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he an old one, would understand the meaning of the 

 expression. 



Among the most prominent of sea-going yachts owned 

 by a Broadlander may be mentioned the Mars, purchased 

 in 1881 by Mr J. J. Colman, M.P., from Mr R. E. Burroughs. 

 She was built at Lymington in 1873 by G. Inman & Son, 

 and registered 41 T.M. 



The first ocean yacht race of the Norfolk and Suffolk 

 Yacht Club (it was from Harwich to Lowestoft), came off on 

 Saturday, 29th June 1867, and terminated in favour of Mr S. 

 Nightingale's Red Rover. The event was fixed for the 

 previous Thursday, but was postponed in consequence of the 

 unfavourable character of the weather, which was so rough 

 that it would have been dangerous for the competing yachts 

 to put to sea. The breeze continued to blow the whole of 

 Thursday and Friday, but on Saturday morning the wind 

 veered round to the south-east ; and as this was just what the 

 yachts wanted, it was determined, though the sea still ran 

 pretty high, that the race should be at once brought to an 

 issue. No objection was offered by any one of the com- 

 petitors, and it was accordingly at an early hour in the 

 morning the fleet assembled round the Bell buoy off Harwich. 



The competing craft were four in number the Waveney 

 Queen, seventeen tons (afterwards enlarged to twenty-four 

 tons and turned into a yawl), Colonel Leathes', then the 

 commodore of the club; Red Rover, cutter, fourteen tons 

 (afterwards enlarged to eighteen tons), Mr S. Nightingale 

 of Yarmouth ; the Water Lily, fourteen tons, Mr H. P. 

 Greene of Wroxham; and the Ariel, schooner, twelve 

 tons, Mr T. M. Read of Yarmouth. After some slight delay 

 the yachts were arranged in line by the commodore, and 

 exactly at 9.30 a.m. a start was effected. The Red Rover 

 at once took the lead, followed by the Ariel, with the 

 Waveney Queen and Water Lily astern. About ten o'clock 

 the wind freshened to a smart breeze, whilst the yachts 

 were carrying the largest spread of canvas possible. At 

 half-past eleven the Lowestoft Ness was sighted, and 



