The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-22
YACHTING IN ENGLAND.

From the London Globe June ILL.,
The Royal Thames Yacht Club are to be congrat-
ulated on the success attending their schooner and
yawl matches yesterday. With a fresh WHOLESALE
breeze, cool air and absence OF glare, the trip to
the Mouse was eminently enjoyable from beginning
to end. The pace at which the clipper Meet trav-
eed may be imagined from the fact that the light
ship was rounded by the leading vessels in about
two hours after leaving Gravesend. When nearing
the Chapman Light the speed was SO great that
the club steamer, a powerful boat, could hardly
keep up with the racers, and o large ocean, going
steamship was soon left far behind. OF the COM
petlng yachts, the beautiful schooner Cetonia
say last autumn, by leading the fleet the whole way
home, and securing the first prize. When 1t
came to beating TO wlndward, the superiority
of the Cet0nia became manifest although in
running free the new Corinne and the Egeria held
Florinda and Oorisande yawls close and inter-
estng race took place from start to finish, there
being only about three minutes between their re-
spective times OF arrival. The Florinda seemed to
lie a tribe nearer the wind when close hauled, and
this, added TO o small advantage at the start, Sc
cured her the victory. OF the remainder, the Pam
tomime. which had very bad start, displayed the
same weatherliness and stanchness that made
her famous last year, but the Egeria, her old rival
seemed rather crank The new Corinne will prob
ably show to more advantage hereafter when her
a fine SOLDIERS wind" she held her own, but, in
beating back, her sails shivered whenever the
yacht was brought close to the wind.
The most remarkable performance was that OF
THE SEA BELLE,
also o new schooner After losing her foretop-
mast and falling a mile astern of the whole gect,
the crippled yacht gradually worked her way into
foremost place at the finish, although meeting
with several other mishaps during the return
journey. But for these disasters 1t Is q
question whether the first prize would have
gone to the Cetonia. The leet was accom-
panied by the new Commodore OF the club,
the Prince OF Wales in LORD Alfred Paget's
beautiful steam yacht, the Cecie. most obJec-
tionabe practice was pursued by q steamer carry
carrying a cargo OF excursonists by lying close to
the starboard quarter OF the Cecie during a
portion OF the voyage back and SO prevent
ing those on board that yacht from watching
the competitors. Probably this originated in the
desire OF the captain OF the steamboat to crafty
the vulgar curiosity OF his passengers at any in
convenience to those on board the Cecile. We
trust tnat the owners OF the steamer in question
will adopt measures to prevent repetition of the
annoyance. Considerable disappointment was felt
at the termination OF the matches when II was
found that no formal presentation Of prizes would
take place, according to the practice OF previous
years. No doubt there was substantial reason for
this departure from established usage; but, since
some people regard the ceremony as the most in
terestng portion Of yacht race. the Old arrange
ment might be re-establlshed with advantage on
future occasions.