The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-17
Y A c H T I N G.

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Visit OF the London Royal Yacht Clubs
Yacht st. Ursula to this City-DeAcripsion
OF Her Appearance as She Lies on the bat
tery-Yachtang In England and America
A Suggestion for the Coming Regatta-Pro-
posed Run to Cape May and Back-Ameri-
can Yacht Models, &C., SC.
The British yacht st. Ursula, Of the Royal Yacht Club
squadron, owned by Mr. rennet, Of Glasgow, and com
manded by Captain Carnie arrived at this port ON Sun.
day evening, in thirty days from the Clyde on pleasure
trip
Inc ~. Ursula Is trim yacht, Of 1902 tons yacht mea
sureent and l56 tons register She 100 long, and
opsaii schooner rggedthe the sehooners in the
English Channel, sometimes called channel rugged She
left the clyde on Friday April TO- and had very fair winds
until Thursday last when abe met with heavy gale and
had to lie to for twenty hours She made the Azore,
in ten days after she left the Clyde Nothing was started
during the whole passage except the fore ga which &C.
cdens however, might have occurred at any other time
a. It was new and untred STICK She fell in with
water logged and abandoned wrecksupposed 70 be the
hulk Of an American vessel In latitude 3205 north and
longitude Ao west she spoke brgantine from Mobile,
twenty days out OF st. Thomas for Boston, and short Of
provisions, in consequence Of having picked ND wrecked
crew. Owing TO dense fog which prevailed and the
haste Of the meeting neither the Of the weasel nor
Of the wreck were learned. They were, however, sup
Piled with sufficient provisions TO complete their voyage
Besides the owner Of the yacht, Mr.. Tennet and his
three neces there board Mr. Basil Ronald and Mr.
James Honey man-al Scotch, including the crew Mr.
Ronald met with unfortunate accident on the voyage
breaking his arm by accidental fall the slippery
deck. The company propose 10 remain some weeks In
America, and will visit OF principal cities aud
Niagara, II possible. They will doubtless, remain long
enough 70 witness the coming regatta Of the New York
W. ~ fH~Y&r ~ A-~A
yacht 10 not now In the proper trim to soil in race She
would need TO be altered TO Store andaitsr.n As che
now she fitted for sea voyage and has been used for
that purpose mainly by her owner who cruised with
her in the Mediterranean Yet she, with all these dsad.
vantages succeeded in beating number Of the pilot boats
her way up and had to be brought TO enable the
pilots to get board. she overhauled Q clipper ship
eight miles ahead Of her coming In In her best days she
has made fourteen knots hour and beaten number OF
yachts Royal Yacht Squadron but don't know that
she has taken prizes She formerly belonged Eng
lsh lord and sails under the flag of the Admiralty by per-
msaion Of the British government Her interior arrange
ments are substantial and capacou destined more for
san show and her model said To be an imitation of
tho famous yacht America and her recent voyagethe
longest she has madeproves her to be thorough
sea boat She has complement Of twelve men, and al
though not fair sample Of the best English yachts will
serve specimen Of English yacht architecture-copy.
ing from American model.
Yachting is q very different amusement In England
from what II 10 in this country-more extensive ana more
deserving Of praise for s utility There were sailed last
year no less than hundred regats-the season con-
mencng the 9Th Of May and concluding on the I'd Of
October, occupying fifty days-sometimes q number
curing on the day. The prizes amounted in cash
to about Of which the royal clubs contributed
f2,6l5, and four yachs-ths Mosquito, vgilant, TUT
worth and Ursuline-won upwards Of 81 ,225 between
them, and no less than seventy yachts won prizes.
There are about q thousand yachts in England.
The following regat.As and matches were sailed las.