Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-06

AMERICAN TRlUMPHS ON THE OCEAN.
The American yacht America, which went
over from New York to England, has proved
tleeter than the heetest vessels on that side The
following letter on the subject, under date of
London, 10Th August, which we copy from The
Philadelphia American, will be read with inter-
est
England has enjoyed world wide fame for her fine
squadron OF yachts, which the nobemen and gentlemen
belonging 70 different Yacht Clubs have taken pride
IN exhibiting at home and abroad. These gentlemen
are now enjoying themselves at their clubs thelse
OF Wight, where their annual regstas come off The
ast great race oil the yachting world will take place on
ffiday, 22t, auG If s open 10 the CLUBS OF all natlons
No less than seventeen of the finest yachts aioat VIII
contend Tor The prize cup OF the value oil one hahdred
pounds.
The1 American yacht Americs, Commodore ]. C..
Stevens has entered as competitor The appearance
of This beautiful craft off Cowes has caused an extra
ordinary sensation in the Yacht Clubs for she has made
Two three short rlai trips with few oil the English
Yachts and has in every instance away from them
| all Last week few gentlemen were ready TO stake
hundreds or thousands against her, but since they have
witnessed her speed, they have not accepted Mr. Ste
ven,s challenge TO the Yacht Squadron OF the Kingdom,
the plea that MIR Stevens proposes with Sat
least slx knot breeze" and requests permission TO
boom out" which IS against the rules of The Royal
facht Club. Mr. Stevens offered to run hin yacht
against any yacht and Tor any stake TO ten thousand
pounds. believe that up this date the challenge
has not been accepted. Meantime the deepest interest
Is manifested IN the grand Regatta OF Friday. Several
Americans, who had intended 10 depart Tor home TO
morrow, will remain expressly to witness this race,
Tor Is ie that is not yacht against yacht but Amer
Ca against the world. In the absence OF political
news, tbs London press takes up this subject in
earnest manner and have their special correspondents
"a; the Isle OF Wight to report everything connected
| with yachts and yachting.
The Derby OF Oaks never attracted more attention
caused greater excitement than the forthcoming
gaa. One writer, referring 10 the Of last Friday
| at Ryde, says the squadron of vessels following the
| yachts were joined by the "America." and from the
manner in which, by one, she dstanced tbem
abe satisfactorily proved that the pretensions of Broth
or Jonathan TO superiority no idle boast " and
| the numerous spectators had most convincing de
monstraton that her clipper build and fast sailing had
not been overrated; in fact the Great American
| the theme OF general conversation Another writer
states mat the american b at schooner or $50 tons,
with all sails Get, most shametuly and she could pro-
badly beat all the schoones and cutters of England
The correspondent OF the Times, describing the pro-
ceedmgs at Ryda on Friday last, says that the
event OF the day was the appearance OF "the Yankee"
She did not show any superiority till she was off Ryde
pier when she seemed as if she had put screw into
her stern, holsted tore and att fore sail and began TO
fly through The water. She passed schooners and cut.
tiers just as Derby passes the 'ruck' and as
the breeze eshened slid with thespeed of an arrow out
towards the Nab standing upright as ramrod under
her canvass, while fchooners staggering Under
every stitch they could SET and the cutters were heens
! over under gaff top sails and balloon ibis"
The America went about in splendid style, spinning
l
Cowes as tas il not tasler than AS if to let our
best craft see she did not about them she went up
to each in succession, to ieeward OF every one oil
them as close as she could, and shot before them in
successon coming to anchor of Ryde least two miles
ahead OF OF the craft she had been running against
Having landed MIR. Stevens, she afterwards sailed for
Co%es, land bowled away like gull, leaving all
| the boatmen and yachmen with deep tense that she
was "a tartar" The Times eneats The English shin.
wrghs to lay aside the deusion that they are the best
builders In the world and to take hint even from an
enemy, and follow the models of the Yankees, instead
OF perssng III their present share and mould of bow
beam, quarter, and rum The Times states that the
anxiety respecting the result of the great race of the
2d deep and earnest and that the course round the
lsie OF Wghf is VIGOROUSLY most unfair to strangers;
and, indeed, is not good ground to any one in
asmuch as the current and tides render local knowledge
OF more value than swift sailing and nautical skill
The advices by the Steamship America, to the
oath August, have already apprised the reader of
the fact that the yacth America sailed in the grand
regatta on the 22nd inst, and though the last to
| get away from her mornings she reached the win.
| ming station Is minutes ahead of the Volante, the
best English yacht of her eighteen competitors
Some feeling existed amongst the English prior
to this regatta, in reference to the backwardness
on the part of the yacht owners to accept Mr.
Stevens challenge, and several of the journals did
not hesitate to say that ii would be a national
disgrace to permit the America to return without
her gauntlet being taken up. Since, however, our
transatlantic friends have enjoyed better oppor-
tunlty of judging of the speed and capacity of the
American yacht, English honours will doubtless
| remain easy. Commodore Stevens gauntlet will
not be taken up
DISASTROUS STORM.