The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-01

! and sailed by German captain and crew
won the second prize. The third prize
was won 10y the Nalhalla, British butt
boas, owned by the Scotch Earl Of CRAY
, ford and the fourth prize will 60 to the
Endyinion, another American boat, owncd
! by Commodore Lauder OF the Indian iiarhor
| Yacht Club. There were four prizes Tor
the race, and although the seven other
competitors do not get any trophy they
! have won glory, for the race has been a most
sensational one and even the beaten boats
have done well.
Until he Atlant ic made such fine record
the Endymion HAD made the best pas ge
across the Western Ocean. She sailed
from The Needlesio sandy Hook in ia days
20 hours 80 minute S The Needles course
is about $50 miles longer than that to the
Lizard. and the Endymion's average speed
for that trip was 900 nautical miles an
hour. The At,antic's time for the race
, was IL days hours l minute and her
average 100 nautical miles. The Ham
hurg's time was IL days = hours q minute s
and her average 9.S nautic miles an nOur
! so that both the At lantc aud the II hamburg
have heat EN- the Endymion's record
Through an error in the cable the Atlantic
was said to have made II = degrees OF longi-
tude on the day she made her record break
ing run Of 34l miles. At noon on May 20
she was in longitude 1887, and at noon on
the oath she was In longitude 80 80, 80 that
she had actually made degrees, minutes
by ~ minutes rs seconds, or, in other words,
she took % hours 81 minutes 50 seconds
to cover the distance between the two
points and sail 34l miles. Her average
speed for that distance was Ii.494 nautical
miles an hour.
In statute miles this is 10 6s each hour.
The American clipper ships have always
held the records for fast sailing. The
Dreadnaught crossed the Atlantic in
little more than nine days. The Flying
W., - L,.s i l. vi
In twenty-four hours she sailed +27.5 statute
miles. This is an average of 1881 statute
miles an hour and Is not very much faster
than the time made by the Atlantic. Another
fast day was made by the Trade Wind in
a voyage from San Francisco to New York
an hour, so that the Atlantics record is
much better than that Of the Trade Wind.
The Valhalla was the largest boat in the
race. her tonnage being e47.79 net and her
length on the water line 23s feet. She Is a
with the fore and alters except when fav-
ored by following winds. In the fresh TO
strong wind during the last few days OF
the race she must have done very well.
She had crew Of sixty-six men. On
board were, the Earl of Crawford the Hon.
Reginald Broughton, Sir Evelyn c. VIII
braham. Cecil North and the Hon. W. Cor
field. The Valhalla was sighted off Nan
tucket lghtship at midnight on the 18th,
at 2:55 p. Nj. on the 22d by the Lucania In
latitude i01j, longitude 5t5s; at $40 p. NJ.
by the Minnehaha in latitude 40, longitude
49, and on the ?ith by the Hamburg in lati-
tude 1880, longitude $3.50.
The fourth boat sighted at the finish was
the Endymion. the former record holder.
She is owned by Commodore George Lauder,
Jr of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club and had
on board DR.. H. C. Roland, Jasper Roland.
Richard Armstrong, Richard Sheldon and
John r. Buchan. Capt James A. 1,oesch
i, her skipper, and she has a crew Of twenty
six men. She was seen several times Ivy
passing steamers. On the 2lst the ST.
Louis saw her when $40 miles out: the Car
pathia sighted her on the 22d. the st. Paul
on the 24th. when l,2s5 miles ont, and the
Lorraine and Hamburg also saw her on that
day.
The Hildegardn is owned by Edward r.
and flew the flag Of the Corinthian
Yacht Club Of Philadelphia. She is 1894
feet on the wster lire. Capt. $. NJ Mars
ters was in charge and she had crew of
men. Mr.. Colernan's guests
were Frank Platt. DR.. Robert G.. I-econte
and A. +. Baker. This boat was seen only
twice on the way over. and there was much
NJ ystery about her position. The Nettie
Shipman saw her on the 18th. the morning
after the start. and the Haversharl Grange
sighted her at p. NJ. on the 21st in latitude
1924. longitude 5s4? ssi miles from the
start.