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

I,king . flying leap over Six hunared years, and
leaving the gap 70 bc nled up by Imagination, we
land In the lap Of 1904, when yashaag by name
history speaks truly, rss introduced In Eogland
and bore tendance tbs present Amusement We nnd
q, this date TIA, Henry Prnce Of wacs had yacht or
pleasure vessel built by Phrcas Peii ~hom Enslnh
navy we're indebedin the reign Of the early stuss
the ides being suggested by the Dutch tine
which occasionally visited English ports Pepys, In his
amusing and instructive tiary 1890, when Charles H.
was the r.gnpg monarch, men,oas that ths King hath
been afternoon TO zee The yacbi ina, Commissioner
Peu building, which VIII be very pretty; - also that
his brother 1t woolwich u making, appears that In
the same year The Dutch East Indid Company pre-
rented . yacht 70 The King, called the "Msry,'
and probable that the Impulse thus
given 70 III, natural sporting disposition Of
Charles the moving cause Of the subsequent pro-
ess In yachting not the origin Of TIE spor, Easlsnd
iaer date Of the year pepys tells us" Before We
dned Ills day had great pleasure tn sceng trial
with the Kings and dukes yachts, and tho two Dutch
ones: but Commissioner Peus did prove mucn besscr
than the swo Of = Dutch build"
Honest John Evelyn In his quaint diary also mentions
that on the LIST Of October 1901 he sailed with his Ma
es In che OF his yachts tor pleasure boan vessels no,
known among until the Dutch East India Company pre-
scented that curious piece TO the King, being very
q
be, seen his other new pleasure boat, built mi.
gate IKE and Of the Duke OF Yorks the wager Eioos
he rsoe from Greenwich 10 Grsvessnd and back. Tue
King Oe, soss, the wind b.ins contrary, bat saved
sakes In returning There were divers noble persons
and lords on board his Majesty sometimes steering him.
sem.-
Charles, Ike connosseur 90 he was, docs seem 10
have satsned with This result and continued hs ex
perineru In iee2, rerys tells us;-"Aus 10 Went 70
lambeth and there tho little pleasure boat building
by the King my Lord Browncker and he virtucsoes Of
the town. according 10 iinss which Mr. rsu cr up
mishuly, su, how u WIN provo ~ shsn sooa 80"
rhe sook place sept s, les2 when rcpy tells us
ny water 70 wcolsich IN my war saw the yacht siey
bun viii the hclp Of Commissioner Pcst Get out from
Greenwich, with tho little Dutch Lrsn, 10 try for the
mastery; and, before they ec 10 wooIwch, the Dutch
beat them bali mile and hear this Afternoon that 10
coming homo goa before Three miles, which al our
people ere glad o."
ryen this early day the sport seems 70 have sasuned
such degree Of importance 70 have become the sub
Jet q scenunc investigation and impvcvsnAnt
Bosn were bull upon new models, new lines
were suegsssd and various xpermsnss tried 70 secure
the great deedersta Of safety and spcei We nave the
resun n one Of three experiments In 1893, vhes Pepys
ssys,"nr Grant showed iesscrs OF SIR william ret
tvs wherein he says that hin vessel which be has bull,
upoo iwo hees model whereof hath been buin for the
King hsh this day tJuiy 81. iccs) . wager Of ESQ,
In Ealing between Dublin and Hoyhesd win the pac-
queue boat The best snip vessel the King hath there
and BE- cn-s 70 lay Win any vessel 10 the world ns
about sh'J soss ouriheu, and carries thrty men, win
god condicu ~ much more aey ship OF Der sarshen
and % any vessel Of this figure shah carry
more men vim better condition BY half shsn sny Other
ship THIS carries also about guns al about ave tons
weight n their going beck from HOyheaa Their usr,sd
together md shs vssi ans 70 Daean BY Eve ct night
and pscquese boat not before eight o'clock ,hs merit
morning; and when may csrS they did believe sis Yea
vel been drowned % u least e eehua NOT thinking
she could have lived In that 80" Strange aiass are sold
Of This vessel and hs concludes his letter with ths pos
osI only asms Inst The perfection Of sailing lice IN
my pviDclple nnae out Who ess" rhsnas, Earl OF
Cuosy, and oshsr persons q hooor, embarked
On tsasd ns nip, which prsssed " szss