The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-20
CLOSE ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
THE AURAHIA SEEMS TO NAVE BEA TEN
THE ALASKA TINS TIM.
The euion Host startea First, Overheated
Her Rearings, Was Passed. Caught UP
Again. and Led Il, nv n Few Minutes.

The Gallon Host stsrtea First, overheated
Her Bearings, Was Passed. Caught Up
Again, and LED Ia by = Few Minutes.
or course. again. there was no race. There
never Ia. Nevertheless the Guion line steam
ship Alaska took aboard ten extra stokers Mt
Liverpool, md. although she fell far short OF
"racketing her rivets out" like Rudyard Kip
linR's ocean tramp. her bearings got so hot
when she was two days from Queenstown that
she had to stop for nearly an hour. Tho lofty
sided Aurania OF the Cunard line meanwhile
caught up and passed the old-time crack. Be-
fore doing so. however. the Aurania. with truo
English nautical courtesy. stopped abeam OF
tho Guion boat and enuuired II she could rem
der any assistance. The prefer was declined
with thanks. and tho Aurania rushed on.
Then the Alaska had oil square sail set,
partly to steady her and partly to keep her a.
going so that her rival might not gain too
much on her while her bearings were cooling
of. She was In condition to leap forward
again when the Aurania was about six miles
ahead. But according to the only figures that
could be obtained yesterday che did not gain
enough to win. although she passed the Hook
several miles ahead Of the Aurania yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Gibson. one Of tho Guion lines agents.
declined to let tho reporters go abonrd the
Ainska's run. He said:
There was no race. You want sensation
but YOU Will not get It,"
The time OF the Aurnnia was Z days hours
and ~ minutes. and tho time Of the Alaska.
az nearly Us could be ascertnned was days
hours and 40 minutes. The. Aurania COW
cred 2S64 knots in daily runs Of 4O4. Az. 3D4.
harder thcy were jubilant. and offered all the
information they had.
The Aurnnia steamed out Of Queenstown har-
Dor Mt 12:2l T: NJ. on Sunday. June l.. The Alas
KIN had proceeded her by less III An n half hour,
Neither vessel seemed to- have gained or lost n
foot whom the sun went down on sunday night.
and when 1t came dripping out of tho sea to
tho cast next morning there was no anprecia-
racers. They were burning lots OF conl. as tho
fnnnels attested; The pace began to tel on
She began to slow down WI and ii tie daylight
between herself and her pursuer. gradually
decreased; and finally. when the Alaska
stopped. closed altogether and opened again
SEreosbie, to Capt. Walker Of Of the Xarania;
Tho Alaska. oven when sho got under full
headwny again. could not cut down tho
Cnnnrder's lend at once. The ships were
when intermittent fogs hid them. The clear
spaces between the fog banks we're fewer on
Saturday. and the Aurania's commander, in
obedience to a mand atory rule OF the limo.
Then 1t Was that tho Alaska passed the
Aurania. Her smoke was seen ten miles
astern OF the Aurania during an interval OF
clear weather on Saturday morning; and she
and appear yesterday morning nearly four
miles ahead OF tho AuranIa.
Both vessels locked about the same time
yesterday afternG,on. and their passengers
ceiling trip this way the Alaska beat the Au-
rama. and. going back. the Aurania beat her.