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really .existing in eveny British breast, is now manifestly 
showing itself in the Modern Athens. As a proof of this, 
we w pul 4 ,rf)Wy instance tfie following purchases of yachts 
within the J,nsfc pjtpnth, or t, wo by denizens of Sir Walter 
Scott’s “ own romantic tow n The Breadalbane schooner, 
0 f 40 tons, purchased by .T. Cowan, Esq., in the Clyde, and 
now brought round to. Leith; Spray, 33 ton cutter, bought 
by J. A. Longmore, Esq , from J. E. Cox; Esq., of London, 
also now in t he Firth of Forth ; Gem, 12 ton cutter, bought 
by E. S. Hill* Esq , in Liverpool, and now on her way 
down ; and though last not least, the Avenger 42 ton 
cutter, bought by Robert Tennont, Esq., from Richard 
P uHlf*y t Esq., and now fitting out in London for her 
voyage dqwn. , 
I'hb Eaiu. of Lichfield. — I t is stated that this noble- 
man (late Lord Anson) I a 3 purchased the Gondola yacht 
from Mr. Woodhouse, and .intends to embark on an extended 
aquatic excursion early in the season . — Daily News. 
We reserve space in our Supplement for such 
Yachting intelligence us may reach us up to the moment of 
going to press.— F. d. 
shared the samo fate, — but in thoir ease tho bump was not 
allowed, os their stoerer deolared he was stopped by sorno boats. 
Fifth Day.— May 19th. 
1 . Lady Margaret 
2. 1st Trinity 
3. Trinity Hall 
4. Emmanuel 
6 . 3rd Trinity) 
G. Corpus ) 
13. Lady Margaret, 
2 nd 
14. King’s 
15. Jesus ) 
1 C. 2nd Trinity J 
7. Caius ) 
ft. 1st Trinity, 2nd) 
9. Christ’s ) 
10 . Emmanuel, 2 nd) 
U. Sidney ) 
12. Queen's) 
. .,}}'■ Macnnghten rowed stroke this day in the 1st Trinity, but 
all the ell arts of the crew wero unavailing. The Ladv Margaret 
never rowed hotter, and came in rather more than two distances 
filiead. Cmua wero bumpod in the Long Reach, utter a pluckv 
race, second Trinity appeared “on the river,” nfter being in 
the sliado for some time. Thoy have risen every ruce, and have 
a very promising crow. 
Last Race.— Mat 13. 
G. 3rd Trinity 11. Queen’s 
7. 1st Trinity, 2nd 12. Sidney 
8 . Catos - 
9. Emmanuel, 2nd 
10. Christ’s 
1. Lady Margaret 
2 . 1st Trinity 
3. Trinity Hull 
4 . Emmanuel 
6 . Corpus 
13. Lady 'Margaret, 
2 nd 
14. King's ) 
16. 2nd Trinity ) 
16. Jesus 
The Lndy Margaret kept its position with the greatest ousc, 
and left 1st Trimly two or, throe lcuglhs behind in the Long 
Reach* There was a good ratio . botweon Trinity Hall and Em- 
manuel, and 3rd Trinity and 1st Trinity (2nd)., Tho only bump 
mode wus by 2nd Trinity, who would rise sovou or eight places 
more if t hoy had. the chance. 
The following is the Lody.Mprgarpt crew : — 
>• 4 ■ R - C - Roy I 7 c 11 Leather 
2. H. Millard 5 . E. Stock J. Wright (stroke) 
3. P. Pearson | 6 . H. Snow It. Caley (coxs.) 
IF* shall feel obliged by the Secretaries of “Rowing Clubs," and 
others, foncarding their appointments of Matches or Notices of 
Meetings to come, at their early convenience. 
MATCH US APPOINTED. 
May 29th.— Match between Turner and Pocock, Irom Putney to 
.Uortluke. £25 a side. 
June 6 th — Four-oar Match at Manchester, between “Pilots" and 
“ Goldflnders." £15 a side. 
Aug. 7th, SUu and 9th Manchester and Salford Regatta. 
July 24tli and 25th. — Great North of England Regatta. 
GREAT NATIONAL REGATTA. 
We have much pleasure in again directing the attention 
of our readers to this national aquatic ffite, which the com- 
mittee have fLxed for the 25th, 26th, and 27th July. 
We understand that the committee have already re- 
ceived such encouraging marks of support, that the prizes 
will probably exceed in amount any hitherto offered on 
this river. 
There are several novelties in the programme, one of 
which will doubtless be objected to by manv — we allude 
to the races for juniors. But, although great difference 
exists upon the subject, we believe the committee, in 
offering these prizes, liuve consulted the wishes of the 
majority. 
We perceive, with great pleasure, that an encourage- 
ment has been offered to our hardy boatmen of the sea- 
side to compete on the bosom of Old Father Thames — the 
exhibition of their skill (if 6 uch it may be termed), though 
it may not, perhaps, meet with the approbation of certain 
great connoisseurs of rowing, will, doubtless, prove the most 
amusing, if not the most attractive feature of the Regatta, 
and we heartily .congratulate the committee on the intro- 
duction of this truly national novelty. 
It is contemplated, we believe, to confine the below- 
bridge apprentices to the use of old-fashioned boats, and it 
is probable that the tradesmen’s four-oared race will be 
rowed in cutters outrigged fore and aft — but of this due 
notice will of course be given. 
We cannot close these remarks without expressing our 
high appreciation of the exertions of the committee, who 
are deserving of great credit for thus reviving this 
grand aquatic fcte, the want of which has, for some years, 
by all those connected with the river, been most severely 
felt. 
ROWING AT OXFORD. 
Stu, — I hope you will excuse my pointing out one or two 
errors in the report of your Oxford correspondent on the 
subject of the races. In the first place we can scarcely 
call this season one distinguished in the annals of College 
racing, as an unusually small number of boats will start ; 
two having been taken off during the last few days, reduces 
the number to 13. In the next place, the order of the boats 
is wrongly stated, they will be as follows : — 
Rrnzenosc. 
Baliol. 
Worcester. 
Christ Church. 
Pembroke. 
Exeter. 
Lincoln. 
8. 
9. 
10 . 
11 . 
12 . 
13. 
St. Jolui's. 
Wndhara. 
Trinity. 
Jcaus, (not St. John's). 
Corpus. 
2nd Christ Church. 
The practising for the University eight-oar races lias 
been going on vigorously during the past week. Queen's 
anil University uot finding it possible to get a working crew 
together, have been reluctantly compelled to scratch. 
lha/,cnose and Baliol ore practising hard in hopes of keep- 
ing their places of first and second ; but there is little 
doubt that the winner of the “ pride of place” is to be 
Lhust Church or Pembroke. Pembroke, from the fact of 
lts numbering three members of the last University eight 
muong its crew, was at first the favourite, but the steady 
suing nnd style of Christ Church seem likely to change the 
O'l.l-. Worcester is improving, and, if fortunate, may keep 
her place. It is difficult to place any other boat, as the 
four or five are tolerably even, and their fate entirely 
depends on , their good fortune, and steady, determined 
Raining on the part of the crews. — Yours, &c., 
Oxoniensis. 
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES. 
Third Day. — May lOxn. 
T lie boats started in the following order: — 
■ Lndy Margaret (1. Caius 12. 
Lady Margaret 
2 nd 
0 (St. John's; 7. Christ’s) 
,. st . D’inlty 8 . Corpus) 13. Queen’s 
, ‘nuity Hall 1 ). 1st Trinity, 2nd 14. Kings 
V 1 uiinnnriel 10 . Sidney 15. Jesus 
Tl , Trinity 11. Emmanuel, 2ml 1G. Peterhousc 
there wus a good ruce between Trinity Hall and Emmanuel 
f .ft Corpus, a very pood crew, made thoir bump with 
l | ' 1 '- Ihe Jesup men rowed again this day, their etcerer being 
declared out of dungqr. 
Fm /mi R.\v — May 11tu. 
}, Lilly Margaret 
- h’ Trinity, 
» i unity Hall 
he nummel 
J ; ”rd Trinity 
G. Cuius ) 12 . Queen’s 
7. Coi-pus) 13. Lady Margaret, 
8 . Christ’* ) 2nd 
li. 1st Trinity, 2nd) 1*. King's 
10. Sidney . ( 15. Jesus 
.... 11. Kii inunuel, 2nd) 1G. Trinity Hull, 2nd , 
di i ° S| ’ - l| S ,l,en -lost their No. 7 this day, and consequently 
uii TV '’ 0 well; however, they kept their plnco without , 
• Ul *MCttlty. Christ’s weie very soon bumped, and Queen's l 
LADY MARGARET PAIR-OARS. 
These Silver Oars, presented to tho Club by Mr. Bateman, in 
1851, have been won this year by E. Cayley and J. Wright; R. 
Cnyloy and P. Pearson were second. Seven boats started. 
The University Puir-Onred Races commence on Monday the 
‘29th., and some very good racing is expected. 
PISCATORIAL PROLUSIONS. 
By th$ Hampshire Fly-Fisher. 
ENTOMOLOGY. — THE PHRX G ANID-SE-TIPULID-E. 
“ I might tell you of many more (enddisses), which, us these do early, 
so those have their times also of turning to be flies luter in summer; 
but I might lose myself, and tire you by such a discourse. I shull, 
therefore, but remember you, that to know these and their several 
kinds, and to what flies every particular caddis turns, and then how to 
use iliem, first as they be caddis, and after us they be flies, is an art, 
and au art that every one that professes to be mi angler has not leisure 
to search alter, and, if he had, is not capable of learning.” 
leaak I Valton's Complete Angler, by Ephemera, 212. 
I took occasion, in my “ Notes on the Month,” which 
appeared in “ The Field” during the last year, to remark 
ihat the entomological knowledge of Izaak Walton, the 
Patriarch of Fishermen, was very imperfect, aud that even 
his gifted scholar Cotton had fallen into errors with respect 
to these Caddis Flies, which modern science has found out 
and rectified. This being so, I was uot a little surprised to 
6 ee this morning, in the pages of a cotemporary boasting a 
reputation for extraordinary accuracy in all matters relating 
to the gentle craft, the following paragraph : — “ Early 
Appearance of the May Fly. — The May Fly has made its 
appearance on tho Colne, nt West Drayton. There ure 
immense numbers of cuds, anil it the weather holds good, by 
the end of a week capital sport will be hud, as tho flies will 
he plentiful this season.” Whuthcr the writer, by the word 
“ cads,” means that which wo commonly understand by it — 
namely, the biped hangers-on on cubs and omnibuses, or the 
Caddis Worm of which I have been speaking, I do not 
know ; and, perhaps, it is not very material — one having as 
much to do with tho May Fly as the other. Still, it is strange 
that fallacies so long exploded should still have any sup- 
porters, and he found in such columns; and, at all events, 
it consoles me with the reflection that these papers of mine 
are not altogether unnecessary or uncallod-for. Indeed, my 
only object from the first has bean to arrive at truth — sound, 
practical truth ; and if I have oil any occasion fallen into 
error myself, I shall bo most grateful for correction. Nor 
do I know that I should have at uil referred to this subject, 
but that, in my last number, I mentioned t he Welshman’s 
Button, a fly which is Inseparable from the May Fly season, 
and which is of such immense importance to the Fly- Fisher 
as lo demand rather a more spcciul notice. My lamented 
friend, Delabere Blaine, in his admirable “ Encyclopedia of 
Rural Sports,” seems to think that it is meant to represent 
one of the Coleoptera, or Beetle tribe, and describes it as the 
Shorn Fly. Still, lie confesses that it is one of the stumbling- 
blocks to the learner. Walton, again, speaks ol u fly called 
the Shell Fly ; and also of a black fly in May — tho body 
made of black wool, and lapped about with the hail of a 
peacock’s tail. The wings are mode of .the wings of a brown 
capon, with his blue feathers in his head. The first of these 
I tako to be the Beetle ; the other, the Caddis Fly. Cotton 
spoaks of the Cow Lady, a little fly, the body of u peacock’s 
feather, the wing of a red feather, or strips of the rod liacklo 
of a cock. This would seem to be, beyond all doubt, the 
imitation of llio little beetle immortalised in tho 11 Children’s 
Nursery Rhyrhes,” — 
“Laity Cow, Lady Cow, fly away home;" 
but it ifj quite clear that it cannot be tho Welshman’s Button, 
us commonly reeeiicd, the hitler being anything but a little 
fly. Ephemera, in his “ Handbook of Angling,” spoaks 
of a fly which he calls the Hazel Fly. He adds, “some 
persons cu{l this fly tho Marlow Buzz nipl the. Lady Bird." 
Hoffiaml does not seem to luvo known it at all by cither 
name, tliougji his Chantrcy and Fly for Loch A wo (No. 31), 
and Fly for Llyn Ogwyn (No. 34), resemble it very much, j 
Blacker, on the other hand, di esses his Alder Fly very J 
neatly, if not exactly, the same as the Welalimuii’s Button i 
in Hampshire. Body, bronze peacock hail ; wing, lien 
pheasant's tuil, and black liacklo for legs; or, body, bronze- | 
coloured floss silk, full and tapering ; wings, red tail 
feather of the partridge ; leg-, black hackle. Substitute 
dark bron&e peacock hail for the floss silk, and yon have 
then the Welshman's Button, us 1 lime always recom- 
mended it to he dressed, and us Pujrpun has directed. I 
had almost, to my sliumo he it said, passed by Ronalds with- 
out notice. lie describes (lie Marlow Buzz (which ho says 
is kilown as the Hazel Fly, Cock a Bondliu, Shorn Fly) as — 
Order, Coleoptera ; 
Family, Chrysomelidte ; 
Genus, Chrysomelu;] 
Species, Populi. 
Aud ho dresses it thus : — Body, black ostrich hurl,. twisted 
,with peacock liarl and black silk thread ; wings and logs uro 
piade buzz, with a dark furnace cock’s hackle. This body 
is very much the same with that of Walton’s Bluck Fly ; 
but Ronalds, like tho rest, seems to cluss It with tho Beetles ; 
while the Senior Augler* Wheatley, goos still further, ami 
sayej “ there is one Beetle bosido tlio Poacock Ply, ami, to 
my ^belief, only one, in common uso with Anglers. This 
we call tho Marlow Buzz. Instead of putting together 
peacock gold aud turnace liacklo, why not imituto nut uro, 
and produce fig. 1, plate 4 (a small rod beetle).” Tim result 
of this couflict of opinions, in my humble judgment, is ibis, 
—that there nio two flies— one, the little Lady Cow ; tho 
oilier, one of the Plirygauldre, resembling each other in 
colour; that is, each having very dark bodies, and black 
legs, and reddish wings, but, in oilier respects, us dlU'oront 
as posslblo, both in their conformation uiul poculiur cha- 
racteristics. Among others, the lattovomit, when squeezed, a 
very pocullar smell. And thus I can reconcile tlm qualified 
praise accorded by Ulaiuo aud Ephemera to tho Shorn Fly 
and Hazel Fly, and tho unqualified admiration which my 
grateful experlouco tells me is in its season due lo tho WcLli- 
mau s Button. Wo all kuow thut the supply of flics bred 
on tho land, as all tho Coleoptera or Beetles uro, mo t bo 
very uncertain ; and hence it is that Blaine says, us general 
killers, “ the crustacoous winged flies (such us tho Booties) am 
probably not deserving of much encomium, but when hud 
weather or high floods have proventod tho regular aquatic 
insects from nppearing, these occnsionul visituuts nro well 
received.” But the case of tho Phryganidiu is very different. 
Lust year, for instance, as I recorded ut the timo in “ Tim 
Field,” I observed, at the samo time, on the water, the 
Genuine May Fly, und some of the Dark Green Druko, 
which turns to tho Mackerel Fly ; the Yellow Sally ; the little* 
Yellow Perennial Fly in great numbers, umiiuII light spinnor; 
aud, towards evening, clouds of Guuts; In addition to tlm 
durk four-winged fly, which I then wus taught to consider 
as a variety of the Alder, but which I have since thought to 
be one of the Caddis Flies, and the imitation of which I 
have called the Welshman's Button. Now, cerlumly, hero 
was no lack of food ; aud yet, out of fifteen flsli taken In duo 
day, ten fell victims to the Welshman. And again I repent, 
what I said then, if the Augler will discard tlm ubominublo 
poaching practice of Ashing with the live May Fly, mid 
betake himself to llio following flies, dressed as directed in 
No. 13 of the “ Notes of tlm Month,” 1853 — 
1. Artificial Green Drake, 
2. Alder, including tlm Cliuiilrev and Governor 
3. The Welshman’s Button, 
4. The Black Gnat, 
5. The little Yellow l'ly, drossotl hackle fushion, with 
the liaeklu of u blue lieu — 
he will have all that is ruquislto to kill Trout ond Grayling, 
without torturing some of the most heuutiful und liul’Ulleea 
of God’s creatures. 
I have been unintentionally lod Into a digression. Let 
me return to my subject. I said tliut Mr. Ronalds describes 
three species of PhrygunidtB— the band Fly, the Ur.iiuioui, 
and the Cinnamon Fly. Mr. Bluiue, on the contrury, enu- 
merates among the Plirygoniduj tho Dark-bodied Willow 
Fly, the Stone FIv (Phryggnida grandis, which Colton also 
classes among the Cuddia Flies — see VVulton and Colton, by 
Ephemera, 307), tho Duu Cut, tho Snnd Fly, the Oil Fly, 
aud the Cinnamon Fly. I do not propose to describe over 
again the various modes of dressing these insocts, mid which 
the reader may find in the volumes i<> which 1 refer; hot I 
would add two or three varieties which l havo observed in 
Hampshire, and which appear lo havo escaped thoir notice. 
These I have generally heard classed us Rails, from their 
being generally made with wings from the luiulruil. The 
principal of these ure the lied Rail (possibly tho (Jimmmou); 
the Amber Rail, with body of amber-coloured Moss silk ; tlm 
Green Rail, with apple-green body ami rail wings; a ml Grey 
Rail, body of fur of water- rut, and wing also ol landrail. 
The Green Rail I have found very taking oil summer even- 
ings in Hampshire. The Grey liud wus, if possible, iimru 
destructive in August and September, on the RunnoOh, m 
Perthshire. Add to these tho lurge Evening, or rather Night, 
Fly, commonly known ns the Sedge Fly, und another variety 
which appears in July and August, and which is dressed with 
dark reddish orange brown bod\, uml woodcock wing, This 
latter I have used with good offect botli In England and 
Ireland. Before leaving tills subject, I must advert tu uttu 
observation of Mr. Blaine, which, if it be correct, will 
reconcile much of the difficulty 1 havo hud ubout llio Aldoc 
Flies and the Welshman's Button. Tho doubt I have 
laboured under is iu believing that the Phrygunidiu uro 
Trichopterous, and not Nouropteroua insects. But Mr. 
Blaine, after describing the Alder, or Rod Fly, which he 
classes among the Neuroptera, says; — “The Early Red, or 
Alder Fly, is also known as the Grange Tawney, or Orange 
Brown Camlet Fly, Withy Fly, and Bustard Ctuldis;" and 
then he addB, “ A Caddis l'ly of the same description up- 
pears again in September.” Now this appears to uio to he 
the varioty which I lust mentioned with the reddish brown 
body and woodcock wing. But if a Caddis Fly may be 
Neuropterous, then tlicro is no teasoii why tho \V olsluiiau's 
Button should not be, at tho same time, ono ol the i’hiy- 
ganidcc, and also u variety of the Alder. 
There remain one or two other classes of flics which 
require general notice. 
I. The Tipulidu), or Daddy Long Lege. Of this Blaine 
describes three varieties — 
1. The Large Spider I'lv, or Crane Fly. Tipulu RJvo»n. 
2. The Middling Spider Fly. Tipulu liortosa. 
3. Tho Small Spider, or Gravol Fly. Tipulu Aquatico. 
Ronalds also enumerates three — 
1. Tlio Golden Dun Midge. 
2. Tho Spider Fly, or Gravel Bed. 
3. The Hawthorn Fly. 
But it must not be forgotten that, especially under trees, 
(rout will eagerly take smull brown spiders, which lull Into 
the water, and which are not badly imltutcd by the wren 
tails and grouse hackles. The H. F.-F. 
P.S, — Let me Leg of my readers not to consider these 
observations us mens mutters of entomological curiosity. 
They are of real practical importance, ns I liopo to demon- 
strate ero I conclude them. One word moro as lo the rising 
of the May Fly at Druy ton. Nothing is more_common th in 
a partial und premature appearance of the Green Drake, tlio 
precursor of the general rising at the very end ol Ibis month 
or the beginning of June ; and it is this, I think, which our 
correspondent “ G.” noticed lBht week. 
(To be continual.) 
