The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-08 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.
Those who can appreciate nautical skill and
were not present at the cutter match on Friday
lost a treat. Although there were but two yachts
engaged in the race, they were so evenly matched
that a gallant contest was maintained throughout.
The competitors were—

Yachts Tons Owners
Vanguard GO
Phryne
The Vindex was to. have gone, but, owing to the
death of the owner's mother, she waswithdrawn.
The club steamer was the Antagonist, Captain
Sumpter ; and Mr. W. N. Rudge was the officer of
the day, in the absence of the noble commodore.
The prize was of the value of 100 sous, and the course
wasfrom Gravesend to the Mouse Light and back.
Although on the first sailing of this disputed match
last Thursday, the vessels, owing to a lack of wind,
only reached a little below the Nore Light., there
was a fine whole-sail breeze yesterday from W.S.W.
The yachts were started from off the Union
Yacht Ilouse, whither a number of influential
members of the club hat repaired and slept on the

previous night.
The signal to prepare was fired at 6.56 a.m., and
they were under weigh in five minutes afterwards.
rue Phryne, which had dropped down nearly a
couple of lengths, hal the best of the start, bat
off the Town-pier the Vanguard slipped down
to her, and (Lrectly afterwards ran by her.
The Pnryne had a hdloon foresail and jib set,
the Vanguard only a balloon jib. They repeatedly
showed alternate advantage., and on entering Sea
Reach the Phryne to leeward luffed under the bow
of the Vanguard, and the latter, keeping her
course, touched the stern of the Phryne with her
bowsprit. This might have been avoided by
the Vanguard either jibing or luffiug, which
she could have done, as there was plenty of
water between her and the shore. Off the Chap-
man the Vanguard passed the Phryne, but in a few
seconds afterwards the latter ran through her
lee. Approaching Southend, the Vanguard again
passed and arrived at the Tore at 8 hrs. 36 min.,
being 52 sec. ahead of her rival. The Vanguard
gained a little more, and then the Phryne set her
" spinnaker," as it is termed, and gradually, by the
advantage it gave, outstripped the Vanguard, and
they reached the Mouse thus—

H. M.
9 31
Playne .

Vanguard 9 34
It was scarcely low water, and they stood over
to the Maplin, and on beating up the sand the
Phyrpe touched and hung for about thirty seconds
but by keeping her jib and foresail to windward.
paid off. Both then made a long board to the south-
ward, and did not come about until close over to
Van-
the
end of Isle of Sheppey, where, on rounding, the
guard crossed the Phryne's head. From this moment
until the end of the race there was not a shadow of
doubt as to which would reach the goal first. In
uard, turning like a top, in-
every board the 'Vang
creased her lead, and the race finished in the follow
ing time :

H. M.
Vanguard 1 25
Phryne 1 31
Both owners having hoisted signal protests against
each other for what had occurred in Sea Reach, the
parties adjourned to the Union Yacht Club House,
where the matter was considered. The result was
that the protests were referred for the future con-
sideration of the sailing committee.

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THE PANTOMIME AND EGERIA MATClL—Nothing
was seen of these veasels until the return of the
others near the Nore, and it was stated that it was
a mere private trial of speed.

MR. STANSFELD, M.P., KILLED BY TELEGRAPH.
—The New York journals received a telegram a few days
ago announcing the death of Mr. J. Stansfeld, M.P. for
Halifax. The Tribune pays a warm tribute to Mr.
fold's virtues virtues and abilities. The telegrapher had mistaken
Mr. Stansfeld for the late Clarkson Stanafield, R.A.
SUMMER CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES.—The judges
met yesterday morning for the purpose of choosing their
respective circuits, viz.:—Home Circuit Mr. Baron
Martin and Mr. Justice Blackburn. Western Mr.
Justice Wiles and Mr. Justice Seating. Midland—Mr.
Baron Pigott and Mr. Justice Lush. Norfolk—The Lord
Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and Mr. Justice
Byles. Northern—Lord Chief Justice Bovill and Mr.
Justice Montague Smith. Oxford—Mr. Justice Mellor
and Mr. Justice Sheo. North Wales—The Lord Chief
Baron. South Wales---Mr. Baron Channel!. Mr. Baron
Bramwell remains in town.
SOMETHING LIKE A SUCCESS !—The seventh
edition of Mr. Hepworth Dixon's "New America," we ob-
serve,—without surprise but with a great deal of pleasure—
is announced es immediately forthcoming. The friends
of Mr. Dixon will be interested to bear in remembrance
that the last work in the hands (armed with chisel and
mallet) of the late Mr. Billy, R.A, was a bust of the Bio-
grapher and Vindicator of Penn and Bacon.
❑
SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A CI-MD.-0
Wednesday, a shocking accident occurred at Kellingley,
near Pontefract, to a little girl aged eight years, the
daughter of Mr. Coward, shipbuilder. The deceased fol-
lowed a lurry which was passing through the village, and
by some means got entangled in one of the wheels, and
crushed between it and the body of the lurry unobserved
by the driver. She was with difficulty extricated,
bro but life
was quite extinct. Beth the poor child's legs won! ken,
her head crushed, and she ivy's otherwise frightfully

mangled.
Sr. ALBAN'S, llOLßOßN.—Thursday was the last
day for notice of opposition to begiven by Mr. Mackono-
chie to the reformed articles respecting the alleged
Ritualistic practices at St. Alban's, Holborn, and Mr.
Brooks, the proctor for the defendant, gave notice pro
forma, and obtained until the end of next week to deter-
mine whether the admission of the article should be fur-
ther opposed, or whether the, defendant would filo a re-
sponsive allegation and inobitd to the hearing on the

merits.

in N.,.

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ASCOT HEATH ANNOTATIONS.

(From our Special Sporting Reporter.)
Tho following appeared in our late edition of yesterday
evening :

The half-dozen races run off yesterday were re-
dolent of interest, notwithstanding that the fields
for the majority of them were small ; and in such
form did John Day's stable continue to show that
the public actually took 4 to 1 out and out about
the Danebury lot for next year's Derby. :The
jockeys' mounts during the afternoon resulted as
under :

4°l,

-a-
Jockeys. c o
cr) E-4

Alderoft 2 ..„
Butler
Cannon
Challoner, 'l' 3 1
Cameron
Criveni.ll 1
Custanee
Daley, J.
Edwards, A 2 .. 1
Fordham, G 2 2
French, T 1
Goater, J 2
Goodwin
llearttleld

Jockeys

„3
A 1.4 •••=
6-4
eri r”

II i bbord 3 ...
Huxt:tble
Kenyon 1 1

Lewis
Mann, J
No: nun
o.borno, J. 1 ...
Peako
Snowden, J 1 ... 1
Sadler, J.
Sharp, II 1
Viney 1 ..e
Well J.

1 ... ...

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN MAIL.

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