The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-08
SANDY HOOK TO
THE LIZARD RACE
Big Yachts Are to Sail for the
Kaiser's Cup Next
Week.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, May St is only once in life
time that race of the character and magnitude
of that arranged for May 16 from
Sandy Hook lghtship to the Lizart
takes place. The transatlantic
tests that have preceded 1t are matters Of yacht.
ing history. That to come is due to the wishes
and efforts Of the German emperor, and his maj
esty will present the winner personally with
handsome cup and supplementary prizes will be
awarded to others. Germany, Great Britain and
the United States are represented in its entries.
The management of the race Is In the hands Of
the Imperial Yacht club at Kiel. Commander
Fl. G. Hebbinghaus the naval attache of the Ger
man embassy at Washington, D. c.: Allison v.
Armour and c. L. T. Robinson. members of the
Kel club, have attended to all matters relat-
ing to the contest on this side of the ocean,
while Captain Cooper, the naval attache Of the
German embassy at London the earl Of Ions
dale and Sir Edward Birbeck have been giving
them similar attention the other side.
With the old contests there have been handed
down to the present generation Of yachtsmen sto-
ries of the grandeur Of these open sea trials and
of the heroism Of all concerned in accomplishing
the sensa tional feats of sailing Atlantic races.
and caused much excitement that Forthcoming
should be the sporting event Of the century.
Eleven in Fleet.
Eleven vessels will make up the feet. The
race arranged in sporting spirit by sports
men and this will rule to the end. There is dis
parity in the size and power of the entries and
there is no handicap or time allowance. Then
If the weather is persistently bad all may not
have the most pleasant experience In the world
Yet the race must stand out as showing
great courage and determination on the part OF
all concerned in it. Blowing high or low, the
passage of the Valhalla, under his full press
of canvas. will possess much charm for the low
| ers Of ocean cruising. The earl of Crawford 8
full-rigged Valhalla of GAS net tonnage, built In
1892 and representing the Royal Yacht squadron,
is the leader in size and power of the lighting
feet Others follow In length sequence:
Edmund Randolph's bark-rigged Apache. 301
tons entered from the New York Yacht club
Lord Brassey's auxiliary topsail schooner Sun
| beam 227 tons, entered from the Royal Yacht
squadron.
! Allis v. Armour's auxiliary three-mast fore and
aft rugged Utowana, 267 tons, of the New York
Yacht club.
Wilson Marshalls auxiliary three-mast. fore
and aft rugged Atlantic, FOG tons, of the New
York Yacht club
The German syndicate's two-mast fore and AFT
rugged Hamburg. 1s5 tons entered from the
Norddeutscher Regatta verein
Robert f. Tod's two-mast fore and aft rugged
Thistle, 235 tons, entered from the Atlantic
Yacht club.
rugged Hildegard, 148 tons, entered from the
! Corinthian Yacht club of Philadelphia.
Commodore George Lauder. Jr.'s two-mast fort
| and aft rugged Endymion, lie tons, entered from
| the Indian Harbor Yacht club, Greenwich, Conn
Henry S. Redmond's yawl- rugged Ailisa, Ill
| tons, New York Yacht club.
| DR.. Lewis A. Stimson's two-nast fore and af
rugged Fleur de Lis 500 tons, New York zach
club.
With eight American, two British and one Ger
man representa- ives. the race from first to las
must be intensely interesting.