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& Mayall) for the first part of the season and the Dream (Mr 

 A. S. Cope) for the latter part. 



Prior to the appearance of the last boats named, Messrs G. 

 M. Chamberlin and Russell J. Colman bought the Bodagh, 

 which was a very pretty and fast boat ; besides, she had the 

 recommendation of being more in the nature of a yacht, but 

 her reign lasted only until the advent of the Checkmate. 



Another great success was the Vixen, designed by her 

 owner, Mr F. H. Chambers, and built by Messrs Press Bros, of 

 Wroxham. She won more prizes than any other boat of her 

 class ; but she changed hands several times, being bought by 

 that excellent all-round sportsman, Mr G. M. Chamberlin, after- 

 wards by Mr E. J. Theobald, subsequently by the Rev H. Rogers. 



During the nineties dinghys received official recognition 

 and prizes were offered for them. This was soon followed by 

 a rule to define what was to be considered a dinghy. 



As soon as this class was formed it became very popular 

 and many enthusiasts built new boats every year. 



The best boats in this class were built by Mr George 

 Mollett of Brundall and Mr R. Collins of Wroxham. 

 Amongst the dinghys which have been prominent at times 

 may be mentioned the Gladys and the Britannia (Mr E. J. 

 Theobald); the White Seal (Messrs E. M. & F. Corbett) ; Wave 

 (Mr E. Hicks) ; Silver Star (Mr G. M. Chamberlin) ; Mitzie 

 (Mr F. R. R. Godfrey); Six and Eight and Pick-me-Up (Mr 

 H. R. Everitt, the author of this book) ; Jack and Jill (Dr E. 

 Hewer) ; Topsy (Mr G. Humphrey) ; the Romp and the 

 Venture (Rev. H. Rogers); whilst the Mayfly (Mr C. F. 

 Howell) proved herself to be by far the fastest of all for two 

 seasons. In 1898 the Bonnie, designed by Mr F. H. Chambers, 

 owned by Mr G. M. Chamberlin, and built by H. Press of 

 Wroxham, was champion, winning sixteen first prizes, three 

 seconds and one third out of twenty-one races, besides three 

 special cups ; she was a new type of boat, although within 

 the rule, and entirely revolutionised the class. In 1899 

 several machine dinghys were designed by Mr F. H. 

 Chambers, following the lines of the Bonnie, and built by 



