The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-27

THE THAMES SCHOONER AND YAwL MATCHES.
The Thames schooner and YAwl matches are
fixed for next week, the ROYAL Thames Club hay-
ing selected June IA, the Royal London June 10 and
tne New Thames June Is; out unless the latter club
comes 10 some terms with Its racing members
no Fewer than forty OF whom, II ID reported have
threatened 10 resign IN body-with regard 20 the
ne W system OF measurements, IL IL difficult TO see
now they will OBTAIN the necessary entries; Ia
which case we shall PROBABLY see some half dozen
old cruisers lighting IL out among themselves Tor
the handsome prizes given by the club. Nearly
all the cracks Anoat Will, It Is expected, put
wish the exception OF the Cetonia which viii
not De put into commission this year In conse-
quenoe oil her owner going abroad. IL was AZ one
lime thought that the little FLYING Cloud would
again be seen on tue Tnames but her new owner
has decldsd TO clip her wings ana convert aer
into q crulser-a cruel end Tor sucn 1tgie clip
per, Strange TO say, however, she ma never won
4 race since Count BAtthyany sod her TWO years
THE AMERICAN SCHOONER ENCHANrRgss.
II Is stated that Mr.. Fish, OF Sappao fame, has
abandoned as hopeless the task oil converting tne
American schooner knchantress INFO racer, an
that she Ia about TO nave her Bpars and canvas
locked with view 20 a cruise 10 Norway. When
the Euchantress first arrived here she was the
theme OF general admiration, our yachtsmen pro-
nOuncing ner 10 De perfect modeli but very
few trials In breeze showed what libel she was
on the country that produced a Dauntless and q
SappBo. American yachtsmen are not iAfrequenty
heard 10 express their astonishment ~ the
alarming angie TO which English yachts will heel
over in q breeze; but In TINS respect the En-
chantress was top sawyer" Those VINO saw
her sail last for the Prince OF aes Challenge
Cup in The ma en- round the Shambles will RENE N
her that while the Genia herself very crank
vessel scarcely tcok on deck drop OF '.ilveS
water tue Encnantress was putting her covering
boards right nader until the kissing loan buried
her skylgnts
TIN vANEssA AND PLRgrwINo.
After the Royal London cutter race the owners
or our two crack twenty -tonners, the Vanessa md
Peetwing, both OF which were bound for the
"Mght,n made arrangements for y sporting
match rom Firth TO Ryde The match arose out or
the CornThlSn Cluo race OF the l4tn, when IL Will be
remembered toe Fleet wing which mad undergone
considerable alterations during the winter, beat
the VaLessa 'fair and square, - though there was
scarcely enough wind TO bring out the true capa-
Dliities Of the rival vessels Last year, IL will be
remembered, the TWO raced in several matcRes,
when the Yanessa uniformly victorious I;
though on more than one occasion, notably AZ tue
Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Cub Regatta, ahe won
By bowsprtts length only
THE NEW owNER OF rHB vANESsA,
Mr.. J. N. sinclair, was naturally nettied At being
debated on their hrst meeting this year. and ac-
cordlnKfy challenged Mr.. West to another trial,
which Oner the latter at once accepted, at the
same time expressing his wilhngne 20 sail either
Tor a noIAInal stake or for IS much money as his
on the MONDAY following. in a strong breeze or
wind, which freshened In 0 half gale as they
made the mouth or the Thames and into a regular
gaze on the kcrth Foreand. Upon TINS tue - o
yachts spoke each other. and, by mutual agree
ment, ran into Dover Tor snelter-a wise resolve
under the circumstances, as taere Ii no sale an
cnorage the souta coast between Dover aud
the Isle OF Wighf-a distance OF upward OF ninety
miles. Thus the contest came 10 an unumely end.
Dut IL VIII doubtless De rene we'd before the sam-
mer II very far advanced,