The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-02
FLEUR De LYS WEATHERS GALE
ALL OCEAN RACERS EXCEPT
APACHE FINISH THE CONTEST.
smallest Boat Makes a Run OF 3O4 Miles In
One Day-Narrow Escape for sailors
Eight OF the Yachts Finish Within
seventeen Nours-pOor Management.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE sun.

seventeen HOurs-pOor Management.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
THE Lizard, June Now that the race
for the kaiser's Cup is completed. save for
the arrival Of the bark yacht Apache, COM
ment upon the miserable failure of the
arrangements here may be of interest.
On Monday the news of the sighting of the
Atlantic found the race officials unpre-
pared. Capt. Coerpet arrived hurredly
from London, and Sir Alfred Birkbeck
came later, while Lord I.onsdae and Mr..
Robinson boarded the formers yacht
Norseman
The German gunboat Pfeil was a most I'M
suitable vessel for the work of stake
boat. She is top-heavy craft, and, dread
ing the sea off the Lizard, she lay COM
fortably in the shelter of Falmouth Harbor.
II the wind had not fallen almost to calm
there would have been no boat to mark
the finish line. As it was, there was little
time to spare. After the Atlantic had
crossed the line the Pfeil instead of re-
manning at her post went to Church Cove.
where her officers had their dinner in COM
fort. On Tuesday she reached her position
barely in time to witness the Hamburg pass.
Lord Lonsdale and Mr.. Robinson did not
remain to see the other yachts finish. They
proceeded to Southampton and thence went
TO see the race for the Derby stakes This
derection, particularly on the part of Mr.
Robinson, is most adversely commented
upon
When the Endymion arrived matters
we're even worse. The Pfeil was not at her
post south of the Lizard, but was away oE
to the eastward. The result was that size
fired her finishing gun several minutes after
the official finish. She then left entirely
and despite signals that other yachts would
soon arrive. she remained at anchor in
Church Cove. With a night OF rain and
mist gale blowing and n heavy sea run
ming on this dangerous coast her absence
was almost criminal negligence. Had it
not been for the unceasing vigilance of the
Lloyds men, who with double force main
tanned their watch, there might have been
tale Of shipwreck to tell in connection with
the race. As it was the Hldegarde, Sum
beam and Fleur de Lys foundered about in
the mist and storm, givin dozens of signals
They we're absolutely bewildered by the
absence Of the stakeboat
The absence Of the Pfeil, aside from the
danger involved, is regarded here as rank
discourtesy. After the Endymion passed
the whole responsibility for timing the
boats devolved on the Lloyds officer in
charge, who had already put in forty
eight hours constant service. These fea-
lures made the end Of the great race so
disappointing as to arouse the ire of the
competitors and the watchers ashore. 1t
Is considered that the least courtesy that
could have been shown would have been
the presence of the stakeboat AS stated
L. ro,Ix ,,pGf
the work she was selected for. She rolled
and tossed in the seaway, and no doubt
her officers did discreet thing in seeking
the shelter Of Church Cove, but why an
ADLER and stancher vessel was not selected
for the work is q question.
PENzANcE, June 1.-Since the arrival Of
the valhalla the only competito whose
arrival excited very much interest was the
schooner Fleur de Lys, which crossed the
finishing line at 2:4S o'clock this morning.
She took the northerly course, risking
encountering ice on the chance OF meet
ing favorable winds. For seven days she
had smooth sea and light winds, but
was troubled somewhat by fog Her
passengers sat about deck and played back
CANNON. Then she ran into ice and met
with heavy weather. Henceforth for sew
eral days she had a hard fight with the
elements Sea after sea swept her decks.
Three of her sails were carried away but
we're replaced. Two OF her crew we're
almost swept overheard but they were
caught by the sheets. One had two Of his
ribs broken.
For two whole days It was necessary for
the steersman to be dashed to the wheel.
He was always standing in water UP to his
knees, and was often overwhelmed by the
green seas that came aboard. But never
for a moment did the yachts famous cap
tain, Tom Bohlin. belle his reputation,
He put the Fleur de Lys at her task and
forced her straight along regardless OF wind
or ice. Once boat on deck was smashed
to pieces and the str ong iron cavits were
wrenched from the deck. DR.. Stimson and
his plucky daughter, whose nerve never
failed, we're battcncd down in the cabin
for two days.
So the dauntless little yacht, held without
a moments fiinching to her whole task
by Capt. Bohlin and his sixteen Gil oucester
fishermen, brought the only woman who has
ever taken part in an international yacht
race safe to the goal in the gray dawn of
wet, squally morning.
The Atlantic and Hamburg were in class
by, themselves in the ocean yacht race,
Atlantic finished on the goth, the Hamburg
- hours later and the third boat, the Val
halla, was % hours a minutes behind the
Hamburg. Then eight boats came in so
close together that the timers were kept.
busy. The Yalhalla, Endymion, Hildegarde.
sunbeam, Fleur de Lys, Ailsa, utowana
and Thistle arrived at the finishing line only
separated by 10 hours so minutes, 1t is
certainly remarkable that eight boats. of
different rig and size should sail more than
5000 miles across the Atlantic, taking differ
ent routes, and be SO near at the finish,
The valhalla made a fine showing for
square rigger, and had she carried the wind
to the finish she would have beaten the
Hamburg and probably have pressed the
Atlantic hard. This yacht sailed a
longer course than the Atlantic by about
200 miles, This was probably because the
square rugged boat could not head as high
logs Of the two boats it is seen that the At
lantic took lead at once and on the 2lst
the Atlantic had sailed o7e miles and the
Valhalla ITO. Then the Valhalla picked up.
On the 22d the ATLANTIC made only ll3 miles
while the Valhalla sailed 2s4 miles and at
noon on that day the yalhalla was just
twenty six miles astern Of the Atlantic.