New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
LUSITANIA THE QUEEN.
FOUR-DAY RECORD SURE.
Expected to 1Arriue off Hook at
Ddgbreak.

A wireless message to The Associated Press
from the Lusitania. fled about 1 a m to-day,
says
Steamship Lusitania. via Halifax y s.,
Sept 12-The twenty-four hour run ending at
to-day was 593 miles, the record run for
the trip A record crossing is now assured. We
are now 4S1 miles from Sandy Hook where We
should arrive early tomorrow morning, under
five days for the entire trip. In spite Of the
speed at which the vessel is travelling the vibra-
ton is not excessive. The owners and designers
of the Lusitania are delighted with her per-
formance- The ship has not been pushed and
has not been strained for the record Her
supremacy came naturally. All on board are
we'll"
The most important ocean race in transat1an-
tic steanling is nearing a spectacular finish Tbs
turbine driven Lusitania in which is incarnated
the British resolve to win back from Germany
the blue ribbon of the seas. was nearly abeam
Nantucket Lfghtship last night. and only about
two hundred miles from Sandy Hook bar. shs
had easily broken the Cunard line record OF ths-
Lucania which was trailing two hundred and
fifty miles astern. From wireless message
sent at p m, when one hundred miles east
of the Nantucket Lightship. it expected
that the big liner would come abeam Of the
Sandy Hook Ltghtshfp about a m. to-day
which would break the westward record across.
the Atlantic. long held by the Hamburs-Anner-i
lean liner Deutschland. 1t is believed. however,
that her best time has not been made on this
trip.
Thus far the Lusitania has kept the land sta
tions fairly well supplied with OF her
various positions. She was reported twice on
Wednesday. giving her position as 225 miles
southeast Of Cape Race at $50 a m and as
$50 miles east of Sable Island at 11:20 p. m.
She passed the White Star liner Celtic and the
French liner La Provence yesterday. but it IS
thought that the latter will overtake her Wills
she waits for high water at the Hook this morn
ing.
1t was announced yesterday at the Office OF tbs
French line that La Provence. the fastest ship .
in the feet of the Compagnie Generate Trans
atIantidue would be the first steamship to come
I'D 10 the city through the Ambrose channel, q
waterway that was hurried along especially for
the advent Of the Lusitania-
The announcement recalled the thorn in the
side of the French Line which was practically
Fthe first company 20 wage war on the Cunard
Line when the latter company fixed the price OF
the minimum first cabin rate eastward in the
Irsitania at S1I5- For some time the French
Line has feared that the Cunard Line was aIler
the trade TO Paris. Havre. the home terminal
OF the French Line. is only four hours by ran
from Paris whLe 1t is a twelve hour journey
/ - rivarpooI. the home terminal OF the CUnard
Line.
Ia Provence left Havre last Saturday morn
,cg a. 10 o'clock The Lusitania left Liverpool
/ the same day at 2. m Both steamers were
orVio,,s tn mako a record, but it was thought
the French liner. having had the experience OF
numerous trips across the Atlantic. Wouid taNS
gras+er chances and would be pushed TO the
absolute capacity of her engines and run uno7I
forced draught all the way across
-rba racord time Of La Provence is 8 DAYS. .
Lo,,rz and "a minutes There was feeling IN
The office OF the French Line yesterday tnae 10
g., sbfr vvouId lower her own record by az
-. +o hours and while the Lusitania was
n.5ting for good and safe high wafer "ouio-
.,i, mast her and land her passengers IN 'ls
city about 1;3O a. m to-day z.
- ras said that the French Line has oroereS
CaDtsfn AIix of La Provence 10 Orihs -iiS
-, NJ, az soon as he arrived az the HooA. anu 80
- ~ .rr1,- orened Ambrose Channei re-
11sss OF time or tide II these orueIs 80
o--to5 ont the French liner that had the s1Aie
= -, Y,,sf,ania By nine hours from tneiF re-
. -. ,,,-,a Dorts will land her passengers a@
-. 4rrsa hours ahead Of her British FINaA
[I,,idsr,ble III feeling was caused anon
,,,sr,bers Of the Association OF SANDY,
TIook pilots yesterday when 1t became KnOw1
that Frank Cramer. the pilot VINO 'ouA 1,n.-.f
- liner Caronia out the AMBROSE
eastward trip had been selected 10
'oka n't the LusItania on her first trip into sns
'"Ne :, Isr, York. The pilots thought tna8
whenever pilot whose turn it was 70 taNs 1
T,,sftsnia should not be sidetraeNed III ia''-
Craner- . e., +bs C,1na-d
-. yesterday that he had all the conn-
aarce n the world in Mr. Craner and haa ar
- -,,tb the association for him 20 piiot 'lls
,,sitar,a from the Hook to her pier
a tremendous demand has been nlau7 Io- :.
,assas and the Surveyors Office had 10 smut O1-
the supply early yesterday. -.
The offeiaIs Of the Cunard Line were conn
,ont yesterday that the LusItania would coma
obas,n Of the Hghtship between and 9-S'
o'clock this morning