The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-14
RACE FOR KA|SER'S
CUP NEXT TUESDAY ] |. J!
Officers and Crews Doing Ut !:
most to Have Everything
in Readiness.
70 CROSS WESTERN les, {. |''I' OCEAN y! - n
Much Speculation as to Result,
But Few Bets Being
Made.
70 CROSS WESTERN OCEAN

NEW. YORK, May 13.T.Withs only TINS TINS
week left to complete pre- para tons ICE t l's
a. ca i, race for the German Emp g GU
INC acf,ts entered for the long and severe
tuss,o across the Western ocean were
scenes OF much activity. rs both oiilcers
{,nd crews we're doing their utmost 70
have everything in readiness at leas easy .
day or5 so before the date fixed Tor the
contest. Nav 10th, next Tuesday.
az the fleet to begin this last wor
were the auxiliary yacht Apache, Mt. ~,
mund,s Randolph n. 3. =" u ~ IA ~
German schooner yacht fia 1ii'ui O. ~
charge Of Mr.. Adolph llet)ehs. ~
Apache was hauled out at the Mo' 90
works, South Brooklyn. The DIE sihoAo
stack has been removed ana 1s oe,ne
placed in q cradle on deck. Inc oput'1I
IN, the deck left by the STACKS re1i'U ~ ~. q,
-, I'M ~ NO u covered with steel plate the
nropellcr under the conditions Of the c csn
test, was taken of the smart una - ..ao On
in the hold OF the yacht LOT NY ~ prac" %
ING tho attention of tho skipper, "no. =.
energy and enthusiasm in httng me e u "a.
for the race are only ecualled ny, iii ~. ~
sire TO no IN 9, pr veteran in his
calling and knows the Western ocea'' '''No
Il book. sEa. ,,,n,y ~ a
The Hamburg repairs were Simply y, OF La :.
general nature. She was. Thoroughly ~
fitted abroad, at her home port; Whlcn men, ~ ~
Guided a reduced rig, and ON the passuse
over she did not suffer any damage wo! ',a,y
OF note. The Morse wqrAs na nhfe and the
crew has been busy ovcrhauhng 49,. ..,, 60, 10
vas"and bending on the sails that WIN oe
used In the race. The Hamburg does my
AS the starting day draws nearer inter o.,
est is Increasing In the race. fachtsmeil'
seamen and the public generally are a t,Vna
cussng s possrbi,tiss, are he being DIS.
cussed in club houses, hotels and 1eaott he
rooms, with tho speculation as 70 INC
probable winner being the vital POM.
heores the sands o. apsaged are
nften an ',nknown quantity. sentiment
and guess work mark most OF the discus
sons Everything must depan nda u aod he
condition con of the sea, so it would after all
he % wise person indeed that couia S is,I
! now or even at the starting day, 1ore,e.t
what these conditions would DC LOT ~ o''-
night later.
The Betting Odds.
| And vet the speculation Will 80 on.
Among mon tie Tie leading yachtsmen whose DAILY, y
walks are IN the financial als.s'c., tH IVA
have been betting books n neafa aom ne Ing
lk Atla thafs 4E 10 Endyman to ASA
70 /. Hildegarde 6 to i; Hamburg, Q 70
Ii; Vaihala, to !; Apache, 70 !; II. ZIG ute'
| wana, s TO !; Fleur dc Lys, 10 u Ih's''e'
10 to /; Sunbeam. y to !. ,,oo,
The report Is that some money mas p y, sn
bet at these figures, but the uncertainties
| SO overwhelm sentiment ana guess o,1pK
! that there has been a hesitancy III nluh'ns
| bets OF largo amounts that Is suggestlve.
Who can tell? Tho route, selected may 1,,s
become a terrible factor. Yach's on IN ~
route may have str9ng sva ana day yavo whiie
those on Other routes may ne pese ~, Wy, ). '
Gains or light and battling WINDS. Ihat's
| the riddle Of tho sea. ~.
The prevailing opinion - hoW WA, is sn1e
the more northerly courses st WI With ' sucH
that that old enemy, ice, may be encounter reg
which viii necessltate detours that VIII
more than effect the gnin due to stronger
Winds. Good Judgment will count Ihe
marine, prophet with "a seGoniG ~ si XXI
IS e s e V tie tie w sssa0pi s tbs
great yacht race at this time. -
i An old salt who insisted he was well UP
| In his subject recently assured hls
1 friends that With heavy weather ana
| strong westerly winds varying !Fom We eIn
would come embarrasslngly near winning,
while tho Apache. would be 5000 seeonu.
! In fact continued the man OF the sea, let
| heavy weather prevail during the race,
7 With the wind. abaft the beam, ana these
cause can Of their greater size. With eastevly
Winds Just the reverse would 90 the case,
| With fight and modera to southerly winds
i the Atlantic ought to come IN tlrst, ~
/ then her length and sail plan would tell
/ the story, and her chances. to4,,,n WING nl.
head Ytpds VII 5000 USE a--sA2