, 1866-02-20


All du1tpE tho night it continued to blow
tnrioualY, With hesvy min, accompanied "
thundeF md lightning. ,s
!: t6:15 a. N. hovs up anchor and got nnaa, ~
WAY, and eteered fos thc raco-course, It stu
blowing fresh with rain. bnt clear; hoYe Ine
log; and found her 10 be running II q knots'
with tho wind abeah engines making 10 rev
olntions per minnie.
the eastward; 1t -7:40 the Wfnooski turned
and stood fnf u md commenced making fele-
graphic signals to us, which on being nudoE-
stood, ne found that she Wjs1ed to koo" II
what speed We "ete running, which We sn-
swercd, Tiz: II knots. She again Bignaled as
they were informed that We had, when Capt.
Cooper, OF tha Nnooskl, ordered u 10 pro-
coed To the Navy Yard, which of couzso vas
Immediately obeyed, and the purpbsa Of the
race abandoned MI. Unde1hil [Nr. Forbes
chief eugineer) aaseFts that u far. ~ tho cou=
tract for the cnginea call for, vcEything that
has been claimed for them hiss obtained, the
Algonquin hsvtug averaged II knots with
great economy Of fuel One thing Ia very
certain, TINT II the Algonquin were allowed
the same opportunity Of preparing no extern
sigely, and hsd been provided with correctly
hava been able to leave her 50 Tar astern.
However, 1t Ia 10 be hoped that the long
ye1ed question between Messrs, Isherwood
and Dtckerson is finally and forever settled.
1H' '0H1''s NR" EHees1.ess PEST. e, = 1854,
| N. B. uHpEsH111, Eagsn<er On aoa7a tis ttsazrer
| sm: Il lie 1th between the Algonquin and VII
nooskn, which Is lbout to be made you are to set
rs engineer tn tho management Of tho engines OF
The Agonqu1n. My only instEnetlons 10 you are to
DO The bssayon can With he engines, wathoa. e.
atrain Them IN an7 way but keep thera up only 70
safe maximum power. without reference to the Wi.
nooski. Whether she Is ahead q asteln should not
being ahead ron had better e.se youE engines to a
itwi!i require 10 hours at lesst, and you Will thus
zee the uecestitY Of not strafntpE It Ia my way.
Aiihough sood desl il raid aoont .ae race, do
not consider It necessary for the Algonquin 10 do
! more th1n to ahow the maximum power Of her en-
II Il desirous that 5ou shonld keep m exact ac-
| fuend, P. .. FosBEs.
y. B, Usp1au1L1.
w1SoosKI ACCOUNT.
! The Average speed Of tho Winooski during
| the trial was twelve knots, or fourteen stat
nte miles per hour, while that Of the Algon-
| qulu was nine and half knots, or eleven
statute miles per hour. As the vessels were
| Of the san1e c1nss tho power developed by
their machinery was in the ratio of the cube
Of thsiT speed that l. to say, ,s The machinery
| power Of that: Of the Algonquin. As we
! stated before, the WinoosN did not use her
| blowers, aud was not pushed TO her maxi
mum speed, the steam pressure carried aver
aging only about thirty-ave pounds, and It
Was much throttled. It will be remembered
that the Algonquin machinery was constructs
Cd expressly for the purpose of d.iy,ng her
faster than any vessel row in the serv1ce,
whereas this tria1 shows 1t to have only hall
the power Of that In the W1nooski, even when
TINT vessel run far below her maximum.
This fact is indIsputable. Your reporter has
spent very pleasant time on board Of the
Wiuooaki, and takes pleasure In stating that
Capt. Cooper and his officers have rendered
the members Of the Press every facility for
acquiring such data AZ they required.
Capt. Cooper has fine ship ind splendid
crew who show, In the performance Of their
duties and the celerlty Of their movements In
dsiN md exercise. the care hlch their officers
have taken to make them perfect in every re
| spcct. The Navy Department was represent
| cd On board the WinoosH By Benjamin F.
| Lakewood, Chief Of the Bureau of Engineer
! ing, aud Chief Engineers Edwin FIthian, and
John e. Long. Mr.. Long has labored with
much earnestness and has produced some fine
results. Mr.. Welis, CiIet Engineer Of the
Winooski, has worked in the most persistent
manner, and, together with his assistants, Is
| entitled to much credit. The WfnoosN ar
rived at the Navy ward at ~ o'clock, and
the Algonquin did not make her appearancs
| till about lG O'Clock, so TINT she has been
beaten, On the run UP, about 10 miles. The
starboard side OF the Wfuooskt Is covered
with ice two inches in thickness, reaehing from
| the water Noe up and over the hammock
| cloths The sailors and flre1nen are not very
| sorry for their return, as it would have been Q
hard night on the Sound with such cold
Tho ,fN,to1 1ocp cf hofb 1,esoYa 1vf1r IN ~, Jn