Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-15
Ocean Sprint of Yachts Starts
Tomorrow Afternoon.
ELEVEN SAILING SHIPS
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
KAIsER's CUP CONTEST.
Finish Near Lands End, England, and
Presentation of Prizes at
Kiel-Conditions.

Straining impatiently at their hawsers
and anchor chains. and keyed up as is a
living creature of nerves, such as the race
horse, to the highest pitch of fitness, eleven
deep sea going yachts, the cream of Amerl-
can, German and English yachting,
manned by expert sailors and captained by
long experienced shippers, lay distributed
at various points in New York harbor at
sunrise this morning. They awaited the
command which should send them out on
their last trial spins in preparation for the
German emperor's transatlantic yacht
race. For the race itself, the starting gun
will boom out tomorrow afternoon at 2:15
o'clock.
After taking on stores and receiving their
finishing touches, the eleven yachts began
to assemble in Sandy Hook bay this after
noon, where they will remain at anchor
until tomorrow. 1t was the intention of the
yachts captains to devote the afternoon
to trial spins outside the Hook for the
purpose of testing new gear. These trials
had, however, to be abandoned on account
of thick curtain of fog which has been
hanging over the ocean a few miles out
side of Sandy Hook since Saturday night.
All the yachts have been undergoing the
most thorough overhauling In the various
yacht basins in the harbor during the last
week. and everything possible has been
done to insure perfection of preparation.
There has been painting and scraping OF
hulls, overhauling Of tackle and other ap-
removal of propeller shafts, general TAX
ing on of ballast and provisions and what
not else. Today the boats were the f1ttest
Of the fit.
Speculation as to Outcome.
While the racers were being put through
their PAGES the general public began to
speculate In earnest on the outcome OF the
race. Bets galore were placed today on
this favorite and that. At the clubs, In
the street cars, in Wall street and In land
lubbers homes throughout the country, as
well as In little New York. the great yacht
race was discussed In all its phases by
salty wiseacres, the real and the imitation
kinds, with equal interest.
Here are the principal facts about the
kaisers cup race, which yachtsmen IN
three countries call the greatest sporting
event of its kind.
The number of starters is eleven, includ-
ing eight American boats, two English and
one German.
The eight American yachts entered for
tomorrow's start are Atlantic, the early
favorte in the betting on winner; Apache
Ailsa, Endymion, Fleur de Lys, Hildegarde
Thistle and Utowana. The British boats
are Valhalla and Sunbeam, and the German
boat is the Hamburg, the kaisers only
yacht.
Their appointed course Is from line be-
tween a stakeboat and the Sandy Hool
lightship to a line from the lighthouse or
Lizard Point, on the southwest coast o.
England due south to a stakeboat there.
This distance is about 2,900 miles as thu
crow flies.
After the preparatory gun is fired to
morrow at o'clock, the starting gun WI
be fired at 2:15 o'clock. Time will be taker
from the firing of the starting gun, ane
no time allowance will be given.
Endymion, one Of the starters, holds th(
present transatlantic sailing record. She
| covered the distance from Sandy HOOK te
the Needles, on the Isle of Wight, and con
siderably farther than the Lizard, In
days 20 hours 80 minutes.
Propellers have been removed from I'M
auxiliary yachts, by the conditions OF ths
present contest.
Emperor Williams prize is $5,OO0 goic
cup. offered in the name of the kalser'
licher Yacht Club of Germany. Addltlona
prizes will be given, one among every thre'
yachts starting.
Emperor to Deliver Prize.
The emperor will personally deliver tht
nrizes to the owners of the winning yachts
at Kiel, at the beginning of the so-caheo