The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-24

VikltS our ydCut5 uufo us.ttc W tuCtt~ yoeht-
ing friends In England, that the ordinary
conventonatIes of social reciprocity should be so
entirely ignored by them turn about : to say the
tant topic alluded to in his communication, the
"Queen's Cup,n no doubt when Mr. AS proposal IN
''organized Yachting assocatlonp In his own coun-
try, and our club are thus enabled To comply Win
the one essential term condition upon which they
hold the champion prize, that a lair and mutually
satisfactory arrangement can be made as to all the
minor details incident to such an international and
nautical contest in our own waters II such should
be the happy result our next yachting season Will
present feature that cannot fail to Interest, we
might almost say, the maritime world.
But there is another phase OF oceanic yachting, or
perhaps more strictly speaking OF episodical naati
cal NE that answers IN one RESPECT ~ ieast' tne
poetic description OF the classic bard,
Apparent rari nantes in gurgite vaato,
and which ought not wholly escape the notice or due
appreciation OF the yachtman NO stronger evidence
SSvsnture 81 s U fearIessness and Seine
CATION. than that exhibited by those intrepid mari
ncrs who navigated across the ATLANTIC sniprgged
lngersO hfebOat and fOre-and-aft rugged 'b0lsa,
or life rait encounterng, as might well DC antlcl
pated, anything but halcyon seas and gently watt
ally testify TO- yet they .did it. and did it success
fully; and so far forth have at least toned down one
OF the most fearful terrors Of the ocean, the certain
almost inevitable loss OF life from one or other
of those appalling perils OF the seas-1re and foun-
dering from collision. What has been done once
were all that seemed necessary to put the leap
shear upon the twin maritime Inventions the
ellie r0fL' ana the "lncDOlt." 10 assure the
travelling community, the mariner. the wayfarers,
and even the pleasure-seeking wanderers OF the
sea, that, in "giving up the ship,". they
do not-"ex necessitate"-give up life with it but,
trumpet-tongued, admonlshes especially the mari
ner never to hoist the white nag unless actually or
spiritually embazoned with the motto, nil despeTaa
dunn; for with either OF those maritime structures
they now know the chances are two to one, II not
more, in their favor, and If not picked up al sea-
| they now know that, with nautical pluck and nav-
gatonal skill-"by or large" "a taut bowline'' or
free sheet''-will bring them ITO Cowes or har
| bor.n
| But OF what practical benefit are the most in
genious life-securng, life-preservng marine nven-
lions, if not rendered available by that spirit OF
| nautical adventure and those yachting tendencies
50 conspicuously developed In our own as well as
! foreign countries and making itself felt, not
only IN improving the naval architecture OF the mer-
| chant and armed marine, but al the same
| time infusng o general naylgational enthu-
| sasm commensurate with such improvements in
itself In accordance with the and resources Of
| each individual. This spirit Is quickened into re-
newed Inc Eostered ana encouraged Dy sne n1
the prestlge of wealth. and the almost unlimited
opportunity OF leisure, can wander the wide seas
all over" and in their line sea-gon2 and weahery
| craft ''suner" all the comforts conyeniences and
even luxurics that tile magic OF wealth can supply.
Borne DER the swelling wave, in their most conve-
nienly ARRANGED apartments below deck, with such
'ncas and appliances TO boot' as almost TO render
the fancies or The poet the most fascinating re-
| aitieS, well may they luxurfate even IN such o
..h0me on the sea-"
In like manner our yachting associations are max
Of the country And our va. yacaman, too after
very brief probation in MI MS ne
with his noating Alhambra In sporting rig
'breaks like quarter horse" for three thousand
Law merchant, nds himself the ssship's husband,
responding to the yachting refrain from abroad
I'm saoai I'm saos., on the deep rolling tidsi
Yet we must bear In mind that even such sportivs
yachting o'er the glad waters Is not all couter de
rose although very large portion OF even the beau
ideal" OF lie on the ocean wave' Is fully realized,
Notwithstanding the fact that the seas are not
always Pacific seas, and that the sterner and more
trying realities OF storm and tempest are also to be
encountered.
The ocean yachting of England's yachtmen, when
In their stanch. sea-rigged and welmanned YES
sells, carrying the Union jack even into "thrflling
regions Of thck-ribbed Ice, J" doubling either cape,
and displaying among the isles OF the Pacific, ana
the Australian Ophrs OF the Indian Ocean, although
originating and prompted by the same spirit Of nau-
tcal adventure as that which gave inspiration and
prompt action to the hardy and daring adventures
and navigat0rs OF the "B0san and the 'ltfe boat
gar r as the poetry Of yachting, notwith-
and weather. while the yachting voyages cf the
latter indeed entitled to the term designating that
pleasurabe recreation Of nautical iIie.must have
ties" exceeding In some respects those ''peris by
sea" which the great Apostle OF the Gentiles en-
Adramyttium 70 the island Of Melita. For British
yachtmen well knew that neither tho seas nor the
tcmpeStS Oh sUluFe ctuNStfIt 10 DC compared
to the piled mountain pillows or the fierce Euro
clydOns of the s0ttuna mdr'en or broad Atlantic.
Our modern panurus, however, escaped the thrice
shpwrecked episodes Of the Apostle, and the four
and twenty hours OF total submersion in the for
the log OF the feb0at only records one dive or sub
mersi0n, up to the ships f0remast and only four
times on her beam ends; but nevertheless. they too
reached "Fair Haven" and "Meta" IN safety''
'.and knew that the island was called Albion and
the un-barbarized people showed them no little
Kindness, If 1t Is true, and no seafaring man will
deny the fact, that they who 60 down to the in
big ships the wonders OF the deepn 1t Is no less
true that those wlso venture In miniature
see considerably more Of the admiralty and mari
In view OF the practca and beneficial results con-
nected with such novel and untred navlgatona per-
formances we cannot regard them "a standing frank
exposures OF life which cater only to the morbid
diseased and purely sensational phases OF the mind
q e RSaS IN
from the stable rock" into the mist and boiling
waters below without one solitary feature to reaeem
and the query "cu bonofn admits only OF the badest
negation; but now, that the seagoing, buoyant and
weatherly qualities, and the navlgati0nal capacities
OF the lifeDoat and the liferaft have been SO tho
roughly tested and demonstrated, 1t would seem
but the dictate or an enlarged and comprehensive
humanity, and but Just estimate OF the value OF
individual life that one the other both OF those
invaluable life preservers should appear In the inven
parcel Of her tackle apparel and furniture. ""u
But to conclude these desutory ucubratIons In
connection with ocean yachting may We not
Xs
spirit demonstrating itself SO enthusiastically
the last season, In the increased number OF
regattas, the annual cruises Of the different
yachting associations the prizes presented for CON-
petition by the berality OF the officers OF our own
club, and even by individual MEMBERS that the COM
ing season for yachting will be In "keepng'' II not
exceeding In spirit that OF the last and after reaz
ing all our anticipat0ns In that respect that their
memories will cling to US still" and Afford the yacht
Ing enthusiast many OF those n0ctes dn6r0sfG
to bridge over the frgtd interregnum OF his aquatic
sports.
The gallant ofYer OF the owner Of the Cambria may
not meet with responsive voice from among hts
fellow yachtmen. and his chcrished aspiration In
respect to the long coveted prize may not be prac
caly participated In by his own or any other '.or-
ganizedn yachting association, thus deferrng the
long anticipated and hoped for contest. But though
In railroad parance we may ail TO connect on the
"Queen's Cup'' and thus be deprived OF the
excitement OF an international contest, yet the
approximate future Is still full OF promise. From
the renewed spirit infused In what Of present
may be regarded as the great central yachting asso
ciati0n OF our own country; the yearly increase In
the size or tonnage OF the yachts or the squadron,
O symptom or feature that would seem to indicate
aud Enthusiastically to "marshal them the way they