The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-05 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
MANCHESTER RACES, 1845.—TCESDAY.
Aeceptauces for the Manchester Cup :—Semiseria, ry yrs,
Bst 51bPhillip, 5 vrs, Bst 21b—Queen of the Tyne, 6 yrs,
Bst Ilb—Hooton, 5 yrs, Bst—Cataract, 5 yrs, Sat—The :Best
of Three, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Porto 13ello, 5 yrs, 7st Sib—Sinbad,
5 yrs, 7st—Agriculture, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—The Old Maid, 5
yrs, 6st. 81b—Marian Ramsay, 3 yrs, sst 71b.
WEDNESDAY.
Acceptances for the Free Handicap :—Lord Saltoun, 7st Sib
*--T'Auld Squire, S t 41b—Ambition, 6st 71b—gg by Stumps,
sst 71b.
of Acceptances for the Cup of 100 sovs., given by the owners
103Itthe race-course :—Semiseria, 5 yrs, 9st—David, 6 yrs,
fibib—PhiliP, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—Cataract, 5 yrs, 7st 101b-
-se best of Three,4 vrs, 7st 101b—Agriculture, 5 yrs, 6st 61b
.70eaufront, 4 yrs, Est 61b—Hudibras, aged, 6st 41b—Joe
rthael, 5 yrs, Est 21b—Miss Holbrook, 3 yrs, sst 71b—
ialsnialay 3 yrs, sst 61b—Chemise, 3 yrs, sst 41b.
CARLISLE, 1845.
6 Acceptances for the Cumberland Plate :—Robert de Gorham,
6 Yrs, 9st—The Shadow, aged, Sat 91b—Queen of the Tyne,
iialyrao,drgres3t7lnlieritress, 5 yrs, Bst—Millepede, aged, 7st 121 h
yrs, ist Sib—Zoroaster, aged, 7st lib—The Old
ta„„(1, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Crikey Billet', 5 yrs, Cat 121b—flags-
-6 yrs, Est 101b—Dog Billy, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Pedometer,
fed, Est 101b—Pythia, 3 vrs, sst 111 b. The rest declared.
SHIEPNAL, 1845.
for the Gold Cup :—lnheritrus, 5 yrs—Freeman,
Jr3--Corranna 6 yrs—Salopian, 3 yrs—lntrepid, 4 yrs.
BETT ,
INa AT MANCH ESTER.—FutpxY.
Irela:4TElt CI:P.-5 to I agst Fitzallen (t)-8 to 1 agst Ould
10 to (0-8 to 1 agst Sremiseria-10 to 1 agst Cataract—
,Que.aeti oatgstrhOe bscurity-16 to 1 agst The Era-25 to 1 agst
Tyne —c)s to 1 agst Trueboy-35 to I agst
Ratan to 1 agst Intrepid-1,000 to 20 agst Pride of
iieeTatulcdhl,e.,retlearn.d, 'I he Hermit, and Pride of Kildare have
The Libel " ST' LEGER.-3 to 1 agst Vaudeville-4 to 1 agst
IhR„ •"---4 to 1 agst Crim Con-6 to 1 agst Hope.
Cat few hedging bets at 5 to 2 aga Idas. Nothing
0,3 •
. ••Offers to take 9to 1 agst Lancashire Witch.

CHESTER RACES.
Th
CHESTER, SATURDAY NIGHT. e entry closed this eveninr, s:s follows :
Gm FIRST DAY.
v.,
olbrook, Avenor
and Stake
oussin---.1 uthariu, Corranna, Alainode, Miss
al
tar?ueee,,
'late—Mainstay, Manasseh, Bastion, Cr,ohr:
w.tats Alice Gray, Trueboy, Pou-sin, Freeman,
Nl:tells Agriculture, Dog Billy, Nix-my-Dolly, Lothal io,
vifc'ttil, Alice Hawthorn.
si/PePstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added—Psa
1,111 lm-
hre°:eiardt'riire:instay General Nott, Bastion, The He l,ms-
e Gray;Freeman, Sister to Yardley, and The
TL, dy.
flute otha
er races this day will be a match between
ast and The Witch, and The Produce Stakes.
The SECOND DAY.
tau; 41ernbers' Plate—Anibition, Mainstay, Frances,
4314 The Helmsman Alice Gray, Freeman. Yarrow,
silly, The' • Ads, and The Dog
' e itch, Hermit, Cif
belrtin le hisd Cup and Two-year Old Stakes, will also
ay.

The D TIIIRD DAY.
Chest Dee stand Cup, Lord Westminster's Plate, the
enge 91. St. Leger, Cheshire Welter Cup, all standing
take geraclas, and the Selling Stakes, for which the entry
of falrel3.l4ce °II
Wednesda;evening, constitute the bill

The r,, Founni DAY.
joc, corral Stakes— Frances, Andrew,
,B..randy., The
the n, Malt, The Hermit, and hope. Besides acethis.iep
there will be the Cheshire Stakes, the Free Handi
aver
itixra. etches between Extempore and Britisti
~fa,i,,.
fort
whi ,nIY-Dolly and Morpeth and the Ladies lor.t ,
J4e,a the horses will be named on Thursday evening..
,i fou rlivala--Dawson with twelve horses ; Peek: ".,111,
I John Scott,'wili lour; Fobert, with four; i•lzillc',
TLEIIII three ; also Cataract, Ould Ireland, The Hermit,.
Pete,,Edr:it,(llglietnero.g Billy. Nearly one hundred are ex-
% °t• Lawrence and Sorella arrived in town on Saturday
via',
left yesterday for Chester ; four fr im Goodwood,l3e
4., Princess Alice, Miss Eiis, Nuworth and Strathspey
Gill ja town yesterday, and -.tart this day. My 'al 4 )
gu towards the middle (if the week.
6 , LATEST BETTING IN
TOWN.
'seria—
l() tom3l agst Fitzallen (taken)-6 to I agst Semi seltri I agst Ould Ireland (taken)-12 to t Ob-
-1 asst
tv,st
tY---20 to I agst Queen of
Litt
in sor'ur
....3p)iti--33 to 1 agst Aristides-33 to 1 asst W. e
(ts!feitl3-1. at C - Tyne-30 to
gs
"use
kr-8
to
Cataract. No
Counsellor-8 I agst The Irish lot
1,,,.e Oilers to take 20 to 1 about
ort mentioned.
,I, all e in the Derby betting.
1448Y.—IRONNIASTER'S QITALIFI-
CATION.
The fll •
stewards,.°of°twhiengjoepkroeytesctluhba:s—been forwarded to the
bir ___w
engaged
in toe t, e, the undersigned, owner.; of horses
to
address-,,erhy Stakes at Epsom,- beg leave, through you,
the qua the the stewards of Epsom Races in reference to
We-anfication of the horse Ironmaster.
has beepuaderstand that the question of his qualification
to to have soli tang
by Mr. Hill to the steivar
e-ow
,t.),,11 determined by them last week, b
from their
ju Informed that: he has withdrawn the Tim
has taken
pirt,dietion, and consequently that no quens -'n't we are
a't Or is likely to take place, thereutipoon,•which we un-
detartorn the tenour of the communica
kr;,,_,, . been madeto
ftnd has b the stewards,
ter to the past, and .
stttr,'4,ll.l intends to bring Iroatoas
we
infer
th
to
qa,,i; °lin for the Derby, without the question of his
'We having beendicided.
e therefore protest against
to
he:Lt‘rt a horse under suili eiceumstanees, " 1
the right Of any p7s,oviei
;start `"Y require the siewaids not to allow the horse
.to
tertUnless ilia right to do so shall have been primarily
ained; and we give this, the earliest possible notice
our objection, in order that Mr. Hill may have time to
establish his case.
Our objection rests upon the following plain and
litntile grounds:—We find in the Racing Calendars for
1a43 and 1844, the following entry for the Derby, 1845:
'Mr. Marshall's ch c Iruntnlster," &e. Mr. Marshall,
the .._,• •
t aumitted owner, and fur all that Appears to the c,,n-
jatY, the namer of this horse is dead, and no horse, the
"r°%_inator of which is deceased, can sktrt fur av
fine ; of course, if Ironmaster was n)t named
b,
ithe Derby by the Mr. Marshall who died last year,
boot uy some other person of the same name living, our
eitrion falls at once to the grouni; bat this is pre-
*he the matter in dispute, and the question is, not
tk_ ',ler Ironmaster would be entitled to the stakes in
`,' eveot of his coming in first, but whether he is entitled
mitieekst:.!L at all for the race—a question which must of
iteeorditnY be decided h fore the race, and 11, determined
t,7, tlern. g to the laws and usages of the turf, in respect.
of the Ilatons% We therefore submit that on the face
(Ire'lonination it is void, and that, unless the owner
righttster Can prove that it is good and valid, he has
tne h w) start. and ought not to be permitted to start,.
Ilete,:tese for the light not
are, sir, your obedient
C. C. GREVILLE,
CHESTERFIELD,
VERULAINT,
W. S. STANLEY,
GLASGOW,
New
J. GULLY,
Th. n'"ket, A . , S. WREFORD.
pril, 184 a.
to . Is letto, h
bailers °wfter 4(s) been cominunicated
intimation, we
bony Mr. Weatherby
the:l-4,8i,, f Ironmaster, with
bleating, that
y 4,,e Lunar to one given in the Craven
no
mt,„ pros , rest Area to depute certain members,.having..ease
Ivhic 0,41 the t'even to hear and determine the
...,
peach
r' hill,
be rar to go into
liniO4.--"' 14411, we hear, intends to rely 00
nu bt
beet u
iredgaayl

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,ACE; 1
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sly OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
'lipid ,tP.roVinc meetings have of late yearsbnelade such
aver thri(les in Popularity
,and importance as t
attribute to
tetrnodnej
4ittollen fly eapri:ied, atfoasowar"
rbeeasinogn olifbeirtalll3,
.he_l_cl.
.041,t0t
of o
thesinews Chester.f
th.gregate, aoudi.
~'Y may. Where stewards of races offer large price
where the carrion lies, the vulturess
the f generally calculate on having plenty of horses.
ea
OngFr°idir,"rnin meeting commences on Tuesday and ends
1,.. latter has
Uri
% 4 • the first day there are only two races down
Soo Paper at present viz the Grosvenor Stakes, and a Prod-
e Stake . ' ''
to-morrow, an
tilt i a, the entries for the former close
three subscribers ; lin all
'Lk/
esßu.lieley'a
Ilate
Queen Pomare will win it A con le late
rrltte willprobability
ofSir R.
1 th eetnplete the day's sport. On Wednesday first
1 üblic
fi.ve fuliCe list is sweepstakes of 25 sovs. for twonyvetahpres old
gisserBlga, and seventeen subscribers. ' h
1i150m.v.,1,11. tliis race are, Princess Alice,
StGiroedwo, od team
Ise in et'in. Irom the force in which the. 0 .
cess Alice
I_i_i: eaose 'and Mr.
I'l4l at 113
Icon'e'eand the manner in which Prim
fore,e7a.rel23'Faibsocribers:es9 of whom declared, leaving, th_eras
the
114th d not what is to beat her. To the. Cup
Year 41 horses to the a'ttention of the bettin6 men.
ceLep t.
aaeer ere were 94 aub-scribers to this race, with 65 a
the
kespland 26 starters. But although the subscribers andreene.
440411:tea are more numerous, yet from the I
erine .4,erere weather in the early part of the seauson.i.i)orrseens:
4 ilsott'L a task of the utmost difficulty to prepare 11
thia r._ whether there will be so large a field. The interest,iree
or o7e excites in the sporting world is immense. 11
the
l'aritsss3liara ago' it was rarely if ever mentioned at Hyde
att,otn'tner, and now it has divided with the Derby -
Isablyhli.ll,of the betting men there and more money proe
isi— Pendin upon its result than upon that of t3ho
lullei bare Went.
tp to the present time upwards of
‘‘: ,tlt .. been backed at prices varying from 100 to
.5 to 1.,
he% ''t)ar permission I will examine the pretensions of
Qsad.,,einididates to 'public favour. Foig-a-ballagh the
rsCI 21S owns seemed to think had won quite enough money
It 213.0w0er last year and therefore he assigned him
fhis i which will I fancy answer all the ends intended.
4r• eine animal has been backed occasionally at 50 tos .
all in, and from being
Mori
vekieltine's Pitzallen, who now occupies the proud pot.ie-
41ahi: lirst favourite, is apparently the representative of b
considered so, his friends will strive
eit, 6, their power to kee birn in his place. He is a bay
11'1104," the Sadler. out ..fliEllen, and half-brother to Fitzr.oy,
tlilt4,l Performances are well known to my readers, Fitz-
aeti• rh:u.li debut at Newcastle in the Tyro Stakes, for
Ram say's Midlothian, and
Fitz-
be h.,. as easily beaten by Mr. • . hands, I
tast..;,,not sun since, although in such able
44 li 441 V, with five stone on his back, he can go and beatls
Ariti„ arses, whose speed is well known. Lord Lglintoi
It, a*, il has bee .
ho tea queer st
k„ le a is_ n Speculated upon quietly to some extent.
4qt horse possessed of great speed, but his legs are in
it is
lkte, and his temper so uncertain, that
h.m
144 thereaa to stand much on him. Should Fobert bring
tiii villeat all right with his temper undisturbed, I expect
i 44 1311- till ver ' f ard. Mr. W. Scott'. Cataract
;II th-eea morey hot.% supported than any horses
liiti "a race, a d 7vlWeek ago his friends took
_a
kigless as to lnabout bill. He is by Horusea, wloio..
(I,sy,:eand to the Queen of Trumps for the Leger., 011t1.
lis rii, who beat field of twenty fur the Oaks in 1831..
Vist,,r4ll:°:,_fire,yeaars of age, and carries est. 101 b. 1443
V' hear "" a atit Plate at the Newmarket Craven Meet-
tseii.t„ lag six rips; and afterwards ran sccond to the
to g 11: "sr,
"ti -.-P4v at 4---- ha mbury, for the Gorhambury Stakes,
tlis, 'al 341 b. for the year. I can see
occupying the
to, Oe • does in the market. When I con-
ayt.l;lk° often he has disappointed his backers,.
‘tlie
t -miard speculations of his owner, and the dtsad-
-1 Linder which he labours frol having been used 45 a

sire, I think this Cataract will overwhehn nobody but his
backers. Counsellor, the best cocktail in England, and winner
of 14 races last year, with Bst. 21b., in such company as he
will meet here, can have no earthly chance. His price is
now 3(1 to 1. Mr. Jaques's Semieeria has a host of admirers,
who think her chance of winning this Clip so strong, that
they will take as little as 7to 1 about it. 'Site must be con-
sidered to be very well in with ist bib., bat as she has never
yet evinced a capability of being able to stay a distance, and
possessing merely great speed for a mile, or a mile
arid a half, I cannot fancy but what she will find
the course too long for her. ller match last year
with Extempore must not be taken in.question, as she was
much amiss at the time. Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 4 vrs,
7st. 121 b., at 15 to 1, I consider a good investment. This
mare ran extremely well last, year, and had she not been a
little " off" at the time, would in all probability have put the
Oaks into the pocket of her spirited owner. Her winning
the Queen's Plate this week, beating Vibration and two
others, was a most creditable performance, and showed she
was getting into her old form. 1 expect to see Sorella there
or thereabouts at the finish. The Era is a game horse, with
a fairish turn of speed. Last year he won the Northumber-
land Plate, at 7st. llb., beating The Best of Three, and nine
others ; and followed up his success by winning, at Liver-
pool, the Liverpool Cup, at Sst., beating a field of sixteen,
including Pager, Truebov, Pompey, and Mickey Free. For
the Goodwood Stakes, won by Franchise, The Ere, with
Sat. 61b., was sixth, end would have been second to Alice for
the Cup, had his jockey b:en aware there was any-
thing for the second horse. Looking therefore at his
performances, I am of (pinion, that although he will run a
good horse, yet the weight will operare ageinet him at the
finish. Mr. A. Johnstone's Obscurity, who has for some
time been struggling with Semiseria fur the premiership, is
reported to be the representative of Messrs. Dawson's stable,
and likely to turn out a second Alice Hawthorn. From her
having only won a plate at Bieliniend, the handicapper
thought sst. 121 b, a sufficient weight for her to carry, and it
certainly will not break her back. But still her public run-
ning is not good enough for me to recommend her being
backed, and if she does not get a place, I shall not be in the
least surprised. Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy by some is fancied
to be the " real Simon Pure" of Dawson's stable, and has
been quietly backed by men who ought to keiew something
about him to win a large stake, consider 'him a most
useful horse, possessing stoutness, and speed of no
ordinary kind. Last year he won five races at
high weight and long distances ; and this year
the way in which he defeated Portobello and
Lightning at Catterich should not be lost sight of.
Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of the Tyne, 6 yrs, 7st. 51b., will, if in
her last year's form, I fancy run exceedingly well. Mr.
Gully's St. Lawrence is a good deal fancied by some; yet,
from his running at Bath last week, I cannot imagine he
will have much chance, unless, which is very improbable, the
race is run at a slow pace. Lord George Benthick's Pug,
upon whom so many small investments have been laid out,
in spite of her defeat for the 1,000 guineas by Estelle (sub-
sequently beaten by Lord Chesterfield's Poor Soldier),
having only 4st, 81b, on her back, coupled with the ad
vantage of being trained round a circular course, and of Young
Kitchener to guide her, will beat many more than beat her.
Had she not been run against in the Somersetshire Stakes I
believe she would have won thin. As it was, she run very
game. Of the Irish lot, the only one, I think, that will put
in an appearance, is Ould Ireland, I understaad he is a
slashing colt, well able to stay a distance, and has
been " tried" and not found wanting. His running at the
Curragh the week before last was excellent, and it' he
does not suffer from the change of climate which Irish
horses do sometimes, will, I think, be very likely to catch
the judge's eye first. Portrait, with Est. 10Ib., is entrusted
with some small sums by the admirers of Isaac Day. He
was always a slow horse-and had great difficulty in beating
moderate platers—how he is to win such a race as the Chester
Cup, unless his speed has increased with his years, I am at
a loss to imagine. The Dean is turned loose with Est. 61b.,
but he is about as old and slow as any of his namesakes;
therefore I should not recommend any i,f my readers to take
the tempting odds that may be had against him. From
Winesour's position in the market. I doubt much whether
he will go unless to take care of Fizallen. Intrepid I shall
only notice because Agrippa's ghost has prophesied he will
be the winner of this rich stake.- All I know of him is that
he is a four-year-old cocktail leather plater, and although
dangerous in such places as Stourbridge and Sandbaeh, yet
with 6st. 61b. he has no chance at Chester with such high
company. I have touched upon all the horses nearly that
have been speculated upon, and although it is difficult out of
so large a field to pick a winner, yet I fancy the owners of
Sorella, Truebov, Ould Ireland, and Queen of the Tyne are
the most likely to pocket the Chester Cup for 1845.
TELEGRAPH.

ROYAL THAMES YACIIT CLUB.

MATCH FOR THE BELVIDERE CUP.
The first sailing match of the season took pace on
Saturday fur the Belvidere Cup, the handsome and muni-
ficent gift of the Right Hon. Lord Saye and S: le, by
whom it was presented to the club, to commemorpt, the
re-acceptance of the office of oummodure by W. H.

rison, Esq. •
The cup, which was manufactured by Messrs. Hunt
and Roskell, in shape somewhat resembles the G and
Challenge Cup, which was m mufactured by Mr. Prior,
of Newington-causeway, though its weight is not quite
so much by eleven ounces. It stands upon a small square
pedestal, the body b,ing supported by three dolphins, and
on one side is engraved the following:—" Presented
by the Right lion. Lord Saye and Sele to the
R.T.Y.C. ;" the obverse side being left blank, in
order that the victorious yacht may be engraved upon it.
The border of the cup is composed of shells and set
weed, and the two handles are formed of shells all beau.
tifully wrought. The cover is surmounted by a figure
of old Neptune, with his trident, standing on a rock, t
rounded by waves, out of which a triton is in the act of
rising. The whole is beautifully executed, and, as a
work of art, is of the most elegant and chaste descrip-
tion. It is manufactured of silver, and after its exh:bi-
tion at the banvet which was g;ven to the Commodore,
was sent back to the Messrs. Ruskell's to be gilt, but by
some extraordinary negl,et it was not received on board
the steamer until she arrived at Gravesend on the home-
ard pastlago. . . .

„
The Iled Rover steamer, belonging to the Herne Bay
Company, was enzaged by the club, for the accommoda•
Lion of the members and their friends, and this fine
vessel left the Adelaide-wharf, London-bridge, at a
quarter past nine o'clock, with the largest and most
fashionable company ever known at any of the former
club matches. Amongst those on board we observed
Earl Cadogan, Lord Uxbridge, Captain Freestun, Capt.
Marryatt, Captain Durand, Messrs. W. Grimston, Rey-
nell, Fontain, .Pegg, Wilkinson, &c., besides a large con-
course of ladies.

The weather, with the exception of a few- showers
towards evening, was exceedingly propitious. The
Comet (Blackwell), No. It) Waterman, S-.) ren, Matri-
mony, and Nymph steamers also accompanied the match.
The Red Rover, after calling at Greenwich and Black-
well, at both of which places several additions were made
to the company, arrived at Erith at twenty minutes pa-t
eleven, and " hove to" in sight of Belvidere House, the
beautiful residence of the liberal donor of the Cup, from
wnose grounds the ensign and burgee of the Rayal
Thames Yacht Club were prominently displayed. The
yachts were riding quietly in the splendid reach opposite
Erith, affixed to their "spring-buoys," their stations
being as follovte
Antagonist, 25 tons, London, H. Gunston, Esq., owner.
Prima Donna, 25, London, C. R. Tatham, Esq.
Champion, 25, Weymouth, T. P. Wickham, Esq.
Belvidere, 25, London, Lord A. Paget
Ino, 25, London, T. Meeson, Esq. (Captain)
Blue Bell, 26, London, Twisdeu Hodges, Esq.
Mystery, 25, London, Viscount Seaham.
Widgeon, 24, London, T. E. Snook, Esq.
Cygnet, 10, Southampton. B. N. Williams, Esq.
The Enigma, ;
25, F. P. Jones, Esq. the Gazelle, 25,
T. Rutherford, Esq.; Exquisite, 15, J. Wilkinson, Esq.;
The Leveret, 25, W. Fenwick, Esq.; and the Vixen, 25,
J. Heighington, Eiq., were drawn. There had been a
groat deal of betting on this race, and the odds at st trt-
iog were 3 to 1 agst the Blue Bell, 3 to 1' agst the Ino,
4 to 1 agst the Belvidere, sto 1 apt the Mystery. `fle
Blue Bell and the Belvidere were hacked against the
field ; and 2 to 1 laid that an iron boat won. t.-.:ome time
13111(10 75 to 25 was laid on the Belvid• re te.ainst the
Blue Bell, and -taken by the owner of the latter. The
Belvidere was steered by MreC. Stokes, the Ddybt?ry by
Mr. J. Lee, the Blue Bell ny Mr. Sawyer, and the other
yachts by their respeetive owners:
There was a good stiff br,;eze from W.S.W., very fa-
vourable for running down, affording good working up.
The distance was from Erith, roend a buoy off Chap-
man's Head, and back to Ur enwieh. At precisely half.
past tav, lye o'clock the signal gun wits tired. The little
Cygnet was first off, in company with the Widgeon, the
Mystery being third, with the Inn and Blue Bell abreast ;
and the others close together, with the exception of the
Chainpion, who brought up the rear. The yachts, with
the exception of the Widgeon, set their topsails, when
the Myst• ry spanked away in gallant style, and took the
lead before rounding Purfleet Point, the ()triers folloWing
in this order:Blue Bell, Widgeon, Cygnet, Prima
Donna. Champion; Belvidere, Inn, and Antagonist. In
Long Reach the Inn and Antagonist took' the third and
fourth places, and the little Cygnet . droving gradually
astern of her -more powerful opponents, was soon
out of the race. No change occurred with the
leading yachts for some &stanee, and it would be im-
posing a te,inui task up, on .tur readers were we to notice
the continual " cheps and changes" which occurred be-
tween those in the rear. In Northfleet Hope it blew
great guns," and it was found necessary to lower the
topsail of Prima Donna, who heeled over to such an
extent that it was at one time feared by those on board
the steamer that she would go over altogether. For-
tunately, however, nothing of the sort occurred, and
without her topsail she appeared to go touch beater.
The Belvidere, in St. Clement's Reach, took the fourth
place, and off Coalhouse Point went by the Ino in splen-
did style, and was gaining fast upon the Blue Bell,
wh, n the, topmast of the latter gave way a few feet from
the " cap," and the Belvidere passed her to leeward.
The Mystery was still headitte, and many thought from
the admirable manner in which she was sailing, that she
was going to "do the trick" again. The contest down to
the rounding flag, betwet n thee two vesselA was most
interesting, and it was not till within a few Coats' leegth
of that point that the Belvidere managed to go bj, the
Myst, ry, which she did in the most beautiful manner,
and rounded the buoy ten secends in advance at eleven
minutes past two. The Blue Bell was third, about a
minute and a half afterwards, with the Inc close upon
the latter; the Widgeon, Antagonist, Prima Donna, and
Champion rounding in the order stated, the Atitagenist
being five minutes behind the Belvidere, and the C!.ean-
pion six minutes in the rear of the Antagonist. Now
commenced the " tug of war," as the yachts had to bent
up to windward, and against the tide, which had about
heurs yet to flow. All struck their top-
sails, with the exception of the Antagonist and Chare•
pion. The Belvidere then took a splendid lead ; and
it is in this description of sailing that her qualities were
said
.to be so preeminent. In coming through the Lower
Hope the Inn improved her position, and went by the
Mystery and Blue Bell, the latter having previously dis-
possessed the Mystery of the second place. To this lot
the race was now left. In Sea-reach the Bell again
resumed the second place, and from this point to the end
of Gravesend-reach, gradually overhauled the Belvidere.
Just below Gravesend, when close upon the latter, the
Blue Bell put about, and the Belvidere did the same for
the purpose of weathering the Bell. To avoid this, the
latter again put down her helm, by which excellent
mancnuvre she cleared the Belvidere in the most clever
manner, and continued her Course in shore, whilst