The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-13
ENPERORS NEW SCHOONER.
Meteor Nv. the Second Largest Yacht
Buiit In Germany.

The new yacht for the German I'm
peror is a handsome vessel and has attracted
much attention on the other side OF thu
Atlantic. The London Field has printed
picture Of the yacht under sail, which show
her to be a vessel OF graceful sheer VIII
rather lofty spars and large sail spread
She apparently moves through the watel
very easily and makes little disturbance
The Field says Of Meteor w.. a vessel o.
800 tons:
This is the second great schooner which
! has been built in Germany. the first beint
the Germania, which was seen at CoweS
last year. 1t will be remembered that tbs
Germania sailed the Queens course. forty
seven miles Bullock and Lymington'
! Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta. in 5 hours
IS minutes ii seconds-a speed OF 1871
knots. We do not think any Of the schoon-
ers Of bygone days ever sailed this course
under four hours. and the best time pre-
vious to Germanis'a record was the En-
peror's schooner Meteor Ills hours 81
minutes 81 seconds.
when DR.. Krupp Won Bohlen and Hal
bach brought Germania to England in 1905
It was candidly admitted that her like had
never been seen In Cowes Roads, Beating
the record on our historic course with a
quarter of an hour to spare and completely
outclassing the British yachts in size. gen
eral contour and IL the modern style Of her
form and construction, we had TO hnd con
RoSai Yacht Squadron, Cecil Whitaker, had
succeeded-not pc rhsps without an element
Of luck-i in lowering the colors OF the splen
dih G os Yacht s,ih IN, n f T ms scbos apeqH C]ce I'VE
which was OF course a much smaller vessel,
Now the German. Emperor has built
Meteor ~. and she Ia practically a sister
vessel TO Gsrmania. She, measures 3i.aj
meters. rating 900 tons. Thames measure
She is designed by Max Oertz, built at the
G Gsde bH , fw2 Gsrma n'1 drm sn Of M asf sa.'' H IT,
crew are Germans and she is to be com
manded by n German sailing master. In
the early period or German yachting, when
the Kaiser bought the first Meteor. which
WAS the old Scotch cutter Thistle. and when
in 1896 he built the Watson cutter Meteor III.
the Kaiser had an English captain and crew
In those days the German sailors were no:
considered smart enoIgh for racing. Me-
launched in ioos.
in this ship. at first, the crew was PATTY
sailers, and her sailing master. for several
seasons 1872. 1898, 1904. and we think
was an EnglshmSn; Ahfter tnss GATE.
their gradual training became more skill
full. Meteor M. was manned entirely by
German hands and commands by German
sailing mast er. SO IL IL int ereSting to note
how the Kaiser has surely but not slowly
taught his men how to become smart enough
seaineu to handle a racing yacht.
Until recently there remained one thing
in yacht racing that the Germans could
NOT do. and that was % make "A first class
suit OF sails. The German Emperor. wisely
always insisting upon having the best IN
hie racing vessels. went to Ratsey of Cowe-
for his canvas, and Mr.. Ratsey made tn"
sails for the schooner Met cor III. Mahlitz.
the German ~sailmaker, however. made the
great sui, of sails which were seen on Ger
mania in 1908. Whether they were az good
IA Ratsey's is a matter OF opinion. but they
looked all right from a distance. For II
first attempt at original cut they were
undoubtedly excellent.
Meteor ~. has a suit Of canvas made by
Mahlit2. and in the photograph Of the vessel
the sails seem to sit we'll We believe this
il the first time that the Emperor has gone
in for German canvas on a Meteor. By
doing so his imperial Majesty has given
the finishing touch to what may be almost
called the work OF q lifetime. namely, that
Of turning out a first class racing yacht
built and manned by his own 'countrymen.
British yachtsmen will join heartily
in on their congratulations to the
Kaiser IN having 80 successfully advanced
the pastime OF yachting in Germany, and
they will look forward with much ~interest
to seeing the new Meteor in Cowcs Roads
competing in the regatta OF the Roya
Yacht Squadron"