, ▁Sum ner ’ s ▁younger ▁brother ▁Ber keley ▁Hol me ▁Sum ner ▁( 1 8 7 2 – 1 9 4 2 ) ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁and ▁he ▁eventually ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Ho are ▁founded ▁Training ▁Sh ip ▁Mercur y , ▁at ▁B inst ead ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight , ▁as ▁an ▁educational ▁char ity ▁aim ed ▁at ▁training ▁poor ▁boys ▁of ▁good ▁character ▁for ▁naval ▁service , ▁and ▁Sum ner ▁and ▁Ho are ▁moved ▁together ▁to ▁be ▁near ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁establishment ▁was ▁effectively ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁Sum ner ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁boys ▁were ▁“ h ounded ▁from ▁m orn ▁to ▁night ”. ▁She ▁subject ed ▁them ▁to ▁many ▁hard ships , ▁including ▁violent ▁cer emon ial ▁f log g ings ▁and ▁forced ▁box ing ▁matches ▁used ▁as ▁pun ish ments . ▁▁ ▁Ho are ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁Senior ▁Part ner ▁of ▁his ▁Bank ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁Sum ner ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁Ho are ’ s ▁son , ▁Robin ▁Ho are . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁Mercur y , ▁with ▁Ho are ▁as ▁super int endent , ▁moved ▁to ▁Ham ble - le - R ice . ▁▁ ▁Ho are ▁invited ▁well - known ▁sports men ▁to