The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-13
A National and . Nautical View.
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Yachting is an amusement the whole purpose and
niied by cruise from Cowes to Southampton and back
again. The moro adventurous spirits, 10 10 true, do
sometimes stretch across tho West Bay as far As Port
land and soace themselves with considerations OF the
advantages TO b derived from tho approaching comps
ton Of the breakwasr, with o contemplation Of the
shores or WEYMOUTH There have even been known
sope who, after along preliminary course Of study Of
the and the and aS
and have succeeded In inducing the captain OF their
craft oven 70 take them across TO Chcrbours. As
supreme in yachts discourage oil such fooihardy
ventures; and as the owners are in nine cases out
o. O s o.
sweet communion with their wives and families, or in
improving intercourse with the public houses ashore
thing like voyage In such craft 10 10 invoke the
dying hatred Of every seaman board and II the pro-
lie crew Il viii inevitably Be frtrssed By feqent ana
omlnous references 70 the dirty" look Of the weather
and by predictions supported By any amount OF expert
down TO the in yachts kept during the WHOLE OF
ther cruise in sort OF moral qnarsntine and unless
magnincence Of living on the water a. compared
with Living In hotel or furnished lodgings
ashore, sh:y will ptoosoly come to the con- on
less excitement 10 be for the money out OF that kind
OF amusement than any other that over was devised.
who have discovered Of reducing TO q minimum
their personal discomforts In the pursuit. and who,
tive element 60 themselves by the railway 70 the port Of
psuln bats get al Ike required credit wthca, any Of
for the psposs Of pleasure This doubt is the
intelligent IL the most recent idea OF the means OF
caution no, 10 arrive before the vessel and il Is neces
sary also to be quite certain that she will mot be forced
by stress Of weather into another port, In either Of
which the deserted owner s the victim OF painful
situation.
Seriously however, an unhappy fact that in Eng
pose Of ostentsson and NOT by any means with the OBJ
ject Of iadulgng that love for the Of exercsns
practically that knowledge Of nautical snairs 70 which
the taste for yachting Ii conventonay supposed 10 b
referable. II IL pleasing therefore, 10 In
stances in which the pursuit 10 put TO its proper and
or yachts who not positively afraid
ignorant Of that for which they profess 70 have special
ssesSn such an instance certainly met with d, nov ,n
little SPIDER which crossed the Atlantic aud quite recent
~ English gentleman has returned from cruise around
tie most remarkable Of all, is that which has just
hcsn accomplished By our cousins across the water
rss. across The Atlantis Bssor. this the annual
inside the Isis OF Wight becomes contemplate and
the TO Ohsrbourg OF which much thought at
the time, fades into insgnncance. Al O'Clock oo
Tuesday, the 18th OF December there started from New
York, bound for Cowes, three yachts--tho henreuA,
only Two hundred and four tons burhon the other two
being OF nesry the same BIS The Henrietta rea onsa
Ccwes At hafpsst Ave ociock Christmas day having
tho Incredibly short tine d fourteen days ana foir
hcur3, While the Fsetwing arrived only @gnt neure.
and tho Veba more than ten hours afes rue tnrt
e. Their having s performed the passage 60 vsry ncsy
ntse same time, sud that short time SHOWS Wnat
hns craft they must be- and how we'll tnny must pave
Scoa aaled and Il will hehoove yacht huters and
uaviestos 10 ask themselves they can turn out craft
csoabIs OF suc performance or 80 handle them as 70
have any chance sgsns any one OF hesctbree vessels
hturescu ne 10 "A much 10 be 40 bted whether anybody will
lie found IN England resdy scpt tina chssug which
tis said the Henrietta Offers o eno ner ocean race and
architecture and scamanship. shall again, did
vhep Che America HrBt csue and took the conce
out of ia have 10 recognizes nfer'ority these
terra 10 our acute trnnsasne cousins and 70 act sbou
making such improv emenm es rnay be suggested b,
whs. they have dcnss The log Of the Henrietta show
thst race across toe Atlantic 1t hs time OF The yea
no sDas nlsY Tbrougren. The passage she srrear