The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
FOUR BOATS IN CLOSE RACE.
FURTHER THEY 60. MORE M
TERESTING CONTEST BECOMES.

TERESTING CONTEST BECOMES.
Hamburg, Ajlsa, Endyrnion, Atlantic tht
Order According to tho Latest He
p0rts-Changes Made From Day 10
Day-EndymiOn Improves Her Position
" Tho Hamburg. Ailsa Endymion and
Atlantic are making a great fight for the
German Emperor's prizes, and the further
the yachts 60 on their voyages the more
interesting the contest becomes. The latest
reports that have been received from the
leaders In the race place the order as named
Tho st. Paul aent in the last bulletins, but
her captain on arriving hcie yesterday
corrected an error which was made In
transmission. He said he received mes
sage from the Minneapolis saying that the
Hamburg was the leading boat In the con-
tost and that she was leading the Ailsa
by about thirteen miles. This was on
NAV "a. Then the st. Paul sighted the
Endymion and tho Atlantic. The Endym-
lon was seen ut $50 p NJ, Green wich
time, in latitude 1920, longitude 43.45.
She was then 1885 miles from Sandy Hook
Lightship and ee2 miles from Bishops
Rock, which is not many miles from the
finhh. Greenwich time would be the same
a. b.0s:6s P. NJ. ships time at that point,
or 1853 New York time. and the Endymion
had then been out 100 hours, So minutes.
The Atlantic was sighted at 1925 P. NJ.
Greenwich time. In latitude A.4s. longitude
HOs. She had then been out Its hours IA
minutes actual time and was 1925 miles
from Sandy Hook Lightship and 1852 from
Bishops Rock, according to the figuring
Of the captain OF the st. Paul.
The Hamburg was last seen by the Celtic.
This was al $50 o'clock on the morning OF
the oath, and she had then been out 1872
hours 10 minutes and bad sailed 1857 miles.
The Hamburg up TO her last sighting had
averaged a36 nautical miles an hour.
The Ansa, thirteen miles astern OF her.
had averaged s,2S miles an hour. The
Endymion's average up to her last sighting
was s,lA miles an hour and the Atlantic
had averaged 10 miles an hour.
1t u interesting to note the changes that
have been made from day to day by these
four boats as they have been reported.
The Hamburg was hrst seen by the Oneida
1872 miles out after seventeen hours sailing.
She was next heard OF on the 18TH when she
had been out out forty-three hours. She
had then made 900 miles Of her long journey
and had averaged 60 miles an hour.
Between the two sightings she had aver
aged 90 miles an hour. Then she was
heard OF on the 22d, when she had been out
up to that time $50 miles and had averaged
$50 miles. Between the two sightngs
she sailed 8sl miles at an average rate Of
10 miles an hour. Then she was seen on the
2sd, when abe had been out 1856 hours As
minutes, and she had sailed LOIS miles
nj haH a q ar,aaI of
miles an. hour. She had slowed down
considerably between the two sightings,
having averaged between the two points
only $40 miles an hour Her last sight
1857 miles, and her average to that point
was $3.50 miles an hour. She must have
had fine breeze between these two sight
ings, because she ratified of $3.50 miles in
Is hours "a minutes, making an average
O. 1872 miles an hour.
When out twenty-five hours she had made
just 10 miles. This was in light head
winds, Then she was seen on the 18th.
2so miles out, and che had made that dis
the two sightings she had averaged only
s.S miles an hour, and her average 70 far
on her voyage was 80 miles. Ne1t> she
was heard from on the 21st. She had then
sailed ITO miles In loS hours 20 minutes,
hour. Between the last two sightings
she had averaged IL. miles, 30 that she,
too. must have struck good sailing breeze
Her last sighting was on the Path. She
had then sailed ,3A miles in 1888 hours,
the last two sightings she had sailed SOS
miles In little less than 90 hours, averaging
CIT miles an hour. This sho VS. that the
yawl Is doing some fine work.
Tho Endymion In the first twenty-four
hours sailed 1888 miles averaging s. = miles
hour Whan fhirt U hours oh
sailed 1874 miles, and her average had in
CHASED to 8.l3. Then she found a nice
sailing breeze, and when out "A hours,
10 minutes on the 10th she had sailed
o,as miles an hour. On the Dist she |
was seen close. to the Ailsa and had
gone 779 miles in l03 hours, % minutes,
averaging rs miles an hour and between
the Two slghtlngs she had averaged s.ls
hours 81 seconds, she had sailed oee miles
at an averageIrate, Of 743 miles an hour.
showing still further Improvement. On
the Gath she was seen l3i4 miles out and
had averaged 10 miles for the distance.
and a. her Last 81 Citing gave her an average
the further the Endyrnion goes the. more |
she improves her position just as the Ailsa
does.
The Atlantic made fine showing early
sailed 90 miles shs had aV s. 81 sns es
an hour. Since then she has not done SO |
we'll. The sighting Of this yacht shows |
that she had to change her course probably |
to clear the ice and then she found a soft |
spot. for on the 23d she made ninety-nine |
miles at an average speed of 3,O4 miles an |
hour. This allowed the other boats to pass |
her.
The following tables show the progress
OF the yachts between the more important
reports made by passing steamers;
HAMBURG