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  The Badminton Library
  of
  SPORTS AND PASTIMES


  EDITED BY
  HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT, K.G.
  ASSISTED BY ALFRED E. T. WATSON


  _YACHTING_

  II.


  [Illustration: Old Flags.]


  YACHTING

  BY

  R. T. PRITCHETT
  THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA, K.P.
  JAMES McFERRAN
  REV. G. L. BLAKE, T. B. MIDDLETON
  EDWARD WALTER CASTLE AND ROBERT CASTLE
  G. CHRISTOPHER DAVIES, LEWIS HERRESHOFF
  THE EARL OF ONSLOW, G.C.M.G., H. HORN
  SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., VICE-PRESIDENT Y.R.A.

  [Illustration: Yachts.]

  IN TWO VOLUMES--VOL. II.

  _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. T. PRITCHETT
  AND FROM PHOTOGRAPHS_

  LONDON
  LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
  1894




_All rights reserved_




CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME


  CHAPTER                                                         PAGE

     I. ROYAL YACHTS AND ENGLISH YACHT CLUBS                         1
        _By R. T. Pritchett, Marquis of Dufferin and Ava,
        K.P., James McFerran, and Rev. G. L. Blake._

    II. SCOTTISH CLUBS                                              72
        _By R. T. Pritchett and Rev. G. L. Blake._

   III. IRISH CLUBS                                                 99
        _By R. T. Pritchett, Rev. G. L. Blake, and T. B.
        Middleton._

    IV. THE THAMES CLUBS AND WINDERMERE                            152
        _By Edward Walter Castle, Robert Castle, and R. T.
        Pritchett._

     V. YACHTING ON THE NORFOLK BROADS                             190
        _By G. Christopher Davies._

    VI. YACHTING IN AMERICA                                        227
        _By Lewis Herreshoff._

   VII. YACHTING IN NEW ZEALAND                                    287
        _By the Earl of Onslow, G.C.M.G._

  VIII. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL YACHTING                              304
        _By R. T. Pritchett and Rev. G. L. Blake._

    IX. SOME FAMOUS RACES                                          324
        _By R. T. Pritchett._

     X. RACING IN A 40-RATER IN 1892                               332
        _By R. T. Pritchett._

    XI. YACHT RACING IN 1893                                       349
       _By H. Horn._

   XII. THE AMERICAN YACHTING SEASON OF 1893                       400
        _By Lewis Herreshoff._

  XIII. THE AMERICA CUP RACES, 1893                                416
        _By Sir George Leach, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A._

  APPENDIX: THE 'GIRALDA'                                          425

  INDEX                                                            427




ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE SECOND VOLUME

(_Reproduced by J. D. Cooper and Messrs. Walker & Boutall_)


FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS

                                       ARTIST             TO FACE PAGE

  OLD FLAGS                   _R. T. Pritchett_         _Frontispiece_

  HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN GOING TO SCOTLAND
                                  "                                  6

  THE ROYAL YACHT 'VICTORIA AND ALBERT,' 1843
                                  "                                  8

  'PEARL,' 'FALCON,' AND 'WATERWITCH'
                                  "                                 12

  'MYSTERY' WINNING THE CUP PRESENTED BY R.Y.S. TO R.T.Y.C.
                                  "                                 14

  'CORSAIR,' R.Y.S., WINNING THE QUEEN'S CUP AT COWES, 1892
                                  "                                 16

  YACHT CLUB BURGEES          _Club Card_                           48

  'IREX'                      _From a photograph by Adamson_        58

  'YARANA'                        "                                 64

  'ARROW,' ROYAL CINQUE PORTS YACHT CLUB, 1876
                              _R. T. Pritchett_                     68

  'REVERIE'                   _From a photograph_                   70

  NORTHERN YACHT CLUB CRUISING OFF GARROCH HEAD, 1825
                              _From a painting by Hutcheson_        76

  ROYAL NORTHERN YACHT CLUB, ROTHESAY
                              _From a photograph by Secretary_      78

  THE START FOR ARDRISHAIG CUP
                              _From a photograph by Adamson_        84

  'MARJORIE'                      "                   "             86

  'MAY'                           "                   "             88

  'THISTLE'                       "                   "             90

  'LENORE'                        "                   "             92

  'VERVE'                         "                   "             94

  YACHT CLUB FLAGS                                                 104

  'ERYCINA'                   _From a photograph by Adamson_       106

  ROYAL IRISH  YACHT CLUB CUP, KINGSTOWN, 1873
                              _From a picture by Admiral Beechy_   108

  MERMAIDS OF DUBLIN BAY SAILING CLUB                              146

  START OF 25-TONNERS, R.T.Y.C., FROM GREENWICH, 1848
                              _R. T. Pritchett_                    170

  'DECIMA'                    _From a photograph by Symonds_       176

  'GIMCRACK'                  _R. T. Pritchett_                    240

  MODEL ROOM OF NEW YORK YACHT CLUB
                              _From a photograph sent by
                              Secretary N.Y.Y.C._                  242

  'BLACK MARIA,' SLOOP, BEATING 'AMERICA,' SCHOONER, IN TEST RACE,
  NEW YORK, 1850              _Sent by Mr. Stevens of Hoboken,
                              New York_                            244

  INTERNATIONAL RACE, 1886; 'GALATEA' PASSING SANDY HOOK LIGHTSHIP
                              _Photograph sent by Lieutenant W. Henn,
                              R.N._                                258

  'VOLUNTEER'                 _From a photograph sent by General
                              Paine, N.Y.Y.C._                     262

  'VALKYRIE'                  _From a photograph by Adamson_       308

  'YSEULT'                        "                   "            328

  'IVERNA' AND 'METEOR,' DEAD HEAT IN THE CLYDE, JULY 4, 1892
                                  "                   "            330

  'QUEEN MAB'                     "                   "            346

  'SAMOENA'                       "                   "            352


ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

                              ARTIST                              PAGE

  VARUNA, VENDETTA, AND LAIS (_Vignette_)                 _Title-page_

  DUTCH YACHT. (_From drawing by Vandervelde, dated 1640_)
                              _R. T. Pritchett_                      2

  'EEN BEZAN JAGT,' 1670          "                                  3

  LINES OF CUTTER, 1781       _From Stalkart's 'Naval
                              Architecture'_                         4

  YACHT STERN, 1781               "                                  5

  COWES CASTLE. (_From drawing by Loutherburg_)
                              _R. T. Pritchett_                     10

  SEAL OF ROYAL YACHT CLUB, COWES  _R.Y.S._                         11

  'PEARL,' R.Y.S.            _R. T. Pritchett_                     13

  'DOLPHIN,' R.Y.S.               "                                 14

  'ESMERALDA,' R.Y.S.             "                                 14

  'DE EMMETJE,' LUGGER            "                                 15

  'NEW MOON,' R.Y.S.              "                                 16

  CHART OF THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON--(QUEEN'S COURSE)               19

  'THE LADY HERMIONE'         _From working drawings lent by
                              Marquis of Dufferin_                  26

  'THE LADY HERMIONE,' DECK PLAN  "                                 28

  'THE LADY HERMIONE,' FITTINGS   "                                 30

  'FOAM,' R.V.S. 'IN HIGH LATITUDES'                                38

  VIEW FROM THE ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUB, PLYMOUTH
                              _R. T. Pritchett_                     40

  CHART OF THE ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUB. PLYMOUTH COURSE
                              _Club Card_                           41

  CHART OF THE ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB COURSE
                              _Club Card_                           44

  INTERNATIONAL GOLD CUP. ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB.
  WON BY 'BRITANNIA'          _R.V.Y. Club_                         45

  FIRST RACE OF THE MERSEY YACHT CLUB, JUNE 16, 1845
                              _R. T. Pritchett_                     47

  'QUEEN OF THE OCEAN,' R.M.Y.C., SAVING EMIGRANTS FROM
  'OCEAN MONARCH'                 "                                 47

  CHART OF THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB COURSES
                              _From Club Card_                      48

  CHART OF THE ROYAL PORTSMOUTH CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB COURSES
                                  "                                 51

  'MADGE,' 1880--LINES AND MIDSHIP SECTION
                              _G. L. Watson_                        53

  'NEPTUNE,' CUTTER, 1875--LINES AND MIDSHIP SECTION
                              _W. Fife_                             61

  'REVERIE,' 1891--LINES AND MIDSHIP SECTION
                              _J. M. Soper_                         70

  NORTHERN YACHT CLUB SEAL    _From Secretary R.N.Y. Club_          72

  CHART OF THE ROYAL NORTHERN YACHT CLUB COURSES
                              _Club Card_                           73

  ROYAL NORTHERN FLAGS        _From Secretary R.N.Y.C._             75

  'GLEAM,' 1834--LINES AND MIDSHIP SECTION
                              _Fife of Fairlie_                     78

  CHART OF THE ROYAL CLYDE YACHT CLUB COURSES