The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-27
THE HAMBURG IN THE LEAD.
SIGHTED 1887 MILES OUT on
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Endymion Second, Not Far Bchind-Yawl
.Ausa Seen q Day Earlier .O6l Miles
From Start-Several Of Racers Close
Together and Contest Nearly Half Over


in the race across the ocean for the German
Emperor's cup and she is being closely
pressed by the schooner Endymion, the
holder OF the record across the Western
ocean.
A wireless message from the steamship
Campania received last night said that the
Hamburg was sighted in latitude 1918,
Ion gitude 4425, 1857 miles east Of Sandy
Hook lightship. The yacht was seen
there, according to this despatch. at 1880
o'clock on the morning of the Path, Green
wich time. BY ships time, or the actual
time she was sighted, this would be 1892
O'Clock In the morning, and tho yacht had
then sailed 1872 hours is minutes actual
time, and her average to that time was
81 nautical miles an hour.
The Endymion was seen on the same day
by the Celtic at l:45 P. NJ. Greenwich time,
or 1O45 A. NJ, ships time and was in
latitude ~, longitude 45.Os, and 1902 miles
from the'starting line. She had been sailing
by actual time then 1874 hours 80 minutes
and her average speed an hour had been
7.es nautical miles. This shows that the
Endymon was only few miles astern
OF the German boat and must have been
plCklHR HcI up, pcSouoS " fiS'Aooo AOE'SA 20
she was far behind.
The Ailsa was reported by the Minnehaha
on NAV 20 at 2:s4 A. NJ. In latitude 40, longi-
tude 81. She was then 1,Osl miles east
Of the starting line, and had been sailing
BY actual time 1872 hours 43 seconds. Her
average speed to that point was exactly
eight nautical miles an hour.
Other reports were received yester day
Of the racers which Eve a good ide ea. OF
had been considerable mystery about the
Hamburg because nothing definite had been
heard from her since she was seen by Com
modore Benediots yacht the morning after
the start
She had then weathered the Atlantic
and taken lead Of two miles, and as these
two boats were evidently sticking to-
famed THAT. while the Atlantic has
been reported as doing good work,
the Hamburg and probably the Endy-
yesterday show that this opinion was cor
rect one. and that the Atlantic is among the
bunch Of yachts that Ia closely pressing
after the leaders.
Early in the day a report was received
1t said that at $50 o'clock on the morning
OF May %, Greenwich time, the Hamburg
was sighted in latitude $3.50, longitude
52.25. By ships time this would be APO
O'Clock in the morning, and she was then
DOL miles out from the start. She had
been out ITO hours minutes, and had aver
aged SO nautical miles an hour. Between
the times Of the two sightings the yacht
made 1888 miles in 81 hours 40 minutes,
actual sailing, little better than seven
nautical miles an hour
The Ailsa and Endymion were also re-
been seen by the ST. Louis when in latitude
80. 50, longitude 55,24 This vas on May 81.
at $50 p. NJ. They were then 500 miles
out and in the l03 hours minutes that they
had been sailing since they were started
had averaged ss nautical miles an hour,
and they were not very far astern OF the At
lantic at that time.
The Carpathia sighted the Endynion
in latitude 4O44, longitude 1913. This was
at 1870 P. NJ. on the ?2d, and the
yacht was then $50 miles out, She
had been sailing l29 hours minutes and
her average speed to that time was "a
nautical miles an hour.
On the Carpathia they were somewhat
mixed with the signals and said the yacht
showed red blue lights followed by one red
ball. The captain admitted that the blue
a red blue signal, but the Endymion has a
red white signal followed by one red star.
Between the two sightin gs Of the Endymion
she had made l0l miles in 26l, hours. She
must have found a soft spot which slowed
her down very much.
After being seen by the Carpathia. the
Endymion must have done much better.
In the forty seven hours between the two
sightings, this allows for the difference In
time at the two points, she made 34e miles,
averaging 7:3 miles an hour.
The Ailsa, too, which had not been heard
of early in the race, Is doing some fine work.
Between the time she was seen by the 81.
Louis on May Fl and when she was seen
by the Minnehaha she sailed POI miles in
20 hours 20 minutes, averag ing about
miles an hour
They have held we'll to the south and had
begun to make rorthing. They will sweep
along the great circle that will bring them
up to latitude so. and then on to the finish
ing line.
The latest report about the Atlantic was
minutes after midnight on the morning Of
the 23d and the yacht was seen two miles
astern Of the Fleur de Lys and 81 miles
ahead Of the Valhalla. The. Valhalla's
longitude was given us So and she was then
900 miles from the starting line and had not
begun to make any northing, being still
in latitude 40. This would make the At
lantic to be 1908 miles out and the Fleur
de Lys 005 miles.
These two boats had been sailing 1870
hours 10 minutes and they had averaged
III nautical miles an hour If they main
tanned that speed until the time that the
Hamburg was seen on May "a they would
be about 1,249 miles from the starting line,
or more than 100 miles astern OF the Ham
burg.
ahead Of the Atlantic to make any material
difference in their averages, so that with
these three boats the order would be Ham
burg, Fleur de Lys. Atlantic. Some doubt
has been entertained about the Fleur de
Lys because it cannot be understood how
such small, low powered boat could he
ahead Of the Atlantic, with her big rig, in
the weather that the yachts have been
having.
The Atlantic did some fast sailing be-
tween longitudes GO and 90, and when sighted
by the Bremen she was 920 miles out and
had averaged 9.3 nautical miles an hour.
She was then in latitude Al .O3, but the 81 ght-
ing by the Minnehaha makes her about
fifty-nine miles south Of that latitude
It ls thought that Capt. Barr had altered
the yacht 8 course to clear the ice. and the
change in the course or tightening of the
wind made her slow up very much.
The distances made by the yachts and
their averages, figured on their latest sight
ings are shown In the following:
Distance. TIME. Aver.
Yacht Date. Time. Macs. n. NJ Mdss
Hamburg sxA NJ. 1857 1852 IS "a
Hildegarde.". So NJ, ss7 ssss a.
Sunbesm;,.:'s , ltoA'M' SS? 1919 7s