New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-20
ANOTHER OCEAN RACE.
STEAMER: IN SIGHT NEARLY ALL THE TIME
LONG CONTEST OF THE AURANIA AND TILE
ALASKA IN MIST AND FoG-CUNARD
PEOPLE HAPPY.

when tho ,ransatlanc steamship Aurana slowed
down late on saturday night. many miles out at sea.
to take pilot. another great ocean had been
fought. Far astcrn the black smoke OF another great
steamship hull down Her the holizOn, could be
seen. lt the Cuon Line steamship Aasha rush
Ing along uiously with her huge hull trembling and
vibrating under the strain with engines working ut
full pccd, and furnaces roaring the army OF lire
piled in the fuel The AuranIi also was pushed
TO her highest capacity, but there was much fog at
Intervals and shc often slowed down. Tile Guon
Line ship had OF twenty minutes, having sailed
fr,m Queenstown that much earlier After the
Aursra slowed down with the pilot board the
ALASKA salned again, and when the handsome prows
OF the two rival, Glove the mists that ay the waters
yesterday morning around the sandy Hook lightshp.
the Alaska few minutes ahead.
The Alaska left Daunts Rock OF Queenstown at
II 40 p. m. on June Il. By the time the Aurinia
passed the rock, at l p. m the other steamship had
disappeared, to the westward. Then the chase be-
gan. Hour after hoIr the distance between the two
Has lessened AMI soon the passengers each
slip could black smoke OF the other trailing
heavily along the skyline. From that time the
glea. flyers lost sight Of each other, except
when they into patches and banks OF fog, Every
night the quvering reflections of the two ships met
on the black, rolling ocean swelIs. Every morning
the passengers came deck to find the two still
dogged!y rushing along, only few miles apart Hour
passed and another morning bIoke and stl neither
had gained pcrccptblc advantage. Gradually tho
excitement arose board each. Not only the pas
sengers but the of each ship watched anxiousy
for "a sign Of victory the other. Bets made
BY almost everybody, and those who didn't bet spent
most Of the day watching the black hull OF the other
ship
suddenly on the morning Of June IA the Passengers
OF the Alaska were startled by the sudden soppage u
the engines, and In the strange silence that so-
ceeded the rumble and Of the and screw.
excited and disappointed inquiries became audible
everywhere . 10 the cause.
Captain Walker VI the Aurana, seeing the Alaska had
square sails to steady her. headed toward her and
offered assistance, but 1t declined the cause Of
the stJppasc only slight arrangement OF the
engines which delayed the Alaska only briefly, being
repaired about ninety minutes When she refused
assistance, Captain Walker put all speed again and
led the way. lie did more. He kept his lead,
and from that time the passengers of the AuraniS
had to look astern to their rival. On June IL
the Auiania encountered heavy head and fresh
breeze, which made hard lighting for her. and she
logged only 3o2 miles. On saturday she encountered
many banhs Of fog and mist and reduced speed at in
toryals, while her great foghorns sounded unceas-
iugy and sharp the bridge listened anXiotsly
for an answering sound from me other snip; inrousa
the night between saturday and sunday The Fog COR
Snip In a glciny circe, which broke only onay.
It lasted undl lae Yesterday morning when ii lifted
Auranln. She had cept up on her rival IN the light
SlE passed Quarantine INST and got 10 her pier lew
minutes ahead OF tle Aulania. several oiciss OF the
GuiOn Line Were ~ the per, and they refused TO allow
any ne~>pap-F men on board, ana Mr. ,oson the
Passenger agent, declined 10 permit them " the
ot,cg OF the ship. The log of te trip was noS
shown to them. Is the usual custom, and no nfor-
nation F, 10 tine "trip was volunteered. Later in The
evening statement sent out unsigned 10 tho
effect that the voyage had been most exciting and
that the Alaska had beaten the -Anrania by about
and :. half hour,.' Before that the employees Of
the company asserted that there had been attempt
u n race. LIT ii said that Notwithstanding this
eNiTg siOhers had been taken on az Queenstown
The .\uTana's hrst days run to noon OF JUNE 10
f04 mies. On June IA she logged 4.2: juno
15 394: .une 16. iO+; June II, 3o2 June Is, III:
and yesterday, up 10 noon. she made 400 miles.
she made the trip in DAYS and hty four inmates.
In seven days. tive hours and twenty-n minut,e
corrected time, adding the difference in time between
Queenstown and New- York city, The time OF the
AnsAa given seven daTS five hours and forty
five minutes. on The list "Trip IRON New York 70
Queenstown the Auranii beat the Alaska five and q
quarter hours, ON the eastward trLp before that she
fOur and half hours ahead. Inis latest per
formance. therefore, ILLS the tunar Line people with
II just pile. The Aurnna had l37 cabin and 1y3
h pl>scngcrS aboard.