New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-20
THE EMPEROR IN DANGER
BARR SPARES METEOR.
N. r. Plant Charges That Course
Has Changed after the Start.

Commodore Morton F. Plant of the Larchmont
Yacht Club the owner OF the fast schooner yacht
Ingomar. racing in British waters, may. his
fellow yachtsmen declare. Justly say he saved the
German Emperors yacht. the Meteor, from serI-
collision: According to report just received
by the club from It's commodore his order 10 tack
the Ingomar. in the race of June a, when he had
perfect right to continue his course saved the
Kaiser's yacht from being down and perhaps
sunk with all board The Emperor the
Meteor with u large party OF guests the Ameri-
board including Francis Riggs. Mr.. Goelet
and Cornelius Vanderbilt There were also as the
Emperor's guests two German admirals. the Earl
OF Lonsdale and the Earl Of Mar.
The report, in recitng the race OF June "a. over
a triangular course OF Kielnorde goes 10 say
that If Commodore Plant had insisted on his right
Of way the american yacht would probably have
sunk the Meteor The latter yacht had been beaten
in the windward work by the Ingomar, when the
Meteor on the port tack tried TO the others
bow. Rather than run into her Captain Barr gave
way and tackled He then hoisted protest flag
and the Meteor withdrew from the race.
The charge is made In NJ. Plants report, that
the corrected course not given to Captain Barr
on June q. in the from CuNhaven to and
around Elbe Lghtship No. and return--a distance
OF thirty miles. 1t SAYS that they passed the No
nghtship half hour ahead OF tho Meteor, and 10
wudward and No . a mile ahead when they
were within three-quarters OF rie Of No.
lightship. they saw the Meteor bear away and go
home from No > lghtship. The course It is said
changed after the Ingornar took the lead This
Is a serious charge TO make. unless It be sub
stantated. The Ingomar beaten by twelve
minutes. sailing about three miles further than
her opponents the Meteor and the Hamburg
Tho Ingomar sailed In the quickest time ever made
the Heligoand course. but lost the race on
time allowance TO the Valdora
The description of the In question
sent 10 the Larchmont Yacht club by Morton F.
Plant. follows
June 81 Race Cuxhaven: The course as de
10 and around No. Elbe llghtship, distance OF
fifteen miles and return. We had wiudward WORK
going and a dead before H. After a short
scrap with the Meteor, crossed her bow. We
passed No ! iightship nearly half an hour ahead
of her. and Windward; No 2 a mile, and 10
OF a. mile Of No llRhtship, saw the Meteor
bear away, and In about four minutes, the Ham
burg do likewise. consequently we realized some
thing was wrong ard we followed suit Only after
we had crossed the finishing line, we found the
course had been changed after we had gotten In
the lead and instead OF going around No. light
ship the turn 10 be at No. This was GER
tainly a new condition in yachting TO me, but We
lost the race this account. having sailed mile
and n half further to wndward and return than
did any yachts. We were, however, beaten
only II minutes by the Meteor which
June a. Kielfirde triangular course, fifteen miles
each leg Finish The Ingomar first the Hamburg
second. the Iduna third The Meteor gave up race
The reason therefor was. we beat her windward
work on second leg, and she attempted to
not let her do and she forced to go about
else sink her, with the German Emperor and many
others abroad raised protest flag. and the
Meteor gave up race