Press Opinions on " Broadland Sport" — contd. 



charming spots in Broadland, whether we are in love with the 

 perch or the picturesque. The shooting is very strictly pre- 

 served, though duck may be got from a boat. An idea seems 

 at one time to have prevailed that anyone being on the river 

 might shoot anything crossing it, a delusion which is still 

 cherished in many parts of England. The river Bure, from 

 Horning to Wroxham Broad, runs through the heart of a 

 highly-preserved game district, and keepers are always in 

 hiding among the reeds or alders on the bank. Woe to the 

 unlucky wight who knocks over a pheasant within sight of one 

 of these sentinels ! The raparian owner claims the soil of the 

 river, and the 'poacher' wmU meet with no mercy from the 

 Bench of Magistrates ; nor is there any reason why he should. 

 Pheasants are reared at a great expense, and are practically as 

 much private property as chickens. The chapters on yachting 

 and on otter hunting will be full of interest for the lovers of 

 such amusements. But as they are not peculiar to Broadland, 

 we need not include them in our notice." — The Standard. 



" We have already reviewed Mr. Nicholas Everitt's work on 

 ' Broadland Sport,' but the two chapters on yachting ' During 

 the Past' and 'During the Present' form such a special 

 feature that we are glad to notice them apart. These chapters, 

 occupying about 70 pages, really contain a history of yachting 

 in the Broadland district during the last hundred years. As 

 Mr. Everitt says, yachting ' is a sport in which all can indulge, 

 from the millionaire in his luxurious steam yacht to the gutter- 

 snipe in a wash-tub ; there is plenty of room for everybody 

 without being obliged to rub shoulders with everybody.' Room 

 there must be for many a long day, seeing that in Broadland 

 proper there are 200 miles of waterway, comprising over 4,000 

 acres of open water. Our author points out that the old 

 'water frolics' were to be remembered more as jollifications 

 than by reason of the sailing capabilities of the boats. The 

 patriarch of all Broadland boats was the Augusta^ built about 

 1755, and she is said to have retained all her old material up to 

 1867, while as late as 1885 she made the home of an artist near 

 Buckenham Ferry, who was wintering in the old craft. Oar 

 summary of Mr. Everitt's history must needs be brief. From 

 1800 to 1850 there was little development in Broadland pleasure 

 craft, but from i8$o to 1870 marked improvements took place 

 in speed, appearance, and comfort. But the Maria^ built of 

 heart of oak in 1834, had a notable record as a successful racer. 

 Bought by Sir Jacob Preston in 1837, it is rumoured that at his 

 death in 1894 he left by will a provision sufficient to preserve 

 this veteran in good order and up-keep for all time. 



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