New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-30
The ATLANTIC'S CUP.
CROSSES IN RECORD TINE.
Wilson MmshaZPs Clipper Yacht
= Wins Transatlantic Race.

Lizard, England. May 29.-With the Stars and
str!pes flying at her peak, and the pennant Of
the Larchmont Yacht Club at her foretruck
the American schooner yacht Atlantic. owned
BY Wilson Marshall, of Bridgeport, Conn,
crossed the finish line off the Lizard, England,
81 9:l5 p m. last night C4:15 New-York time),
the winner OF the German Emperors $1,000 cup
and Of the biggest ocean race ever sailed across
The Atlantic. Her time twelve days and two
hours, is the fastest ever made by a sailing
yacht for the distance-2,955 nautical miles.
She has also broken the record for the fastest
single days run, for on the seventh day out
she is said TO have logged 341 miles, which is
thirteen miles more than the famous run of the
schooner Dauntless in 1887, in her race against
fhe Coronet. No other yachts had been reported
when the Atlantic finished.
g Captain Charlie Barr. the Atlantic's skipper,
could hardly have steered a straighter course
IF he had had steamer under him, for the
actual distance sailed was 1909 miles-only "a
miles further than the air line from Sandy Hook
Lightship 10 the Lizard.
The Atlantic reached Bishop Rock Lighthouse
southwest Of the main group OF the SciIly ISL
ands. az 9s5I a. nlf yesterday. in IL days. 10
hours. p minutes from Sandy Hook having
made, 70 that point. average Of ten and a
half knots an hour. She was almost becalmed
Tor twelve hours after passing this point and
the tide turned against her so that it spoiled
what might otherwise have been a much better
record TO the Lizard
The unexpectedly early arrival Of the Atlantic
on the Scilly Islands caught the international
yacht race Subcommittee mapping. When the
dispatch announcing the yachts passing the
scilly Islands reached Falmouth the German
cruiser Pfeil-the narkboat-vas anchored in
the harbor. Those on board the cruiser were
not expecting the yachts before Wednesday The
Pteil Immediately got Up full steam. and sped
OF TO take up her position. one mile south of
the Lizard
The Atlantic passed Wolf Rock WITH every
stitch Of can:as drawing. Her spinna ke7 was
set TO s-arboard. Shortly afterward the wind
cropped and the spinnaker was taken in Can
taln Barr was hailed by the correspondents
poat He said the Atlantic had made an average
speed Of ten and a half knots since leaving
Sandy Hook. The wind continued 10 tighten
ana the yacht was unable TO finish before dark
ness set iD
Ihere- was q long. tedious wait from sunsa,
vale the Atlantic slowly made her wav ia tn.
eastward against the tide over thu final FORTY
es"' h'l'es OF The race She finally crossed the
me one m.le south of the Lizard lighthouse at
40 O'clock p. N. AS she did so q gun was fired
hon the German cruiser PfeiI-the stakeboat..
Which arrived early in the evening. while rockets
we're sent up from L!oyds signal station and
iOgAorns were blown at the lighthouse
me Atlantic continued on 10 Cowes. Isle Of
"'ght her owner being intent on beating the
@noymion's record 10 that point
captain Barr and Wilson Marshall the owner
. me atlantic, agreed that they had made a
'p-ehoid passage, without a single mishap only
experiencing one strong gale, through which the
Boat rode admirably
Tie daily runs Of the Atlantic .-ara nc sol1o,.s.