The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
FLEUR DE LYS IN THE LEAD.
REPORTS BY WIRELESS or FOUR
OCEAN RACERS.
According to the Message Received on the
Teut0nic From the MInnehahs. Smallest
Boat In Fleet Leads the Atiantc d!
[ Two Miles-DOings OF other lachts.

-Four of the yachts racing across the
Atlantic are having 1t nip and TUCK Ac'
cordinn to reports OF sighting made on
Monday night and Tuesday morning the
Fleur de Lys, Atlantic, Valhalla and Hide
parde are all in a bunch, with only about
100 miles between the first and the last.
The Minnehaha, which Is now on her
way to the other side. picked up some OF
the boats and by wireless told the officers
of the Teutonic, which boat arrived here
Yesterday, what she had seen
At 1:io O'Clock on Monday afternoon
when in latitude 49, longitude SO, she passed
the ship rugged yacht Valhalla. At that
time the yalhalla had been out 100 hours 1
minute This is allowing for the difference
In time between longitude So and this point.
The valhalla had sailed 900 miles, so she
had averaged sl7 nautical miles an hour
40 far on her Journey. She had ia ken the
rnost southern route Of all the yachts, and
It is probable that Capt. Caws has received
signal from passing steamers that there "
Ice ahead and is holding to the south to
clear 1t safely.
The Minnehaha ten hours after she had
sighted the Valhalla saw the Atlantic. The
Atlantic was thirty-seven miles ahead OF
the Valhalla 30 the Ulcers Of the Minnehaha
figure. When PREVIOUSLY reported the e, A. y
This was at $3.50 O'Clock on the afternoon
of the 2lst. 1t would seem " the report
Of the Minnehaha that Capt. Barr, too, had
altered his course on account or the Ice
reports that have been made to him. The
Atlantic, too must have found calm spot
on the Atlantic, as she was not keeping up
the speed that she had shown on the two
previous days. Her average up to the
point where the Minnehaha saw her would
be only about eight nautical miles an hour.
Then the Minnehaha picked up the Fleur
de Lys, according to the wire less message
that the Teutonio received This was
Just after midnight or very early in the
morning of the 23d, and the!Fleur de Lys
was two miles ahead Of the Atlantic.
Colin Shepard, the operator on the Teu.-
tonic, said that the message was repeated
several times and he is sure that it ia correct
He also received private message from
the operator which said that the contest
between the Fleur de Lys and the Atlantic
was fine one. He WAS sure that no mistake
had been made, because the night signals
race. The Fleur de Lys. shows a green,
red, green light, the Atlantic red, blue.
red.
Il was thought that the Feur de Lys
might have been taken for the Endymlon
signal is red. white, followed by one red
star, and that Of the Hamburg is blue
red, followed by two blue stars,
This report shows that Capt Bohlin,
who sails the F1eur de Lys, must have
changed his mind when he got out TO the
Nantucket Shoals Mghtship. He, probably
found a favorable slant OF wind that in
duced him to hold to the southern route,
and he has done remarkably well by the
change. The Fleur de Lys is the smallest
boat in the race and was not thought to have
even terms.
About the fourth boat in the race there is
some doubt. The steamer Haversham
Grange, which reached here yesterday from
Barry, sighted two masted schooner yacht
4o.A. longitude 55.42.' The yacht was hull
down to the north and carried. according to
the captains report. two gaf topsails Of
equal height and big spinnaker. The
spinnaker had peculia ar square head with
yacht and she took in her topsails. but set
:h EN- later.
1t is probable that what the captain took
for the peculiar top" were RATES.. Two
and the Hildegarde. The Thistle has taken
q northern route and has been sighted far
to the north Of where this boat was. so that
it was In all probability the Hidegarde.
It could not have been the Hamburg, be-
cause the Hamburg's fore topmast is much
shorter than the mainmast, and the topmasts
Of this boat were Of equal height.
The point where this yacht was sighted lie
$40 miles from Sandy Hook Lightship. The
yacht had then been out 90 hours 20 minutes.
allowing hour l6 minutes for difference in
time, 80 that she had averaged 8. rs nautical
miles an hour. Up to that time the Atlantic
had made much better average, but TAX
ing the positions in which the Fleur de Lys,
Atlantic, Nalhalla and Hildegarde were
reported the Hildegarde was not more than
100 miles astern Of the leaders.
The Teutonic reported that she passed
icebergs on her trip. On Sunday she sighted
one in latitude 43. 10, longitude Il &c. and the
next day she sighted another in latitude
40.55, longitude 1918, This will account
for the Atlantic having changed her course
to the south.
The Grosser kurfue was also in COM
municaton with the Teutonic. She had
passed some Of the racers early in the con-
test, and as they were boats that had not
been heard from the reports were inter-
esting as they show what these boats were
doing. On May 10 the Asa was seen in
latitude 40, longitude 6936. This was at
2. O'Clock In the morning At S o'clock
the same morning the Hamburg and
tude $3.50, The location of the Hamburg
and Endymion when seen and the fact
that they have not been sighted since
would seem to indicate that they have taken
q more northerly passage and have thus
got out Of the lane Of incoming and out
The northerly route from Sandy Hook
to the Lizard is much shorter than the
southern route, but at this season Of the
year there is likelihood Of navipators
being bothered by ice. By taking the
great circle at the Nant ucket Shoals Light
ship, skirting in close under Cape Race
and then making an arc which will cross
longitude IS at 81 latitude, the length Of
the course is $500 miles. The course that
the Atlantic, Fleur de. Lys, valhalla and
Hildegarde is taking is east one-quarter
north TO about 50, and then by the great
circle; The course is about 1920 miles.
An intermediate course which il is possible.
has been taken by the Hamburg and En-
dymion crosses 90 longitude at Al latitude,
then sweeps as far mort h az latitude so.
This course is 1885 miles long.
II is probable that several more report
ings will be received in the next few DAYS
from vessels coming this way. and then as
the yachts draw nearer to the finish vessels
arriving on the other side will see them.
The Columbia. which left here last Sat urdav,
has taken the northern passage She will
reach Neville next Saturday and will proba.
bly, have some news of the boats that have
gone to the north. The reports of the
yachts to date are as fellows:
AILsA.
May IA, 10 A, NJ, by Oneida; u miles east
southeast of Sandy Hook lightship,
May 10. A. NJ. by Grosser Kurfuerst:
lat. 20, long, 60.36.
APACHE.
May rs, by Grosser Kurfuerst: lat an 60,