The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-31
NEW AND SPLENDID CLUB HOUSE.
Complete Lists of New York Yachts, OIL
GERS Of the Club, Description OF the
Club House at Elysian Fields, &c.
The Yacht Clubs Of Brooklyn, HOboken, Jersey
City, Staten Island. Harlem, &c.
wv I n & a N D W n & .
&c, Sc, &c.
YACHTING IN GREAT BRITAIN.


Before proceeding TO give account Of yachts and
yachting in our own country-particularly in
immediate vciny-t may not be inappropriate 10 refer
briefly TO their existence in Great Britain kingdom in
which the is reduced TO science and where
the remark Of we'll known British naval author, srhc
security Of the kingdom is increased By every being
less sailor has become nautical proverb and
s the Of the leading yachting publication in the
country. Our date not very late but object Is
merely 10 ihow the origin of the royal yachting clubs,
&C. very late Information not necessary for that pur
pose.
The Royal Yacht Club was founded in 1915, the month
and yea o. tho battle OF Waterloo. II originally
called "Iho Yacht Club" Under the patronage OF King
George the Fourth the club rapidly, aud scpem.
her, $780, received from that monarch the prsax q
"RoyaL" Their present colors tho white ocxu a
her Majesty feet, first granted 10 the club AMER
Admiralty warrant, in June, 1922 Among the fapFs
we believe fortyone la number, were Hon Chaie ~
ham, subsequently Earl Of Tarborough, Who d.ec 10
age of sixty four in the rank OF commodore of ITO 1u
ron, board his yacht Kertsc September 5, 1896
vigo; the Marquis Of Thomond the Marquis of Buckng.
ham, the Ears OF uxbrige, Beimore aud Craven, the
viscounts Ashbrooke Deerhnrst Fzharrs and Kirk
wall, and Others equally distinguished.
In the chronicles Of this club IT is recorded that The
arrival of the United States schooner yacht America
with Vice Commodore Stephenson yacht Titan.a and
other vessels, attracted, during tho month"; greater
number OF visitors 70 Cowes than had congregatcd
at the port witn the memory of the oldest inhabantn
Among other royal yacht clubs may Do enumerated the
following
Royal Cork Yacht Club established m 1870 Cork
thus stands FIRST and Cowes second the st OF royal
clabs.
Royal Thames Yacht Club founded in 1929
Royal Northern Yacht Club founded in Belfast, Ire.
land, 10 is24-Ioned By the Yaohtsmen Of The clyde
1925; now known only as a scotch club.
Royal Western Yacht Club OF England established In
1897 under the Of the ROYAL Clarence Regatta Club
Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland established In
1880
Royal Eastern Yacht Club, founded in ls35
Royal Southern Yacht Club founded In $40
Royal Harwich Yacht Club, founded in is.3 In ls45
the Queen Dowager, Adelaide became a patron ar ,be
club and In 1916 Queen Victoria ana Prince Albert be-
came patrons.
Royal Morsey Yacht Club started in 1874 in Liverpool
7. was q yacht Of this cluh named the Queen Of the
Ocean, Commodore Thomas Lttledslo that saved under
circumstances Of great difficulty, the lives Of thirtytwo
Of the and passengers Of ,he emigant ship Ocean
Monarch Of Boston, destroyed BY fire In Abcrgc bay
August a. 1913 Il well said b. the Earl of Seton
when, In consequence Of this event, testimonial war
presented 70 Commodore Ltodale. that "in after life
mis- win b mentioned 10 many homestead in the
lakewood of America With prayer for bis temporal
anl spiritual gelfro.p
Royal Victoria Yacht Club, founded Nay a, 1916 he
anniver-ary y her Majesty > birthday.
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