Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-23
THE RECORD BROKEN
FLEET CITY or PARIS SEATS HER
OWN BEST TINE.
From Qnesnstewn to New York 81 0 Days
IA Honrs "a minutes--A Psrformsncs
Not Likely 20 BE Eci'psei.

Fleet City OF Paris. the pride of the In
man Line and champion OF tho transat-
lantic racers. has again broken oil records
from Queenstown 10 this port. Captain
Watkins. her commander. says the New
York 7tnes. camo very near making COED
his boast of crossing the ocean within ave
days and a half. His vessel accoilphshed
the voyage in days Il hours and "a min
uteS This is record tina. IS likely 70 ~
main uneaaailei for some time TO come,
and perhaps will not be. surpassed unth
some of the more modern rscefs no"
under construction are entefel az COM
pe.itors.
This last performances OF Americas
a1opfed steamship ~ an ircOmparaoie One
in eyery respect. In computing the result
there are no ball bearings or pneumatic
tires 70 confuse the nautical calculator.
nor are there any kite-sbeped tracks 20
comp!icate the triumph. Ihs race was
over q s'raichlaway course 2,iSl miies "a
length. aud was made az an average epscu
of eU.7i kao Der hour. During tour con-
secutive days the vessel averaged more
than 5lt knots. aud on one DAYS run
reeied on $50 knots. which SURPRISES anv
previous single days performance on re-
cord.
The Citv OF Paris hos becn the champion
of the ocean rnce-course since last July,
when she wrcsted the penDant from tue
White Star Liner reutonic. On that record
trip she made the tr.p from Queensto"h
In ) davs IS hours aud SO minutes. she re,
duced this record yosterday by hour anu
81 minutes.
LARGE SLICE.
The remarkable part OF this Performance
is the yery large slice wh.ci was cut nom
the record time. and II 10 something OF
surprise TO those woo expect TO see ocean
records lowered b. steps progressively
diminishing. But unlike Their prototy pes
of the turf. the ocean-recort breakers re-
duce the time on an increasing rather IMAM
a diminishing scale.
Tho Majestic first beat the City OF Paris
by hour and minutes, and was IN turn
displaced by the leu .Onic, who ecDpSeu
| her record by nearly an hour and bali;
Now the City Of Paris beats her own record
by hour and 81 minutes.
The InInan liner began her westward
voyage from Liverpool soon alter ~ ociock
! last Thursday morning. Az 3:l4 L. NJ OF
the same date she passed Daunts ROCK
! Lightship. from which point the time OF
| the race against time was taken.
The conditions for fast voyage were
not altogether favorable. A moderate
breeze, blowing in squalls OF intervals. was
encountered during the first two days OF
the passage. On tie third day out fresh
gale impeded the a:er's progress. IL con-
tinued throughout Monday and raised a
very rough sea. Judging from the vessel
log, the choppy waves had little enect upon
her speed. as she managed to traverse oOo
knots during that day.
HER BEST DAY.
Tuesday dawned over quiet sea, mt
fed by only a moderate breeze. Tho YES,
sci made the best of her opportunity, and
her record of $50 miles for that day shows
what she Is capable of in the way Of speed
when conditions are favorable. She
brought the Sandy Hook lightship abeam
| at 5:3S O'Clock yesterday morning. Follow
"a, m har daily r11na.