Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-25
BEATS ALL RECORDS.
REMARKABLY FAST VOYAGE OF THE
STEAMSHIP TEuToNlc.
She Reduces the Time from Queenstown
to Five Days sixteen Hours and
Thirty-One Minutes.

August has been red-letter month for
the White Star people, says the New York
Times. Never before in the history of
ocean racing has line won such unex-
pected and repeated .riumphs within 30
short time. Before the Majestic's bril-
liant performance in wrestling the cham
pionship from the crack lier of the Inman
Line has ceased to be wonder, her sister
ship. the Teutonic. comes rushing over
the ocean with a record OF five days six
teen hours and thirty-one minutes. This
remarkable run displaces the Majestic and
her hard-won record of five days and
eighteen hours and eight minutes from
the front rank, and relegates the City %
Paris, the former champion. to third
place: Irayersing a distance Of ATS miles,
the Ieutonic cut one hour and thirty
seven minutes from the record time. This
Is one mile longer than the route taken by
the Majestic, and ten miles less than the
course of the City of Paris.
5 WONDERFUL VOYAGE.
The just-completed voyage Of the leu
tonic was q wonderful one in many re-
spects. The weather was favorable for a
quick run, and no accidents occurred
to retard the swift progress of the racer.
vessel began her record breaking voyage
with an ordinary run Of 400 miles for the
first day. Day by day the distance ira
verscd was gradually increased until the
vessel reached on Wednesday the tremen-
dous speed of 5l7 miles during twenty four
hours. This eclipses by two miles the best
single days run of the City of Paris, and
makes the Teutonic twice winner.
The new champions under the command
rs 60, 4 Ior 70
markable trip August 18th. At 4:52 A. NJ.
that day the vessel dropped anchor in
Queenstown for belated passengers and
mails. About noon all was ready to sail,
and the vessel stood out to sea. At 2:05 +.
NJ. departure was taken, with Daunts Rock
Light abeam. From this point the race
began.
FIVE HUNDRED AND FIVE MILES IN ONE DAY.
A strong westerly wind and head sea
were met when the vessel cleared the land.
Nothing remarkable in the way OF speed
was accomplished during the first day OF
the passage. An appreciate decrease III
the force of the wind the second day en-
abled the ship 10 traverse 496 miles. 1t was
on the last three days that the lively times
came. Asnearly % could be ascertalned the
vessel burned about three hundred tons
of coal per day on this trip. Each day
tONSlutThplf lEItturN 'uiN'b
had the effect of increasing her speed.
Thus Sunday splendid run Of sos miles
was made. This Is gait equal to about
twenty-three geographical miles per hour
and was made over a sea rs smooth as
mirror. The passengers gathered abort
the rail and gazed with pleasure at the
white foam as it rolled from the bow of
the vessel and raced past them to form a
wake.
Variable winds were encountered the
following day. At one time it blew IN a
strong gust from the eastward, but the
volume of smoke which was pouring from
the smokestacks trailed in straight line
astern. and literally faster than the wind
the swift Teutonlc was speeding toward
this port. Five hundred and ten miles
were traversed that day. and great was the
excitement among the passengers when 1t
became known that the vessel had good
chance TO vindicate her former disputed
claim for the championship. When at
noon tn bulletin was posted in the cabin
showing that the unparalleled run OF BIZ
miles had been added to the distance ira,
versed there was a storm or cheers ana
great enthusiasm among the passengers.
GLoRIoUsLY WON.
With undirpinished speed the vessel
sped on toward the finish and at 1886
O'Clock yesterday morning the lightship
was abeam and the race against time glO-
riously won. The engines OF the racer
were slowed and the ship leisurely pro-
ceeded up the river to her pier, which she
reached about 6 o'clock.
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