The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-29
WOMEN 19S SAILORS.
English Girls are Running Yachts and Winning Races.

Winning Races.
 From the London Daily TelegraphO
 Of all the sports which are now open 1 to what was once supposed to be the softer sex, none, probably, presents so few objections as yachting, and it is therefore not surprising that it has found so many adherents among ladies in recent years. It is well, however for it's successful pursuit by the fair sex that hardier race of English girls has sprung up, and that the supposed genteel delicacy which was so much admired in the times of our great grandparents has become thing or l the past To sail successfully mod- l ern racing boat is no slight undertak~ ing even for man. It not only re- ouires technical knowledge, but 1t also demands nerve, decision, promptltude and a considerable amount Of physlcai strength, Thus it is somewhat sur prising and mortifying to man 10 ma that these attributes which he sup nosed to be specially his own, are pos- sessed in a marked degree by the oppo- site sex, and that it is becoming dlftl- cult matter for him to hold ms own either on land or sea. It may De some slight consolation to him, when, Val- ouished in match, to find that ms lalt opponent is becoming little weather beaten in appearance, and that the oel- icacv of complexion which was once so much prized Is apt to be missed toward the close of a yachting season. But this. after all, is a poor consolation al- |, though one is much needed, for II Is year by year becoming more eVldeh' , that ladies can sail a boat as well as
 men Naturally, the Solent, as the beadouarters of yachting, is the mos attractive ground for the pursuit o :. this sport. :. With clubs at every town on It , coast and races almost daily iron Anri, to October, a match can be Tn .. dn1eed in nearly every day, and Whe'
 tbere is no regularly organized race u
 cononnte In. the gap can always b
 f11ed with a. private match, or by on = of inc numerous ladies' days. N Lo,,,,suonoan. however, must enter o - this pursuit lightly and without du il consideration. She must be strong al"
 of a determined disposition; she mus
 Y,nt oyDpct to TPGGlNc lifbI NSA'N''~'
 from her male opponents Whlch IS sui
 nosed to be her due; she must not U.
 feet to the handling ot damp ropeS' Si d must not be too shocked II III iloAlt9'' l. of excitement she hears tll@ f"
 hand" pronounce vigorous Wofu' dl
 if she possesses an equable teii'pei h' 'A endowment of the sport Will De srea .e er A few wears since it was 1masllleu .il'
 T ,f0N
 m lady would ever be found capapie ct sailing anything much bigger tEah
 ona-ratar. Now it is no uncommon o o- orrrenca to see tive-rater, or, 10 pr more correct, a thirty-six-toot hh
 ro+er sailed for all she is worth by ol - of the Solent yachtswomen'
 Foremost among those who ha
 e,,orr,, what ladies can do in boat
 Mrs Schenley. Last year in the nv
 rater Flatfish, and this year III l.
 +hirtv-footer Corolla, she has been
 ,,oor,,Ior cor,1netitor in the local mate
 es. and now for many seasons past
 ,rao,, has heen closed without her t1yi 1o,o string of winning flags on one o+ba, of the numerous crafts she owned. Pehaps, to the unlnltlatea' ! sneak of a five-rater is little mlSled inc. and it may be imagined to De soi tiny craft which any one coulo Sd But if it is considered that the dlne
 sions of the hull are nearly as great
 some of the old twenty-tonners' | ling task may be more easily realized A [; It ls other helmswoman who has annex ears many prizes in recent years IS M 141e 319n Hughes, Mrs. Schenley's sister, VII adsy, the great reputation of the one-ra 1piy Fay has been gained under the g ody: dance of Miss Lord. The Hon. M aso Oliphant in her thirty-footer AWe tEsts E, Miss Hammersley, the Ladies Sts ,w. hope. the Hon. Mrs. Britten, Miss {
 and Mrs. Rudston Read have M proved themselves dangerous opl nsts nents for the mere man, whiie at E9g- only steering but at working boat HUG any moderate dimensions, the dau'
 ters of that able and enthusiaS sSs yachtsman, Colonel Buckniil, have sss few equals.