The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-30
SPENT A NIGHT AT SEA
EMPEROR WILLIAM AND THE EN-
PRESS ABOARD THE METEOR.
His Majesty Was Stubborn and Was
Compelled to Drift for Hours
in Consequence.

KEEL, June 29.-9:30 D. m.-Emperor Will
liam's American-built schooner yacht Me-
teor. the Cicely, owned by Cecil Quentin.
Of England. and the other yachts which
started in the schooner race to-day are at
this hour drifting toward home. The Meteor
is in the lead and the Cicely is second.
Emperor William and the Empress are on
board the Meteor and probably will spend
most of the night on the water. The guests
invited by the Emperor to dine tonight on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern have
long since dispersed. Emperor William
resolutely declined to leave the yacht until
the finish of the race and the judges and
the sailing committee sent a launch to
port to bring out provisions TO the vessel
which carries them.
The yachts, carrying full light-weather
canvas. crossed the starting line at II :35
Yesterday morning in the following order.
The Lasca, the Clara, the Cicely, the Iduna,
the Northwest and the Meteor. The wind
was dead ahead for the entire distance 10
the first mark, twelve miles from the start
ing point. AT the end OF an hour the Meteor
worked out ahead OF the Cicely, which had
already distanced the other contestants.
The Cicely challenged the Meteor for the
weather berth slowly passed her and
heightened her lead. The time at the first
mark follows: Cicely, hours "a
minutes 40 seconds; the Meteor, 8 hours q
As the wind had dropped a good deal the
sailing committee decided 10 shorten the
course by one side OF the triangle and to
instruct the yachts TO come home direct
from the first mark. The committee con-
sequently borrowed all the available steam
launches in the neighborhOod and. with a
member of the committee on board each,
the launches started 10 intercept the
yachts and inform them Of the decision
before they rounded the first mark Acting
under these Instructions the Cicely rounded
the mark and started for home. but EN-
peror William objected TO this change OF
the course. because the Meteor was coming
on the reach, which would show her best
points. The sailing committee counter
mdnded Its previous instructions. The
Cicely meantime had lost the FIVE minutes
she had gained and. being 70 leeward. she
lost five minutes more in jibbing. All the
yachts, with their spinnakers doomed out
on starboard, then started for the second
mark, seven miles away. On this reach the
wind continued 10 die away. The Meteor
rounded the second mark a long way ahead
OF the other yachts. and when she started
on the homeward leg OF eleven miles IL was
almost completely calm All the observa-
ton yachts and excursion steamers left
the racers at this point. The yachts were
drifting hOpelessly.
The sailing committee has decided II the
Meteor beats the Cicely 10 give the latter
yacht special prize in view of the com
plcation which arose from the orders 70
change the course.
The race OF Friday has been awarded 70
the Cicely.. In this contest the Meteor fin
ished seven minutes and twenty-five sec
onds ahead OF he Cicely. but under her
time allowance the English boat won by
one minute and eleven seconds. Upon this
occasion NJ Guilleaume the owner of The
Clara, which was also in the race. lodged a
protest against the Cicely. declaring that
the rules required her 10 carry two anchors
at her bows instead OF one. The judges re-
served the decision OF Friday because OF
this protest