The sun., 1897-12-05
NEVER RACE, THESE SHIPS.
CAMPAEIA DID NO MORE THAN -
KNOTS TO PAs9 ST PAUI.

Ts ne Sure. That's Rather Past, but ht Was
Oniy GoinE. Not Racirg-st. Paui. OF Course
Couldn't Stand thc>Pace and Fell Behina'
After KeeDinE Up ror Mair an Hsur or Mere'
They never do race, but occasionally thoV
make remarkably fast time when they happen
to be in company in their runs across the sea-
This observation does not apply particularly 70
the American liner ST. Paul and the ounarder
Campania. which were abcam OF tho Sandy
Hook lightship, bound in, within twenty-iour
minutes Of each other on Friday night, but 70
all swift twin screws of competing lines The
pursers said yesterday that these two ships did
not use a shovelful more Goa. than Z. ey would
have used II they had never spoken each other.
The engineers were mute on the subject OF
coal consumption; but the vapor pennants from
tho lofty tunnels told even the amateur voyager
that there was probably hot time In the stoke
holds on Friday.
The st. Paul 10 from Southampton. and tho
Campania from Liverpool and Queenstown.
Neither ship is expected here in winter weather
before Saturday morning. They had several
days Of comparatively smooth seas. and man.
aged 10 get within reporting distance OF tho OBJ
server at Sandy Hook late on Friday night Tho
and the st. Paul ut 1O:24.
deserted tho funnel tops Of the Cunarder belch.
ing smoke just over the horizon, away of on the
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morning. They recognized their pursuer. Per.
haps the st. Paul's engineer did not 20 on deck
enH s hsrs no
than the usual hustl ing in the stokeholds and
the engine rooms, and perhaps 1t Is not improba.
truded from the lower ports and looked aft.
Naturally. the Campanla made no effort to over
part Of a true Briton Is hardly pconceivaSle. But
she Kept on gaining. with her eight or ten thou
AT aio ooorR the ships sne Msrs abeam The
st. Louis fought {or. everv inch. and, according
10 tho passengers OF both ships. she held her
at the rate Of about twenty three knots. The
officers OF the ships about their respective posi-.
tons at 2:lO o'clock OH that afternoon whom
sfS an Ses Sad ade
since they were launched.
Tho Campania's report says that when she
passed the ST. Paul nj the time aforementioned
ightship, which she rea ched nt 10 p. NJ. or seven
hours and fifty minutes later; that 10, she COW
cred the distance at the rate OF 22.72 knots an
hour. She was soon out OF sight OF the 81. Paul
noon. The ST. Paul kept sRht along m the vorv
respectable speed Of 2i.62 knots an hour. She
covered the 17s.knot course in eight hours and
fourteen minutes. When the ships were abeam
and holding each other. the speed was probably
at moments. trife over merely twenty. three
knots, perhaps an insignificant half knot: but.
Of course. they were not racing. They were sim.
ply going.
Inc ST. Paul time. over course or 5000
knots was days 13 hours and 81 minutes. She
has made the trip in days and 81 minutes.
The Campanias voyage. over the Queenstown
route Of ESQ knots, was 5days II hours and 35
8 minutes. The Campania covered. on the nau.
tical day ending at noon on Friday. when she
the st. Paul. in the same period. made 529
knots. The best single days run Of the Cam.
pania is 553 knots, and that Of the st. Paul $40
knots, made in ideal weather. Both vessels
came up to their piers early yesterday morning.
On the ST. Paul were the Countess Pappen.
helm. formerly Miss Mary Wheeler OF Phila.
delphia. and party of gold seekers represent
ing an English syndicate, and consisting Of Wis
sTs hopes, coi. Ie o1ense, Capt. PoWeli, &. a. a.
Powell and e. A. Jeffreys. The party is going
to the Canadian Northwest.