The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-08


csrris the yachts nan aud his c-ar to almost ever
port In the world, sad induces him 20 sacoan@f
dsrssr from . pure love Of the spor. rhoNh
there are hundreds belonging TO clubs there sho
know nothing about the simplest nautical maneavresi
there are few Who appreciate and cultivate the spof
The thorough English yachsmsn no, content 10 spres6
bis bunting merely regatta day snd let the m'ides
gather h while be lays a anchor tbs balance
~ the time, gldes hzy around some quiet hs'
Dor. He is mot always clad In his buc cost ana
brsss buttons for the sdmiralion Of bis feminine
friends, with hsnds 90 white and eecAie 70
require the protection OF the vetvety ND; nof
do his accomplishments consist In tossing ohamy~gm
pulling his cberoct On the contrary, hs delights 10
The work of yachting, and don't mind bit Of TAR from
ballard, little stiffness in the pecsorAs from hard
labor at oOaupsts der. He dashss out into The m
rsh Chs npsl with ns short chop sea- that almost takes
Iovcs spanking bresse-
wet sheet and flo Wing sea,
And wind that follows hst-
euch sends his crav careenps along in the furrows
the dsshes the spray around him, and keeps every
pervs strung TO ~ utuost tension, while no guides
craft along.
u hn spirit which carried Lord Duferin loelard
and spitx5ergen in the Foam; Robert Sheldon arour
the globe in the Nancy Dawson and finally 70 the Arcs
regions In Search Of Sir John Franklin; and Sir JAM
Brooke 70 oeIebes and Borpeo, terra incorts, which,
threw open 70 Britain enterprise, and where he introduce
he benefits Of Christianity to natives whose princip'
ambition before hs arrival consisted in ornamentng thti
huss with the greatest possible number Of their neighbOr
heads.
The Hon Erskine Murray Wa another instance Of tn
enterprins spirit Of private individuals In his schoonr
yscht, the Young Queen, he sailed in 1sl3 from POI
eov A. ~atA~ t.lA Alrx wolatto.
with the Sultan II Bruno In his own capital that nigh
have led to the establishing Of Britain factory tbe
heart Of that UNEMPLOYED kiagdom But without any
tce, he nrcd upon from ali the forts, and chase
down the river for two days by large feet OF MAs,
proas Sustaining running fight sganst ovsrpowerp.
plumbers with most determined courage, caanoa bS
struck him dead, he In the OF loadng ga,
whilst hs vessel actually in sight Of tho see, and IL
another hour would have escaped from his dsngerou
pnrsaers. In fact can hardly nsme port in whcs
The royal bureee has not waved from the masthead
British yachta In summer We nnd them in the neist
porhood Of s. Petersburg, KamschatkA the Mort
Sea; while in the winier they careerDg aooot
the Bay = Bscay, scoosDg along 70 Caaz or Gibraltar
anchored by the size Of line OF bste ship ct Malta
dancing In the wake Of the sdltsns caique, sh'
ceavss the waters Of the Goldeo Horn Others, still
.dvepurous, have crossed the TO tbs Cape Of Goo
appearing In Melbourne harbor . small cutter yacht
than twenty tons During the Gilman war mau,
yachznen accompanied the Eagisn feet Baltic
remained several mouths Oae of the most remsrkAos
among thsse was Rev. r. Hughes, . plucky Easlish
clergy man. who twice navgssd little craft Of iess ,nAs
sight burhen, called the Pet which, 70 take his de
eoFpton was osbout long oderase sized drawing
room. scarcely wide - four pcst bed" scroS
temp~stuous North Sea, through the shoals, quick
sands ADD rocks Of the Baltic 10 the Gulf Of Finland.
On Of these occasons LED by bold curiosity, the
daring yachtsman ventured within range Of the Rassisn
guns, and near paying severe penalty for bis To-
merisy, the shot dropping him. ahead and asern,
every direction but fortunately not doing any mischief
This 10 only OF . numbsr OF instances thai
might DO sdduoed whore yachts, large and Small
ventured long distances IRON home and whose pub
bsd logs have given 70 the world much valuable and
trAining information.
Among the resorts Of English yach,smsn, the United
States has Of late become . favorte, and almos
every year our yaehsmsu the pleasure Of HOSPITALITY
welcoming their brethren from the other side. Ths ns
visit this country In the fall Of 1885, Thu
dashng MARQUIS Waterford with party Of
friencs in the yacht Gem, and created great ssn
sxtion among all clAsses 10 this city II h oaly To-,
or three months since the zach, Magnolia, OF tn
royal squadron, superb craft Of hundred aud 81,
burtbsn, bulk East Boston, Mass but st presen
owned by SIR Hsury eeecner dropped soah6r In hu
Dor after circutous tour which CONNIE ssf Last Dece
bcr, while hardly year has elapsed since tho srrivs
% Day Of the yacht st. Ursula, . cruise
the Atlantic, having board Mr.. Hugh Remnant, toe
owner his family and friends who were thus svsibup
themselves Of their private oonveysns to vis, IN,
princi9 pal ports OF the Old and Neg World. Olher 10
stances Of similar vis might be enunsrssi bal enough
been cited this head show the Eassh IN
derssAnd the true o. yachting, and are thb
feature Of sport far In advance.