The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-28
OCEAN RACING YACHTS
Solid Comfort on Vessels En-
tered In Kaiser's Cup Contest.
FITTED LIKE FLOATING PALACES

luxurious Appointment Of the Great
Atlantic, One of the Most Formida-
BILE Competitors - All Contesting
Ships Have Made Trips Abroad
and Are Perfectly Seaworthy.
Every mention Of the ocean race for
the kaiser's cup causes thousands of
people to wonder what it will be like,
says the New York World. There are
those who think that score Of million
aires are going to risk their yachts for
the sake Of sporting glory and others
who go further and think these sail
ing craft will be tossed like corks on
merciless seas. But, in truth, the trip
to Europe on any one of them will
mean a voyage abroad in a roomy float
ing palace.
Allison " Armour's Utowana has
made various trips abroad. The Earl
of Crawford's Valhalla has been all
over the world, as has Lord Brassey's
Sunbeam, and Henry S. Redmund's ALL
sa and Edmund Randolph's Apache,
though both now fly the New York
Yacht club flag, were built abroad and
sailed over here
The Fleur de Lys, although the small
est yacht in the race, has always been
a rover. She plowed through the wa
tiers Of the North sea in one of the
most notable cruises ever made by
sailing yacht and cruised among the
icebergs far above Norway. She is
best in turbulent sea and strong airs,
demonstrating this during several ocean
races. Once during a storm off the
African coast, when scores Of craft
were lost, she survived the turmoil
without even parting a rope yarn.
Wilson Marshalls Great Atlantic,
considered by many the most formida-
BILE entry in the race, is luxuriously ap-
pointed. Her main saloon is as large as
the parlor of an ordinary New York
city private residence. Besides the main
saloon, dining saloon, chart and
smoking room, she has two double and
three single staterooms and deck sa-
loon.
The main saloon is finished in colo
NAL style, with mahogany furniture,
upholstered in green. The dining sa-
loon is finished entirely in oak of Goth
ic design and upholstered in red. The
smoking room is finished with white
mahogany. The staterooms are in
plain white, with mahogany furniture.
The Atlantic is equipped with an
electric lighting plant and an auxiliary
acetylene gas system. Tiled bathrooms,
running water, steam heat and a re-
frigerating system are among the con-
the officers and crew are in keeping
with the general appointments Of the
yacht.
No boat that sails from New York is
more thoroughly equipped for cruising
than Robert e. Tod's Thistle. From
stem to stern, above decks and below,
she Ia fitted with every modern appli-
ance for long or short voyages. She is
lighted below by acetylene gas supplied
from cylinder similar to that used for
calcium lights. All the staterooms, the
main saloon, which occupies the entire
width OF the yacht amidships; the
chart room and the officers and crews
quarters are Illuminated with this pow
erful light
Commodore Tod's cabin, which is To-
Gated aft, having a separate compan-
ionway leading up to the wheel, is un-
der the poop deck and extends the
width Of the vessel at that poi;t All
the furniture is Of highly polished oak,
and among the articles in the main sa-
loon is large piano, with an extensive
collection of popular music.
The Endymfon is handsomely fitted
and complete for cruising. From the
companionway one goes first into the
chart room, which contains a sofa, ex-
tension chart table, a place fo~ chro-
nometers and q drop desk for calcula- |
lions. Aft Of this is a double state
room extending the full width Of the
yacht. This room has a small dressing
apartment aft and connecting bath
room forward. 1t is finished in ma
hogany, with red carpets and uphol-
stery. Two large guests sta.erooms
are forward Of the chart room on the |
starboard side. They are finished in
oak and fitted with green carpets and
upholstery.
On the port side are another stnteroom
and bathroom. Forward Of these is
the saloon, the width Of the ship. It |
contains even a fireplace and Is four
teen feet long. The officers rooms and |
the forecastle are large and comfort |
able.
Perhaps more comfort can lie found |
on the Sunbeam than on any other !
yacht which will start in the race She
is virtually an attractive home on the
water. Her deck house is museum Of |
of travel. In one corner is
a triangular writing desk covered with
and curious ornaments.
Like all the furniture, it is ebonized.
In the corner opposite the desk is a
divan made comfy with pillows.
The companionway just outside the
deck house has two fights Of winding |
steps at the tops converging to one
halfway down, and this leads into a
small passage opening into the dining |
saloon directly under the deck house.