New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
YACHT SUNBEAM IN PORT.
LORD BRASSEY ON HER.
British Sportsman Does Not Expect
TO Vim Ocean Race.

The auxiliary yacht Sunbeam Of the Royal
Yacht Squadron. which yesterday completed a 64ss
knot voyage, with her owner. Lord Brassey, k c.
= c J.. at the helm. and Lady Brassey with
f~sntain and Mrs Pakenham as guests is being
--a6e ready at the Morse Iron Works. Brooklyn
s,- her entry IN the international yacht race that
s-s-1s next week Lord Brassey is proud Of the
-scor5 made by his boat from southampton. which
mn he left on March . calling at Falmouth Ma
5si-a LIS Palmas and s.. Thomas covering 1913
miles under steam and 2.57s miles under sail. thus
sfordlnC many opportunities TO test the ships
snee5 on April = . knots were made under
SAL while April q was the next best record.
as knots. An average Of nine knots an hour was
kert up the entire tlrty-four days Of the voyage.
whe- the Sunbeam emerged from the heavy fog
o. the lower bay yesterday Lord Brassey, who
re-sa1aly sIIervises all the affairs on shpboard.
was manning the pump fo- washing down decks, it
bang G. matter Of physical culture TO the
parp every morning FOR hour while at
Having finished his morning chores, he said TO
TrIhune reporter:
races - veteran sailor. this being my hfueth
cou-1tssign, ana an 4TctI-t yachlsTasr my arcor
Is Keen. certainly should net have Joined in the
-sca unless there had been some considera ion
more serious thaa The fua or yachting. / am OF
treaty. great deal can he achieved by coming
together II suitable opportunity. An interna-
t5aa. race Is one Of those opportunities when the
over Jhe problem Of the merchant marine. We
have
use Of sails practically impossible. The manning
pas as 49, manual work on III srins can
easily be 51-e them These things. think many,
80 marine bun / do NOT share those gloomy
C--Vs Believe we have never had better seaInen
in ~ sf-- years or the water than now
Immigration IS another problem that must receive
serious attention. As president OF the East End
Immigration Society Of London: il which Lady
B-assey is also interested We sA21 carefllIy eA-
amino The system q handling the Immigrants az
i have he deepest feeling for unity OF English
speaking people J. IS sacred cause and the pest
T,he voyage from St Thomas was under most IN
favorable conditions; We were eIEelope So "a q
south ot cape Hztte-as, when stormy weather pre-
Captain E3chard the navigating officer and Mr..
Fsvie The sailing master have been with ne Tor
thl-ty-slE years In fact we are al in me autumn
of lie The crew Of tveaty-t0ur men are mostly
from the Cornish and jersey coasts 90 1o .S ~
among the leaders The races should be held often
Is e-ca- good comes from them
Nv esteem for President Roosevelt Is such as
90 hardly express. The American people showed
sgcr men IS NJ Roosevelt and the former Presi-
dents Who are Of the highest business tyPe. and
great republic can accomplish
Captain 7akeula1n. VINO. with Mrs. Pakenharn.
are INC guests Of Lord Brassey, IS also yachts
man. his yacht FaIe has made records along the
IRISH coast where the owner raced her. Cap
-at1 Pakerharn was formerly On the stan Of Coy
e-no- General Lansdowre OF Canada, and he was
ai6e-5e-caznp TO Lord Erassey when the latter was
Governor OF Australia He was born n County
antrim Ireland, and served n the British army
from which he retired II -st, after serving N
India and Australia. Mrs. PakelLaIn, with Lady
Brassey, viii return to England on the Cunarder
CzruI-z avoid the fatigue or the ocean race
which. Il Is expected. VIII take about Two weeks.
Lord E-asEey several times & MEMBER OF
Parliament and from 1aS5 10 800 vas Governor
q Victoria. Australia he presided over the ~La-n-
le- % Commerce conference al Montreal last year
ana VS. secretary 10 the British Admiralty CON-
-rzuLer Of The Legion OF Honor, and author OF
many books on naval subjects, Wen as LABOR as
|-- AlaT
I-s-s = IJrozress' and The New Fiscal Policy
T.aFv Rrassey IS his first wife. and was the
- author Of Around the world on the Yacht sun
beam" which 5 pIbLsned Il seven ls-ls -t-EeS
TIE ra-rv VIII stop al the Hotel La1ay ette-tSre-
z1ur- tr-i the race begins. when Lord BraSsey
vii aE-.u go board the palatial auxiliary yacht
Hull TIE SllDe-Il's 4sLgth Is 10 1Set over 81.
Sse IS q composite build. with iron frames, teak
skin and displacement OF 5lJ tons ItlaIleS
measurement. she has o-aOrseEoMer r-SIL-e' a1
bunker Cz-z1i-v IS fifty tons The yacht IS a
fuH r-Eged, -Llas-ed, tCpSa-l schooner, Win
,ibtz55-l e feet inches long. Lord bTassey mas
ar 1astetuIIy decorated with valuable OIL paint
1ngs Autograph photographs OF royal VlSlLorS
walls OF the library. ana on the SLle4FsS
are volumes Of standard works. 4 red room, as
SING sitting room OF 5th-2Ve- home, ana
f9-ty-tve well furnished rooms include the sleep
tng cabins Tor visitors one part OF the boat ana
IL quarters ECr the crew OF the OtleT. ALslca4
instruments are everywhere -,
S,sazirg Of the weather 10 be encountered on the
AtlauUc Nay, Lord BraSsey said t1ALp from ms
Ee1e-a. know edge Of H. from about May "A 70 the
r6EIe ~ Tul there was less risk Of encountering
stems rrzr II any other time OF the year. About
TIE danger q icebe-gs he said that arer studying
the OF former races he haC 1o4id Jt those
Who dc follow the great circle Inc WAlch car
Tles them closer 10 TIE ICE had seemed 10 cross as
Quickly those who did, and so the southern
course Tas apparently the safest