New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-16
OCEAN RACERS IN LEASH AT SANDY HOOK
ELEVEN YACHTS READY FOR THE SIGN4L-MISS
STTMSON THE ONLY WOMAN TO SAIL-WEATHER
+" FORECAST UNFATORABLE.

1CAST UNFAVORABLE.

Full to the brim with enthusiasm. owners. guests
and crews Of the eleven yachts entered for the big
international ocean yacht race for the German
Emperors cup are ready this morning to brave
whatever wind and weather the month Of May
vouchsafes to provide.
"a wet sheet and flowing sea, a wind that fol-
lows fast that fills the white and rustng SAIL and
bends the gallant mast" is the sort of wind and
weather that every skipper and satlor-and there
are some four hundred of them--in the fleet is
hoping for to-day, that they may clap on every
stitch of canvas and show their friends what
spirited start they make in their three thon-
sand mile from Sandy Hook to the Lizard
The last consignments Of stores and baggage nave
been nut on board boats swung in and dashed on
deck and everything made snug for the marine
battle which begins off Sandy Hook IAghtshlp at
2:15 p. m. to-day.
These eleven yachts. widely divergent in size,
type and rig are not all, strictly speaking, OF the
or7ljser class for the Ailsa, the Endymion, the
Thistle the IIildegarde and the F1eur dc Lys have
frequently raced in the regular classes OF the New
York Yacht Club, and the Hamburg In foreign
races. They now to be driven under all the
sail they will stand up to, night and day, IN what
will most likely prove the hardest fought contest
ever seen on the Atlantic The six yachts named
are sailing vessels. The Atlantic the Apache the
Valhalla the Sunbeam and the Utowana aux
uiaries but their propellers have been removed
and they are carrying them in the hold until they
arrive on the other side. This shows that these
vessels really auxinaries. point that it is well
to remember. Their owners. from experience, know
that the yachts Will travel under sail alone, and,
they hope. fast enough to win the race.
MISS STIMsON TO SAIL ON FLEUR De LYs
An interesting feature Of this great Transatlantic
contest will be the presence on board the smallest
vessel IN the feet. ana the one that all expect will
be the hardest driven, and therefore the wettest
and most uncomfortable Of the only woman guest,
Miss Candace c. Stimson the daughter of DIR.
Lewis Stimson. the owner Of the Fleur Go Lys who
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array Of acknowledged flyers This will not be Miss
Stimson's first race, for she has accompanied her
father on many offshore trips, and once when Com
modOre Tod offered cups for an ocean race a few
years ago, and her father was unable TO go, she
went along, and practically took charge Of the
yacht in the race. Miss Stmson may prove a
mascot in this race. for Captain Tom Bohlin and
his crew of Gloucester fishermen mean to crack on
sail ''till aIls blue board the F1er do Lys and
It won't be their fault If the little ship does not
cross the finish line first.
Five of the yachts were at anchor in Sandy Hook
Bay last night, They were the Atlantic the Val
halla. the Fleur de Lys, the Utowana and the En-
f S9 Is Tf the sXP6ese s f9e 5 the %
towed down the bay early this morning
HOW THE YACHTS WILL GET UNDER WAY.
The starting line will be between a committee
boat flying the burSee of the Imperial Yacht Club
Of Kiel, which managing the race, and the Sandy
Hook Ligbtship The yachts in crossing the line
Will leave the lightsbip TO starboard. A prepara-
tory gun will be fired at p m. the club burgee
lowered and the blue peter hoisted warning gun
s to be fred at 210 p m, the blue peter lower ed
and a rcd ball hoisted The starting gun will be
fred at 2:I5 p. and the red ball lowered
The time Of the yachts crossing the line will not
be taken by the committee. No protest will be en-
tertained in connection with violation Of the rules
viii be line bearing true south from the Liz
ard Lighthouse, the coast Of England, and
within signalling distance The German cruiser
Pfeil will mark the south end Of the finish line
from May % on. Pilots may be taken board
before the finish Of the race, and the international
rules Of the road Mt sea are to govern all move
ments Of the yachts.
GUESTS ON THE YACHTS
With the exception of Henry S, Redmond owner
Of the Ailsa, each owner will sail with his yacht
across the Atlantic. and each will have several
guests. Mr. Redmond will be represented on
board the Ailsa by GrenviIle Kane; Paul E Steven
son and Henry Scott are Mr.. Kanes guests The
Ailsa will have a crew OF fifteen men, under Cap
tain Lem Miller
Edmund Randolph. the Apache viii have as
his guests Royal Phelps Carroll, r. Burnside Pot
ter W Gordon FeIlowes. Joseph Hartman, Ralph
n Ellis Stuyvesant La Roy and DIT, Watson B.
Morris The Apache viii be manned by a crew of
forty Her captain is J. II. Mcdonald
The guests OF Wilson Marshall. the Atlantic
will be DR. f. B. Downs. Fred NJ Hoyt, n A
Bergman. Morton w. Smith L B. Ostrander and
c. b. seeley Captains Barr and Pagel have a
crew OF fifty men.
On board the Utowana Allison V. Armour will