The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11

In the far distant future, which now Is as
hozy As the weather was of Sandy Hook
wbon the ocean racers started on their
contest Young America will talk OF the
decd, Of yachtsmen and how this country
gained the yachting supremacy OF the
world OF the tales that will be told. the
story Of the Atlantic's winning OF the En-
nerors cup will stand out prominently.
Ths Atlantic will be linked with the America.
the Yacht that first drew British attention
N American yachts; with the Sappho, the
Henrietta, the Dauntless, Puritan, May
flower Columbia and hosts Of other boats
too numerous to mention that have always
been able to lead the way over the course
on which they sailed, to the disappoint
rent and modification Of their rivals.
They will talk of the Atlantic as the boat
that cross ed the oc can in twelve days. as
the boat that sailed s4l miles from noon to
noon during the trip OF her bonny Capt
Barr and his gallant crew, and OF wilson
MARSHALL, her young and plucky owner,
and the names Of these men will be linked
with those of Commodore Stevens. James
Gordon Bennett, Caldwell H. Colt. Gen.
Charles j. Paine, Capts. Samueis, han
Terry and Lyons, which are perpetuated
in the yachting nan Ol I hino.
The Atlantic by her victory showed that
American skill, American pluck and Ameri-
cen nerve can make American yachts win
in races from continent 10 continent rs we'll
a. over measured courses in sight OF lano'
They can win when the course has to be
carefully plotted out. when the boat mas
to be driven through calm and storm.
when danger stands In the way, such as
fog and ice and steamships. and when the
boat has to be sailed night and day as well
as when the yacht is sailed around short
course that it a. easy to plot as course
on the Central Park Lake, but when the
boats have to be nursed and coaSed ten
derby and delicatey and with all the skill
that the man at the wheel can bring to
bear
The Atlantic won the race because she
IA a good boat, we'll built, scientific ally
balanced and has power to drive herfast IN
all weathers She won. too, because ne
was sailed by skilful captain, Charles
Barr. a man who can do battle with Cup
defenders and with racers that go across
the ocean, and because she had a GOOD
crew every man of which did his utmost
20 help the yacht on to victory and was
always confident that the Atlantic would
win the German Emperors prize.
There ia something of the Viking spirit
in the idea Of racing big schooner yacht
across the Atlantic Many yachts have
crossed under conf Portable rig, but to take
boat that spreads 1900 square feet OF
canvas on her three masts under ordinary
conditions and when the wind il favorable
can hoist several thousand square feet
wore in the way of kites and balloons re-
ouires nerve. This was done, and unless it
had been done the yacht would have been
beaten. An accident would have left the
boat helpless in the middle OF the ocean, but
such an accident was never thought OF.
n the fog she might have becn run down by
some Passing steamer that PUSHES on only
striving to get to port as quickly as possible,
but the thought of this did not daunt those
who had started with the Atlantic to win
the race She might have colided with
an iceberg, for those huge ghosts that
float silently in the paths Of vessels were
drifting on toward their own destruction
in the warmer climates and menacing the
yachts in the race but these fears did not
discourage those on the racers.
They were all thought of as any prac-
teal seafaring man will think Of all the
udHRtIS Vi ltlc am Wac hSf
night and day from the time the yacht
started until she finished. II was no ordi-
nary watch either because most OF the shifts
in the wind come between midnight and
dawn, and the skipper who would take ad-
vanta &c Of these shifts has to be wakeful
and watchftl.
The Atlantic after winning the race kept
on her course toward Cowes. She had
other worlds to conquer. and Mr.. Marshall
wanted to heat the record made by the
Endymion in 1901 crossing the ocean from
the Needles to Sandy Hook. The Atlantic
was successful again in this, and then
early on Wednesday morning, May 81, she
dropped anchor off Southampton, and all
on board took a much needed rest.
Every man was tired. They had all
spent slecpless days and nights but they
were not too tired to get out the log and
chart Of the course sailed and go all over
the race again. AS the story OF the run
across the Atlantic was told and the posi-
tons pointed out on the chart 1t was easy
to see that the Atlantic had been greatly
favored by weather. She had practically
sailed the route taken by the ocean steamers
at this season of tn: year and had ex-
perienced leading winds almost for tie
entire trip. Capt Barr had plotted out a
fine course. He swept east with little
northing until longitude So was reached
and then the yacht took the great circle
to the finish. She sailed In all 3,0os nautical
miles in ~ days hours minute, which
is an average speed Of 1881 knots an hour.
She made the trip from land to land in II
days 10 hours % minutes. That was to
Bishops Rock, and her average for that
part of the journey was 1887 knots an hour.
she made Sal miles between noon on the
2sd and noon ON the oath. Her actual sail
Ing time for the 34l miles was % hours 81
minutes 80 seconds, and she averaged in
that time IA. 400 nautical miles an hour.
Wilson Marshall. Fred M. Hoyt, h. A.
Bergman, C. B. seeley, l.. B. Ostrander
and DR., F, r. Downs, the amateurs who
sailed on the yacht. were enthusiastic
about the way the yacht behaved. They
could not praise the vessel enough. and
they had lots Of praise, too, for the way
She was sailed by Capt. Barr, declaring
that good as the boat is she could not have
Won the race II it had not been for Bars
masterly handling and rare good Judgment