The Republican journal., 1906-12-20
A SPEEDY CRAFT.
The Schooner Auburn Wins New Records

The Schooner Auburn Wins New Records
Lewiston and Auburn owners OF the
new sch. Auburn built ana lauacheo
this year by Frank S. Bowker u Son OF
Phippsburg Center are highly PLEASED
with the showing the craft mas mace SO
far as speed performances are concern
ed, and incidentally it may De sald that
from a financial standpoint she mas
been very successful. Capt. Tnomas j..
CHM thoroughly understands MS crait
and is getting all the satisfaction posi-
Die from his new command.
The Auburn sailed from New YORK
October Goth, bound for Jacksonyllie,
Fla. The wind on starting was ngnt
and ahead, and continued SO tlll they
strong northwesterly breeze. The dis
lance from Cape Henry to Jacksonville
bar is 1872 (nauticaD miles The Auburn
made the run from Cape Henry to the
bar in thirty-six hours. On the way
down the Auburn passed everything in
sight. Four-masters and hve-masters
were overhauled and put hull down
astern one after another. One big five
master of more than three times the
tonnage of the Auburn made desper-
ate attempt to hang on, but was unable
to do so, and in few hours was only a
Speck aStern, Four tramp steamers
bound for Cuban and Gulf ports were
passed, and the big steamship Rio Grand
of the Mallory line from New YORK for
Galveston, Texas, was overhauled, pass
ed and run nearly out of sight astern.
On this run the Auburn made an av-
erage of twelve knots or nearly four
teen geographical miles an hour Tor
thirty six consecutive hours. She real
ly did better than this, for when Off Fer
nandina, Fla, it became apparent that
they would reach Jacksonville bar some
time that night. Capt. CHM wanted to
approach the bar by daylight SO he or
dered the spanker, all four gait topsalls
and the outer jib to be taken III 20 SLOW
her down. Had he held onto his sail
and driven her hard for the bar ne
would have arrived at least two hours
sooner than he did.
When you consider that OF the eleven
ocean going, world-famous yachts, al IN
perfect racing form, all with picked
crews and officers, that raced from
Sandy Hook to the Needles for the
Kaiser's Cup only one, the winning AT
lantic, equalled the time made by the
Auburn, you must concede that the Au-
burn is a wonderfully fast boat.
On her last northerly trip from Fort
Arthur, Texas, to New York, loaded
with lumber to within one plank OF her
scuppers, after passing through hur-
ricane in Yucatan which nearly des-
troyed Pensacola and Mobile, she az
rived after hard struggle, Off Jupiter
Inlet, Fla, without loss or damage OF any
kind except loss of sleep and eyes al
most driven into the heads OF officers
and crew by the frightful hurricane.
Here the wind settled into strong OIL
shore breeze and they made the run
from Jupiter Inlet to New York IN live
days. This is believed to be the record
run for sailing vessels between those
two points. They passed many vessels
on the way up and when a little south
of Barnegat they sighted four-mast-
ed schooner that had a familiar look.
They overhauled her rapidly and on
passing discovered her to be the George
McFadden that left Port Arthur ten
DAYS before the Auburn left and they
beat her into New York by five hours.
On her last voyage the Auburn made
the round trip from New York to Jack
sonville aud return, bringing back
$780, 900 feet of lumber in tWenty-four
days. In this twenty-four days trip
the Auburn earned, and her owners re-
ceived, a dividend of four and one
eighth per cent, record hard to beat.
The Auburn may not be and prob
ably is not, the fastest vessel in the
coastwise fleet, but up to now she holds
two records and has outsailed every
vessel big and little she ever fell IN
with.-Bath Enterprise.