The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
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TIE Cruiser New York sstari. on YIrr Race
Cor SaOO.OOO TIIs Mornirr.

PHILADELPHIA. Mar 15-Thc armored
cruiser Now York will leave Ctnmrs' shipynri
ut IL o'clock Tomorrow morning for her trial
OF Care Ann. She will BE- required TO make a
continuous run OF four hours ut a speed OF
20 knots an hour. She will 10 run over =
course 40 knots LONG. With and against tbs
tide. so rs to equalize the run and give an
actual srced. For every quarter knot at
tanned above tho r~cluircd 20 knots IL,
Cramps will get $4,000 premium. For every
quarter knot below the required speed a
penalty of S5o.0aO Will he assessed acain-tt tho
Cramps. On the unofficial trial six wceks ago
the New York made = q knots. andt the Cramps
hone to make 81 knots on this run.
II favorable conditions prevail tho race will
probably he run on Thursday. 1t will lie for a
100000 prize. and the picked crew ot tic
Cramps Will strain every muscle to shove tie
vessels nose across tho anish line ut a S2gD.-
900 gait.
The Trinl Board will consist OF twrnty.eiglt
MEMBERS. There viii also he "A large num!"r
Of invited guests on board. the most rrotninc5t
OF whom. perlafs; IT. ,Mr. ~, i5'r-tiiet. lt"~i-
TO- their usual custom. III Cramrs !,nIe invited
y small number .! newspaper men to .o"n
Under the new management OF flat firm tho
younger men OF the family have taken clargc.
shall hsve tho fullest orr6ttnnitI . kn'%ins
not only about the metilo l. They cmp ny il
running the new Shlps before llty are turned
over to the Gov 'fnin"nt. hit El-" HAT every
detail in the con .tructiun OF iiic ship mas 10
seen. and that tho most tHtriciltr WORKING OF
the machinery may ie observed. Va" vessel
Will Ls under the command ~ CAPT. --tg"nt.
formerly OF the American line stsIL-hir no,
which has sailed for man year, fHyFl Phili.
dclphia ~ Liverpool. Gait. Sargent takes
the plsce OF iluiT oil Capt. a-.rl-. who ur
man years was the Grant : ssA ATTAIN, lut
who died u year or more ~
1t has been a very busy 'Hg m tie cruiser,
Steam has been kept m al Gas. tfowis u
workmen have gone over Ii i. Isuit ny ,ni-h-
ing touches here anil ti"ro in u. n.r work and
machinery. Guard rails ami sttuchions ara
being adjusted. and arrrls o, provisions and
other good things have been rolled a""ari.
Tho cruiser will be rrovisivned for ten days,
and will carry about 1.OSO tons ~ selected
coal. She vii DO the first Of our new navy To
carry u full battery on her trial trir. some ot
the larger guns have not yct boon mounted.
but all OF them are on boari. aud
those. that are not mounted have lecn
placed in position and made ilrlE.
The muzzle Of every gun, points toward
the bow. and the vessel will have a wailias
look that none OF her predecessors lai. IL
has been customary to use mig lead as n sub
stitute weight for guns on trial trips. Tho
armor for the vessel has not been de ive~ed to
the Cramps. however. and an extra weight 4
pig lead will do duty for that. The vessel has
not had .ta final coat OF paint. but ito rough-
looking exterior gives Ii u more busincssliks
look than II shc were clean and white. She j.
going out for prize money. and good looks are
an entirely secondary matter on this trip.