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BRITISH YACHTING. lSS ^66 - ■ — old English admiral, Sir Francis Drake, was engaged in playing a game of bowls when he received intelligence of the approach of the Spanish armada. Some of the ships entered the sound, and their admiral, the Duke of Medina Sidonia, is said to have been so much pleased with the situation of Mount Edgecumbe that he determined to make it his residence when the forces under his command had conquered England. Sir Francis persisted in quietly finishing his game of bowls ; putting to sea with the little English fleet, to play the sterner game, which—with the help of a storm—ended in the destruction of the Spanish ships. On regatta days the Hoe is crowded with a concourse of people, who look down on the same land-locked water that harbored the little hundred-and-eighty- ton Mayflower before she shook out her sails to the breeze, just about 300 years ago, to start upon her memorable voyage to the shores of New England. The next event of importance for the racing fleet is the regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes. This is by many regarded as the great aquatic carni- val of the year. Nevertheless, the racing is usually of the tamest possible description, as for several of the events—notably, the race for the Queen's Cup—members only are permitted to enter. This club is perhaps the least representative of all the yachting associations in England, and if the interests of the pastime were left solely in its hands, yachting would have sunk to a low ebb indeed. The members form a curious combination of " swells" and
Title | Yachts and yachting |
Creator | Cozzens, Frederic Schiller |
Publisher | Cassell & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | [c1887] |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000153 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | BRITISH YACHTING. lSS ^66 - ■ — old English admiral, Sir Francis Drake, was engaged in playing a game of bowls when he received intelligence of the approach of the Spanish armada. Some of the ships entered the sound, and their admiral, the Duke of Medina Sidonia, is said to have been so much pleased with the situation of Mount Edgecumbe that he determined to make it his residence when the forces under his command had conquered England. Sir Francis persisted in quietly finishing his game of bowls ; putting to sea with the little English fleet, to play the sterner game, which—with the help of a storm—ended in the destruction of the Spanish ships. On regatta days the Hoe is crowded with a concourse of people, who look down on the same land-locked water that harbored the little hundred-and-eighty- ton Mayflower before she shook out her sails to the breeze, just about 300 years ago, to start upon her memorable voyage to the shores of New England. The next event of importance for the racing fleet is the regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes. This is by many regarded as the great aquatic carni- val of the year. Nevertheless, the racing is usually of the tamest possible description, as for several of the events—notably, the race for the Queen's Cup—members only are permitted to enter. This club is perhaps the least representative of all the yachting associations in England, and if the interests of the pastime were left solely in its hands, yachting would have sunk to a low ebb indeed. The members form a curious combination of " swells" and |
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