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The third prize was for a very elegant Coffee Pot, the course as before; the Yachts entered were, the Mystery, iron Cutter, 25 tons, Lord A. Paget, and the Gulnare, 24 tons, James Kemp, Esq. This was by far the best race of the day; the yachts having contended before, a very hard struggle was anticipated. At 12 o'Clock they were under weigh, and the race terminated in the Mystery's favour; they came in thus:

.3h. 54m. 3s.

Gulnare.......... 4h. 5m. 5s.

Mystery.. The fourth prize was for a handsome Silver Cup; the following yachts were entered, Gem Cutter, 174 tons, Mr. Driscoll; Grand Turk Cutter, 15 tons, Mr. Fox; Triton Cutter, 16 tons, Capt. Hocking. The course was through the eastern channel of the Break water-round the white buoy at West Knapp-through the western channel of the Break water-thence round the Cobler buoy to the starting vessel, twice round; the first round they arrived thus:Grand Turk....2h. 10m. 25s.

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Gem...2h. 11m. 40s. Triton....2h. 14m. 45s.

SECOND ROUND.

Grand Turk....3h. 26m. 26s. Gem.... 3b. 28m. 22s.

Triton....3h. 35m. 32s.

The fifth prize was for a piece of plate, the Boats entered were, Willo'the-Wisp Cutter, 5 tons, Mr. Harris, and Blue-eyed Maid Cutter, 5 tons, Mr. J. Mayne; the course as in the previous race; they returned thus:

Blue-eyed Maid......3h. 55m. 4s. W ll-o'the-Wisp......4h. 7m. 10s. The sixth prize was for five Silver Medals, to be rowed for by Officers of H. M. Army or Navy, or members of any Royal Yacht Club.

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This was but a sorry match, the crew of the Miller's Daughter were full of mishaps, and the Pixy crew won easily. I am sorry to say that the inhabitants of Plymouth have behaved very shabbily in regard to the Regatta, the expenses of which are very heavy, for out of such a large population the paltry sum of £12 10s. was all that was subscribed !

Mr. Edmund Fry, the well-known Printseller of Plymouth, has just published a very spirited Lithograph of the "Eliza Cutter Yacht caught in a squall," from a painting by Mr. N. M. Condy; it is beautifully lithographed by Dutton, and is one of the best Yachting prints that has appeared latcly.

ARUNDEL YACHT CLUB.

ON Monday, August 15th, the members of this club gave a handsome piece of plate to be sailed for, the distance being from Greenwich to Greenhithe and back again; four yachts were entered, but only the

Briton and Dauntless came to their stations, the others having been withdrawn. The morning was very fine, with a gentle breeze from the eastward; every thing being prepared, the Commodore, (T. Hewes, Esq.), at a quarter before 11 gave the signal for the start, when the Dauntless led the way, the Briton being close to her heels, the former kept the lead all the way down, and they arrived at Greenhithe thus:— 8 min. to.... .7 min. past........3.

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The Dauntless maintained the foremost place all the way up, and after much skill being displayed by the crews of both yachts, they arrived off the Royal Hospital, Greenwich;

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the latter having gained 6 minutes on the voyage home. The Plate was presented to J. Edwards, Esq., at the next meeting of the club. The Commodore, with several friends, accompanied the match in Mr. Fowler's beautiful little yacht, the Brilliant, where an elegant entertainment was served up, and dispensed with Mr. Fowler's usual hospitality.

BRITISH YACHT CLUB.

THE members of this club, I believe, intend to give a handsome piece of plate to be sailed for, about the 25th of September.

DAVY DEADEYE.

THE MOORS.-The 12th opened on the hills with one of those bright and balmy mornings which have so peculiarly characterised this autumn. The unclouded sun and the high temperature cooled the ardour of many, and unlike most previous occasions, a few hours' morning shooting satisfied most sportsmen, unless upon some highly preserved and well-stocked grounds. The general success has, we are happy to say, been better than appearances some weeks ago indicated; in proof of which we may mention that yesterday morning 95 boxes passed through Perth for the south, 35 of whom were for the London steamer. Among the crack guns, the highest return for the first day we have heard was that of the Hon. Fox Maule, who bagged 34 brace at Kinloch, at the head of Strathbraan, Sir P. M. Thriopland, at Bainsguard, 31 brace of grouse and five mountain hares; Mr. Butler, of Faskally, 28 hares; and Sir John Mackenzie 30 in the moors of Glentruim. The results from the Inverness-shire side are not so good; individual parties at Dalwamme only bagged each from 15 to 20 hares, which has been about the daily average since.-Perth Courier.

SCENES IN THE SPORTING WORLD, PICTORIAL AND

DESCRIPTIVE.

BY WILDRAKE.

TURF SCENES.

THE TURF-who does not love it ?-Take the word in whatever sense you will, it is a monosyllable redolent of all things fresh and green.

Look first to nature's turf-I do not mean that lackadaisical stunt, by citizens termed "grass," but country TURF, with its soft carpeting of green, blooming with scattered posies of sweet wild flowers perfuming the passing breeze with odours which might make the choicest "essences" of Hendrie or Delcroix " hide their diminished bottles."Who does not look with pleasure on its dewy diamonds sparkling and glistening in the bright rays of the rising sun? Who does not joyfully inhale the sweet incense which forms its grateful offering to the refreshing shower? As for myself—the gambols of my childhood have been ever merriest in nature's purest scenes. No flowers of the parterre ever pleased my eye as does the bank whereon the wild thyme blows-and when our mother earth shall clasp me in her last embrace, a grassy mound shall mark my resting place, and blessings wait upon the hand that plants a flower there.

But, hold hard! I must ride sentiment with a double rein, or I shall never reach the subject matter of my present purpose,-far different in meaning from its introduction, although in many points synonymous. Here, on our other turf do we see greenness" in perfection;-mushrooms spring up, and go by with the rapidity of the real "moonshine vegetable."-How often does one heat fade many of the freshest flowers? -How often do fungi spring in the shadow of "the oaks"-and having loaded the air with teeming odours, burst before our eyes, and vanish for ever from our view?

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The Turf scenes of England are sufficiently well-known to most of my readers, who must have seen them all at some time, from the all engrossing Derby on Epsom Downs, to the donkey-race upon the village green, where the last wins, and every man bestrides his neighbour's Neddy." It is therefore to the Turf scenes of foreign lands, that I would turn their eyes, whilst I endeavour to sketch off their leading features. Britain, taking a strong lead in the European Turf, is followed at a very respectful distance by all the other nations of her quarter of the globe. First comes lively France, who burlesques all our customs and then dubs them English, just as a Parisian cook will habitually make a short eared pussy do duty for a long eared one, until he really thinks that there can be no difference. Your correspondent " Master Harry"

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