New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-24
SOME FAMOUS BRITISH YACHTING SKIP
PERS
LINN, Tie Pail lfan Gazet,e

There are two CLASSES of yachting COM
mauders In GreaI Britain First there Is the ordinary
cruising skipper, Is good, steady all rolni man fvr
coa.ling aud race is vessel well la to local
Dreczrs which draw OF particular geus Is Oi much
.auo. Then tAere Is the racing skipper, VINO is sup
much superior IL hi. way to Upper
professional Jockey to the lad who rides The tnor DuRh-
hfe regularly AT WORK at Newmarket o describe fully
no development of The British racing skipper "oud he
III detail the hIstof; oil Bn'lsh yacht ldelhs
ola WHITE. $40 va, the captain OI OH i.o.rit "ofe
Booths bg cutter tAe Adeld ie was possibly Tie nrsi OF
genus, an hrsirte man he was either ~ sIcerih
us or htte DOas. rutt thirty-hve years ugO, tr
SHORTLY after the America. schooIer came over ana
,ha: cred all 10 the advantages OF uelJ Ing
mansails with Moving al'er l9aoIeS nc ",''eAt %
tue Fiona brought the front Joan Houston OF iirss.
VINO Al the iilcr OF the Od F4~n, sho was ianil
ArD termed 10 her oe't days. proved lnyncble Cap
tain Houston mai weakness oi ught liclng nls craft
nrchase proved very the hence lis csaft
VAS sometimes known "a tue tLber- breaker" Tim
Walker WAS cOHteni"rary SKIPPER v1O mai also
r"at repo alton ana ia the -MOsq Ito. and steIiy
tbs Cytnera he proved himself a very able srersmsn.
nut b. never Had to be at the tIier when tue winds
Dlow 80 very paltIy." Lemon Crawnel III the Neva,
ana laltery the Prince OF Wacss yacht the formosa.
cn.ter and could hold his with all at n
schooner race evidenced 10y the successes 81 the MI
r.na but schooner racing has lone ont oil las oI un
fortunately for The best interests OF the SPORT Tho race
Yachting jockeys which succeeded those mentioned Is
headed by ONcil. OF the lrex. who Is undoubtedly al
rnsuu Fred Archer OF the reoA He made his repu-
atlon In the forty tOnner MJosois. aiel To 1t Ia the
cuckoo, In his matches against the Val Iara and the
and then IN the dying Annasona raced 10 siud
ward OF ali eneasei Ia 9s particular caIi'at. rom
,iIrd the MARQUIS OF Asas seunhound peripct IOn,
t he Ia 81 always nnder his caarse the sorse boat OF
tne two which were twins from tho stOcAs Uf Fife OF
Farlie. Diaier made nis reputation In MAJOR twings
famous fol cutter Nora the green with gold
ball racing nag OF whicn Will long De remembered As
Ben Harris. nis opponent III many tOnsh match
wien tue Latter had charge OF the Bloodhound lie ns
long under matches. He was like White one OF the
very old school, aud had won many matches III tho
SolenL Rather q good orocasto yarn Is sill tod OF
ann at the time In command of yacht belong
ing eccentric nObiemaD. now dcceasei. who.
whether himself, ms hunt servants dor ho
NJ. l.. H.
Cue day the members OF the Royal Yacht Squat
the CUB windows at the Castle ot serving Ben
moist a strange sIgnal-a very strange rgnal-in tho
rigging, vhch they III vain trei TO make out by tele
what IL was ~ignai be blowedl" shouted Ben across
the waters It's the governors No pair OF breeches
Harry Thomson. Of Vanguard fame, could take all
out Of a" dying ,1ty TIA, nan could; 6nt since hs
allowed him TO play leading part ia tue pasIime
dnra during her rst ,s"n was "a good man at tho
tIlsr could have when there OF
cut the atmosphere 10 keap all day drawing bal
loon topsai, but hat no patience III gbt airs He
nrst English yachting skipper who sailed his
with al cabin ttngs la their proper places, refusing,
unless hard pressed 10 aOw OF thoiI reinOVa TO SUIT
the boat He has resigned tiler alto
seher snd is engaged IN tue winterng AMI cutting into
commission yachts at Kothessy the island Butte
where needless To say his vast experience his
trained, serve him well. Woods. OF tue -Egoria was
famous In his day. aud was most successful with Mr.
Termed more especially In Channel matches duncan
OF Marjorie ms spurs Of the Clyde ten tonusr
delivered from Wslson's hands that he tttauei 10
front rank among yachting jockeys. Tue way lie
sndled this little vessel. first British waters and
then IN American waters. won for MIN the admiration
AL judges OF boat sailing. la tho etweon
yacht the MarOr o. and the frrK this LA.
divided fairy tue spoil: and II he lacks dash OF
ONeiI at start aud mark boats he makes for
shrewi scotch cannness or caution. eand sail. his
own that Is minds the in-e, ling antnuyres
of yachts ahead or astern John Barr who 4. one of Tho
shippers paid Ia our AMI race yacht Ia America.
proved 10 tho cutter Neptune lie was the irst yaht
ing Jockey VINO received special rst.inug foe
the comforts OF larger craft aud smaller
boat. The above are among tho most snsoes,Iul
British yachting skippers past and present. though no
doubt old names sucn tucse OF Archie BLAIR. and
Rad I" McKirdy. 0f Lara and BAnlly " Wright aud
Jameson modern days. will crop up In
over bygoue days As we'll "a VIII those % possibly
greater fame at COwes and KingstOwn Ia fesarl tho
Ordinary seamen. yacht was thought ek year.
to have obsnco unless she had IMPOSED Di
Colchester fishers: but Ichen ferry aud south
ala pton givo a. good material hs wanted 'ut
southern bosts and Msckio aud Duncan have dIi.led
clyde nigh sate OF perfection. and scottish
built boats longer ruro English to SAIL Them
they did ten yesis ago.