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for yach tin g an d b o a tin g , n o t a y a ch t or b o a t is
o w n e d ; and only la st y e a r , for the first tim e , a
g e n tle m a n , who h a d acq u ired th e taste on the
T h a m e s , in tro duced a fo u r-o are d " o u t-rig g er” from
L ondon, a b o a t quite u n su ite d , h ow ever, for these
w aters.
T h ere are no h o rs e - ra c e s n o r reg attas,
neith er cricket n o r quoits, n eith er bow ls n o r ten n is;
the fieldsports in significant, and carried on w ith out
sp irit. B ut this seem s to be in accordance w ith an
old established phy sical la w , v iz : th a t
active
am u sem en ts a re only a p p re c ia te d “b y n atio n s w hich
h av e long enjoyed w ell reg ulated an d w ell organized
political liberty.