750 
THE FIELD 
man water at London bridge, im4. 
MOBS. ZVSIf. 
n. m. n. m. ' 
Aa*. 13. 8»tard»y. * 
„ 1 : 1 , Sunday 5-1“ 6-s* 
_ U Monday fl.57.‘ 
„ 15, Tuesday 6 39. 
To nxn 
. 6.18 
lions. KT*s. 
II. M. II. U. 
Aug.lfl, Wednesday... r.ia 7.47 
„ 17. Thursday A 15 8.1V 
,, 18. Friday 9.9B 10 . 01 ) 
19, Saturday 10,48 11.97 
flioir Waver at the subjoined places, take the above time at London 
Bridge, and add or subtract the time in the following Table. 
tCBTRACT rnou LOS DOS BRIDGE. 
II. M. 
Brighton.... 3 u 
Boulogne 9 41 
Calais 3 19 
Chester Bar.. 3 37 
Oowes 8 31 
Dublin 2 53 
Dover Pier.. 2 r,7 
Dunnose .... 4 23 
Gravesend. .. o 37 
Greenock..... 2 22 
Greenwich.. 0 90 
Havre 4 15 1 
II. M. 
Harwich 2 37 
Ipswich 2 7 
Lowestoft 8 87 
Margate 2 2 
Needles 4 22 
N ore 0 68 
Ostend. 1 19 
Portsmouth . . 9 27 
Ramsgate 2 47 
Shoruham .... 2 62 
Southampl 
Spitliciul.. 
add to losdon nnipoK. 
u. u. 
Amslerdnm. .. . " 63 
Antwerp 2 18 
Brest 1 89 
Jlrldnort 3 63 
Cherbourg .... 6 23 
Cardigan... ■ #83 
Cork 9 23 
Downs 3 38 
Exmouth 4 18 
Powey 3 23 
Guernsey 4 23 
Ilambursh.... 8 63 
II. U. 
Humbor.mth. 
of 3 S3 
Land's End. . 3 S3 
Leith 0 10 
Milford Haven 3 89 
Plymouth .... 8 98 
Rotterdam.... 9 63 
Torbay 3 66 
Weymouth.... 4 23 
Whitby 1 39 
Wieboaoli 6 23 
xonghal 2 33 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1854. 
Aug. 12, Saturday.. General Meeting R. V. V. Club, at Southampton. 
16, Wednesday.. Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Club. 
,, 21, Monday.. Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
Sept. 5. Tuesday . . Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
„ 20. Wednesday.. Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Club. 
Oct. 4 . Wednesday!. First Monthly Meeting of tho R. T. Y. C. slnco 
July 5. 
SAILING MATCHES AND CLUB REGATTAS, &c. 
August 15— Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta -Mncc Albert’s Cup. 
Fireworks in tbe evening. 
August 15.— Roval Welsh Yacht Club Regatta, at Carnarvon ; and about 
this date, a Match on tho Mersey, under tho patronage of tho Liver, 
pool Yacht Club. 
August 16.— Birkenhead Model Yacht Club Sailing Match for £20. 
16.— Royal Yacht Squadron— annual dinner. 
n 17.— Her Majesty’s Cup of 100 guineas, by schooners of 140 
tons and upwards. 
August 17.— Goole Regatta. 
august 18.— Royal Yacht Squadron Ball. 
» 19.— The Squadron Cup, value £100, open to all yachts of tho 
squadron. . . _ . , ... , 
August 18, Friday.— Match between the vessels of tho Prince of W ales 
Yacht Club. _ _ 
August 20, 21, 22.— R. W. Y. C. Regatta, In Dublin Bay. 
August 22.— Regatta at Dunoon, .Clyde. 
August 23, Wednesday.— Regatta of the Liverpool Yacht Club. 
August 23. 24.— Regatta at Weymouth. 
August 23, 24.— Royal Belgian Yacht Club Regatta, nt Antworp. 
August 24.— Royal Northern Yacht Club Regatta nt Largs. 
August 28.— Match on the Serpentine — P. W. M. Y. C. 
August 29.— Dover Regatta —Regatta at Poole. 
August 29.— Paignton Regatta, Torbay. 
August 29 — Match of the Ronologh Yacht Club, at Battersea. 
September 2.— Birkenhead Model Yacht Club Sailing Mutch for a 
Fifty Guinea Challenge Cup, open to all the world. 
September 4.— Medway Yacht Club Regatta. 
September 16 — Royal London Yacht Club give £15 to tho first boat, 
and £5 to tbe second, to be sailed for by yachts not exceeding 7 tons, 
belonging to any club. Entries to be made to tbe Secretary, Calc- 
donian Hotel. Adelphi, at any time previous to September (1. Dis- 
tance to be sailed is from Erlth round n boat moorod off Rosbervillo 
and buck to North Woolwich. 
LAST DAYS OF ENTRY. 
Sept. 6.— For the Royal London Yacht Club -Match, not exceeding 7 
tons, O. M. 
VISIT OF TIIE QUEEN TO TIIE CHANNEL ISLANDS. 
Portsmouth, Augnst 8. — Her Mnjeaty, his ltoyal High- 
ness Prince Albert, and suite, proceeded on their visit to tho 
Channel Islands to-day, in tho royal yacht Victoria and 
Albert, Captain the lion. Joseph Denman. Tho royal squa- 
dron was composed of the Victoria and Albert, the Fairy, 
screw-tender to the Victoria and Albert ; Dasher, 2, Channel 
Island steam-vessel for the protection of tho fisheries ; and the 
Admiralty steam yaclit-Black Eagle, Captain Lefebre. 
LONDON MODEL YACHT CLUB. 
The following entries were made for the match on the Serpentine on 
the 21st of August, ut 2 p.m. 
Sea Flower 35 Henry Moore, Esq. 
No 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Name. 
Pearl, cutter 
Eloa, schooner White 
Scud, cutter White blue centre 
Water Kelpie, schooner White, red aiul whlto 
horizontally 
Colour. Owner. 
White, red diamond fly John Purnell. 
James Perrltt. 
Fred. Esc ud lor. 
Anne, schooner 
Flying Cloud, cutter 
Weather Guagc, cutter 
Levant, cutter 
Fairy Queen, schooner 
Atalanta, cutter 
Blue Bell, cutter 
Dark blue, red border 
Red border, white centre, 
red cross 
Red border, light bluo 
centre 
Light bluo 
William Biffin. 
George Kerrldgc. 
Samuel Cullen. 
James Bertram. 
Wm. Hundock. 
T. G. Lyno. 
Joseph Gibson. 
J P. Gordon 
of starting the yachts, and timing them as they came in, and 
shortly alter ouo o’clock tho signal gun gave warning to the 
vessels to lake their respective stations for tho first race, which 
was — 
A Club Prize of £35. open to all cutters of thirty tons and upwards, 
bona fide the property of u member of the Royal Yacht Club, and 
holding the Admiralty Warrant, for which the following were en- 
tered :— 
Name. Tons. Owner. Flag. 
Marina 52 William J. Foster, Esq. White and bluo flag, 
crest in the centre- 
Osprey 59 Lieut. -Col. H. W. Huey Blue, white, blue, white 
vertical. 
White flag, bluo 
border. 
Tho course was through the Western Channel of the Break- 
water, round a marked vessel moored off Penlco Point, 
thence to uuothcr marked vessel moored off the Mew Stone, 
leaviug both on the Port-hand, returning through the Eastern 
channel of the Breakwater, rounding the buoy of tho Cobbler, 
which is to be left on tho Port-hand, then round the committee 
vessol having a blue ensign flying, which is also to be left on the 
Port- hand, proceeding round the course as before, and which 
vessel will be the winning post in the last round, passing be- 
tween it and the shore — twice tho distance. 
All being in readiness the gun was fired at lh. 15m. 10s., 
and u very excellent start was effected. The sails were hoisted 
in an instant. The Osprov, which occupied tho second posi- 
tion, appeured to catcli the wind first, and shot up ubreast of 
Murinu. In this position they continued till reaching tho 
breakwater, neither vessel appeared to gain upon tho other. 
The Sea Flower appeared to have no chance from the first. 
At lh. 51m. 4.5s., tho Osprey rounded the vessel opposite 
Penlee Point followed by the Marina ut lh. 54m., and the Sea 
Flower 2h. 3m. On rounding the Cobbler-buoy tho Osprey 
weathered in splendid style, and in fuct throughout the race 
she was handled in a first-rale manner. She passed tho com- 
mittee’s barge at 3h. 42m. The Marina did not weather the 
buoy so well, and considerable time was lost between the buoy 
and the Committee’s barge in shifting her topsail for a 
square one. It was consequently 3h. 64in. before she passed, 
being exactly twelve minutes behind the Osprey. The wind 
having considerably fallen, the chance of the Sea Flower 
became less, and being far behind her competitors, she gave 
up the race before passing the Cobbler-buoy. The second 
round presented no feature of variation from the first. The 
Osprey went away' with tho lead, and in porting phraseology, 
kept it, the time of arrival being as follows : — 
n. m. s. 
Osprey 6 7 25 
Marina - 6 30 30 
The next race was : — 
A Club Pri/.b of £35, open to all yachts from 10 to 30 tons, bona fide 
the property of n member of the Royal Yacht Club, and holding the 
Admiralty Warrant. The following yachts entered: 
Name. 
Annie 
Wasp 
Tons. 
22 
Owners. 
S. Triscott, Esq. 
John Fleming, jEsq. 
Flag. 
Blue and White flag, 
horizontal. 
Blue flag— orange, Mal- 
tese cross in centre. 
Red flag. 
Blue peter. 
11 jnue oui, xuiwi 
12 Little Wonder, schooner White, pierced blue, silver 
wreath In centre Robert Harrison. 
13 Nil Desperandum, lugger White, blue border Richard Hunt 
14 Arrow, lugger J. Flnnls. 
PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB. 
On Friday evening the 4th, a meeting was held at the Free- 
masons’ Tavern, Commodore Berneastlc in the chair, when the 
following entries were made for the match of the 18lh of 
August instant, and stations drawn for as uder : — 
No. Names. Owners. Tons. 
1 Ottilia K. Leach 8 
2 Little Mosquito T. Bartlett 7 
3 Gnat R. Hcwett 4 
4 Conundrum W. Reed 4 
r. Albatross A. Berneastlo 7 
Irresistible J. Gardner 7 
Blue Eyed Maid W. Tuck well 4 
Bantam A. F Jackson 4 
Doubtful A King... 4 
Julia W.Bain.. 7 
Prince of Wales J- Colvin 7 
C 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUU REGATTA. 
The annual regatta in connection with the Royal Western 
Yacht Club took place on Wednesday week, ut Plymouth. 
Tbe weather was fine, and a good breeze blew from the N.N.W. 
The Regatta did not attract many yachts from a distance. On 
that fine promenade the Hoe, the band of tho Royal Murines 
was stationed, and a numerous and gay assemblage took 
place. So few were the yachts that a schooner and a 
Bermudian rigged yacht were entered us cutter.-. 
In the Sound there were the Cloud, tho yacht of tho Com- 
modore of the club, the Earl of Mount Fdgcumbe ; the 
schooner Beatrice, Sir Walter Carew, Bart.; Gcorgiana, 
schooner, Captain Thelluson ; Fancy, schooner, Rev. It. P. 
Hu-top (do.); Mr. T. Fox’s yacht, kc., &c. 
The sailing committee, which consisted ol II. b. make, 
Esq. (chairman), C. Cardcw, Esq., S. Triscott, F.-q., 11. 
Fillis, Esq., with Caplaiu Shum, as secretory, took their 
station on board a vessel moored in the Sound for the purpose 
Dolphin 20 Capt. H. Storey, R.N. 
l’ixio 14 W. F. Moore, Esq. 
The Wasp was a schooner, but she was allowed to start in 
tho race rated hs u fifteen ton cutter. The start took place 
at 2li. 14m. Tho race was a capital one, the Annie, Pixie, 
ami Wasp, going oft' in splendid style, and keeping so close 
together, that until they passed the boat at Penlee Point it 
was impossible to say which was first. The Annie then 
slightly got the lead, followed closely by the Pixio and 
Schooner, and in this position they continued until they 
passed the Committee’s-barge in the first round as under : — 
n. m. s. 
Annie .. 5 21 0 
Pixie 0 24 0 
Wasp 5 26 30 
Annie obtained a considerable lead, which she maintained, 
coming in about a quarter after eight o’clock, about five 
minutes bofore the Pixie. The Dolphin gave in early in tho 
race, and tho Wasp before reaching the Cobbler-buoy in tho 
lust round. 
A race four-oared gigs belonging to yachts in the Sound. First, £3 ; 
second, £2; and third, £1. 
B juts belonging to the Gcorgiana, Eclipse, and Beatrice, 
started, and after a well-contested race of about six miles, the 
Eclipse came in first, Georgiana second, and Beatrice third. 
The sports of tho day were brought to a concluMon by a 
coble-punt race, first prize, I ; second, 10s. ; and third, 
5s. The race was from the Commiitee’s-barge, round the 
Cobbler* buoy, and back, and it was a very exciting one, 
and afforded u great deal of amusement. 
Tub Regatta Ball, under the patronago of the Royal 
Western Yacht Club, took place on Wednesday night at 
Elliott’s Royal Hotel, and was numerously and fashionably 
attended. 
TORQUAY ROYAL REGATTA. 
Tho great animal regattaat the above picturesque and marine 
retreat took place on Friday the 4th inst., and, as usual, drew 
together thousands of person fro indifferent parts of the kingdom, 
many of whom travelled from Bath, Bristol, Taunton, Exeter, 
ami more distant places. 
The prizes consisted of a purse of 30 sovereigns, for yachts 
upwards of 25 tons ; a purse of 20 sovereigns, for yachts of 15 
and under 25 tons; a purse of 10 sovereigns, for yachts not 
exceeding 15 tons; a purse for Torquay fishing-boats; a 
silver cup, for four-oared gigs; a second piizeof £4, lor four- 
oared gigs; and a third prize of £3, for four-oared yacht gigs; 
£3, for four-oared gigs, rowed by women ; £?, for two-oared 
boats; £5 10s., for trades, rowing with the implements used 
by them in their trades ; besides several minor prizes, for 
punts, net-boats, duck bunts, walking tho bowsprit, racing on 
kilderkins, and u vast number of other aquatic sports. 
The first race was for a purse of sovereigns for Torquay 
fishing boats, for which the following started 
Owner. Flag. 
J. Lear — — Red. 
T. Lear Rod and White. 
Thomas Bowden Blue. 
S. Harley Blue, White, and Red. 
K. Harley Yellow. 
H. Ilocklng ... White. 
W. Bowden ... Chequered. 
John Tapper ... Red and Blue. 
Thomas Hawey Green. 
R. Webber ... White and Blue. 
The course was from a mark abreast of tho jetty, round 
u boat moored off Goodringtou Sands, from thence to a mark 
oft Hrixhnin, proceeding thence to a mark-boat off Berry, 
returning by the south-east to the starting-point. Twice 
round tho course, a distance of 20 miles. * After u very spi- 
rited contest, the prize vvus won by tho Star, T. Lear, beating 
the second boat, tbe Dreadon, by 26 minutes. The other boats 
were not timed. , 
The next ruoe was for a purse of 30 Sovereigns, lor Yachts 
of from 16 to 25 tons, O.M., bona fide the property of gentle- 
Naine. 
Venus... . 
Star ... . 
Golluth 
Dicadon 
Deceiver 
Coquette 
Vulcan 
Albion 
Why Not 
Jack 
inen and kept for pleasure only. The course the same as in 
tho preceding race • — 
Name. Tons. Owner. Flag. 
Vampire.. .. 15 ....C. Wheeler, Esq A Bat on White ground 
Red border. ’ 
Annie .. .. 22 .. Sami. Triscott, Esq. .. Blue and Whlto Dia- 
gonal. 
Dolphin.. ..22.. Capt. Story, R.N. ..Red, 
The following resolution was passed at' a meeting of tho 
stewards of tho regatta “ Resolved, that no entrance fee bo 
charged for either class, and that the wlnuer of the first prize 
pay three sovereigns towards tho Regatta Fund. Tho winner 
of the second prize to pay two sovereigns. Half-minuto 
time.” 
At Hi. 38m. the signal-gunwas fired, Vampirejbeingtho first 
to get away, followed by Annie, und after her Dolphin. 
Vampire, however, continued her leading position, and on 
her urrival ubreast of Paignton Sands, at 2h. 3m., she had 
tho lead of Annie five minutes, tln-re being about the same 
difference botween her and Dolphin. The positions 
during the round were not altered, unle.-s it was by Dolphin 
going more to leeward. Annie struggled hard to overhaul 
her opponent, hut Vampire still held a good wind, and 
never was readied. The first and second rounds wore 
concluded as follows: — 
FIRST ROUND. 
H. M. 8. 
Vampire 3 26 0 
Annie 3 28 0 
Dolphin 3 37 0 
SECOND ROUND. 
H. SI. S. 
Vampire . . 4 56 30 
Annie 5 6 0 
Dolphin was not timed in the second round. Thus Vampire 
has added another to her many victories formerly obtained. 
The races for yachts from 25 to 35 tons, and for yachts not 
exceeding ten tons, did not fill, the only entries boing the 
Thought, G. Coope, Esq., for the former, and tho Bacchante, 
H. J. Waring, E9q., for the latter. That such should be the 
fact is most extraordinary, seeing that no entrance money was 
required, und thafthe following yachts were in.the bay : — Ariel, 
Georgiana, Beatrice, Fanny, Sylph, Shark, Chase, Lady 
Rowena, Albatross, Caprice, Mona, -Isabel, Eclipse, Paragon, 
Osprey, Mariner, Sea Flower, Fawn, Margaret, Eulalie, Lily 
of the Valley, Juan, Anna, Paul Pry, and several others. 
The next was a race of a novel description by four-oared 
boats, but for which no oars were allowed to be used. It was 
called the Trades’ Rowing Match, and for which the following 
were entered ; — 
Name. Trade. 
The Hot Roll The Bakers’ Craft. 
The Nonpar! el The Gardeners' Gig. 
Tho Jean d'Acro .. .. The Conlheavers' Drag. 
Tho Tapped Hen .. .. The Maltsters. 
In the place of oars tho competitors were required to use tbe 
implements of their trade as a means of propulsion — viz., the 
bakers their oven peels, gardeners their spades, maltsters their 
shovels, and coalheavers theirscoops. This race excited tl* ut- 
most amusement, and loud bursts of laughter testified how it 
was enjoyed by the immense multitude that witnessed it. The 
maltsters made a good start ahead, paddling with their malt 
shovels, but the “ men of dough” with their peels soon passed 
them, und finally won by three lengths. 
Another droll species of amusement was produced by eight 
kilderkins being set afloat, bearing tho significant names of 
Swipes, XXX, Barclay and Co.’s Entire, Heavy Wet, Old Tom, 
Gin ami Bitters, Hot Coppers, and Water Bewitched. Upon 
each of these casks a daring competitor struddled ucross, with 
a short paddle, and in many cases, from the dirficulty of main- 
taining un equilibrium, they were unable to preserve their 
upright position, and frequent duckings rewarded their 
temerity amidst perfect roars of laughter. Ultimately, wa 
believe, the prize was most appropriately won by “ Heavy 
Wet.” 
Tho whole concluded with the regatta ball at Webb’s Royal 
Hotol, which was vory numerously attendod. 
ROYAL SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB REGATTA. 
The Royal Southern Yacht Club opened its campaign 
on Tuesday morning- under tho most favourable circum- 
stances. The weather was beautiful in the extreme, with a 
moderate breeze from the westward. In the first t aco the 
Acorn, of 102 tons, Captain Wigsell, was entered, but did not 
start. 
Prize of £40 for Schooners, the property of members belonging to any 
Royal yacht club. Time race, according to Ackers's scale. 
Name Tons. Owner. Flag. 
Elizabeth .. 75 .. It. Wright, Esq. .. Yellow, four blue squares. 
Acorn .. 102 .. Copt Wigsell .. Red Burgee. 
Wasp •• 25 .. J. Fleming, Esq. .. Blue, orange — Maltose cr. 
Glnovra .. 142 .. Sir P. Shelley .. Red, swallow-tail. 
May fly .. 114 .. G. P. Bidder, Esq. Red Burgee. 
Aquiline .. 51 .. J. Cardlnall, Esq. Blue burgee— gold eagle. 
The signal-gun for starting tho schooners wus fired at 
eleven o’clock. The whole got away without difficulty, and 
laid down tho river on tho starboard tuck, the Elizabeth keeping 
the lead, and rounding the Calskot liglit-vessel 4 minutes 45 
seconds in advance of the Gebevra ; the Geuevra was 4 minutes 
15 seconds ahead of tho Wusp, which was closely followed by 
the Mayfly, the Aquiline being nearly 3 minutes afterwards. 
Thence they worked down tho Solent with a steady westerly 
breeze till they reached the flag-boat off Yarmouth in the fol- 
lowing order : — Elizabeth, Wasp, Geuevra, Aquiline, and 
Mayfly, there being a difference of 14 minutes from the 
first to tho last. The yachts then stood before the wind, under 
u press of canvas, making the Warner in tho following order 
Elizabeth, Mayfly, Wusp, Genevra, und Aquiline. In 
rounding this point the Elizabeth was 31 J minutes in advance 
of the Aquiline. They then returned through Spithead for 
the Southampton Waters ; and tho Elizabeth, when passed by 
the Medina steamer, pushing on for the goal to be there to 
receive the yuclits hud a considerable lead. The following 
were tho times of arrival ; — 
h. u. s. 
Elizabeth 7 55 o 
May. Fly a ll o 
Wusp 9 27 O 
Genevra 
Aquiline, not timed. 
The Elizabeth was remarkably well sailed, and by running 
over to the north shore, in making for the Warner, and, con- 
sequently, keeping much out of the force of the tide, there is 
no doubt she gained a considerable advantage over her 
uutagonists. Hud the Wasp followed her example her chance 
of success would have been much greater. 
In tho cutter-match only three started, viz., Arrow, Bonita, 
and Wildfire. The Phuntom, Thought, and Marina, could 
not get round from tho westward in time to be at the starting- 
vessel. 
Pbizb of £40, for cutters tlic property of members belonging to any 
Royal -Yucht Chib above 20 tons. Time race, allowance of Time a<- 
cording to Ackers's scaje up to 70 tons. 
