The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
FAMOUS YACHTSUNDEGNHE HERE
40 SAIL IN BALSER'S RACE-LORD
AND LADY, 'BRAsSEYa0N 4OARD.

The English yaSht Sunbeam, owned py
Lord Brassey, arrived in port early yes-
terdAy morning. She has come Rqroes
the Atlantic TO take part In the ocean race
for which the German Emperor has Of
fered prizes The Sunbeam Ia the oldest
boat entered In the contest, but she IL the
best known Of all. having visited at some
time OF other nearly all the import antPorts
in the world, Lord and Lady Brassey
we're on board, and their guests are CAPTAIN
and Ms. A. Pakenhan. Capt Paken-
ham was an aid on Lord Brassey's stan
when he was Governor Of Australia.
The yacht passed Quarantine soon after
a O'Clock, and Lord and Lady Brassey and
their guests came up to town, going TO the
Iafavette O. Bre WORT Hotel. The yacht went
tothe Morse Iron Works at the foot Of Sixty
9Th street, South Brooklyn, where she will
be put on the dry dock on Tuesday and
got ready for the contest. .-
Lord Brassey has been prominent In
government service, in philanthropy and m
Yachting nearly al bis life. He "a now In
bis seventieth yeaf, andin appearance b a
tvpioal Englishman. He has visited this
country several times and i much Interested
In it's institutions, particularly those that are
for the bettement OF the poor. While he -
here he will see all that he can and will pay
particular attention TO the wayim1nigrants
arehanded. For this purpose be will visit
Ellis Island early in the week fHe may
make a trip TO find out how those who are
sent 20 Canada bv societies in which he IL
interested at home are received, but he Is
afraid that as hb Tina rs Limited here he
will not be able togdo ~ that hs desires,
He had intended TO est here e4Ilsef, but %
the way across the AtisrllDfe had . make
a stop at Las PSlmass upon which DO bad
not calculated. E1r'r ~ .t,. =
When seen at the hotel lasla h Lord
Brassey talked TO q SDN reporter He Is
most interested In the coming ocean RAGS
lust now, and wanted to ind out ali about
the yachts which aFesto rseAp Against his
boat. He was thoroughly \ pIrl lar, With
the performances Of the American boats
as well as the foreiat .entrtes Speaking
Of the race, he said: 'aiiass'5F
when l first heard Of the Emperor's
offer TO give trophy for a race across the
ocean 1 had no idea Of entering the Sum
beam. My yacht is "a years old and am
more than twice that age, and the Sunbeam
was not built for speed. But l knew that
few boats In the English heet would Do
entered, and 10 encourage the younger
men in yachting who are not 80 enthusi-
astic as they should be l decided 10 put the
Sunbeam in the race. l thought too, that
the idea Of the Emperor was good one,
and that every one who could should give
IL support. / am devoted TO yachting, and
fifty seasons Of my life have been spent on
sThere was a deeper motive though that
influences me to enter the race, and that Is
explained by SAYING that most OF my hfe
has been spent Ia the public service OF my
country and for me there Is no higher aim
for a British statesman than to seize every
opportunity 10 improve the cordial relations
existing between the English speaking peo-
pie. Such contests as the one TO be started
In ten DAYS tend to this end.
All my life has been much occupied with
maritime concerns. In these days there seems
TO some to be a decreasing interest in Brit
ish maritime affairs and decay OF interest
IN shipping. do not share that view. IL ~
the race, however that am most Interested
In lust now and so'I must talk OF my boat.
In all my fifty years OF yachting l never
had q finer crew than there Is now on the
Sunbeam. We had a fine trip across the
Atlantic. Every voyage, that the sun
beam has made across tho Western Ocean
has been by the southern route and recon-
mend II as the most expeditions for one who
depends on sail power. Lady Brassey,
who n in full sympathy with all my yacht
ing plans, Joined the yacht at Madeira ana
with her on board l could not risk the gales
OF the north Atlantic and so took the SOUTH
I'VE left Southampton on March p and
made Madeira in eight days. II took a
day and half to reach Las Palmas, and
from Las Palmas 10 st. Thomas sixteen
and a half days Il took eight and a half
DAYS 20 run from st. Thomas TO this port.
In all, we made o. 500 miles in thirty-four
days. Three-hfths of the journey was
made under sail, and the yacht averaged
leI miles a day. She averaged under
sail eight knots an hour, but that Is not
what the Sunbeam can do. az we had light
weather all the way and no chance for last
work
built Of iron and teak and is c9ppered:
She is riggei as three nasted tOpsail
schooner. Originally she was schooner
rugged and under that ng made her ilrst
voyage around the world That was. IN
1879, but after that she was made topsail
schooner"
who Is the captain Of your yaoht2'
Lord BTassey was asked.
well. as far as | know, am the captain.
] am not an A. b a. far as knowing any
thing about knots and spices are con-
earned, hut I am navigator and plot out
the yachts course when We ara -orusin 9
and will do 30 in the race. The sunbeam
has sailed more than 10000 miles IN her
time. She is not a fast boat. hut Is Won
moTft1IIV good cruiser HUD very ftfllllNl az w.
AN Il not easy on the Sunbeam, though,
and when she is sailing fast there IL plenty
Of motion. II ! we're to build another
boat / would not copy the sunbeam. Her
rig Ia not the best for all sorts OF weather.
This was shown In this last passage. The
Sunbeam il square rugged on the foremost
and when We we're carrying the northeast
trade winds from the Canary Islands We
ran along with only the sails on the fore
mast set. Tho fore and aft sails we're
no good.
Those IN the race are much Interested
IN the weather they are going 20 experience
this month. What is your opinion OF May
weather on the AtlantiCt'
NV experience with Il y nil q But a
general knowledge Of the Atlahtc iini May
leads me % believe that from Way 20 July
"a the quietest time. The winter storms
have passed and the West Indian hurricanes
have not commenced, As fay as the best
passage II concerned, | have seen specially
prepared chaTt which shows that those
vessels that have gone in a beeline have
Jared as well az those that have taken a
northern passage. A few years ago The
Sunbeam sailed from the Chesapeake 70
Plymouth in seventeen days and was under
steam only a day and a haif, ana she made
another voyage from Nova Scotia 20 Dart
mouth in thirteen days and steamed only
a day and a half on that voyage. This
shows that II the Sunbeam h. favored with
her weather she can do well.
I'll. 80. N.s.aWH IF,flF 10 hH