam had enrolled them-
.elves as the "Royal Netherlands Yacht Club ;" but,
rill the America came over, the few who were aware
of the fact that there was a flourishing club at New
York did not regard it as of the slightest consequence,
or at all likely to interfere with their monopoly of the
glory of the manliest and most useful of all sports.
['he few trial runs the America made after her arrival
proved she was possessed of greet speed, and that the
owners were not so little justified as at first they han
been thought in offering to back an untried vessel
4gainst any yacht in our vaters for the large sum of
10,000/., or for a cup or priece of plate. As the day
of the Roy al Yacht Squadron's grand match drew
near the entries became numerous, and 1851 will be
celebrated for the largest 'lumber of starters for-the
Derby and for the 1001. cup respectively, that were
ever known, so far as I can gather. The conduct of
the Americans since their arrival in the Solent bad
been bold, manly, and straightforward —qualities
which Englishmen respect wherever they are found,
and love to see even in ae opponent.
In the memory of man Cowes never presented such
appearance as upon last Friday. There must have
been upwards of 100 yachts lying at anchor in the
roads; the beach was crowded from Egypt to th.
piers—the esplanade in front of the Club thronged
with ladies and gentlemen, and with the people in-
land, who came over in shoals with wives, sons, anti
daughters for the day. Booths were erected all along
the quay, and the roadstead was alive with boats,
while from sea and shore arose an incessant buzz of
voices, mingled with the splashing of oars, the flap-
ping of sails, and the hissing of steam, from the ex
eursion vessels preparing to accompany the race.
Flags floated from the beautiful villas which stud the
coast, and ensign and hurgee, rich with the co-
lours of the various clubs or the devices of the yachts,
flickered gaily out in the soft morning air. The
windows of the houses which commanded the harbour
were filled from the parlour to the attic, and the
old " salts" on the beach gazed moodily on the
low black hull of " the Yankee," and spoke doubt-
fully of the chances of her competitors. Some
thought " the Volante " might prove a teazer if
the wind was light; others speculated on " the
Alarm" doing mischief if there was wind enough ti
bring out the qualities of the large cutter in beating
up to windward and in tacking ; while more were of
opinion that the America would carry off the cup,
" blow high, blow low." It was with the greatete
difficulty the little town gave space enough to the
inulitudes that came from all quarters to witness an
event so novel and so interesting, and the hotels were
quite inadequate to meet the demands of their guests
Among the visitors were many strangers—French-
men en route for Havre, Germans in quiet wonder-
ment at the excitement around them, and Americans
already triumphing in the anticipated success of their
countrymen. The cards containing the names and
colours of the yachts described the course merely s.
being " round the Isle of Wight ;" the printed pro
gramme stated that it was to be " round the Isle of
Wight, inside Noman's Buoy and Sandhead Buoy,
and outside the Nab." The distinction, it will be
seen, might have been productive of larger conse-
quences than could be imagined. The following
yachts were entered, the figures representing the order
in which they were placed from Cowes Castle, No. 1
being the nearest. They were Moored in a double
line. No time allowed for tonnage:—
Beatrice, schooner, 161 tons—Sir W. P. Carew.
Volante, cutter, 48—Mr. J. L. Cragie.
Arrow, cutter, 84—Mr. T. Charebsrlayne.
Wyvern, schooner, 205—The Duke of Marlborough.
lone, schooner, 75—Mr. A. Hill.
Constance; schooner, 218— it he Marquis of Conyngbam.
Titania. schooner, 100—Mr. R. Stephenson.
Gipsy Queen, schooner,l6o—Sir H. B. Reghton. ,
Alarm, cutter, 193—Mr. J. Weld.
*ma, cutter, 82—Lard A. Paget.
America, schooner, 170—Mr. J. B. Stephens, &o.
Brilliant, three-roast schooner, 392—Mr. G. II Ackere.
Bacchante, cutter, 80—Mr. B. H. Jones. -
Freak, cutter, 60—Mr. W, Curling.
Stella, cutter, 65—Mr. R. Frankland.
Eclipse, cutter, 60—Mr. H. S. Fearon.
Fernande, schooner, 127—Major Martyn.
Aurora, cutter, 47—Mr. T. Le Marchent.
overa b theo ut
nine fie l d
o'clock
and woo
b y d
as
fromT sunrise
hemist
was
hc ha
rurni
egd
off
very gentle breeze from the westward, which veered
round a little to the south soon afterwards, and the
morning became intensely warm. At 955 the pre-
paratory gun was fired from the club-house battery,
and the yachts were soon sheeted from deck to top,
mast with clouds of canvas, huge gaff topsails and
balloon gibs being greatly in vogue, and the America
evincing her disposition to take advantage of her new
jib by hoisting it with all alacrity. The whole flo-
tilla not in the race were already in motion, many of
them stretching down towards Osborne and Ryde to
get a good start of the clippers. Of the list above
given the Titania and the Stella did not start, and
the Fernande did not take her station (the latter was
twice winner in 1850, and once this year; the Stella
won once last year). Thus only titeen started, of
which seven were schooners, including the Brilliant
(three-masted schooner), and eight were cutters. At
ten o'clock the signal gun for sailing was fired,
and before the smoke had well cleared away the
whole of the beautiful fleet was under weigh,
moving steadily to the east with the tide
and a gentle breeze. The start was 'effected
iiplendidly, the yachts breeking away like a field of
raceehorses ; the only laggard was the America,
which did not move for a second or so after the others.
Steamers, shore-boats, and yachts of all sizes, buzzed
i •-
along on each side of the course, and spread away for
miles over the rippling sea—a sight such as the
Atlriatic never beheld' in all the pride of _Venice ;.
I cueb, beaten though we are, as no other cowatry in