The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-29

FROM the London Globe.

In the earlier days of yachting, one
boat. or at the most, two. sufficed for a
man for even a tolerably long career, and
not infrequently, says The Yachting
World, the first was only discard be-
cause her owners circumstances happily
improved so much as to justify his going
in for a larger one. Now it is not uncom-
mon for the weather followers of the
pastine TO tire of most costly boat in
single year. and to throw her aside. More
over, some yachtsmen of that latter sort
think nothing of buying a new yacht every
other season, consequently, paradoXicdl
though it may seem, yachts of the most
fashionable and costly description soon
become in a certain sense, old. This rapid
passing of boats aside has of course, its
advantages as well as its drawbacks. Our
draughtsmen and builde1s nave better
time of it than had their fOrefathers 1--WE
do not mean in a monetary sense, though
that phase of the matter is not to be de
spised, iusomuch that they gain more ex-
perienCe, gain it, too, in shorter time
On The other hand, it is practically impos-
sible for any one to acquire such an af-
lection for a boat that he only uses for
year or So as. say, Dr. Cairnie had for
the Nancy; the Messrs. Chamberlayne had
for the Arrow; Emanuel Boucher, Will
lam Jessup and John Mulholand (after-
ward Lord Dunleath) had for the Fione
the Florinda and the Egeria, respectively.
Even the comparatively modern reader
knows something of how that most repre-
sentative trio, which comprised one of the
greatest cutters, one of the greatest yaws
and one of the greatest schoouers ever
built, were turned out season after sea-
son for many years with loving care, and
how well they rewarded their owners for
their loyalty.
Although new boats are now turned out
by the score every year, the tendency to
stand by few of the old ones, and 10
cherish them faithfully, Is not wholly dead
Not to labor the matter, let us simply refer
to the faithful and happily successful
manner in which such veterans as the Gre
ole and the Maid Marion are turned out
from summer to summer After all, how
ever to see this matter in its perfection
one must go to the Clyde because there
racing of the handicap sort is more gen.
erously and consistently cultivated than
anywhere else; and it win be understood
that Qn spite of the fact that the old Ven
delta dimmed the lustre of the gold of the
new Astrilds summer record, by beating
her without time in a match up North a
fortnight ago. the sphere OF the old boat
is the handicap race Readers versed in
the natural history Of the boats of the
North can scarcely have failed to see how
often the old ones had winning brackets
this year. To take concrete example
ten boats, namely, the Olivette, the May.
the Tess, the Ptarmigan the Dragon the
Irene, the Vendetta, the Zlnita, the Cruls-
er and the Vida, the average age of which
is between nine and ten years. have won
among them nearly a hundred prizes.
These boats are certainly all kept in the
very pink Of condition as to hull, sails and
gear; moreover they ore well, though not
eXtravagantly, manned; and that Is the
point 10 which we have been driving We
do not say. build fewer new boats-the
Weather followers of the pastime will al
ways see that the supply is maintained and
all honor to them for so doing Rather
would we hint at more good old boats be-
ing brought out Of the mud and kept in
the state of perfection of these Clyde clip
pers just named