The New York herald., 1870-04-20
Y A O II r I N G..
The Coming Season In Europe-g,emarka-
bic Activity of the Yachtmen.
From Eell's Life IN London. Aprll o.

lfrom Eel's Life IN London, Apri a1
After u 'ons lnd dun winter the past fortnight OF
hhc aho suhshinJ weather mas started yachtmcn
ih'o IemarhaoIe activity, overhauling ana lifting
out ior tue now rapidly approaching season being
the order Oh me day. The nxIures or the London
cnos having been published somewhat earlier tnan
usual ads PROBABLY been the cause OF setting the
racers 'eary Jognng.n and wi.u an augmentation
III numbers of owners 10 the other-tne crnlsby
cass--yachting matters assume quite a br,gas
look. aud altogether augnr well an uuusu-
ally prosperous and brilliant season. The
Thames matches, inferentIally speaking, VIII
receive a full quota OF entries from the south. ,nd
as Inere is the reverse OF falling on ia the Lro.
grainmc, other stations VIII be doubtless fully repre-
senrel. Yet the provok.ngiy ''nard luck" expert
enced last year by the Clndra and Condor viii
prOuably Ceny tue yachting puDic the opportunity
ana pleasure OF again witnessing tile matchess
sai Il1 Oi tnese 6ne ve,ses-al eas. IN the sog,n
country-maechess, unfortunately fOr them, IN more
meanings nau one. Katner low Integers IN tue nii-
meIation tane wt toa tns seasons ''dara" dlvi-
SION new vessels or racing preteIsions being less In
uuinDer than usual.
Nicholson OF Gosport, builder OF the famous Aline.
&C. has spendid schooner tor M. EWING, iae
Couuof Sne wlI sal about tue same tonnage "a;
the Cambria ana, as Iarals al pearances 30, looks
iaahiohcu ater style 10 keep her wth the van In
any company. a. pasne Of southampton. has
launched pOwerlu, LOOKING hlty tonner Tor Mr.. J.
rne;ta IS well turned out OF hand and hisayry
snarI aud racing appearances. Hatcher. of Solsn.
niteeu lODler lOr Mr.. H..
OauALlet SCHOONER. lhiS little Gu. ter Is lauitess
moiel, ana saS ah Incredible amount of
ACCOMMODATION Tor her tonnage. she intendod
W sal Ia tne iirst open niatcn OF ner class IN tle
Thames, but obviously only IN tue event of there
ueing suniclent muster o the iignt weighs 10
maze up race, AID which at present appears
rather d0dpiiui. the queen and Sataue.a oeng In
the other channel. anu neither Drdu, Foily Octo-
roou nor Quiver likely 10 De ntted Out THIS state
0f aiairs II mach 10 be regretted but the four h
class ut one time so productive o close and eAci.
ing contests, appear w have gradually nergeI DGO
nuaenty.
Tue Eyeria, 'the queen OF the schoonersu last
season, nas been hau.ei up at Halcners yard
our.ng tue winter. Sne ~ now fitted OUT under
orIeIs 70 be aliuat on tle lsta. The CaIoria anu
Lpelia VIII. hcioe tue formers match with SapphO
have roughuJ, IN order 10 arrive at the rclauve
cement icciuing from me ALTERATION made tni3
WINTER ~ eitnef Nesse. fnc Ege1a Jas had tne for
ward dead wood considerably duboed away, this
giving Sharper entrance De.oH The water, aud also
PAD lac an5uiar space oct cen the ead Aee anu gar
| boards hi.ei Ia wiln moulded lead ana coppered
over, tius giving as IL were alr rise Of nOor
keel upwards. Tie Phantom, purchased OF Mr..
iiosoh Gu or Mr. u. filday. OF Glasgow, Is having
| 4 thorough overhaul ut Hitcber's yar0 She has
Deea recoppeied ana baG her DulwarSs cut down 10
sohctjniy lac racing JinienslolS lne Astare. sr.
D. Mctdrlale, Is W Tue same yard, ittng out win
ali dcspatch for ihe Thames. Tue Murie. Mr. Il.
liridioii Is eeu. I'll ataunio. itting out lor the
Thames mat'aes.
amptOn:-brean, ,opsah schooner: Deernound ts.l;
Eri1ina, topsai schooner; fiyIng tisn schooner;
IirrnDt SCHOONER; Muiny schooner; hla hover, cut
ter. MIR. a Paynder; Que n, cutter Mr. Bird; Ierp.
slcnoIe cutter; Agerine cutter; Lizzie, cutIer and
Nave, a,.o schooner, AZ oowes & Mr.. ;; . :; White
| OF ognty tons lor W. Bird Esq. Queen, cut
| teri Sne was ndmod the Bird lne cutter
| vanguard. Colonel VerscnOsle, has been hauled up
| at East Cowes during .ue wnler and Is now iLting
out Tor the names. Tue NOluntc, cut ct, has been
| almost IebuIt by Nicholson her humping on
| Sandheid last autumn. 1he only perceplloe difier-
encc IN her appearance" s slight alteration Of the
counter The fionl cuLer Is also 1ttlg Que at the
| same pace. AT IyJhe Blanchard Is gviug the Flying
| Coad an overhaul, an sne viii reappear wan
| the fashionable running bOwSprit ana compare
| lively upright inasta The alterations ana moro
lead bal ast cannot be other than al nlprove ement.
Al tOwes large number of vessels are tttng out,
| and on Monday last the American scnnoler Daunt-
| less came Oit vi htrDor aud touk stretch across
tue SOient afterwards bringing up IN tue Roads but
| on tuesday Sne 10 urned mo harpor ana unbent
| SAILS. lha Sapph0 Is ~ ng al the Medina DOCKS
We near That her Majesty VIII lhls year give q cup
10 he Contested fof at koyM Southern IacnL cue
| Regatta IN Southampton wafer.