Arizona republican., 1905-05-18

mark Of a racer, was engaged in a jockeying match with the Hildegarde. and to avoid being forced across the line prematurely, performed some startling maneuvers. Behind them to the north and east was the Atlantic. where Captain Charles Barr had placed her in well timed position. The Endymion, the Hamburg and the Thistle swept down toward the line from a windward position and crowd ing closely upon the quarter of the lat ter was the majestic Valhalla, whose every mast was a leaning spire of tow ering canvass gently bellying before the breeze. and sweeping her toward the line. Still further away were the Sunbeam and the Apache. taking plen- ty of sea room to pile on sail and get under way. Almost at the flash of the starting gun the Ailsa and Hildegarde went across the line with the yawl slightly in the lead and in a windward position. Crowding close behind them came the Atlantic. the Endymion, the Hamburg, the Thistle the Utowana and the Valhalla. in that order.
 As the vessels crowded together at the windward end of the starting line, each captain anxious to secure a weather position, the schooners in the lead crowded the Utowana and VaIhaI- la so badly that they were unable to cross the line without a collision. They approached the line from such a direc- tion that the other yachts were cross ing their bows, yet they sailed to their course so long that the Utowana, the leader of the two, became pocketed, so that she could not be turned about Both she and the Valhalla bore down upon the schooners threateningly. While passing between a tug and the committee boat it looked as though they were going to smash into the At lantic and Endymion and an order came from the committee to go about and cross the line properly
 Barely in time to prevent collision, the fleet made an opening for them. and swung into line The warning whistles and signal flags recalled them but not until they had gone more than half mile on their course were they able to get clear of the fleet and re- turn and re-cross the line.
 In the meantime the little schooner Fleur de Lis the smallest of the fleet, on which Miss Canoace Stimson, the owners daughter was a passenger slipped across the line and quickly overlook the Thistle. All the leaders got away within a minute after the starting gun.
 But the FIeur de Lis crossed at 12:37. the Sunbeam at 12:30 the Apache at 12: 35; the Utowana at 12:57 and the ValhaIa at 125. The latter was in irons in tacl1ing at the line thus was badly delayed. Among the leaders the yawl Ailsa in light winds. clunS to the windward position and quickly drew away from the Hfldegarde.
 The long lean, three master Allan tic. with Captain Barr at the helm, went after and slipped by them both stern clung the German Hamburg which in the first five minutes had all most overhauled the Ailsa and dropped the Edimyion astern of her.
 it was evident that the German was hot after the flying leader more than quarter of mile ahead and that the captain was wasting not a moment in securing position he has so often placed among craft-the lead
 It was to be a battle royal between the Yankee by adoption and the leu ton, with Captain Lemuel Miller, of the Ailsa and the Gloucester fishing skip per, Captain BOhlin, of the Fleur de Lis eager for the lead and wise in ways to get it. Strung out. the long fleet faded into the dim horizon and was gone.