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workmanlike style. He is held to be a good yachtsman, 

 and as Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron is 

 looked up to by those who love that pleasant and 

 exhilarating pastime. His encouragement of racing is 

 well known, and his attendance at the University, Public 

 School, and other important Matches testifies to his 

 being, like most English gentlemen, fond of all manly 

 sports. I consider it a great privilege to be allowed to 

 dedicate these volumes to so eminent a sportsman as 

 His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and I do so 

 with sincere feelings of respect and esteem and loyal 

 devotion 



BEAUFORT. 



