The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-23
IN SIGHT ALL THE WAYOVER.
THE Alaska LED THE AURANIA FOH
$500 MILES.

Not Nay that the Cunardcr Could Not ~
Seen from the Alnskn's Deck-Of Course
1t Wasn't Race for tho Mail Privilege
No skipper Of q ralatial steam packet ever
admits that he ever races with any other
packet. The skippers OF the Aurania OF
tho Cunnrd limo and the Alaska OF the
Guion line which finished yesterday OF the
red lghtship at Sandy Hook remark.
able passage. nre not executions to this
rule. But IL they didn't race this trip
we'll. II they diin't. they didn't. and maybe
the mail-carrying privilege. now held by the
Aurania. and said to be worth something like
$1,000 trip had nothing to do with It.
The feature Of this trip was not tho rapid
time made. but the fact that the vessels kent
within ensy sight Of each other over the entire
ocean track Of $500 miles
There was lots Of betting on tho result in the
saloon OF tho Alaska at any rate. The Alaska
is an old record holder. and has made the trip
between Queenstown and New York In Q days
- hours and 81 minutes.
Tho Aurania has not done 80 wel as this BY
several hours. but she Is crack single screw
boat. She also had the advantage. from the
bettor's standpoint. OF having van1uished the
Alaska by three or four hours on their last trip
to this port
To win tho mail carving privilege the
succession.
Pursnr Brandt OF the ALASKA says that she
left Cork lInrbor shortly after noon on Sun.
day. May 49, and that tho Aurania steamed
after her probably half an hour later Ths
brccZe was strong from the wcst. and the sea
pounded under tho ships bows
When tho sun went down tho Aurania APP
prared to no about four miles away. and after
the twilight faded II" chasing Cunarder, was
from hpr norris
She, took a slightly more southerly course
than the Alaska, and was on the Guion boats
sundny lho ' Anrnnia Vas ility. tour minutes
early on Monti,,y morning saw the tunnels Of
tho following ship spouting great volumes OF
Tho ,stokers wore hard at it down in the
ships hold. There was some hustling. also.
II the stoke H., hold hold, Of thu Alaska; ,Trtonoon on
practically unchan.gcd for three days; or up to
gain littr-inrhcs at first and finally yards.
There was II moderate southwest Inle and q
high head sea. through which tho ALASKA was
able to plunge with more success than the
Aftor midnight tho gallo had moderated to =
officers on tho bridge kept II continuous look
out aft all night long; and were. Giai to note
Voyasera s With srortns blood stay"I late
in the smoking room md made pools on the
time either vessel would win or loSo by.
The Aurania slowed down because Of fog On
Friday-so her log says-hut the Alaeka's off,
ccrs say thcy saw tho Auranin through all
there was Of that fog. and that she was about
eight miles nStern then.
Sho lost steadily after that. and yesterday
afternoon. for the first time during the voyage.
the two vessels were invisible to each other.
largely because Of rain and fog.
Tho Alaska passed Sandy Hook at 500 P. NJ.
and tho Auranin at q: 43 =. NJ. or hour and %
minutes behind the old -time crack.
Of her voyage was days q hours and IL
minutes. and TINT nf the Aurnnia was days
q hours and Al minutes.
Thus tho Alaska won by 30 minutes. COM
putting tho time from Fnstnet.
The Alaska came up to her pier. The Aura
mia stopped at Quarantine