The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18
(O.MMODORE TOD HOME.
Owner Of the Thistle Talks OF Americas
Cup and Ocean Racing.

Commodore Robert l.. Tod, who sailed the
Thistle across the ocean in the race Tor TN"
German Emperor's up arrived home ON"
Thursday. While In London he met Sir
Thomas Upton aud talked with the lrIsh
Bnronct about yachting. and particularly
about Americas cup affairs and ocean
racing Sir Thomas had lust returned
from Crylon and was about to give some
attention to yachting. lie has three models
for Cup challeugcrs and in tn" Cours" of the
next few weeks will carefully study the
merits of these boats Ihes" models. as
THE Sun has already stated. ar" 10y Alfred
Mylne. Linton Hope and Arthur Payne. and
represent three different types. Sir Thomas
told Commodore Tod that he was going to
watch Mylue's boats very carefully. especially
the races sailed between the Moyana and
Rrtornarc and the lterreshoti boat Sonya,
and il il very likely that If Mylnr does well
he will get the order for the new challenger.
the ocean race and was very sorry he did
not have boat in u himself. H." said that
when there. is another race OF that KIND he
will have a boat. even If he has to build new
ono.
=. Sp"akinr, Of III" oC,canm race. Conmodor"
nod I"H ,ha we'll If n na s WITH WITH
The race has had a good effect already.
There were many ON the Other sld" who
race across the Atlantic, and the performances
Of the Atlantic and other yachts have opened
their eyes. The Atlantic l. wonderful
boat and made fine record. and | cannot
speak too highly of her and tn. way she
was sailed. These ocean races and others
Xix" that of the Eastern Yacht club to Haitian
will do much TO encourage the building Of
wholesome type o boats. don't think Their"
will be another race across the ocean newt
year hut there probably viii he one the fol
lowing year, and after that the ocean lace
may become "A regular feature OF the yaoL-
ING S"iSOr.
About the Thistle Commodore Tod said he
was well satisfied with III" boat. II" chose
northern course. thinking h" would lind bet
ter winds as we'll as n shorter course He
took "A chance with the ice and chance at
finding the wind h" Waited and lost. II was
all in the sport. he said, and h" had no com
plant to make In the first week the Thistle
second week she averaged 30 miles day.
and during that week sh" had two light days
and ON one of thos" only raced los miles
Her best run was 2Sn miles from noon to noon
ending on tho 3ist and from midnight to
midnight on the 3lst sh" mad" 3ol miles.
The 2s9 miles was made IN - hours 80 minutes
actual sailing
The Flour de Iys. Thistle and Apache
sailed the north"rn passage All found
light weather carly in the rae" aud the ll"ur
de l.ys picked UP The fresh"ning hr""H" first.
the Thistle next and the Anach" last The
daily runs Of the Thistle r. rs $50. ~,
l81 ls3. 20. ~? lui. 30, 23i. 2Gu no 2"? 2sa.
22B iotHl $3.50 miles The timr Of her pas
81 Z" was /, dnys. 10 hours and - minutes
SIS knots. iier best four hours run was 81
knots
Tn" Thistle is or her wa home. She left
CoW"S on June ia char:" OF Cart larien
who was assistant navigator on 1h" Eudvmion.
Sh" should arrive her" some tim" this week