The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-28
YACHTING IN ENGLAND.
Prospects for the Season
of 1877.
THE RAGING SECTIONS.
New Yachts and Old FavOrites
Improved.
LospoN, May IA, 1877.

the general depression which throughout this
and other countries owing TO the war the yacht rae
ing season promises to BIO unusually busy QUE
lew months ago it prophcsied by the knowing ones
that there would be few to be sailed and only
small feet Of yachts commission; but II is pleasing
70 see that these forebodngs not being verified,
ana that both regattas and yachts to compete at
them likely to BIO more numerous than ever.
Already few small matches nave been saiicd on
the Thames and elsewhere and on the I'D inst.
lns great metropolitan cutters matches begin by
those Of the Royal Thames Yacht club,
followed by the Royal London Yacht Club on the 2sth
and the New Thames Yacht Club the 25th. From
these until the last day OF August nearly every
day already becs taSen for regatas and matches,
and still numerous dxtures have 10 be made For The
small yachts there Is plenty of racing pro-
vidcd Thames during the next four months, but
the larger vessels that to those Of forty tons ana
upward will sorsake the London river on the llth OF
june the date on which the Royal Thames Yacht Club
sails its channel match from the Moro 10 Dover After
The regatta OF the Royal Cirque Ports Yacht Club,
which extends over three days. The feet will usual,
DIVIDE some gong northward to the Mcrsey and Clyde
and others remaining in the south, con,entng them
selves with few days racing Havre and elsewhere
until all mect again al Cowcs in the beginning Of
August
With SO short ssason climate allows OF
during which yachtng can be enjoyed on our coasts
the difficulty arranging the numerous regattas SO no
to prevent them clash ting with each other Is very
great, but this year tn various clubs and regatta
committees be yratuated on the satisfactory
manner in whch this has been done. With few cx-
ceptous none Of the iuportan. meetings interfere
with one another. Tie exception most TO be re-
GREETED is that OF the Royal Cork-the oldest yacht
cluo in cxistence-whkh with strange perverseness
chosen the 18th 18th OF June for holding It's re-
gata which days tho previously selected by the
Royal Cirque PORTS Al ,he time the Royal Cork
its fixtures tho dates OF the Fal-
mouth Plymouth and oaher regattas in the
south not arranged SO tnat. as was
pointed out Land and Water several times.
the racing at Cork might hive followed immedi-
aely after the regatta Of the Royal Irish Yacht Club
at Kinss,own. Thus the yachts could easily have
visited Queen stowp en- route Tor the Solent racing
From its rav Ter isolated situation The Royal Yorkshire
Yacht Club can scarcely its regatta from clash
ing with thers tor the reason She regatta Of
the Socyjte des Regates du Havre also generally
suffers few other regattas OF minor Importance
clash with Others but altogether tho dates are
well aosen and there is little to complain Of
THE RACING SECTIONS
MS the season continues for tour months, 80 also
We racing IS as II we're. DIVIDED into four sections
zach having locality OF its own. That is to gay, the
Thames regatlas, which include tho racing on the
river at Harwich and at Dover; the norrn-
ern regattas, comprising The sailing on
the Mersey, at Barrow, and on the Clyde;
the rcgatas and lastly the regattas in the SOUTH
which OF the Socnt racing and the regattas ut
the various ports Lands End aud the isle OF
Wight Taking these sections separately II Will DO
seen that the sport in each promises Improvement.
On the Thames racing In all classes Is likely to be
better than usual. The chief reason tor this IS that
the new Thames Yacht Club hos rcinqushed the rule
xvhi wh at her
so obnoxious to racing yachtmen that they refused to
let their vessels compete under It. Not only has this
club now returned it's former measurement rule,
but has thrown its matches open 10 yachts belonging
other clubs action which will doubtless promote
sport and which might we'll be initiated by the other
clubs on the Another reason for the racing be-
ing better this season the Thames than in former
years that at last really good fleet oil ten
Ton yachts has been got together No class does SO
much encourage good racing as this. anu now that
first rate ten tonners are IN the river Tue spot
should be excellent.
In division there is also an increase in
the prospect OF sport On the Mersey there Will be
two days racing instead OF only as was the case
last summer The Barrow Yacht Club idle last year,
glvcs three days racing this and on the Clyde the
young club digniled with the uto OF 'Mudhook''
holds a regatta In Ireland sport Is always fast ana
Clyde to Bangor, the usual regaltas at Bangor and
kingstown anu the two days racing at Queenstown,
busy. Beginning with The Royal Cornwall at FaI.
mouth aud racing at Plymouth, Torqlay. Swansge.
southampton Cowes, Ryde southsea, Weymouth and
Dartmouth, the yachts will not have idle hour from
the oath july to the 31st August Tor the racing IN the
south will be incessant during that period
RACING YACHTS --scHoosERs
Thus 1t WIN be that here are ample opportuni-
ties afforded for racing and sport. and II may not DO
out oil place TO glance at the yachts which will take
part init. In the schooner class neither Egeria nor
olga will race but their places will DO taken 10y the
Sea Belle and Miranda The first OF these is well
known winded OF her rig ever launched
Last year she raced but during the spring she
has been recoppered. ana, with new canvas and q
IN.
rhe N Iranda butt by Harvey loo late last sum-
mer 10 try her Iuck but she has been very carefully
prepared for the coming season and nothing has been
spared to make her successful Her copper has been
put with extraordinary care the edges being brought
close together instead Of being oyerlspped IN the usual
way; the nail heads have been countersunk
aud finally all the surface has been smoothed
ballast has been carefully restowed and her
bowsprit, boom, topsa yards and spnnaker boom
have been followed out and bound with iron hoops
placed at short distances apart The Phantom, an.
other schooner new last year, which raced few times
only, has undergone some slight alterations TO improve
her steering and Is expected TO do better ON several
last she showed signs OF high Speed
formed so indnercnty that she was not raced again
she line vessel but Is, perhaps, too heavily built
compete with much success
The Corlnne, which came out In the middle OF the
season last year, but still won so many races viii begin
early ths year, and, with new canvas WIN be sure 10
do we'll Fiies last built schooner, the Mca, had no
chance gwen her last summer on tho lew occasions
when she was raced her crew consisted of men totally
nnaccustomed TO Facing, aud she was uDprovided
with the gear necessary Tor setting balloon
sails. This year, however Mr.. Tod has got
racing skipper and crew. aud everything viii he done
TO put her INTO proper trim. She will not be raced
anti the Mersey or Clyde regettas unless she visits
queenstown The PantomIme, which was formerly
he champion OF her rag, and winch was so nnch I'M
,ovcd last year that she Will probably prove 10 be
again, tor SALE and may not be nted out unless she
auds owner Another crack schooner which Is
9aitng for new owner is the Cetonia vessel which
proved herself TO be the fastest OF her
The Ausir aiia went last enough last TO
show that very tlc was required 10 put her INTO the
nrst fight aad u very possible tina. iie has been
done. Last summer she griped badly that she had
always 10 be sailed with very large ito, but II this
defect has been remedied she Will take quite as much
II beating than any OF the cracks can give her
The Hdegnrde, handsome AS she Is, cannot be
pcctcd TO many prizes for her owner, tue Prince
Of Wales unless put into thorough racing trim. nor
can Awe, Modmena, Bcadcea and others The veneer
nhle Shark nas bad 4 runnIng huMsprlt khpped. and