The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-29
CELTIC SIGHTS OCEAN
 RACERS IN MID-OCEAN
PASSENGERS CHEER THE HAM
 BURG AND ENDYlrION.
German Boat Apparently stin in Lead With the Endymion Close Second British Yacht valhaI1a Way Behind Thus Far-Captain Barr With the Atlantic Appears to be Far in Wake of the Leaders.
of the Leaders.

Atlantic Appears to be Far in Wake of the Leaders.
 New York, May 2S.-Two of the con
 testing yachts, supposed to be the lead
 CTS in the ocean race for the German
 enperors cup, were roundly cheered In
 mid-ocean by the passengers and crew
 of the White Star liner Celtic, from
 Liverpool and Queenstown, which ar
 rived in Port to-day. On Wednesday
 last, in the forenoon, the German
 schooner Hamburg and the American
 schooner Endymion were passed. Both
 yachts were within easy vision of the
 celtic's passengers and presented beau
 tiful pictures, as they were under full
 sail, every inch of canvas they could
 carry being spread to catch the fresh
 southerly breeze that was blowing.
 As soon as the first Sail O. was hail.
 ed from the lookout from the Celtic
 nearly everybody aboard was interest,"
 ed. Through powerful glasses she was
 identified as the swift Hamburg. By
 the time the yacht was abreast the
 liner every each of space along her port
 side was lined with enthusiastic pas
 sengers. Cheer after cheer went up for
 the German vessel. Flags and hand
 kerchiefs were waved until the vessel
 was hull down astern. The Hamburg
 passed within three miles of the Gel
 tic. She was on the starboard tack and
 was making very fast time.
 While those aboard the Celtic were
 still talking about the yacht race a
 second vessel was sighted. She was
 soon made out as the American schoon-
 CT Endymion. As the Celtic approach ed her she was given a rousing salute
 of cheers and flags and handkerchiefs were waved by the passengers The Endymion was passed at 12:28 a. m, ships time, on Wednesday and was l. 320 miles from Sandy Hook. The Ham burg, which was passed two hours pre- viously was 1857 miles from the start ing line.
 Captain Ranson of the Celtic succeed
 ed into getting into communication by wireless telegraphy with the fast Gun ard liner Camparlia. which was some distance ahead of the Celtic bound for New York. The exact position of the
 two vessels was sent by Captain Ran son to the Associated Press through the Campania and the Marconi station at Siasconseett, Mass, thereby being
 published day before the Celtic reach
 ed port.
 On her arrival tonight the steamer
 Hamburg from Hamburg, Dover and Boulogne reported sighting three yachts in the ocean race. On May 23 at 10:45 a. m, in latitude 46:05 longi- tude 32.46, q two n1asted black painted
 hull schooner carrying three staysails foresaid, mainsails, maintopsail and flying jib were sighted. She was six
 or seven miles north of the Hamburg The wind was from the west northwest blowing a strong breeze. The sea was moderate and the weather cloudy. A Cunard steamer ten miles to the north was asked by wireless telegraph to ob- tain the name of the yacht. The fol- lowing reply was received:
 Am sorry; unable to see name. I be- lieve yacht is Hamburg; I am not sure. Captain Burmeister thinks the yacht was the Hamburg though it may have been the Endymion.
 On May "A at 4:1O p. m. in latitude 43:0S, longitude 42.21, Captain Burmeis- ter reports a two-masted schooner yacht with black hull She was carry ing foresaiL mainsail, jib and staysail
 The wind was from the north blowing
 a moderate gale and the sea was rough
 The yacht was two miles to the north. Captain Burmeister expressed the be- lief that the vessel was the Endymion. The British yacht Valhalla was pass ed by the steamer Hamburg on May 24 at 6:20 p. m. Her position was latitude
 42:5O, Iongiture 42:50. The steamer was fifty metres from the yachts. The wind was from the south-southwest blowing a strong breeze The sea was rough and the weather rainy.
 Captain O'Hagen of the Phoenix line steamer British King from Antwerp which arrived tonight, reports that on May 23 at 6:55 D. m. in latitude 4O:47, longitude 47.5s, he passed an American yacht, painted white, ketch rigged mainmast and jigger The vessel was the Ailsa. One hour later a schooner Irigged yacht was passed. This is thought to have been the Atlantic or Fleur de Lys.