Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-16
Eleven Craft, Flying til. Flags Of
Thre. Nations, All Ready
To Start
DISTANCE IS 5000 MILES,.


| UNlllf lno UNkh or lnipp nations, ANA
varying IN slac from an Sj.ton schooner
to n 0iS'ton ship, were prepared IA
start today from lha sandy Hook light
snip at 2'lj p, M for u race or nbout
5000 miles across the Atlantic ocean 70
the Lizard ON the coust of England for
u cup ana thrco prizes offered by N,
German emperor subsequently some
OF the yachts entered IN the ocean race
VIII tail also In the race from Dover TO
llollS1lund Tor another cup offered by
Emperor william ana ono al least win
take part IN the regatta at klcl, Gcg.
many
a NOTABLE EVENT.
The race which Win start today ia
notable for the variety Of the build ana
rlg of the vessels taking part IN H. for
the great distance to be sailed ana pos.
hbly severe weather that may be en-.
coun,cred ana from the fact that II at.
tords q test Of heavily built oocan,going
craft Yachtsmen regard II us move
toward the substitution Of a moro sea.
worthy typo Of craft In International
races IN the place Of the racing ma.
chimes which have contested for tho
Americas cup,
YACHTS ENTERED,
The yachts entered for iodays race
are.
Tho Nalhalla, GAS tens, 2i0is feet long.
Owned by the Earl Of Crawford Of the
Royal Yacht squadron OF England
Tho Bark Apache, 3O1 tons. 1870 foet
lQnki owned by Edmund Randolph, New
York Yacht club.
The topsail schooner sunbeam, 2si
tons lbil feet long, Lord Brussey,
Royal Yacht squadron OF England,
Three,mustod schooner Utowuna, 26l
tons, l5b feet long, Allison V, Armour,
Now York Yacht club
Three'mNstod schooner Atlantic, 900
tons, 1876 feet long Wilson Marshall,
Now York Yacht club.
Two.mastod schooner Hamburg, 2S5
tons, ll6 feet long owned by German
syndicate, entered from the Nord
l)eutscho liogattayercm,
TWosmastcd schooner Thistle, 235
tons, ~ feet long Rob, Il, Todd, At
lontio Yacht club,
Two.mhstcd schooner lllldcgardo, 100
tons, 1903 feet long, l9d, r., Coloman'
Corlnlhi0n Yacht club OF phiadclphln
Two'masted schooner Eudymlon, n6
tons, lOl feet long, George Baudpr Jr,
indian llarbor Yacht club.
The yaWl Allsn, no tons, 50 feet long.
Henry - Redmond New York Yacht
club
Two'mastcd schooner Flour DE Ls
~ tons, A5A feet long Dr. Lewis A,
Stlmson, Now York Yacht club.
iiHrdlN has moro varied fleet In Rige,
rig or type Of design been assembled I'm
one Meet TO race In the same event,
me stately British clipper shin Val.
hnllni whose towering spars spread
oloit CLOUD OF canvass, w seven times
ne large os her smallest competitor the
lltlc Yankee schooner Flur DE lis. YET
lho larger cmft gave no time allowance
In favor OF the smaller Tho first VOC
sci 10 cross the imaginary line nt the
Lizard llght house, win win the cm-
peloTs cup ana nm ocean blue ribbon.
when In the estimation of many
Nnchlemon VIII eventually rival I'm I'M.
portanco the famed AmoIlcaa cup.
ordinarily ilVo Of the yoasols.sthe
Nulhnlln, sunbeam, Apache, utowana
ana Atlantic use auxiliary steam
power but FOR the race their propollors
have been unshippod,
Added interest ia glyon to the race by
the participation Of the Endymion,hold.
or OF the yachting record from SANDY
Hook TO the Laord Of ~ days ana 20
hours
HOPE on AMERICANS.
Tho faith and hopes OF many Amorl.
Nun NuphIutptA a. 4
American schooner AtnniIo and bp'E
skipper, Capt charles Barr, 10 whose
clever soamnnghlp won more than tho
victory In the defense N the AmerIcn'a
cup has been IN part attributed. Given
strong head or beam winds, ana fairly
high seas, the Atlantic Ia pypCrto1 lo
BIZ among the leaders, while the Val.
halla ~ dangerous In cases Of gales
from Astcrn IN light head winds the
lltllo Ailsa might show her hcols 10
Tho moro powerful craft Tho Hormnn
schooner Nv regarded as worthy com.
peIilor under all sorts Of conditions
THE COURSE
Tho course Is approximately 30Oo
miles LONG and the yachts are oNpootod |
10 consume two 10 three weeks In GOV. |
oring the distance In the choice of tho
northern or southern route tho captain
may exercise his judgment ana knoWl. |
cdgc Of ocean winds and currents.
Whatever the north Atlantic has IN '
store during the next two weeks FOR :
the bis yachts. at dawn this morning |
The weather indications showed nothing |
M a hoistoroua nature near Sandy Hook |
IlRhtahip, The sea was smooth, lho
mir soft ana balmy, ana whlo heavy |
mist hung about lower Now York bay |
II was slowly being waited ont 10 aoa |
by "a HOuthWeStorly hroogo that gnyo
ivory indication Of Strengthening con.
sdorably before noon,
READY TO START,
such bro'gc was regarded with
favor by those ON the yachts nv II
lourlehod q hope Of % smart Hght for
position NJ the start and quick run
along the Long Island shore ana tho
southern Now England coast 10 the
IrRt turning point M Nantucket llghl,
shin, 1876 miles from the start ldght
sails were therefore oyorhaulcd ana
inylllary epalN loromlHt yards stud
ling sail and aplnnlkcr boomB un.
nshcd, ana partially rugged for the rot.
.lng ~ such Mites IN fact II looked
his moUmg 0u II ~ the yachts would
nko leave NJ thlH country unyolopod I'm
, cloud of canvas The oif.HhOrc hrooSo
was favorable for the great squnro
'lggerN Of the feet tho British hontn
VOlhnllo and sunbeam tho American
Apache ana the big three .unstcd
'chooncrs Atlantic ana Ulownnn.
BIN hours before tho time got for the