Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-29


apparently the Hildegarde and the En-
dymion. which were among the first over
the starting line.
The Atlantic. on Saturday. May 20. was
sighted by several liners, and AGAIN on
Sunday, but she had parted company with
the Hamburg. Whether the Hamburg was
at that time ahead or behind her American
rival one could only conjecture. The Amer
lean boat was then 100 miles east of Sandy
Hook, In latitude 4O0 so and longitude So,
and making about SS knots an hour. con-
siderably less than the Endymion's record
average speed of 9.68 knots an hour
On the same day, seven hours carrier,
Commodore Tod's two-masted topsait
schooner Thistle was sighted In latitude ~
degrees II minutes and Longitude % ue-
grees west. about 800 miles east OF tne
Hook. but had made nearly fifty miles OF
mere of northing. 1t appeared at the time
that she was considerably behind the At
lantic but that she hoped to gain In the
long run by taking the short great cIrcie
route. She was making then but hve ana
half knots. The Atlantic appeared to De III
ths intermediary. or ocean steamship zane.
On Monday. May %, the Sunbeam was
sighted by the Kronprinz Wilhelm BIT miles
east of Sandy Hook in latitude 1888 longi-
tude $3.50. Matbematlcians figured that at
that time the Atlantic must have been over
hundred miles ahead and the Thistle
about even with her, but considerably to
the northward.
Sighted the Endymion.
On the day following the star schooner
bound for Boston sighted the Endymion, the
Hildegarde and probably the Valhalla, all
In the neghborhood of 20 degrees longitude
ana 40 degrees latitude, or about due south
of Nantucket and due east of Sandy Hook.
It was conjectured then that the Hamburg
and Atlantic were both in the lead of these
three racers.
The Apache was first reported by the
Princess Alice as having been seen sixty
49,,
on Friday. Her time then had been very
slow
The relative positions of the boats during
the race, the courses taken and the distance
cannot be determined until the respective
logs Of the eleven yachts hav been assem-
bled and comparisons made.
The race started on this side most fnau-
spiciously. On the original day set for the
start, May 16. one of the thickest fogs set
tied on the coast that has been seen this
year. 1t rolled in about Sandy Hook early
In the morning and hung heavily. the entire
day. The yachts, anchored in the Horse
shoe awaiting the start, were completely
isolated from each other, so densely did the
mist envelop them. The start was set 1or
2:15 o'clock. but after waiting patiently I'M
til o'clock for the weather to clear. the
committee was obliged to postpone the
start until noon the next day.
Wednesday dawned with the atmos-
phere still heavy, but the committee de-
yachts were lowed out to the lightshfp
in the morning, and, with none of the
flourish and parade which would have
characterized the event had the day been
fair, went quietly over the line at 1918
o'clock. The gloomy, threatening weather
had kept away thousands of enthusiastic
exeurSionists on passenger steamers, pr1-
vate yachts and other craft which were
prepared to make the starting day gaia
one.
The great race was begun in a light
northeast breeze requiring dead beat to
wtndward at the very outset. The East
Ing remained in the wind for more than
twenty-four hours, and 1t was during this
time that the Atlantic, Hamburg. Ailsa
and other yachts speedy when close
hauled probably gained much over the
Apache and valhalla, the square-rigged
boats and over the Thistle UtOwana and
Hiidegarde, which like leading winds.
But on Friday, May 49, and on Satur-
day May 90 the boats seen by ocean lin
ers were reported as running free under
fresh west northwest winds, which doubt
less gave the square Triggers their first
lease of life since the start and chance
to crawl up on the leaders.
Probable Winners.
Immediately before the send off the At
lantic Hamburg and Endymion were IA
vored as probable winners. The Valhalla
was regarded by many as a sure victor,
provided she got fair winds throughout
the whole voyage. The Valhalla has a
record OF fifteen knots an hour under
strong, fair, WHOLESALE breeze.
The Atlantic was commended because or
her fast record race winner and par
ticularly because her master was the vet
cram Captain Barr of cup defender fame.
1t was thought by many that his skill and
experience, combined with the Atantic's
reputed power in all kinds of weather. was
an assurance of victory.
The Hamburg won favor because she was
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models, good on reaching both in light and
heavy weather. and especially fast In
light leading wind. The manner IN winch
she beat away from the start into the mild
eye of the light northeaster gave great
hopes of her Supporters.
The Endymion was regarded as a iheiy
candidate for the kaisers cup because she
held the transatlantic sailing record OF
IA DAVIS 20 hours ~ minutes from Sandy
Hook to the Needles on the Isle of Wight
Power reveals itself in work done was
the slogan of her supporters and they Were
confident that if the Endymion could re,
neat the performance no other boat would
he able to do any better. considering the
fact that the Endymion was the hrst poat
to break the record made by the Henrietta
In 1865. $50.
Thought by many to have a fine chance.
also because of her reputed ability as
close pointer. She was also regarded as
very fast boat in a light wind: whether
did not live up to her reputation. however.
during the first twentyfour hours Oh the
race. Although she out-pointed the AT
lantic and the Hamburg to some degree.
she could not foot as fast In the Hgnt
northeast wind and was left a compare
lively long distance behind in the run from
Sandy Hook to Nantucket.
The little two-masted schooner Fleu oe
I.ys was thought to have no chance at an
except by the Gloucester fisherman, VINO
had implicit faith in their fellow townsmen'
Cant Bohlin, who was engaged by LIZ.
Lewis Stimson to sail the boat In the race.
The Gloucester men believed that in some
way or other Capt. Bohlin would sneak
the little craft across by a quick mysterious
passage of the Atlantic which only Capt
Tom was supposed to know. They thought
that his clever seamanship would more
than make up for the Fleur de Lys lack
of speed.
The Apache was not general raVorlte
either, although there was some, including
Lord Brassey of the Sunbeam VINO
thought that her seaworthy qualities
and her sail power would tell IN the
The Sunbeam herself was only comph-
mentary starter, according to the confess
sion of her owner, and was not expected TO
make a very strong bid for the cup.
The Hildegarde of the Corinthian Yacht
Club of Philadelphia was called dark
horse" In the ante-start estimate. She was