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who raced her with considerable success for many years. 

 Eventually she was ag^in sold to Mr J. J. Col man of 

 Norwich, who twice lengthened her in the bows until her 

 ton measurement was increased from fourteen to twenty tona 

 or thereabout. After this lengthening she never raced on 

 fresh waters, although she occasionally competed in the Road- 

 steads against such boats as the Rrd Rover, Kiama and the 

 Frederick a visiting yacht belonging to Mr Pochin. 



\VANDERER I. 



The Lethe (subsequently re-named the Foe) was another 

 good boat in her day. She was owned by Mr Joseph Stanley 

 of Norwich. 



In 1860 Mr Samuel Nightingale bought the Red Rover, 

 which had not then been regularly raced for several years. 

 He altered, refitted and improved her every year, and she wa 

 very soon the acknowledged crack of the Norfolk and Suffolk 

 Yacht Club, which proud position she retained until 1885,, 

 when, owing to the health of her owner, she was withdrawn 

 from the racing world. To give some idea of her alterations. 



