I saw you won two on the Thames, and were first once and second once at Southampton." "Yes, the Osprey has shown herself to be, as I thought, an uncommonly fast boat.

We should have had two firsts at Southampton, if the pilot had not cut matters too fine and run us aground just opposite Netley; we were a quarter of an hour before we were off again.

We picked up a lot of our lost ground and got a second, but were beaten eight minutes by the winner." "Have you entered for the Queen's Cup at Ryde ?" "I have not entered yet, but I am going to do so," he said.
"Mamma and I will be down there.

Lord Haverley--he is first cousin to mamma, you know--has taken a house there for the month, and he is going to have a large party, and we are going down for Ryde week." "Yes, and there will be the Victoria Yacht Club ball, and all sorts of gaieties.

I have not entered yet, but I am going to do so.