The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-11 00:00:00

CO WL'S, ISLE OF WIGHT.-dui 9•

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.),
ROYAL YeA.CdT SQUADRON REGATI
MATCH FOR THE QUEEN'S CUP.
The old days of yachting seem to have returned 4 o usi;
The yachts are again well matched, and nothince rk_ ‘n/cl
exceed the excitement of this day, nor could a 6i ler
breeze have been wished for. The following velsi els
were entered :
Yachts. Tore. Ownerq.
Cecile
Lotus...
Urania
Gieriana .......... 134
Lalla R00kh...... 126
Viking
Columbine
But the Gloriana, Lelia Rook!), Viking, and Urania on ly
started. The Viking's qualities had not been tried, an d
though she bad many admirers the Gloriana was decii l-
edly the favourite. On the starting gun being fired tl
Lalla Rookh (which had the so uthernm ost station) rounds
off before the wind, and went away to the eastwar
before a fresh S.W. breeze. The Gicriana crowded sa
cosely after her, followed by the Viking. The -umni a
took the thing very quietly, got her sails up leisurel3
and followed the other three at a respectful distance ;
indeed appeared only to be entered to make one in nun
ber, or perhaps for the chance of half a gale of wind ,
when she might Lave proved an awkward customer
particularly as the Gloriana, calculating ou light winds ,
had landed four tons of her ballast. The struggle wal
between the Gloriana and the Leila, Rookh, the forma r
having passed the latter off Ryde, kept it for the remain .
der of the race of fifty miles, and eventually beating L r
little more than one minute in the day's sail I

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The match for 200 sovereigns a side, between Lon 1
Conyngham's yacht Cecile, of 190 tons, and Lord Vane' a
Lotus, of 188 tons, is also to come off tcemorrow. Twi
finer yachts no club can boast of ; and, as they are wel 1
matched for size, we hope that they may be favoured! 1
with a spanking breeze to try their sailing qualities.
THE CHALLENGE CIIP.—The committee report bayou) *.
ably of the progress they are making, and we find tb s ,t
it io creating considerable interest amongst yachtsmen
MATCH FOR 100 SOVEREIGNS.— The following Engli sh
and foreigu yachts have been entered to sail tc-mor:o eve
(Aionday) :
Lulworth DO tons... Joseph Wild, Esq.
Arrow ll7 „ ...T. Chamberlayne, Es( 1.
Glance
...T. Bartlett, Esq.
Mosquito 69 „ ...A. J. Young, Esq,
Wildfire
...J. T. Turner, Esq.
Cyclone
Whirlwind BB „ ...F. Tynne, Esq.
Auroraßorealis(S we-
dish)
Vesta
...F. Marshall, Esq.
Amazon
...T. Groves, Esq.
Extravaganza 57 „ ...Sir Percy Shelley.
The Town Amusements commence at one o'clock, and
sevrral " American sailing boats" have been entered to
is 1. There are prizes for yachts' gigs and waterrnen'a
boats with four oars and two oars, duck hunts, dingy;
races, shipwright apprentices' boats, boats with rudder
and beats without rudderA, washing tubs, and ev e.cy
other machine that will swims ill be made to go at .eacl
on this occasion.

AUQ. 1 0.
Her Majesty embarked from Osborne, on beard the
Victoria and Albert, this afternoon, and at a gut Irter
before five o'clock she steamed away to the wcstw ard,
the Fairy and nine Government steam-ships leading', for
the Channel Islands and Plymouth. It is very naughty
of the Royal party sailing on a Sunday, but we suppose
it was their only leisure day.