Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
WINNER KAISER'S CUP
OBJECT OF GREAT ADMIRATION
BY ENGLISH OBSERVERS.
Captain Praised for Splendid Handling
of Yacht-Crew Thoroughly Ex-
hausted-Other Contestants.

| flying the stars and stripes She soon at
! tracted crowd of admirers TO the quay
| side. Wilson Marshall, owner of the yacht
| was full of praise for Captain Barr's splcn-
| did handling of the schooner and attributed
her victory TO Barr's remarkable seaman
| ship
Barr himself was specially pleased, and
announced that the Atlantic had beaten
| the Endymons record to the Needles. of
! thirteen days. twenty hours and thrty-siX
minutes from Sandy Hook. He paid tribute
to the crew Of the Atlantic and their smart
work throughout
| Later in the day the Atlantic was taken
| into dry dock for cleaning preparatory
to competing in the Dover II eigoland race.
which Barr says he calculates on winning.
Hundreds of congratulatory teleerams
| have been received by the owner and com
mander of the Atlantic.
| Special Cahlegram to The Star.
SOUTHAMPTON. May 3l.-When the At
lantic arrived here this morning the crew
was thoroughly exhausted. Captain Barr
declined to talk He said he had not slept
for forty-eight hours. The Atlantic Will
lay up at Southampton for a few days.
Wilson Marshall, her owner, is enthusiastic
over Barr s seamanship.
The Valhalla. a full-rigged ship, is owned
by the Earl of Crawford. Unless some
other of the racing yachts crawls up and
passes her before 10 or IL clock tonight,
Greenwich time. size VIII have won third
prize in the kaisers transatlantic race
when she crosses the finish line at the
Lizard ninety miles from where she was
reported this morning.
When seen off the Sclly Islands TO the
l1as4f7a ~ a
been out from Sandy Hook nghtship. where
| the race started on May Il, at 12:15 O'Clock,
| just thirteen days, seventeen hours and
twenty minutes, allowing for the difference
| between New York and Greenwich time.
She was then sailing with her sky-scrap-
ing kites set in light fair southwest
breeze Unless the wind freshens during
the day she cannot hope to make the finish
line before IL or II o'clock tonight. Green
wich time, about 9 or Z O'Clock, New
York time She will at that time have been
considerable over two days behind the
record of the Atlantic. winner of the race,
of twelve days four hours and one minute,
and about a day behind the record OF the
Hamburg of thirteen days, TWO hours ana
seven minutes.
1t is noticeable that of the first three
boats every one represented dlnerent
nationality, the United States, Germany
The English boat, however, was the only
one of the three which failed TO break
the record made by the Endymion In 1900
of thirteen days, twenty nours ana tMriy-
six minutes.
The Valhalla had an unfortunate start.
When the starting gun was hred the DIE
ship missed the line, forced behlna lhe
stake boat in the jockeying that took place
in the feet for position. In such close
quarters and in the light northeast breeze
that was blowing the big iuu-rlgsed snip
became hard to manage. Before she hhAlIS
got across the line she got in stays ana
lost nearly an hour.
In the estimate of chances before the race
began the English yacht was strong IA
yorite provided she got strong, falr, soUth-
west winds The first day was conse-
ouently very inauspicious for her with lts
light head winds, and although Thereafter
the winds were for "A week generally Ia
vorab ble they were not strong enough 10
drive her along at her best 81 eed she mas
made fifteen knots an hour under iaVorao'e
conditions .;.,x ,...,,,,-
shin the Valhalia was on May ~, at 2;yo
am New York time, in about latitude a,
! longitude 5lJ0 or about LOO miles rom
New York. She wa; then es5iInaled , 10
lantic. Hamburg. Endymioa, Ailsa and
After that date, as did the Atlantic and
the Hamburg she got the strong soIth-
west winds that blew up winds that suited
her exactly and bowled her far ahead OF
the Endymion and the Fleur de Lys, anu
closed up somewhat the lead or the AZ
lantic and the Hamburg. II is thought
thar as soon as her log is published IL VIII
be discovered that she has come close 70
eoualing the Atlantic's record day san OF
341 miles during the last week or her
voyage.
Special CaLlegram to The Star
I.ONDON. Nav SLIT Is learned that the
Atlantic. on leaving Southampton. will so
10 KieI She will not race in English wa
ters.
Special Cabegram to The Star
COWES. Isle of Wight May 31.-Lord
Ionsdale's yacht Norseman arrived today.
Lord Lonsdale and Charles L. F. Robinson,
member of the committee of the interna-
tionaI ocean yacht ice. are on board. They
witnessed the arrival of the Atlantic at the
Lizard.
Special Cableeram TO The Star.
SCILLY ISLANDS May 31.-11:40 AM
The English yacht Valhalla is twenty miles
southwest of the Signal Station. dead
calm prevailed throughout the night, but
light southwest breeze sprang up at 10
O'Clock this morning. The sea is smooth.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, May 31.-The steamship New
York met the yacht Utowana on Monday
at 1918 IN. in latitude 4S.54 north, long1-
tude 1941 west. So miles from the Lizard,
and the Ailsa at 1,3S am. on the same
day latitude 1858 north, longitude 20 10
west 507 miles from the Lizard
Special Cablegram TO The Star
LONDON May 31-A dispatch from
Iloyds agent at Liverpool says that the
steamship Vancouver. from Portland, Me,
reports speaking the yacht Endynion May
25 in 45 north 80 west, and the Sunbeam
in a. north 81 west.
SCILLY ISLANDS, Eng, May 31.-The
American schooner yacht Endymion. one of
the contestants in the international race.
was sighted ten miles south OF these
islands at 3 so pm. today
SCILLY ISLANDS, May 3l.-The yacht
Sunbeam is now (s:10 p.mD fifteen miles
west of the signal station. sailing before a
fresh southwest breeze.