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its introduction might have been postponed for several more 

 years. 



Again, it was not until 1890 that Broadlanders were 

 beaten in their own waters by a strange boat (the Mystery), 

 but her stay was of the shortest and not long enough to give 

 local talent a fair chance. 



Keverting again to racing (1880 to 1890), Mr Brighton, 

 first of Bungay, then of Southtown, Great Yarmouth, was 

 the foremost designer and boat-builder ; for years he swept 

 the decks without a recognised opponent. His best boats 

 were the Trixie (Mr E. Tillyard), three tons ; Wanderer II. 

 (Mr J. Lee Barber), nine tons; Lolypop (Sir Reginald Beau- 

 champ) ; Kingfisher (Mr J. E. Crisp) and the Isabel (Mr W. 

 Smith), both about seven tons, although they were debarred 

 from racing by their respective owners. 



Wanderer II. was built by Brighton of Southtown, Great 

 Yarmouth, for Mr J. Lee Barber. She was nine tons Thames 

 measurement, constructed of yellow pine, which after cedar is 

 the best wood for a racing yacht, and cost her owner nearly 

 100 per ton before she was completed. She was one of the 

 last successful straight - keeled yachts which have been 

 gradually displaced by the fin-keeled and cut-away-stem 

 type ; what she would ihave done had she been modernised it 

 is difficult to conjecture, as she was always an extraordinarily 

 fast boat. During her first season in Broadland she was 

 placed first thirteen times out of fourteen starts, whilst at 

 Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Harwich and other marine 

 regattas, she also distinguished herself. For beauty in lines 

 it was difficult to find her equal, and after an ever- victorious 

 racing career she entered the cruising class. 



In 1899 she was sold, and has left for the waters of the 

 Onwell. 



In 1889 he (Brighton) designed the Greyhound for Mr 

 J. P. Hall, which was certainly one of the most successful of 

 all his successful boats. 



Other boats of the time worthy of note were the Gypsy, 

 owned and built by Mr T. Morgan ; and the Falcon, built 



