The New York herald., 1866-12-06
BRITISH YACHTING.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERAlr

SPtChl Correspondence W inr ne"Al.
Close Of eAs Yachting season. Commemorate.
OF tho Reign OF Dulness-Tho Fail season
ON tho IsIo Of Wight-Past Gaitics-Y achttnG
Achievomeufa-The Coming Event-The
American Ocean Yacht Race-Great Expect-
ati0ns. c ~. a, ,eea
vess fair Queen Of Isets. shiven under the ars
Ores ~nter Always most favored and for nearly
eight month"; the yoar the most favorite spot In
Britain her time q sAsolaon has como. not 10 pass
away until returning sp1rS rradiates her charms and
brings back noke lovers who sunshine can alons re-
tain Yet even now in mid.Nove-ber. autumn stt lin
gers as II DEFIANT Oh the ICY breath Of e>ning winter Tho
woods are bright with the changing hues the falling
Leaf climbing roses still blush upon the atts. myrtle
and laurel flourish luxurany and some shrubs ia s,i
In flower Until the frost and strips away r.ese
glorcs, our tight little island still possesses muc.
Of that soft uxurant verdure which has earned for
tho pretty name Of the "Garden OF Englandn But
to the stranger this Is naught-that arbitrary
period yclept 'the season" Is over He must
60, 'twould be odd to stay, and your John
Bull hates nothing so much being particular So our
birds OF passage have flown and be lured back
only your correspondent is left to chronicle tho gay
doinge OF the past summer and autumn These for the
Isle Of Wight are centred yachting which terminated
at the end Of August last Cowes tho high place of the
yachting mans idolary, is shorn OF l its glory.
The harbor Is no longer gay with bunting nor enlivened
by the saucy raksh craft that congregat from all quar-
ters during the summer months The whole place has
an air OF duness very depressing for the enterprsing
stranger who explores 1t at this season Of the year
Standing now the battery cspaaads before the cascl
lated headquarters OF the royal yacht squadron, there
nothing pleasant for the eye todwe upon In the Soent
In fact to the right tho mother bank lies the Arato
ordered there until the yellow fever which she brought
from st. Thomas has died out and further the quar-
antin0 hulk aoma NJ her invaids nm hoard md Av
ing the ominous yellow flag both Watched BY . smart
little gunboat to prevent any communication with the
shore In the roads are lying two throe wind bound
vessels, among them the American ship Norwes err from
Callao The flagstaff upon the club house is bare
the house solf deserted and everything generally laid
up in ordinary particularly tho yachts, some two
hundred Of which, unrigged and dismantled as
Car as possible alternating upon the muddy banks Of
the Medina dividing West from East Cowes Yet there
arc some hardy vikings who still plough the waery deep
and will not be driven from their favorite element even
by the clustering autumna gales and rough weather.
that would put the endurance Of yachting amateurs
TO crucial test The Duke Of Lccds maintains his fine
schooner yacht Florence all the year round In
trim. and she riding all taui at the mouth of the
Medina Tho Floreace "a Of is2 tons burden, built In
1851 and belongs TO lie ReyM Yacht Squadron Major
Cooks Tyne 10 also "a f sea; those are the only
two that now keep The charter Of Cowe so to speak
reposing afer the tots and uumphs OF the year. are
many OF high renown 10 e .rrsis OF yachting contests
In this as vol AZ preceding I may mention In
this number Mr. Broadwoods schooner wi,chcraft 24I
tons, who has made herself name In some we'll con-
tested matches Tho wiichcnft was designed as an
Improvement on the famous America, albeit in that
respect she has entirely failed realize the expecta
tions excited by 20 ambitious project Then we have
Lord Ponsonby's Lufra yawi 2o5 ons, built in 1885,
n fui frcxx~ .~Nt.
expected In future contests and that has already earned
. reputation BY her performances at the last yacht
squadron regatta, 10 August Next comes Leuten-
ant Colonel Aarkham's schooner Pautomlme 40 tons
burden built n 1885, and greatly distinguished In various
matches during the present year. Besides these dos
tined 10 lie idle until season. there are tho Duke OF
Ed'nburg's Viking tho Marquis OF Conynghams Ellen,
8r Henry 0slandsr's Fire Fly, Earl Duces zurah Wis
count Lesmors's Myth, schooner 40 tons; Mr. wse's
UranA schooner ITO tons; H. vllcbos Ursuline, yawl
liz tons; Count f. du Monceaus Intrepid schooner rs
tons Earl Rosse's Ttania schooner ls4 tons Mr. Per-
esvas Pssrel schooner o. TONS and many.othsrs;
with all their hono yet 70 win, others having already
achieved lees Of reputation as fast saiers
The Alice American yacht the property Of Mr. Apple
ton Is also here for the winter. She arrived last May,
terny being greatly admired, both account OF her
Just and harmonious proportions and her qualities as
ting ch roniccs which ascrbe TO the difference
In build compared with the generality OF British
yachts These consider the Alice be able
oompete saccessuliy on this side Of tho water But
those vaticnaons have still TO receive their fulhime mt
Next year may turn the tables and with an experienced
uphold the worldwide nautical fame Of tho Stars and
Stripes.
rendezvous oi England and the Royal Yacht Squadron
which here has It's headquarters, is the most dstin
The exception Of the Royal Cork Yacht Club established
In 1920 the Royal Yacht Squadron also the oldest OF
the English clubs It's formation dating from lsis For
royalty, and Its annual regattas particularly brilliant
and interesting from tho large number Of irst class
yachts that always compete tor the prizes Tho commo
dore Of the squsdron the Earl Of Wilton Of the
zara schooner 32 TONS the vice commodore being the
Rse tons Captain Browne, OF the Royal navv nls the
post OF secretary. The register Of the Royal Yacht
yachts aoat and although Of late years strong and
nourshing rival clubs have sprung into existence NJ
portsmouth 70 dispute the palm Of supremacy in is
waters, yet the Royal Yacht Squadron maintains
and Seh % ss e q. .ss;s:
took place on tSs 2th, 9Th and 9th Of August
the nrst day being devoted to the match hrtween
Lieutenant Colonel Msrkbam's fsntomime after very
close contes. with the Egers the winner Of the cup In
second day cutter match took place for three prizes
G70 f2o and 10 tho course ~ that sailed the
light through Cowes Roads passing southwark Of the
Brambes, then back TO the starter, twice round time
sy = ~ roy. Ss0na o M
Wight, In which nine OF the most famous yachts took
part These were the Lufra, Arrow, Pantomme Blue
Bell Egeria T,ania olanthe Lulworth and ChristabeL
The winners we're Blue Bell, Psntomime and ESsria,
eer svery close race In which great skin and seaman
snip were displayed by the skppeB OF the vsssess
ensged 10 the contest During the first Two days the
na was very boisterous and the weather generally
snIovghout the regatta temposuous, thus calling
ior AL the daring and sxpertness Of the competitors in
sne oluerent matches They fully equal TO the
Cowes regatta
:. the YACHTING sxAaoH ov 1857
eApec'oa 70 DO very brilliant and succeasful one
owing 70 the Paris Exhibition ana the Ipnur os vstors
sra genera , International movement which that great
s =. ~, psooucs somehing 10 certainly wanted IN
ana ~ summef y, and autumn Of this year Several
,s ess ~ IA onerent parts Of the British coast