The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-19 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF. WIGHT.
(FIIO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, SEPT. 18.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.
Sept. 16.—The Capricorn, ,313 to', C. LI. Talbot,
E. q., from the eastward, and the Xarita, 200 tons, Lord
Wilton.

S AILINGF.

Sept. 13.—The Corsair, 84 tons, Joseph Gee, Elq ,
for Hull.

14.—Fcruande, 125 tone, Major M42.lartyn, to the
westward; Gondoiv, 87 tons, W. IL Woodhouse, Et.q
Mediterranean.

17.—Xurifa schooner, Commodore the Earl of Wilton,
for Plymouth; Capricorn schooner, Vice-Commodore
C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., for Plymouth.
BOAT RACE FOR TEN SOVS.—A great deal of com-
petition has for some time existed between come sporting
parties in the towns cf Cowes and Newport. The for-
mer has for years been noted for its fine boats and
yachts, allowed by all to be some of the fastest
in England, and as being good foul, as well as
fair, weather boats. There are a great many amateurs
in Newport, amongst theta some coach-builders, who
have taken it in their heads to build some boats to com-
pete with the Cowes andllyde-built ones, and two beau-
tiful ones they have built with their mahogany (doubt-
less from lines furnished them). We do not pretend that
these men, however good mechanics they be, could, with-
out instructions, or ever having seen a boat built, build
such boats as these light airy machines; but it is no
small credit to them that they have built boats that have
beaten all the creek boats in. the neighbouring ports, all
of which were too heavy for still water. The Cowes'
men, not liking to be so beaten, had an iron boat built,
and, as their old boats were only twenty-four feet ones,
white the NewpiAt ones were thirty feet (giving them
an advantage of six feet), they had their ironing
machine a thirty foot one. The Newport pet boat was
named the Attempt, the Cowes one the Experi-
ment. At Ryde Regatta it proved a bad one, as she
was too slight—she doubled. up and aas beaten by the
Attempt; at Newport Regatta she cams in before the
Attempt, but their claim .no the prize was disputed.
This match was then made, and all the neighbourhood
seemed to take an interest in. it Tuesday last was the
day, and six the hour; both boats were ready, but the
Newport backers objected to the Cowes' crew, and would
not row against them. Why this shoUld be, we cannot
tell, as they were the same that rowed the boat at New-
port Regatta ahen this xaatch was made,—three
Taylors and a Clarke, only about half a man altogether!
They had, therefore, to row the Experiment over the
course and take the 10'4 and, as the Newport prize of
71. was also given up to them At the same time, they did
not make a very bad Experimmt of it. The ceachmakers
complained a good deal cif the iron pet taking the French
polish off their mahogany.

CHEAP EXCIIRSION-S.----Tho directors of our railroads
t;nd steamboati bare at length-. found out that their best
friends are the million, and that these cheap trains pay
them better than their old dear ones. On Sunday the
steamers landed about 30a pleasure.seeking folks,
brought down from London to Southampton by the
South-Western Railway. On Monday nearly 500 were
landed hero, that v ere brougat from London, Oxford,
and Reading to Southampton 'oy the Great Western and
South-Western trains. The experiment, answering so
well this year, will be carried out more extensively next.

SPO RTING INTELLIGENCE.
DONCASTER :RACES.
TUESDAY NIGHT.

The Subscription-room was thronged until long after
midnight, but the business transacted was of small
amount, and, with one or two, trifling exceptions, with
scarcely any effect on the p: ices of tho Sr. Leger fa-
vourites; 2 to 1 was laid once, and 7 to 4 currently, in
the early part, en the crack, tun at the close, from the
bold front put on by the fielder), 6 to 4 was the highc.st
offer; 5 to 1 was laid against Pitsford and 9 to 1 against
llechuntor; 12 to 1 offered ag sinst Windischgratz, and
20 to 1 against Chatterbox and Eussborough. No others
were mentioned.