'Dawn,' yawl, 82 De Blaquiere, Lord, purchases the 'America,' 247 'Decima' (10-rater), 63, 175 Deerhurst, Lord, R.Y.S. 1815, 10 'Deirdré' (20-rater), 67, 350, 351, 397, 398 Delaware Bay, 232 Delaware River, 232 'Delvin' (5-tonner), 123 Denman, captain of 'Victoria and Albert,' 1855, 8 Depaw, Louis A., N.Y.Y.C., 240; his 'Mist,' 240 Devonshere, Abraham, Cork Water Club, 1760, 100 Devonshere, James, Cork Water Club, 1760, 100 Dexter, Gordon, Boston Yacht Club, 275 Dhows, at Bombay, 316 'Diamond' (5 tons), 52 'Diamond' (Bermuda), in a 'fitted race,' 318, 322 Diaper, Tom, 345 Dickenson, W. V., R.P.C.Y.C., 50 Dickie, Mr., his 'Armada,' 81 'Dilemma,' the first fin-keel yacht, 268 Dinghy Club, Bermuda, 318; racing at St. George's, 321-323; kind of craft, 321-323 'Dione,' 174 'Dis' (10-rater), 63, 175, 176, 348 'Diskos' (21-footer), 177 'Diver' (1809), John C. Stevens's, 237 'Dolphin' (217 tons), 13, 14 'Dolphin' (2-1/2-rater), 64 'Don Giovanni,' R.T.Y.C., 1824, 168; song on, 169 Donald, E. F. (sec. R.N.Y.A.), 78 Donaldson, Peter, owner of 'Calluna,' 361 Donegall, Marquis of (first president R.N.Y.C.), 75 'Donna del Lago' (9 tons), 327 'Dora' (10-rater), 1893, 351 Dore, Captain, Cumberland Fleet, 162 'Doreen' (1892), 336, 350 'Doris,' 63, 123 'Dorothy' (21-footer), 177 'Double Trouble,' John C. Stevens's, 237 Doughty, Mr., on Friesland meres in a Norfolk wherry, 194-196 Douglas, Commodore, 257, 258 Doyle, Mr., boat-builder, of Kingstown, 149 'Dragon' (20-rater), 63, 67, 350, 397 'Dragons' of the 20's, 345 Drake, Francis, 1, 39 Drake's Island, 40 'Dream' (66 tons), 77 'Dream,' George L. Schuyler's, 238, 240, 242 Drury, James, his description of No. 1 Corinthian match, R.A.Y.C., 119 _et seq._ 'Dryad,' yawl, 174 Dublin Bay, 130, 133, 136, 137, 144 Dublin Bay Sailing Club, 18, 148 'Duchess' (3-tonner), 123 Dudley, Lord, his 'Vigorna,' 351 Dudgeon, Henry, R.A.Y.C., 119 'Dudu,' 174 Dufferin, Lord, his description of single-handed boat-sailing, 20; his 'Lady Hermione,' 25-39; 'Foam,' 38; Commodore of R. Ulster Y.C., 108; impetus given by him to maritime affairs when gov.-gen. of Canada, 310 Duncan (of 'Madge' fame), 330 Dunedin, N.Z., 310 Dunleary (now Kingstown), 106 Dunleath, Lord (formerly H. L. Mulholland), his 'Egeria,' 16; vice-commodore of R. St. George's Y.C., 106; R. Ulster Y.C., 108; his 'Savourna,' 330 Dunne, Mr. (R.A.Y.C.), 120 Dunoon, 77 Dunraven, Lord, his 'Valkyrie' at Nice, 306; effect on big-cutter racing of his commission for a second, 349; challenges for America Cup, 350; his 'Deirdré,' 350; America Cup challenge adjusted, 400; 'Valkyrie' to remain in U.S. till 1894, 413; notices effect on pressure of dryness of wind, 419; adverse to centreboards, 423