Dingle flag-boat. 
Electric .. .. 3 57 30 Sirocco .. .. 4 0 15 
Challenge .. 3 68 0 Kelpie .. .. 4 16 10 
Spirit .... 4 0 0 Rest not timed, 
thoy having hugged the Cheshire shore too close, lost tho 
strength of tho wind, dropping so far astern as to render 
their continuing the struggle useless. And now came the 
error of tho day, committed by the larger boats, Electric 
and Challenge, in their continuing to carry a large topsail to 
windward. Little Spirit, on the contrary, under snug sail, 
lay well up for tho Eastham flag-boat, the others dropping 
far down to leeward. Electric tacked at 4.25, Challenge 
and Sirocco following her example. At 4.28 Spirit also. 
Eastham boat— last time. 
n. m. s. it. m. s. 
Spirit 4 32 45 Electric 4 38 30 
Challenge 4 36 45 Sirocco 4 30 40 
On rounding, Spirit whipped up her fine largo balloon 
jib very smartly, and wus off with a hearty cheer from all 
on board the steamer, who were delighted with tho way she 
was handled. Tho wind, after having been light for somo 
time, now steadily increased, bringing up tho Challenge 
and Electric upon tho little Spirit, and passing her, tho 
Dinglo flag-boat was rounded for tho last time as follows : — 
IT. M. 8. n. M. 8. 
Challenge 5 11 7 Spirit ... ... 6 12 23 
Electric 5 11 35 Sirocco 5 16 0 
Tho breeze now freshened considerably, obliging Chal- 
lenge to take in her balloon jib, which had dipped onco 
or twice. Electric kept lier’a up, though, in like manner, 
it was doing her a groat deal of injury ; but the eyes of all 
were on the little Spirit, hoping such gall nnt management 
might be rewarded with success. At 5h. 28m. 45s., tho gun 
from the steamer announced Challenge had passed the flag- 
boat, at oh. 30m. the Electric, and, hurrah for the little 
one! exactly at 6h. 31m., the Spirit flow past the flag-ship, 
— a winner, with just oue minute to spare, her crew being 
most enthusiasticly cheered. So ended tins match, perhaps 
the very best that has been sailed on tho Mersey ; and, 
after tho cup had been presented by the Commodore, on 
board the steamer to Mr. J. Wilkinson, a “just reward,” 
he said, “ for the brilliant exhibition of good sailing dis- 
played,” the company separated, delighted with having 
witnessed as good a day’s sport os the most enthusiastic 
could desire. 
A description of the cup may not bo deemed out of place, 
as it was of extreme beauty, and of for more valuo than it 
was 6tated to be. It was manufactured by Mr. Hansbery, 
who always supplies prizes for this club, uud was in form a 
cup or small vase, with handles in imitation of oak branches 
twisted, and from thorn wroathes of oak leaves are carried 
under the rim ; on tiio outer side, with a garland of the 
national emblems, the rose, shamrock, and thistle extrud- 
ing round the circular edge. The whole rests on an ebony 
stand, and the cup weighs 42 j oz. 
LONDON MODEL YACI1T CLUB. 
On Monday a match was sailed by yachts not exceeding 
five tons, starting from Greenwich Hospital at half-past 
eleven o’clock, to Gravesend and back. The following were 
entered ; — 
Blue-Eyed Maid, Com. Tuckwell. I Kate, Robert Frost. 
Gnat, Robert Hewitt. Adelaide, George West. 
(Quickstep, J. Row. | Serene, James Gardiner. 
Quickstep was the first away. At Blackwail Point the 
Adelaide and Kate set each a gaff topsail, notwithstanding 
the 6tiff gusty breeze. In Woolwich Reach the Blue-Eyed 
Maid followed their example with a jib topsail, which in 
gullions she shifted for a gaff topsail. A little farther on the 
Gnat passed her and kept the lead to Halfway Reach. 
There tho Blue-Eyed Maid struck her gaff top and again set 
her jib topsail, the Gnat slill ahead. At Greenhithe she 
was still followed very closely by the Maid, aud also the 
others. At Gravesend they rounded as follows : — 
GRAVESEND. 
11. M. 
Gnat 1 35 
Bluo-Eyed Maid 1 3‘J 
Quickstep 1 40 
Adelaide 1 47 
Kate 1 53 
GREENWICH HOSPITAL. 
Gnat 
n. 
... 4 
»i- 
50 
Quickstep 
52 
Blue-Eyed Maid 
... 4 
56 
Adelaide 
... 5 
15 
Kate 
... 5 
29 
All the way home, on a wind witli variable and sudden 
squalls, the Gnat, however, gradually iocreused tho distance 
between her and her competitors. We noticed one of the 
second-class models (only twelve feet in length) belonging 
to the club, riding over every huge wave (such to her) like 
a cork, and keeping up with many larger craft. She 
6eemed a mere dot upon tho river, scrambling over every 
obstacle without taking the least amouut of water. The 
tankard and cover, with a suitable inscription, will bo pre- 
sented to the winner, at Andorton’s Hotel, in the club-room, 
on Tuesday, tbo 4th of July, at nine or half-past nine 
o’clock. The Idas, Vice-Coin. Knibbs, P.W.Y.C., the 
Traveller, Vice-Corn. L.M.Y.C, the little Mosquito, T. H. 
Bartlett, Esq., and many others, accompanied the match 
throughout. 
THE LILLET CLUB. 
This club met on Wednesday last, at their private rooms 
in the Noll Gwynno , when, on examination, it was found 
that “ the founder’s list,” limited to (it) mombers, was full. 
So that a ballot must bo taken for all future candidates. 
The chief business of the evening wns tiaming about twenty 
gentlemen ns eligible for the committee ; and on Wednesday 
next, at 8 p.m. a committee of seven will bo selected there- 
out. The Treasurer and Registrar are next in turn to fill 
tho chair and vice-chair. No candidate can bo set down for 
this club unless lie be a member of a yacht club. “ The 
Lilloy” has no flag-officers, and its funds will not bo applied 
to yacht-racing. It affords a weekly reunion for conver- 
sation ntnong yachtsmen. 
Liverpool Yacht Club. — Regattas to come. — 
July 12th. — £50 Cup for yachts of each class and description 
belonging to members of tho Club. Course from Birken- 
head, round Askew’s buoy, thence round tho north powder 
magazine off Bromboro’, finishing at Birkonhead. About 
15th August. — Two days’ regatta on the Mersey for various 
prizes, which will soon be fully announced. 
Boston Yacht Club.— The Admiralty warrant of this 
club is dated May 9th, 1854. The regatta for the pre- 
sent year will be held on Tuesday, June 27th. Two classes: 
first class, under 20 tons; second, under 5 tons. 
Mr. J. D. Lee, flog and sail maker of London, has offered, 
as a prize, to give a complete suit of sails to the winner in 
THE FIELD. 
the third class of the Fishing Smacks. This very libera 
offer will have a tendency to excite a very desirable spirit 
of rivalry, and will have a tendency to improve both tho 
appearance and mode of management of the smacks of the 
port. It is supposed that the Great Northern Railway 
Company will offer a very handsome prize, as they are 
greatly interested in the fishing trade of Boston, as they 
carry weekly many tons of fish therefrom on to the mid- 
land counties. The yachting friends of the port are also 
making great exertions, and it is expected they will muster 
in force on the day appointed. 
*** We shall f eel obliged by the Secretaries of “Roving Clubs,” an<l 
others, f oricarding their appointments or Matches or Notices of 
Meetings to come, at their early convenience. 
MATCHES APPOINTED. 
June 26th.— Chelsea Regatta. 
June 26th. — West Hartlepool Regatta. 
June 29th and 30th. — Henley-on-Thames Regatta. 
July 24th and 25th.— Great North of England Regatta. 
July 25th, 26th, and 27th — Thames National Regatta. 
August 7th, 8th, and 9th. — Manchester and Salford Regatta. 
August 10th — Regatta at Staines. 
August 26th. — Glasgow Annual Regatta. 
ETON. 
On Friday, June 9th, the 3 first divisions against the 
School was rowed, instead of Upper Six and Eight. The 
2 boats started from Windsor Bridge, the 3 (1st) divisions 
boat having the Eton side, and being comparatively out 
of the stream, as well as having the strongest crew, took 
the lead, which they gradually increased to the Railroad 
Bridge, though the School rowed very pluckily, when we 
consider the stream against which they had to contend. 
The corner above the Railway Bridge, owing to the lead- 
ing boat turning it too sharp, they ought to have been 
bumped by the School, in which case they would 
have lost the race, as they had taken the School’s 
water. From this point to Lower Hope, the lead- 
ing boat, by steady rowing, gradually increased 
its lead. At this turn, however, the School came 
up to them, but having to go outside, were carried 
too far across the stream, by which they lost three or four 
lengths. After this there was no alteration in the dis- 
tance between the two boats, but the leading boat getting 
the first turn at the Rushes, greatly increased its lead ; 
and though the School in the race down gained on their 
opponents about three lengths, they were nevertheless 
beaten, the winning boat passing under Windsor Bridge 
about four and a half lengths in advance of tho School. 
Time from bridge to bridge, twenty-one minutes. The 
crews wore— Three first divisions : Moore, Clive, Brown- 
ing, Lloyd, Frazer, Mills, Warre, Hankey, Wharton (Cox.) 
School Ernwin, Sir C. Mordaunt, Alderson, Lord Skel- 
mersdale, Collins (mi.), Hall, Wicksted (mi.), Trefusis, 
Ewart (Cox.) 
The first heat of the annual Sculling Sweepstakes for a 
E resentation Cup, and the Silver Sculls, presented by W . 
Iiles, Esq., was rowed on Wednesday, June 16th; 6 boats 
started, and were placed in this order from the Eaton 
shore. 
FIRST ROW. SECOND ROW. 
1. Crosby.— 2. Mills.— 3- Proby. | l Wnrro.— 2 Collins.— 3. Chapman. 
There was a good start, Mills going off with the lead, 
which he gradually improved as far as Lower Hope, being 
at this point about three lengths in advance of the second 
boat. Here, on the sand-bank, which this year is unusually 
large, a flag post had been placed, on the outside of which 
the boats had to turn. Mills ran straight into this post, 
where we shall leave him for tho present. Warre and 
Collins kept on well after the first boat, Collins scull- 
ing rather too much in the stream. Warre quickly over- 
took Crosby, aud coming into a collision with him, was 
delayed a little. Chapman went off slower than the other 
two in his row, but nevertheless overtook Proby at the 
entrance to Deadwater, by whom he also was stopped; 
they, however, got oft' again, and again ran into 
each other just below the Railroad Bridge ; hero 
Proby was swamped, but Chapman soon got oft 
after tho rest, bein" about 7 or 8 lengths behind 
Collins, who was nearly touching Warre all the way to 
Lower Hope. Here unfortunately Warre ran into Mills, 
who as yet had not succeeded in extricating himself, and 
Collins ran alongside of Warre, but quickly baekwatered, 
and Warre and Collins got off again, closely followed by 
Chapman, who, during the melee at Lower Hope, had 
come up with the rest. Mills, we regret to say, got 
swamped in trying to clear himself from tho sand-bank; 
Warre, Collins, and Chapman, continued without any 
material alterations in their distance to the Rushes, where 
they turned together, Warre being a little in advance 
of Collins, and Collins the same with regard to Chapman; 
but making a very bad turn lie allowed Chapman to get 
e !L him. He, however, soon again took the lead 
of Chapman, and they continued in the same order as 
before to Windsor Bridge. 
NYarro, 1.— Collins 2.-iCliopman, 3. 
Each boat within a length of the other. When we con- 
sider that Wurre had but little practico this year, his 
sculling was decidedly good, though wo suspect either of 
tlie other two might have passed him, ns they were in 
better practice and condition. 
.Tho time from Rails to Windsor Bridge, about 24 
minutes. Spectator. 
SHREWSBURY. 
Tiffs delightful pastime scorns to be greatly on tho increase 
in the neighbourhood ot Shrewsbury, if wo muy bo allowed 
to judge by the incrcasod number of visitors present on 
Tuesday and Wednesday to view tho performances of tho 
scholars of tho Shrewsbury School. The racing now oc- 
cupies two days instead of ono as heretofore, and is very 
much improved by tho Oxford and Cambridge oarsmen. 
The sport took place on the first day, which was the best 
for racing, on the reach of the Severn, between Berwick and 
Shelton ; und on the second day, Wednesday, at Hie Quarry. 
Tuesday’s racing commenced with two Six-oared Cutters, 
with crows selected from the best rowors in tho school. 
It was won by tho Sabrina beating Prido of the Severn. 
This was a most exciting raco as the bouts rowed oar and 
oar the whole distance. Tho Sabrina, however, having the 
inside, eventually came in a winner by half a boat’s length. 
The second race was between the Lily, threo oars, and 
Victory, two oars. This raco was won by tho Victory by 
three boats’ length ; time, 5 min. 18 see. ; distanco, about 
three-quarters of a inilo. 
The third race was between the Sabrina, six oars, and tho 
Cyndus, six oars. This race wa9 between the regular crews 
of the boats, and after an exciting struggle, tho race onded 
in favour of the Cyndus by three-quarters of a length. 
Tho fourth and grand race of tho day wus between the 
Arrow and the Oriel ; the Arrow is an outriggor four oar 
and the Oriel a more old-fashioned boat, but having tho 
advantage from her superior number of oars. Considerable 
speculation was manifested, some being inclined to buck 
superior build and lightness of boat ugainst greutor num- 
ber of oars, and ease at starting. The Oriol won Hie toss, 
and took tho inside ; at starling the Oriel took tho load, 
which they increased to nearly a lengtli, but nftor turning 
the corner, the Arrow drew up to her, and placed her boats 
nearly level witli those of the Oriol ; tho latter now put on 
a determined spirit, and came in winning by tliroc-quarters 
of a length. 
Tho sport lasted from 4 o’clock in the afternoon till 8 in 
the evening, and every one present returned to their homes 
highly delighted with tho day’s amusement. 
Wednesday’s Sport. 
Tho Regatta, according to past custom, took placo to-day 
Tho boats rowed up to Sholton, where thoy partook of an 
excellent dinner, under the presidency of their captuin, 
A. W. Potts, Esq. A great number of toasts woro 
given, and enthusiastically received, as were also several 
songs ; an admirable band was also in attendance and 
played several appropriate airs. After the usuul shouts of 
Floreat Sulopiu, the boats were re-raanned and dropped 
down the river to the Flash at about 6 o’clock, where, after 
a short delay, they pulled down to the Quarry in their proper 
order. The Welsh Bridge, Smithfield-road, and tho Quarry 
were thronged with spectators, including the elite of Shrews - 
bury and its neighbourhood, aud numbering ubout 2,000 
persons. 
The following were tho boats and their uniforms : — Oriel, 
blue, 8 oars; Cyndus, pink, Goars; Sabrina, scarlet, 6 
oars; Arrow, outrigger, white and blue, 4 oars; Turf, 
orange, 4 oars ; Lily, greon and silver, 3 oars ; victory, 
purple, 2 oars. 
Tho boats started in the order asset down above but very 
soon the Arrow passed the Sabrina, and the Victory bumped 
the Lilly. The latter boat refused to ship her oars through 
the mismauagement of their coxwain, and in conaequenco 
took off the Victory’s rudder as she was passing. The 
Arrow soon passed the Cyndus, and tho order in which tho 
boats came in stood thus: — Oriel 1, Arrow 2, Cyndus 3, 
Sabrina 4, Turf 5, Victory G, and Lily 7. 
The Sabrina aud Cyndus next bad a race, the former hav- 
ing the inside, and after an exciting set to, 6ho won by 
about two yards. 
The Arrow challenged the Oriel, which slio declined, not 
liking to bo beaten, after enjoying succoas for ao many 
years. The Victory also challenged the Lily, which was 
declined. 
After this tho boats drow up in t lie middle of tlio stream, 
and, accompanied by tbo two bands in attendance, snng 
•• Hearts of Oak " nod the “ National Anthem,” thus 
concluding two days excellent ocquutic oxoroise, showing 
the buccoss of tho rogatta, and an improvement in the 
school, which we trust may long continue. 
THE ILEX CLUB BOAT RACE.— Fai DAT. 
The distance was from Putney-bridge to Hammersmith. 
Yellow (Messra. Gregory, Thomas, Philpott, Veusey, and 
Harrison, stcerer) 1 
Black and Red (Messrs. Butterfield, lies, Wkito, Williams, 
and Catty, steeror) 3 
Bluo (Messrs. Howard, Pearson, Burma, Dubrcc, and Dearson, 
steorer) 0 
Green (Messrs. Woodcock, Adams, Driver, Danebury, and 
Norris, iteeror) 0 
Procession of Eight-Oared Racing Boats at Ox- 
ford. — The Grand Procession of Eight-Oared Boats, on 
the Isis, which is one of tho greatest attractions of an 
Oxford Commemoration, will take place on Monday even- 
ing, June 26th (weather permitting). The boats with 
their several crews, with their tings flying, will start from 
Ifflev at half-past seven, by the usual signal guns, row up 
and salute the head boat (which will station itsolt at tho 
University barge), by tossing their oars perpendicularly, 
pass uuder the left-hand arch of Folly Bridge, and out 
again under tho centre arch; they will then proceed 
down the river, turn round a punt moored oft the Long 
