The Washington herald., 1907-09-17
GERMAN SHIP RACING
Deutschland Making Effort
to Beat Lusitania.
Streaming UNDER FULL SPEED
New Cunarder'S Sensational Maiden
Voyage Stirs Up Older Atlantic
Record HOIder-Expects to SurpnSa
British Vessels Time, ns Well as
lower Her Ovvn-Due Thursday.

New York, Sept. 16,-While the great
searchlight Of publicity is being turned
on the Cuuard Line steamship Lusitania
on account Of her recent remarkable per-
Torrance in crossing the ocean on her
maiden trip in the fast time of five days
and ffty-four minutes. the actual hold
ers of the dearly coveted blue ribbon OF
the seas'-the feet Deutschland. Of the
Hamburg-American Line-is speeding TO
this port with scarcely an atom OF inter
est shown in her movement
Beyond the customary mention in the
cable ship news, her departure from the
other side was unheralded. Although
she has been at sea nearly three days
no wireless messages have been received
10 acquaint the public with her progress.
Yet down IN her fire=oom is a crew Of
sturdy Teutons, who are working with
unusual vigor. while every one Of her en-.
ginee-s Is seeing TO it that every ounce Of
steam is being used 10 the best advan-
tage; and when bluff old Capt Kaempn
leaves the bridge long enough TO 20 20
at noon each day it is with the hope that
the daily run may be around the 600
mark which she passed by one knot o9
one Of her record performances.
Try 10 smash All Records.
The Deutschland is out to break all
records.
Capt Kaempffs desire is not only to
carry out the instructions OF his owners
and pass the Lusitania's time. but he
hopes to lower the best westward record
of his own ship. which is five days. eleven
hours. and ffty-four minutes. made IN
September. 1868. On that occasion the
Deutschland travelled over 4 distance OF
1854 miles from Cherbourg TO New York,
maintaining an average speed Of BIS
knots an hour. She has made better
average speed on easterly passages but
records are figured while on the west
ward run,
Here are the best past performances Of
the great boat:
Maiden record. ended July Il. 1900: time
DAYS. Is hours, and l6 minutes Dis
tance. 3olf miles. Average speed, pap
knots.
Fastest trip east-bound in point Of time
lover short counsel. ended September 10,
1890. DAYS, hours. and IS minutes. Dis
lance. 29S2 miles. Average speed, 1876
knots.
Fastest trip west-bound. ended Septem-
Der s 1915. days. Il hours and 81
minutes
Officials OF the Hamburg-American Line
in this city are reticent about admitting
that capt Kaempn, the premier skipper
of their feet. has orders to smash records
on the present run, If possible, but admit
that he wiz get all he possibly can out
Of their flyer
Bad Month for Fast Voyage.
"The Deutschland has not deteriorated
a particle in speed. said one Of them this
afternoon. "and We hope for good results
on this performance. 1t is not "a good
month for record breaking, as westerly
winds usually prevail at this season.
However, we hope for the best. don't
believe she will be very far behind the
Lusi5ania's record when she gets in
Thursday morning"
The Deutschland passed the Mole out
side Cherbourg. the official starting
point over that course. at 1:l0 p. m. last
Friday. September 13
The Deutschland is but CSC feet long.
and draws tWenty-eight feet of water
when loaded. The LUsitania is 7e6 feet
over all ard drew little more than
thirty-two feet art, while coming UP the
Ambrose Channel last Friday. Instead
Of the new turbine engines. the Deutsch-
land Is propelled by the older Quadruple
expansion engines, yet up 20 the present
time she Is the swlftest boat on any sea.
In order TO equal the record of the Lusi-
tania the Deutschland must reach Sandy
Hook lghtship on Thursday morning
next, az exactly 2:57. To equal her own
best westward record she must have the
lghtship abeam at precisely 2:0i o'clock
the same morning.