The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-24
THREE OCEAN RACERS SEEN.
ATLANTIC STILL IN THE LEAD or
THOSE SIGHTED.

Inc was olO MiIcS Vut ~ . O'SlOek on
sunday Morniny-sunbeam Had Gone
sl5 Miles Early on MOnday-Apach che
Took Northern COurse--Fos and Ice.
The Apache, Sunbeam and Atlantic were
reported by steamships yesterday, and
these three boats are ma king good progress
toward the finishing line of the ocean ace.
The Atlantic of those that have been sighted
IL still the leader, but no one knows just
where the Hamburg. Endymion, Fleur de
Lys, Utowana. Valhalla and Hildegarde are,
80 it is impossible to say which is the lead
ing boat
When the Hamburg was reported the
morning after the start by the Oneida, she
had passed the Atlantic and taken fair
lead. If the Atlantic had again passed
the Hamburg the German yacht would
doubtless have been sighted by some Of
the steamers. The Endymion, Hildegarde
F'eur de Lys and others have taken the
northern passa ge, and few steamers take
that route at this season Of the year beca use
Of the ice. The Columbia, which left here
on Saturday for Glasgow, has taken the
northern route, and she reported the Apa che
by wireless to Newfoundland, and it is
possible that she will pick up some Of the
other boats that have taken this course
and which are ahead OF the Apac che
The Bremen Of the North German Lloyd
Line, which arrived yesterday. reported
that she passed black three masted
schooner yacht in latitude Al, ongitude So
at 7o5 O'Clock on Sunday morning. The
wind was northwest and moderate. The
mate OF the Bremen said that it was the
Ctowana, but as the yacht was seven miles
north OF the Bremen no signals could be
made out. There is no doubt that this
boat was the Atlantic. She had been
sighted three times on Saturday. by the
Cedric, Ninnetonka and Noordam. and,
judging by the course she was sailing and
the speed she was making, she should
have been just where the Bremen saw
her on Sunday morning. The yacht was
then $40 miles out from Sandy Hook light
ship and bad averaged about nine miles
an hour. This is a very good performance.
considering the fact that the wind was
very light at the start The Endymion.
when she made her record. averaged 968
miles an hour. 80 that to make new figures
tho Atlantic will have to do much better
than she has 80 far.
Capt. Barr has taken the route OF the
ocean liners at this season OF the year,
and 90 far has had fair sailing. The
Bremen. however. reports fog between
lon gitude Al and 5o The Furnessia re-
ported Ice at latitude 4s.25, Ion gitude. 47.07
and latitude ALI and longitude 4s.45.
The Sunbeam. Lord Brassey's boat, has
been reported by the steamship Kronprinz
Wilhslm. Tha old boat has done we'll
and II she gets stronger winds further of
shore she will be heard from. The Sunbeam
was seen at l:4o O'Clock on Monday morning
In latitude 1850, longitude 1855. and was
SIT miles from the start She had averaged
rs knots an hour.
Her course was about twenty miles south
Of that taken by the Atlantic. and ass,rm-
ing that the Atlantic kept up her average
OF nine knots an hour until the time the
Sunbeam was sighted the Atlantic would
be about $50 miles ahead Of the oldest boat
IN the race. This is not such wonderful
lead for the newest yacht in the contest,
and one that is a racing boat to have over
boat thirty-four years old and built for
cruising.
Many think that as the Sunbeam has
done 30 we'll the Hamburg, Endymion and
others are doing much better, and that the
Atlantic Is not the leading yacht in the race
for the Emperor's prizes.
The Sunbeam had northwest wind and
had studding sails set. She was making be-
tween eight and nine miles an hour as
nearly as could be judged. She used her
night signal, red, white followed by two
red stars, to make herself known.
Edmund Randolph's bark rugged boat
Apache was sighted by the Columbia, which
Is on it's way to Glasgow. The report was
sent in by wireless. The Apache was seen
at o'clock on Monday morning in latitude
1928, longitude $3.50. She was sos miles
from Sandy Hook lightship and about
50 miles OF the course taken by the Atlantic.
The officers were not quite sure that it was
the Apache, but the vessel seen resemb!ed
that vessel She was carrying all square
sails and stay sails In fresh southwest wind.
The wireless reports received yesterday
follow:
49, 8. Kronprnz Wilhelm. via Marconi
wireless station at Siasoonset Mass, May 49,
Passed on the 22d of May at 1 40 A. NJ. in
latitude 4o.s9 north, longitude $3.50 west
at miles east OF Sandy Hook light vessel,
the English yacht Sunbeam.
RICHTER, Captain
Cape Race, n. F.. via Marconi Station,
steamship Columbia MAY 20.
Monday, %. 7 A. NJ, latit de 1923, longi-
Z de SO so. ess miles from Sandy Hook Light
ship, passed five miles north bark with all
square sails and staysails set. Wind vest
70 Invest fresh. Strongly resembled the
Apache. COLUMBIA"
Some wonderful figuring was made by
a morning paper expert yesterday on the
speed of the yachts in the ocean race. The
last report Of the Atlantic published in that
paper showed that she had made 10 degrees
Of longitude, but in turning this into miles
il was said that she had travelled l.Oss
miles in eighty hours and that she was
many miles ahead of the
ocean record made by tho Endymion. 1t
figured on this basis that by noon yesterday
the Atlantic would be half way across the
ocean.
One thousand miles in 10 degrees is just
si1ty-eight miles to a degree. At the
equator there are sixty nautical miles to a
degree, and in this latitude, where the cir
of the earth Ia smaller, there
are not quite forty-five miles, so that UP
70 the time she was sighted by the Noordam
he Atlantic was just 120 miles out.