The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-25
sPORTsMEN'S GOODS.
ATLANTIC SAILING FAST.
She ID Sighted by tho Armenian $40 Miles
Out-TwO Other Reports.

She 10 SlShte0 ny inc Armenian 8AO Mues
Out-Two Other Reports.
The Atlantic, one Of the ocean racers.
was reported again yesterday. She was
seen by the White Star Line steamer Arme-
MAN, Capt kelk, which arrived yesterday
afternoon from Liverpool. Capt. Kelk
says that he sighted the yacht on May 81
at $50 O'Clock in the afternoon. She was
then in latitude 4lO3, longitude SAIL. or
about $40 miles out, and was about
seven miles north Of the Armenian. The
wind was from the southwest and a fine
sailing breeze The Atlantic had all her
reaching canvas aloft and presented a
water.
From the previous reports by steamers
Capt. Barr was just making little northing
with the Atlantic. She had been sighted
in succession by the Cedric, Minnetonka,
Jordan, Bremen and Armen ian. The
Cedric sighted the yacht in the afternoon
OF May 20 in latitude no. A few hours later
she was seen by the Minnetonka in latitude
4O4e. At GAS o clock In the evening the
Noordam saw her in latitude 1850. The
Bremen sighted the yacht at 7:05 O'Clock
on the morning Of the 2lst In latitude Il.
and at $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon Of that
day she was seen by the Armenian in lati-
tude II .Oa She is right on the lane Of the
steamers coming from English ports at this
season OF the year and will probably cross
longitude ~ at about Al latitude. After
that she will make northing fast.
The Atlantic, when the Bremen saw her,
was making fine run. The exact time of
81; oh I>S,t ho 10 hut
the Bremen saw the boat at 7:O5 o'clock
she was seen by the Armenian she had
made ia miles in hours rs minutes; this
is averaging 1874 nautical miles an hour.
1t is possible that the Atlantic is the
leader in the race across the ocean, but If the
Hamburg Endymion and other boats are
astem OF her it is thought strange that they
have not been sighted by some Of the
steamers that have seen the Atlantic. 1t is
thought by many navigators Of the Atlantic
that the Hamburg is still ahead of the
Atlantic. She was leading when she was
last seen and she may have taken pas
ga &c little to tho north Of the three masted
schooner OF Wilson Marshall and so have
kept out Of the lane Of the steamers. The
Endymion, too, is to the north. She was
going to make snort passage and by so
DOM Capt Loesch. who is competent
navigator would not only sail over route
many miles shorter than that taken by the
Atlantic but il he got clear OF the ice meet
with fresher winds than usually prevail
further south on the Atlantic.
Two other reports Of yachts were made
yesterday by steamers: The Westernland
which got to Philadelphia on Tuesday,
passed the Atlantic on Saturday, MAY 70
at 1916 P. NJ. The yacht was then in latitude
O4s and longitude eO.20 She had all sails
set and had fair wind The boats have
been reported several times since then by
faster steamers than the Westernland, but
her report confirms the reports of other
vessels and shows clearly the route that
Capt Barr has chosen in his passage across
the Atlantic.
La Campine. the oil tank, arrived yester
day and she reported that at p. M on
May 20 she sighted the three masted
schooner Utowana, owned by Allison V.
Armour. The yacht was then in latitude
1910 and longitude 62.i5 and about $40
miles east Of Sandy Hook lightship. She
was at that time about 200 miles astern of
the Atlantic and she, too was taking n
southern route across the Atlantic and not
taking chances with the les.