Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-04
LAKE STEAMERS RACING.
City Of Erie and The TashmOO B'tIe for The
Great Lakes Championship

Cleveland, Ohio, June 4,--stripped Of
everything that would unnecessarily
catch the wind. the two large modern
side wheel passenger steamers, City Of
Erie. of Cleveland and the Tashmoo
OF Detroit lined up for their great hun
dred mile dash from Cleveland 10 Erie
TO decide the speed championship OF
the Great Lakes Steamboat men from
many lake ports gathered TO see the
contest Specihl Excursion boats from
cleveland Toledo, Erie, fZffalo and
smaller ports took large loads OF pa s.
sengers to points along the course.
Throngs Of curious people also gathered
along the lake shore to catch glimpse
OF the racers.
The day dawned bright and clear
with a light southwesterly breeze stir
ring gentle swell. Long before start
ing time Cleveland harbOr was alive
with craft and the whaVes were black
with people. Whistles blew, bells rang
and the din was deafenlng as the two
magnificent racers, all aglisten In the
morning sunlight, steamed up to the
stake boat The patrol boats busted
themselves keeping the course clear
Apparently both boats were evenly
matched. The Erie is S2i feet over all
and rs feet beam, against the fash
moo's 800 feet length and 70 feet width
The Erie was built to make fast sched-
ules between Cleveland and Buffalo un-
der all conditions and has twice the
power of her rival The TashmoO was
made for river work draws much less
water than the Erie and IS built Ike q
cigar, with a sharp taperng prty,
a 81. IA mill
change hands as a result of the race
The betting Is even, ranging from small
sums TO thousands Of dollars. The
Cleveland and Buffalo Transit company
has posted $1,000 on the Erie against
a like sum put ~ ON the TashmOo by
the White Star people.
Just before the boats started the
wind yeered around 70 tn north and
the racers had seven mile breeze
against their quarter boats
When the starter gave the signal the
steamers were M a dead stop and on
even terms Much 20 the surprise Of the
spectators, the Erie was first 70 gain
Roadway and crossed the stake boat
line fully two lengths ahead OF the
TashmoO. The Detroit boat. however.
gradually got up on the Erie and as
they disappeared In the haze three or
four miles eastward the Tashmoo had
overtaken the Cleveland steamer.
The Erie crossed the starting line at
9;37;56, Tashmoo at 9:3S:u (oflcial
tlme)
OF Nottingham, II miles east. fash
moo led by one length. Erie apparent
~ slowly gaining however.
A carrier pigeon message Of the CITY
OF Erie on Willoughby. about is miles
east says that boat leads by a length.
OF Fairport, 2S miles east Of starting
line. City Of Erie led by nearly quar-
ter OF mile. The boats were both
steamlng at terrific speed.
on Ashtabula harbOr. about GO miles
from the starting point the CITY OF Erie
led by about length and a half.
Conneaut. Ohio. June 4.-The racing
steamers passed a few miles Of Con-
neaut harbor al l2:4j D. m. Apparently
the city Of Erie was then leading BY
an eighth Of a mile COuneaut Is about
seventy miles from Cleveland.
The Tashmoo and Erie passed Fair
view, Pa, eleven miles from Erie. at
1880 q. M. central time. The Erie stln
maintained lead. apparently. Of
about an eighth Of a mile.
Al l.ij p. m. Erie Pa. reports that
the boats are within five miles OF the
stake.boat, and that the City OF Erie
appears TO be slightly in the lead.
Erie Pa, June 4, 2p. m. central time
The boats are now about two miles
from .he stake boat. The Erie seems
10 be Increasing her lead. She looks
10 be nearly a half mile ahead Of the
TashmOo.
city Of Erie crossed the line first
The city OF Erie reached the stake
boat minute and 81 seconds ahead OF
the Tashmoo, unofficial.