The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-27
YACHTING I'M ENGL AND.
Opening Of the Racing ssss:n-A Brisk Time
Anticipated.

| With the advent OF the merry month OF May our
Thames yachtmen Invariably begin to bestir them.
selves, and, Judging from the long array OF fixtures
already announced, they have this year every pros
| pect OF an unusually good time. The ''openng
| crnises' of the Royal London and New Thames
Yacht Clubs are appointed respectively for the 18th
| and goth inst, and on the 10Th the Royal Thames
The senior club, will inaugurae the racing
| with cutter match from Gravesend TO the More
and back. On the twa following days may 80 and 81
the New Thames ana Royal London will follow suit
With matches for first and second class cutters and
on the 9TH Of June the new challenge cup presented
| by MI. AshburT 70 the Royal Harwlch Yacht Club,
OF which he Is commodore, Will be sailed
for from Gravesend to Harwich The race
for this trophy Is open to yachts OF
all nations, with the solitary exception OF America
not very graceful Limitation on the part Of the
donor seeing that the cup IN question is the prize
won by the Cambria In the Atlantic race with the
DauntleSs.
The iIarwich regatta s appointed for June :, ana
on the following day the members or the New
Thames Club have arranged to sail their ocean
match from Harwich to Gravesend. Then, after an
interval OF four days, We have In unbroken
sion the schooner and yawl match OF the Royal Lon.
don Club the i2th ditto Of the Royal Thames on
the 18th, ditto OF the New Thames on the l4h fol.
lowed the 10th by the ocean match OF the Royal
Thames Yacht Club from the More to Dover and tho
usual supplementary rae from Dover to Boulogne
aud back tho nth This will practically bring
close the shortlived Thames season, though there
are one or two minor matches TO be decided later on
IN the month. With tho laudable object,
however, OF excepting the bail a.rollng"
. proposal mas been mOoted TO get up
sweepstakes among the yachts at Dover. and Sail
q grand ocean match from Dover right r0and the
coast to Liverpool, to be in tlmo to assist at
the regatta OF the Royal Nersey Yacht Club, which
Is appointed for June % anu 20. Should this pro-
gramine be carried out our yachtmen viii assuredy
have no reason to complain OF the time hanging
heavily on their hands during the month OF Jnne.
July will be- with few exceptions, blanS, 50 for
az yachting Is concerned, on the South coasts,
though there VIII be plenty to do in the North and
along the Irish coast; but toward the close OF the
month there VIII be general migration southwark
to the Solent, where the annual Fortnight VIII
commence on the 3lst with the Royal Yacht Squad.
ron regatta which will extend, usual, over the
week, anu be foli0we by the regatta OF the Royal
Victoria Yacht Club, commencing August Z. Strong
hopes entertained here that the New York Yacht
Club viii not be unrepresentcd this year in tile
SOlcnt matches. rEMa Is
ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUBS DINNER To Mr.. ASH.
BuRY.
On Wednesday last MAY - the men,bers OF the
Royal Thames Yacht Glnb gave complimentary
thougnt-to Mr.. James Asibury, at the Langtam
HoteI, in comnemoratOn OF the victory Of the CAM
bria in the Atlantic race OF last year. In tue
avoldaDlc absence OF Lord Alfred Pages, the Com.
modore Of inc cuD, who was In attendance upon
chair was taken by Colonel Gourley NJ. r. for sun
derland, who was supported on the right BY the
aais Of Exeter. Among the company present were
Captain Tncllusson. Commodore Of the Royal VIC
& las 81 Ss
Leone; Captain stokes Boyd, United states Marae
II InVi'liipnS
| other American gentlemen, inclIdiuG Mr.. George
Wilkes Who = at presen. stopping At the Lansham,
ge.her upwards OF hty gentlemen sat down
! to dnner, which was OF most elaborate and re-
cleiche character and reflected the highest credit
on the manager and chez OF tie Langham. both OF
| whom hail from the United States. the room was
bay window behind the chairman being draped with
the Gags OF The New york Yacht Club and the Royal
| which was floral design IN honor OF the guest Of
| the evening. the whole being surmounted with the
invitation also bore the burgess OF the Royal names
aud New YORK Yacht Clubs mtertwined with the
| Alter the toasts OF 1.-THE Queen, and oTne Presi-
4 dent OF inc United States' had been duly nolored
We cn FAYE n ors e @ 2, so rhce %
his Royal highness' love for yachting, "a shown by
ms frequent attendance at the matches Of the Royal
Thamc. acht Club anu his GIFT OF hundred Rui ea
cup open 10 yachts oI all nations. The cup In qles-
ton unfortunately was not sailed for last year; but
no trusted there would be keen competition Tor It
TIL, year, and that American yacht owuers, several
| Of whom were expected over tEIs season, would
me next toasis were, .eThe Army responded to
| BY Colonel Yongel. the Navy and the Vonn;eers,n
after which the Chairman rose TO propose the toast
OF The evening. lie SAID .lncy were assembled TO
commem the enterprise 3nd splrt OF Comno-
dore Ashbury, tie winner OF the great Atanc race.
lie described The interest taken In tins race BY Dotn
the yachting world oil England anu America from
from Kinsaie Head until they arrived at Sandy Hook.
They never saw EACH other during the interval The
Cambria was Oi loo tons less Than the DauntiesS,
| n Atlantic sailing in
| with the waves OIL the ocean; indeed, 80 great was
Cambria passed the lighthouse at Sandy HOOK Mr..
| Ashbury, as De himself mad informed him, could
! scarcely believe That he had won the race. Tic
Cambria was taken the northerl and the Daun;less
the southern course, ana the northern course had on
this occasion been successful, although the Daunt-
less arrived Only an hour ana forty minutes after the
Cambria In conclusion the Chairman called upon
the company to drink Mr. Ashbury's health and
wish him every success with his new schooner the
/ Mr.. Ashbury, who wore tho spanish order Of
| Charles ILL.,, gwen 10 hun by Queen Isabella Of
Spain, responded at considerable length. He ex-
pressed his warnncst appreciation OF the high honor
paid MIN ny tue members OF the Royal ma leS facht
Cub, in inviting him to banquet OF this character,
whish he said ne valued the more, inasmcli as such
in ns annals Of The club ne then procscled to de-
tail the circumstances which led to the match be-
tween the Cambria and inc Da9n'ess and ,d N the
manliKe spirit 81 Commodore Bennett with wnom
| who he said, was one Of the first TO congratulate
him on mis- victory. or the Hospitality he had re-
ocived In all parts OF the United States during his
recent visit be could not speak IN too
San Francisco, ne had invariably met with
the greatest Kindness aud good Fellowship
not only from yachtmcn, but from oil classes OF
Americans. In CONCLUSION he alluded TO his pro.
jected trip across tue Atlantic tins year In the
LivonIa, and trusted he should be more iOrtuuate
with ner then he was last year with the Cambria,
| though ne fully appreciated the magnitude OF the
undertaking ana the many dilncnites tnas 5000 10
ms way 10 prevent his attaining the object OF his
ambitlon--tne bringing home OF the Ainerlcae Cup.
Before sitting down he proposed 'Success TO the
Royal Thames Yacht Club" which was most en-
Enthusiastically received aud duly acknowledged.
The chairman ncxt gave the new YORK Yacht
modore Bennett, vino, ne regretted Was not present
20 return thanks In person.
Stokes boyd, the Steward, the Chairman, the Secre
turv ran nc. and Tia