New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
MAURETANIA,S FEAT
GETS TWO NEW RECORDS.
Ran from DGunt'S Rock to america
Shortened IL Minutes.

After cutting down the time between Daunt's
Rock and the Ambrose Channel Lightshp little by
little, until 1t thought she had made pract-
cally her best run across. the Cunard flyer Maure-
tana arrived here last night with fresh records
They were by means small records considering
the phenomenal records the big liner had estab-
lished on her best previous She made the run
from lishtship to ghtshp. distance OF 2.7s4 knots
in days 10 hours 81 minutes, at an average speed
Of 2606 knots
The fact that she made the run in weather not
particularly favorable caused Captain Pritchard 10
feel that his vessel had really achieved than
the figures showed The Mauretana beat the
record Of the Lustania by a small margin recently
with coal much inferior that of her rival sister
Captain Prtchard made 1t his business on the trip
just ended to see that his bunkers filled with
the best picked coal to be had in England. The
weather was against him, but he lowered the time
between ireland and America by forty-four
minutes
The captain was particularly pleased with the
average speed maintained across the Atlantic. It
is the highest that has ever been made by mer-
chant ship for distance of 2.784 knots. There
were no bursts of speed. There occasional
slight decrease after the giant vessel
stin northwesterly gale Tuesday, which lasted
for thirty-six hours. but there voluntary
slowing down
When the gale was at its height Captain Pritch-
ard watched the performance Of his vessel and
remarked to several passengers that she doing
beautifully and could help making a record
we Just cut loose when cleared Daunts Rock
SAID the skipper, and stopped for nothing until
we came abeam the Ambrose Channel Lightship
won't promise anything, but I hope TO drive her
across IN better time on the next westward pas
sage"
the Mauretanias tafrrau log showed that she
had logged one knot more on the present than
on her previous record breaking passage. Her best
days run of 661 knots. however, twelve knots
under her record days run, made several months
ago The big liner carried 1882 passengers.
ffarf fbo r,lu he nfa-
was crowded the muffed report Of revolver was
heard and Arthur Corners. a second cabin steward,
dropped on the floor near the baggage escalator-
He picked up carried the ships hos
ptal where Il found that bullet discharged
from revolver in piece of baggage he was hand
ling had entered his left knee. The baggage
owned ny J. c. Reid, passenger on the Maure-
tsnia- Conners removed from the steamer 10
St. Nncent's Hospital.
Forbes Robertson, the actor, who VIII appear next
week in The Passing Of the Third Floor Back
Maxine Elliott's Theatre. arrived the Maure-
tania. He said he glad TO come TO America
after absence Of TWO years and felt that his
play would appeal TO American audiences. he
said he believed audiences were the the world
over. and no could predict the success fail
OF play until the morning after the FIRST pro
duction
Nj Robertson said that the drama was far su-
perior 10 what it was decade ago. He said
he believed the struggle TO get on had made men
in general realize that intemperance and dssipa-
zion were not conducive 10 getting ahead.
The people leading better lives now, said
Mr. Robertson Everything is progressive and It
IS so with the drama. sign of this moral upiift
is apparent in the great decrease in drinking that
has come about in England within the last four
years"
J. Sergeant Cram expressed delight when he
stepped ashore learn that Tammany had Sc
lected Justice Gaynor its candidate In the
nomination Of Justice Gaynor." ne said. the Dem
ocratic party picked the highest type of
man as a leader. he represents the spirit and the
enforcement Of the law. His nomination means
his election by an overwhelming majority
W. Rhnelander Stewart, who had been TO Ding
wall. Scotland. attending the wedding OF his sis
ter. Miss anita Stewart, TO the Prince Miguel Bra
Eanza. another Mauretauia passenger he said
ne was pleased with his sisters choice OF hus
band and referred the prince a splendid
fellow. Mr. Rhiuelauder said he wore kits at the
wedding and pleased with them that ne
adopted them wearing apparel during the re-
mainder of his visit in Scotland
Miss olga Nethersole the actress. returned TO
prepare for a long Western tour. embracing. she
for while clos upon the itinerary Of President
Nethersole said tha, later she would most likely
appear ia Shakespeareap plays in New York with
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
Others the Mauretaua were Miss Ieonova
Harris. the actress who will appear this season In
a new play called the Idols Max Fielder. Sir
Alfred Keogh, Rear Admiral George Z. Ide and
Mrs. Ide, Rear Admiral T $. Thompson Mr. and
Mrs. c. X D Walsh and Mrs T. J. Oakley