The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-15

| test at New York, May 81, 1854, IS
| days. II hours followed by the Comet
again May Z, 1854 SO days Is hours
| Flying Dutchman May 8. So days and
| subsequently the Bald Eagle rs days
The Sovereign, however, did such
remarkable sailing on part of the voy-
| age as to warrant Lieut. Maury MAX
! ing her run the subject matter of an
| official report to the Secretary of the
Navy. In this was noted, that from
| March to 81, p days. as degrees
| South, in the Pacific, to 35 degrees
South, in the Atlantic the ship made
20 degrees of latitude and 126 degrees
of longitude, in ali 1891 knots or 6245
statute miles, one-fourth the distance
round the world and a daily average
of 245 knots. During Ii of these days
consecutively her daily average was
345 miles and during consecutive
days 1898 ga miles Best day 427.61
miles. Best speed 10 knots, equivalent
to 81 miles. Her log showed distance
run for sthe whole voyage of 1900
statute miles, daily average 220.7 miles
or miles per hour for a distance
equal to more than two-thirds days
of that required to encircle the earth,
and all this done by a vessel under
canvas only, with fore-topmast dis
abled and jury topgallant, beside be-
ing short handed. She had eclipsed
everything of record in the history of
both sail and steam vessels, in her best
days run, neither the Collins nor Cum
ards crack steamers having thus far
made over $50 miles in 80 hours. 1t is
interesting, however, to note that the
Flying Clouds" best work on her nota-
BILE trip to San Francisco, was 1918
miles or very close to that of the
Sovereign and that both of these
ships subsequently beat their maiden
ventures.
While in New York interested parties
tried to arrange for trip to San Fran
cisco for $20,000 between the Sovereign
and the Young America, and this
would probably have been consun1mat-
ed had not the low state of California
freights caused the owners of the first |
named ship to have previously put her |
UP to load for Europe. Thus the public !
lost the opportunity of witnessing a |
very exciting contest between two of !
the fastest clippers.
The Sovereign left New York for |
Liverpool June 18th, and again best
)n record was claimed, though in err
to anchorage was fourteen days and /
seven hours and though possibly the
pest work on that route done by clip
Der ship, had been surpassed by several
# the packets which had the advantage
n that field. Still it was a fine trip,
specially the ending, for from the
Grand Banks to Cape Clear, a distance
If 1868 miles. she was 1875 hours or 296
niles per day-12.73 knots per hour.
Best day 344 knots. 1t was stated in
liverpool that her average speed per
lay for the whole time she had been at
ga since Iaunched,-22S days-was $50
lnots.
on the berth at Liverpool for Mel
ourne. she filled up rapidly under the
oses of the whole fleet of British yes
els awaiting employment. 1t is said
hat she undertook to beat the crack {
teamship Great Britain down, or re- I
und a portion of the freight money /
However. this may be, her competitors $
ere nettIed and the newest and~fastest
.nglish clipper -tGauntlet' was put on |
he run. especially to beat the Ameri- {
an. The departure of the Gauntlet, {