The sun., 1908-06-10
ALSA CRAIG AT BERMUDA
POWER BOAT MAKES THE TRIP IN
LITTLE MORE THAN SO HOURS.

Nothing Heard OF the Irene, but She Has
Untn no O'Clock This Morning to Get
In-Heavy Weather Reported All tho
Way-Zuhrah and Esperanza Finish.
Special Gable Despatch 10 TIE sun.
HAMILTON, Bermuda. June 9.-The power
boat Alsa Craig arrived here this morning.
She was sighted heading for the finishing
line some time after 10 o'clock coming ont OF
the northwest. and as steady as church she
kept along her course with all hands on deck
heading toward the mark boat that showed
the finish Of her long race. She swept across
the line at il07:S0 and giving q cheer for
those on the committee boat she headed
straight up the harbor and was soon moored
on the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club house.
In coming in that way she broke all auaran-
tine regulations and Is liable to q heavy fine.
The Ailsa Craig left Gravesend Bay at
435 o'clock last Saturday afternoon. and 30
her elapsed time for the $50 mile journey Is
e8 hours 80 minutes 30 seconds. Last year
she made the trip in "a hours 81 minutes.
James Craig. Jr.. her owner. reported that
the yacht experienced heavy seas and strong
southeast winds all the way. In spite Of
the weather conditions. which made things
very uncomfortable on board. the Ailsa
Craig was pushed all the way except once
when she was slowed up to allow observations
to be taken. Mr.. Craig says he ts satisfied
that he has the best boat for ocean racing
the he engine for s' the sn.irs IN trip were aSs 4
minute and the. yachts average speed was
1913 nautical miles an hour. IN last years
hour. Up to noon on Sunday she ran 100
miles. In the next twenty-four hours up to
noon on Monday she made 34s miles and then
to the finish 1t was 245 miles.
Speaking OF the engines Mr.. Craig said
they we're In perfect running oond tion and,
Skinned skin to deash lost S sight Of The IRENE IRENE
Every member Of the Grew is well pleased
this was due to the heavy weather. Those
Ssrs and BY those Sn s rs,n
yachts.
The Irene being smaller yacht than the
?s minutes "a seconds, SO that II she gets in
before hall past o'clock tomorrow morn.
ns she Will Win To be sIsN @ she has Gnt
Jr. her owner. John and James conneiI. S. en.
James Weioh. a mate from the Bsrmudian..
who was navigator; Charles +, Chase. Theo
SSTs SSns Ed dFsr ssG CAPT NJ TrfsS s asGt sb
race last year from designs by A. Cary Smith
and Ferris and is SO feet on the water line
S o w RhS % Ss moor boss
was offered by James Gordon Bennett and
has to be won three times by the same yachts
before It becomes bis property. Each year
that II is In competition there Is also cash
The Irene. in charge of Thomas Fleming
Day and owned BY s. G. Granbery, is only
30 feet long on the water line. When she
Hamilton In eighty hours. II she does this
she will win but 1t Is very probable that the
seas and heavy weather generally have hurt
her chances nee: much much more than they have those
Of !ss ;ss sss and nsv.
from Mar6lehead. The two S were 's sighted ed
70 lhe southeast and the zuhEah to the south,
second yacht being the Zuhrah and as 1t was
i was not .ofrioIally known that they had
been driven of their course,
and dhs sa5sh S IN s' s sSfn h
and ans hored OF the ROY Royal Der Berm%da d aR YaoR
were well. but that the yacht had had a hard
time and experieneed a succession Of gales
Dervish and Esperanza the first two days, but
was carried far to the west BY easterly winds.
The elapsed time OF the Iuhrah was i2s
The, Esperanza crossed the line at 5;22
9elosk k,th this morning She had to beat up to
noon on Thursday. The next twenty-four
hours she made "A miles. Then up to noon
was made the next day and 27 miles the
last day. She. too. was carried far to the west
ward by the gales and the reports of the
they experienced much heavier weather
than the venona and Marchioness and had
of the smaller boats. The venona and
MaIchioness passed about twenty miles east
Of Nantucket SHOALS lightship and held on out
Zuhrah stood to the west after passing the
shoals and found heavy easterly and south
sas%fnsH %neHH Sas sps Rs r.. sasfaR
on THURSDAY the three large yachts were
about twenty miles ahead Of the two. small
on Friday the Esperanza was in the lead
but the Deryish took the, lead soon after
ward and held It In her class The Venona
on On tWeafneSday ,f night It, while I headInx out
the Esperanza had her IN mansaii blown away.
The cook was the only man on board TO volun-
teer TO go out on the boom to secure the clew
big sea was running at the time and the
sail was Tapping in the wind 30 that 1t was u
dangerous undertaking. Every one on board
three other sails during the voyage. '''
All the yachtsmen are enthusiastic about
experienced and the work they had TO put in
all declare that they Will enter eRain and the
owners of the EsperanZa and -sah are de-
teTmined to beat the Dervish II possible.
The harbor presents a pretty picture this
afternoon. The five sailing , craft are
ashore visiting the places of interest and
specl lily the Dinghie Club, where big bowls
OF the famous punch have been brewed
Open house Is kept on all the yachts and the
townsfolk have been visiting the racers all
day.
The visitors and local yachts will compete
of st. George tomorrow for cup offered by
Thomas Fleming Day. On Thursday there
will be water sports in the harbor here and In
the evening all the visiting yachtsmen will
be entertained at dinner by the members OF
the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.
The committee has figured out very care
fully the elapsed times and corrected time
of each yacht In the sailing classes which are
as folows
CLASS B-srARr OFF hARBLEHRAp RocK-FIHIsH
BERMubA-DIBrANcE, 875 MILES.
Elapsed Corrected
Time. Time.
Yacht and Opnsr H.M.s. H. Ms
Dcrvlsh. II. A. Morss ......... 100 3 IS l0s So Is
Iuhrah, Henry Dosoher. l2S 20 l28 05 20
ESpcranza, ID. Mckee. 1877 IS 20 1877 rs 20
venona. Z. j. Bliss ............ 90 50 is os 70 is
Marchioness, j. y. Crozer. los OF 40 los OF 70
The committee has taken the actual times
81 ,tkt1 x..ith he ALI