The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Sandy Hook, n. j., May 17.-The
ocean race for the GU p offered by the
German emperor was started at 1915
pm. The boats crossed the starting
line in the following order:
Ailsa, 12:14:55.
Hildegarde, 12:l5:OO.
Atlantic, 12:15:30.
Endymion, 12:16:OO.
Hamburg, 12:19:O0.
Thistle, i2:1S:3O.
Fleur de Lis, l2:26:04.
Sunbeam. 100000.
Apache. 12:34:OO.
Utowana and Valhalla crossed the line
to the windward of the committee boat,
1915, but both were recalled.
The Utowana crossed at 12:57:30, but
the Valhalla went in irons in the light
wind while going about and did not
cross until 1925. All the times are IN
official.
"Get Ready for Sea-
Shortly after 10 O'Clock the COM
mittee in charge of the race hoisted the
signal "get ready for sea- and the
American yachts began leaving the bay.
BY 1o:40 the entire feet was on the
way to the starting Inc at Sandy Hook
lightship. The Fleur de Lys was the
only boat that did not have the services
of a tug.
The weather began to thicken up
again, and at IL o. clock, because Of
the fog.-the lightship from which the
start was to be made could not be seen
from shore. 49,, -....t .-...~
At 1915, the time arranged for the
sending the yachts across the line, the
wind on shore had hauled to about the
same quarter as yesterday and had
brought back with it the great masses
of fog which had caused yesterday 5
postponement The wind was south of
east and the fog was rolling onto the
jersey shore in great thick banks, which
cut off all view of the ocean.
An hour after the time set for the
start the wind was from the east, althC
It frequently shifted few points north
or south Of that direction. The foe
at times cleared away, only to return
blowing about five knots an hour.
Lively Scene in the Bay.
The little bay protected by the
sandy arm of the Hook today present
ed an even livelier scene than yester
day. Nearly all the yachts were an
chored there and the launches anl
small tugs were seudding about almost
from the dawn Of day. One or two
of the yachts were making sail by
CLOCK, altho nearly all had arranged
to be towed to the start.
On board the English ship Valhalla
the small fore and aft sails upon which
the vessel relies for windward work
were hauled out and rugged. The same
was done on the American barque
Apache. The early morning breeze
was decidedly adverse for these tive
yachts, and it looked then as if they
might be led many miles by the Others
at the end Of the first days run.
When the committee postponed yes
terday's race it was planned to star
the event today, as near noon as posi-
BILE, with the preparatory gun at tina
hour and the actual starting gun fit
teen minutes later. Preparations t,
carry out this program were begun
early, and it seemed almost certain
there would be no postponement today
The Start and Finish.
The race started across an i'm
aginary line between committe
tug and the Sandy Hook lightship. TIL
committee boat flies the burgee Of tn
Imperial Yacht club, under which tn
race Is to be sailed. On the commit
tee are representatives Of the imperia
German navy, the United States nav
and the New York Yacht club. Tim
will be taken from the sounding of tn
starting gun, until the signal at tn
Lizard light, is flashed by the winnin
beat. At the finish line will be al
chored the German cruiser Pfeil, to a!
sist the yachts in locating the light i
event of fog.
The only vessel missing in the flee
in Sandy Hook bay. at 9 O'Clock Wa
Lord Brassey's Sunbeam. The othe
ten were anchored there waiting til
arrival of steam craft to tow them t
the start. ,-