859 
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 
Mon*. BYCX. 
Hoax. «»■» 
Sapt 9. Saturday lH 3.33 
10. Sunday 4.13 4.39 
„ 11. Monday 4.4H 5.3 
11, Tuesday 5 23 6.39 
;SopL 13. Wednesday . . . 
14. Thursday.- •• 
„ 10 . 1'rlday 
.. 1(5. Saturday . . . . 
6 50. 
5.37 . 
7.». 
8.39. 
.. «L1« 
t. BB 
.. 7.67 
.. 9.28 
To hxd JIiou Watbb at the subjoined place*, take the above time at London Bridge, 
and add or subtract the llmo In the folio* lng Table. 
SUDTJI 4 
T FROM LOVDOV nAIDOA 
ADD TO LON DOW nil IDO*. 
. 3 0 
Harwich 
8 37 
Amsterdam . 
0 53 
Humber, mth 
. a 4i 
Ipswich 
3 7 
Antwerp — 
2 IN 
of 
CalaU . . 
. a 19 
Lowcilon . . . . 
3 37 
Ural 
1 80 
I.nml'i End 
. 3 37 
a 9 
Ilridporl .... 
3 63 
l.cilli 
. 3 33 
Ncctllcj 
4 33 
< htrlxmrs . . . 
3 33 
MllfonI Haven 3 33 
. a sa 
0 63 
4 63 
Plymouth . . 
. a 67 
Ostcnd 
i ia 
Cork . . 
3 33 
Rotterdam. . 
0 1)3 
. 4 31 
3 27 
l»OWII1 
3 38 
1 orl.av 
. 0 37 
Rftrmgnl*’ .... 
a 47 
h t mouth 
4 18 
Wov mouth ... 
2 32 
Shorolmm , . . 
3 03 
f'owcj ...... 
.1 33 
Whitby 
1 38 
Greenwich _ 
. 0 30 
Southampton. 
3 37 
liuerrucf .... 
4 03 
WidicacU ... 
Havre 
. 4 IS 
Splthcad 
4 37 
Hamburgh 
3 63 
Youghal .... 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1851. 
September 9. Saturday . — Closing trip of the Prince of Wales Ynclit 
Club, in the Thames. 
September 13. — Closing cruise of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
September 18, Monday . — Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
September 20. Wednesday . — Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Club, 
October 3, Tuesday . — Meeting of the London Model Yacht Club, at 
Anderton s Hotel. 
October 3, Tuesday . — Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
October 3, Tuesday . — Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, at the 
Marine Station. 
October 4, Wednesday . — First Monthly Meeting of the R. T. Y. C. since 
July 5. 
October 4, Wednesday. Meeting of the Lillcy Club, nt the Nell G Wynne. 
October G, Frutay . — Meeting of the Prince of Wales Club, at the Free- 
masons' Tavern. 
October 7, Saturday . — Meeting of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. 
November 7. — Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, at the Club- 
house, Duke-street. 
SAILING MATCHES AND CLUB REGATTAS, &c. 
September 1 1 . — Herne Bay Regatta. 
September 1G. — Royal London Yacht Club give £15 to tho first boat, 
and £o to the second, to be sailed for by yachts not exceeding 7 tons, 
belonging to any club. Entries to bo made to the Secretary, Cale- 
donian Hotel, Adelphi, at any time previous to September G. 
Distance to be sailed Is from Erlth round a boat moored off 
Roslierville and back to North Woolwich. 
September 1C. — Liverpool Yacht Club Challenge Cup. 
September 18. — Medway Yacht Club Regatta. 
September 25. — Six of the Prince of Wales Model Yacht Club race on 
the Serpentine, at eleven o'clock, 
ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB, RYDE. 
Yachts at and off the Station. — Brilliant, George Holland Ackers, Esq., 
Commodore — Arrow, Thomas Chambcrlayuo, Esq,, Vice-Commodore 
— Cygnet, Hedworth Lambton, Esq. — Wildfire, Frederick Thymic, 
Esq. — Shako, Rev. Crole Windham — Amazon, Sir John Walsh, 
Bart., M.P. 
♦ 
ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. 
The match between vessels not exceeding seven tons 
(R. L. Y. C. measurement), open to any yacht club, will 
be sailed on Saturday next, September 1 6th. The prize 
is a purse of £20, being £15 for the first yacht, and 
£5 for the second, starting from Erith at eleven a.m., 
down round a flag-boat moored off Roslierville, and up to 
North Woolwich. The following rules and regulations are 
to be strictly observed ; and any yacht not conforming to 
them will be disqualified : — All yachts entered, must be at 
the usual place at Greenwich, at four o’clock, p.m., on the 
9th of September, for the purpose of being measured. The 
yachts to be at their stations at eleven, a.m., on the 16th inst. 
and to moor with their own anchors in a line between buoys 
laid down for that purpose by the committee ; and weigh 
their anchors previous to starting. Yachts not in the proper 
line, in the opinion of the commodore, at the time of starting, 
to be disqualified. No open boats or skill’s will be allowed 
to sail. In all other respects the rules of the Royal London 
Yacht Club will be observed, so far as they are applicable. 
The monthly meeting of this club will be held at the Cale- 
donian Hotel, Adelphi Terrace, on Monday, the 18th instant, 
at 8 o clock, p.m. The prize of £15 for yachts not exceeding 
seven tons, and £5 for the second yacht, open to yachts be- 
longing to any club, will be sailed for on Saturday, 
the 16th of September. The yachts will start from Erith 
at eleven o’clock, a.m., and a small steamer will accompany 
the match, tickets for which, price 3s. 6d., may be obtained 
of Mr. C. F. Farmer, 77, Blnckfriurs-road. Members wishing 
to dine at the club dinner, at six o'clock on Monday evening, 
are to give notice of their intention to Mr. Elder, before two 
o clock on that day. Each member may introduce one friend, 
upon giving such notice. Among the yachts for sale are the 
Diavolo, fifteen tons, O.M., cutter, price £210 ; Rambler, 
seven tons, O.M., cutter, price £70 ; Comet, 28 tons, O.M., 
cutter, price £320 ; Wave, six tons, O.M., price £40; Water 
Witch, eight tons, O.M., yawl, price £90 ; Georgiana, 
eighteen tons, O.M., yawl, price £120. For particulars 
apply to the secretary. 
Saturday's race will not, as hitherto, be confined to craft 
belonging to members only, but will bo open to yachts be- 
longing to any club, and will extend from Erith down round 
a flag-boat moored off Roslierville, and up to North Wool- 
wich. The entry list closed on Wednesday night, and is as 
follows : — 
Yachts. Tons. Owners. 
p, l,at 4 Mr. R. Hewitt. 
Blue-Eyed Maid 4 .Mr, Tuck well. 
F ymg Dutchman 0 Mr. R. Pcarse. 
Little Mosquito 7 Mr. T. Bartlett. 
Blue Belle 7 Mr. Talmadge. 
LONDON MODEL YACHT CLUB. 
On Tuesday evening last the members of this club met at 
Anderton's, and, for the first time, were under the necessity 
or voting a member into the chair, the flag-officers being out 
at the various regattas round the coast. Robert Armitage, 
sq., having been called upon to preside, the bon. sec. read 
tne minutes of the previous meeting, after which the twelve 
candidates (whose names were given in our last number) were 
t> nimouflly elected. The two silver cups, won by the 
£earl and the Levant in the recent third-class match on the 
C T*^Mi^ ere *k en presented to their winners, John 
Pumell and William Bundock, Esqs., by the chairman, pre- 
THE FIELD. 
faced by some very appropriate remarks. A vote of thanks 
was passed to Dr. Guest, the chairman, and G. F. Hounor, Esq., 
for various acts of courtesy and assistance rendered to the 
club. Notice of motion was given by Mr. Boruard Luxton 
that the future club matches on the Serpentine-river bo 
sailed earlier in the season, permission having been granted 
for the sailing of second-cln;s matches on that river (twelve- 
feet yachts on the water-line) ; aud the Soiliug Committee 
are to meet on Tuesday evening next at the Club-house, 
upon that and other special business. 
ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB. 
The usual house diuner took place at the Marine Station 
on Tuesday eveuiug last, the 5tli inst., Commodore Little- 
dale presiding. Afterwards, the business of tho meeting 
commenced, and Mr. Melling, the hon. secretary, placed tho 
proceedings before the commodore. Mr. A. W. Bowman, and 
Mr. J. O. Ryder, merchants, of Liverpool, were ballotteil for 
and duly elected members, and Mr. Charles Woodward, tho 
brother of the owner of the Mirage cutter yacht, was nomi- 
nated for membership. The closing cruise of tho yachts, to 
sail in company under the flag of the commodore on board 
his fine schooner the Ariel, 117 tons, was fixed to t4iko plnco 
on Wednesday next, the 13th inst. The yachts to assemble 
ofl New Brighton at nine a.m. This finishes the yachting 
season of this club for the year, after which the yachts will 
he dismantled for the winter months. The opening of the 
St. George's Hall, and the meeting of the British Association, 
which immediately follows, will occupy the attention of the 
members, and the town in general, for the remainder of this 
month, and it has been deemed desirable to have the yachting 
closing cruise over as speedily as possible. 
POOLE YACHT CLUB REGATTA. 
The third annual regatta of the Poole Yacht Club has duly 
come off. The weather on Tuesday being most propitious, 
the quays were lined with large numbers of pleasure-seekers, 
attired in holiday-dress. The competition was not very great ; 
many yachts familiar to us were not, as could have been 
wished, Been competing for the prizes. 
The prize of £10 for yachts belonging to tho Poole 
Yacht Club, not exceeding ten tons, was won by Mr. W. 
Bounds Surprise, beating Mr. Musslewhite’s Susan and Mr. 
T. Belbin’s Foam. 
The prize of £6 for Yachts belonging to tho Poole Yacht 
Club, not exceeding five tons, was won by Mr. J. Witcholl'a 
Eva, beating the Truant and Vixen. 
The prize of £4 for small class yachts belonging to 
the port of Poole, not exceeding four tons, was won by 
Mr. W. Meadus’s Petrel, beating Mr. Cribb's Frome and Mr. 
Burt’s Vixen. 
The prize of £15 for cutters under eighteen tons, 
O.M. belonging to any Yacht Club, was won by Mr. U. 
Roberts' Vesper, beating Mr. C. J. Stone’s Gem, alter a well- 
contested match. 
The match between sprit-sail boats, belonging to the port 
of Poole. First prize £1. 10s., second £1. 5s., third £1, 
fourth 15s., fifth 10s., sixth 5s. After a well-contested race, 
the boats came in as follows: — Black Boss, Stokes, 1 ; Dol- 
phin, Collington, 2 ; Champion, Blundell, 3 ; Leave-me-Alone, 
Hughes, 4 : Abicore, Roder, 5; Civility, Reeks, 6. 
During the afternoon there was a large party on the quay 
at Bruuksea Island, aud boat aud galley races, duck-hunts, 
&c., followed each other in succession. A display of fireworks 
closed the day. 
Wednesday. 
A match for £25, £15, and £10, for schooners aud cutter 
yachts belonging to any port. Time race. The following 
entered : — 
Phantom S. Lane, Esq. 21 tons. 
Surprise W. Bound, Esq 10 .. 
Vesper J. Roberts, Esq 15 .. 
Sea Serpent J. Wanhitl, Esq 25 .. 
The Phantom arrived, leaving her competitors considerably 
in the rear. Another match was also made up for the yachts 
belonging to the port of Poole. 
DOVER AND CINQUE PORTS REGATTA. 
The annual regatta for Dover and the Cinque Ports 
took place at Dover on Tuesday week. Phoebus donned his 
holiday garb, aud turned out for the nonce, a Bcorching day. 
The sea, without a ripple, seemed more than over graceful to 
the eye. The morning was unclouded, without a breath of 
wind. A fleet of beautiful yachts lay motionless upon tho 
water. This was a great damper for those interested. 
The promenades and drives were lined with distinguished 
residents and visitors. Equipages belonging to several of 
the patrons were observed upon tho carriage drives ; and 
the crowd on foot, clustering round the committee's stand, 
was a very gay one. The German band attended during tho 
day, and performed some excellent selections. 
FinsT Race. — A sailing match between yachts, over 
fourteen and not exceeding forty tons O.M. Half- n-minuto 
per ton allowed for difference of tonnage. Entrance money, 
£1. Is. For a cup of the value of £30. 
Five yachts started : — The Avalon, Loudon, thirty-five 
tons, James Goodaon, Esq. ; Bonita, Bristol, thirty tons, 
Thomas Barnes, Esq. ; Maude, Lowestoft’ twenty-five tons, 
Capt. Andrews; Amazon, Loudon, thirty-six tons, A. J. 
Young, Esq.; Iuo, London, twenty-five tons, Thomas Groves, 
Esq. Three — tho Avalon, Bonita, and Maude — with con- 
siderable difficult}', crawled to the first buoy, and thou 
drifted with the tide far out of the sight, if not of the 
recollection, of the spectators, nothing more being heard of 
them till they drifted back again at !) p.m. ; at which hour 
some passionate lovers of yachting were vainly endeavouring 
by the aid of night glasses to make out the colours of the 
winning vessels. The following Is the official return received 
from tile committee : — 
it. w. 
Avalon 8 30 
Bonita 8 31J 
Maude 8 60 
The Second Race was a bye match for £20. Three- 
quarters of a minute allowed per ton. Two yachts entered : 
— The Kitten, Ipswich, ten tons, Thomas Harvey Esq.; and 
Thought, London, twenty-five tons. Geo. Coope, Esq. ; but 
as neither wind nor water would carry either of these 
vessels beyond the first buoy, the match was postponed. 
Third Race. — Between first-class four-oared regatta-built 
galleys, not exceeding twenty-nine feet in length. Belonging 
to the Cinque Ports. For a purse of £17, to be divided as 
follows : — First boat, £12 ; second boat, £3 ; third boat, £2. 
This was the only interesting contest of the day. Four boats 
started : The Arrow, Ramsgate, white, E. Goldsmith ; Topsy, 
Dover, red, J. Gravener; Surprise, Hastings, blue, H. Roberts; 
Mosquito, Dover, yellow, W. Spice. The boats started from 
the westward by a signal from the committee boat, and the 
following is the order in which they passed the east 
buoys : — 
Amw 5 25 
Surprise 6 35 
7«>I>*y 6 13 
Mosquito o 15 
It was thought that the tidal disadvantage experienced by 
the Topsy iu her passage up tho course would be compensated 
by the strength of the current on her return. Tins proved 
correct ; for on turning tho westward buoy, wo find her only 
four socomls behind her principal opponent, and in advance 
of tho other boats. Tho Mosquito did not roach this buoy : — 
Arrow 
To psy ‘ * * 
Surprise 
Mosquito 
Third buoy : — 
Arrow 
Surprise 11 1 ! ! 
Topsy ...111111 
10 52 
10 50 
10 58 
0 0 
15 51 
111 21 
10 35 
It was apparent that Topsy could uot recover this lost 
ground, unless some extraordinary chance transpired to 
befriend her. No such good luck happened to her; and, 
although slightly gaining upon her competitors in the ruu 
down tho course, the pull up to tho committee boat proved, 
as was anticipated, too much for her. Fourth buoy 
Arrow ai 31 
Surprlso 21 66 
T u l'»y 22 5 
The Ramsgate boat came iu first, performing tho distauco iu 
24 min. 44 see. ; tho Hastings boat was 36 see. in her rear. 
The match was an interesting one, although displaying uono 
of the prow-aud-prow rowing which often takes place. Tho 
efforts of each crew obtained great applause. 
Fourth Rack.— Between second-class four-oared regatta- 
built galleys, not exceeding twenty-nine feet iu length. Bc- 
louging to the Cinque Ports. For a purse of £10, to bo divided 
as follows : — First boat, £7 ; second boat, £2 ; third boat, £1. 
Alarm, Folkestone (Pink) E, Dale 1 
Metro, Dover (Green) S. I’rltolmr.N 2 
Mosquito, Dover (Red) W. Spice dr. 
A beautiful display of fireworks took plnco iu tho oveuing 
near tho Waterloo Crescent. 
During tho clay Thompson’s life-preserving scat was tested 
with the most perfect huocoss. Rear-Admiral Yates and Cap- 
tain Herrick, R.N., who were present, both expressed their 
high approval of the invention as an efficient menus of saving 
human life. 
On Wednesday tho bye match between tho Kitten and 
Thought proved a more interesting contest than the yacht 
race of the previous day. Tho voxsols started at I2h. 5m., 
and arrived at tho following hours ; — 
n. »t. 
Thought o 3 y 
Kitten o 31) 
Tho Kitten was declared the winner by 84 minutes, iu 
cou.sequonee of tho allowance for tonnage afforded her by tho 
regulations. There was a numerous company of spectators. 
At tho regatta ball on Tuesday evening, among the hun- 
dred distinguished visitors, wore— Lord and Lady North, 
Miss Eden, Mr. During, Mrs. Colonel Grunt and Mins Grant, 
Mm. Colonel Gimrdot, Mr. Walters (lltli Rogiineut), Mr. 
Smith (44th Regiment), Captain Oxoudou (Rifle Brigade), 
Lieut.-Colouel Grant and officers of tho Royal Artillery, tho 
officers of tho Royal Staffordshire Militia, the officers from 
Hytho, Canterbury, and Deal garrison, &c. Ac. 
EXMOUTH REGATTA. 
Thursday woek was the day appointed for tho Exmoutli 
annual regatta. Tho wind and weather wero exceedingly 
favourable. Tho principal part of tho day’s festivities took 
place on tho beach walk, which was decorated with evergreens 
and flowers ; flags gaily floated in tho breeze, and tho nume- 
rous vessels were gaily trimmed. The Exmouth bond played 
several enlivening tunes, which added greatly to tho hilarity 
of tho day. Tho number of visitors was larger, if anything', 
than formerly. The sports were of tho best description, tho 
yachts sailed capitally, and the rowing was exceedingly good. 
Tho contest for tho Ladies' Purse excited much interest. 
Iu the ovoniug there was a tradesman's ball at the Dolphiu, 
which was very well attended. 
A prize of £ J5 for yachts of any rig not exceeding twenty- 
five toils. The only yuolit entered for this race was the 
Vampire, and thare was consequently no race. 
A purse of £7-for yachts not exceeding ten tons, won by tho 
Fairy, (C. Bricknell, Esq.), beating Lily of the Valley (Shears), 
Pmnolla (Cumell), and Teetotal Star, (I’erry). 
A purse of £5. 5s. for yachts not exceeding uinotccn feet 
keel, won by Julia (Moss), beating X.L. (Tupman), Witch of 
tho Wave (Tapper), aud Woodeu Shoo (Perriain). 
A nurse of £3 for third-class yachts, won by William aud 
Charlotte (Pyn), beating Arab (Pyue), and Vampire (Shears). 
Tho ladies purse of £5 for four-oared boats to bo rowed 
for by gentlemen amateurs ; won by the Amateur (E. A.B.C.), 
beating Fly and the Sylph. 
Prize of £2 for boats not exceeding twenty -four feet keel ; 
won by Saucy Jack (Pyn), beating Elizabeth, Ellen, aud tho 
Lena. 
Prize of 30s. for two-oared boats ; won by No Namo 
(Laognbeer), beating Go On (J. Pyne), and the Jenny Lind 
(Dewdney). 
The sports terminated with a most amusing punt chase for 
£1, which was well contested. 
CLEVEDON REGATTA. 
On Tuesday week a regatta was held hero under tlio dis- 
tinguished auspices of Sir A. H. Elton, Bart., the Mayor of 
Bristol, )\ . P. L. Buckle, Esq., F. Shiptou Esq., and other 
gentlemen, for tho ostensible purpose of rewarding those 
hardy sons of Neptune, tho Pill pilots, a class of meu who 
"lend a merry life 
In tho glassy calm or tcmpMt strife." 
The weather was most propitious, and tho Bristol and 
Exeter Railway Company having announced an excursion 
train for the occasion, thousands of persons availed them- 
selves of the opportunity of visiting this delightful and 
charming spot, and, at one period of tho day, there could 
not have been less than from four to five thousand persons 
present. 
However much tho attraction of foreign climes might 
win the traveller from his native land, were lie to explore 
the riches nearer homo we fed confident ho would be amply 
repaid. The coast of England possesses numerous bays aud 
spots — the most charming imaginable — and not the least 
amongst them stands CJovedon, which, in addition to its 
natural attractive features, is being provided by the estimable 
Lord of the Manor with every appliance of comfort and 
luxury for tho increased enjoyment of visitors. About two 
