New-York tribune., 1908-06-02
MAURITANIA CHAMPION
HOLDS THREE RECORDS.
Beats LuMtania IN Days Run, AUer-
age and Elapsed Time.

The Cunard Lines big turbine steamer Maurc-
tania came abeam the Sandy Hook Lightship at
7:5O o'clock last night after passage of 2s90
miles over the long course from Daunts Rock.
maintaining record average speed Of 24s
knots This beats the Lusitania's record aver
age by three -hundredths of knot.
Captain Pritchard sent these facts in wire
less message last night to the Cunard Lines Of
fee No official time of passage given. but
computed from the distance and the average
speed it is days 90 hours and IL minutes. which
beats the westward record OF the Lusitania over
the long course by 10 minutes
Although handicapped by her inability to use
more than three-quarters OF her entire propeller
force. the big turbiner broke the worlds record
for the fastest single days run. making SO
knots from noon on Saturday to noon on Sunday.
maintaining for that period average speed ot
25 40 knots. Nor did the loss OF a blade
propeller prevent the Mauretania. according TO
wireless message to the Cunard Office. from
maintaining average speed Of 26 knots for
fifteen hours ending at 8 yesterday.
She az that hour go miles east OF the
Sandy Hook Lightship. with thick fog ahead
When she reported again as passing the
Nantucket Lightship at 1890 D. m. it was OBJ
vious that she had lost time She had aver
aged trife over II knots for the Of seven
ty-seven miles to the Nantucket Lightship-
The performance of the Mauretania. driven by
three Of her four propellers and delayed by a
fog for four and half hours before passing the
Nantucket Lfghtship. is considered phenomenal
Another feature Of the big turbiner's splendid
work was her ability under handicap to get three
knots more in a single days run than the Lusi-
tania's record OF s32 knots made from noon May
1s to noon May 90 on the Iatter's last westward
run this port.
The Mauretania's best previous run over the
long course of 2.s8e knots the passage
ended on April II, which she made in days
% hours and SO minutes.
On her last westward passage TO this port
the Mauretania lost a blade of one of her pro-
perlers and she was rushed at top speed TO Liv-
erpooI where she went into drydock for tenn
porary repairs She unable to get out on
schedule time. and after leaving Liverpool for
New York she encountered more trouble with
the disabled propeller.
The big Cunarder scheduled TO leave New
York on Wednesday. but owing to her tardy ar
rival her departure has been postponed until
Thursday when she will depart at 10 a. m
and m. the eastward under the same pro-
peller handicap The officials of the Cunard
Line have stupendous task on their hands TO
get the Mauretania in readiness to sail on time
| Thursday.
She will dock this morning about $50 o'clock
and the entire day will be consumed in getting
| rid of passengers and baggage and filing ner
| coal bunkers. She will have fifty and one-haif
| hours in port il she sails time Thursday.
most of which viii be spent in taking on about
| six thousand tons of coal, the eastbound mail
and baggage and a small amount of express
matter.
Had 1t not been for the fog encountered short
| Iy before reaching Nantucket Lightship. the
Mauretania might have docked last night. which
would have meant saving of at least ten hours
in her short time of preparation for sailing But
while it will be unusual feat, the officials Of
the Cunard Line are confident the Mauretania
will pass OUT OF Sandy Hook by Thursday noon.