The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-24
PROGRESS or RACING YACHTS.
One. Probably the lerReyO, sighted RSz
Miles south % the Heck.

The racing motor yachts now heading
toward Havana passed tho Diamond ShOal'
| lightship an Cape Hatteras about 23J
O'Clock Yesterday morning, That put then
about $40 miles on their long trip. They ar,
now heading south southwest 4 wesi
toward Jupiter Inlet. which i 5t5 miles from
the Diamond shoals lightship. and a. thelI
course puts them In the track Of steamers
coming from the south they should be 70.
ported to-day
on the first leg of the course. from CAPS
Henlopen to the Diamond shoals. they wert
a little too far 10 the vest 70 meet The
steamers bound Tor This port, but the Bruins
wick steamship OseeC hec. coming 10 che
coast on sunday night. sighted one OF the
racers and sent la "a report by Tho I nited
Wireless. Capt. Saykett reported that he
sighted a motor yacht bound south burning
red and two green signals a. o'clock
She was then 80 miiea south Of sandy Hook
These yachts are to burn The iachtsInen' :
club signal forward, red. green. white.
green aud tho private signal att. Cant
sackeit evidently missed the white Ia the
signal and did not note tho other light N
j. probable that this yacht Was he beruevo.
~ her distinguishing signal aft j. yellow and
that might easily b. mistaken for light
On deck
The point 2s2 miles south Of Sandy Hook
Il iG miles from the Overfalls lightship
on tape llenlOpen. The leader pas-eil
that point ~ 10 - o'clock on saturday night
make Isi miles. or had travelled 81 the rate
Of IS nautical miles IN hour. A. that rate
Of speesi she would have passed the lila
mead Shoals lightship 40 = o'clock yesterday
morning. The wind was from the EAST
Yesterday and Il Is probable that the sea
was rough, which would account for the
comparatively slow time. The point where
the yacht was sighted vas % Roanoke
Island. near the entrance 10 Albrmarle
lie L0aniaka had trouble with her engine
before she got out % Delaware BAY. She
made some repairs. but when Just past the
Overialls Aght-hip she had trouble again
aud pat back % make repairs. The repairs
took 10 long that u = Peters. the Cd uer OF
the yacht, decided that DO would be useless
70 continue the contest ~ the l.Oantaka was
The largest yacht in the fleet and bad to allow
a. much a. nineteen hours - the llys, the
smallest yacht. The i.oaniaka returned 10
Philadelphia Yesterday Warren sheppard
was navigator Of this yacht. She had On
board rs i've gallon cans Of zaaOlenp. v hitch
might have caused serious troublethad she
been caught In rough weather. al sea.
PHILADELPHIA, May p -Auer lying OF
the Breakwaier all day yesterday on ac-
count Of her engines breaki ing down the
Ioantdka. n. = Peters entry was brought
bark 10 this city to-day Ali on board
we're thoroughly disguised with the trip.
believing that the engines should have
been properly, tested before such a trip
v a. attempted
According 70 Lieut. Thomas Nelson. Jr
Dns % Mr FeieTs's guests on tho trip, the /
boat after crossing the line on saturday
gained considerably ON The Ilys and Caro- |
inc Hnd they we're soon passed AtaP "
he taliph was close az hand. but the Ber- |
leyo st.l lead by several hundred yards |
A. as y. u. A. the craft was % bombay |
Hook. The enEinc was stopped on account |
" heated bearing and eight minutes was |
ozt. AZ as " NJ they we're compelled 10 |
top again. this time for three hour, 10 /
lllOw the engineers 10 work on The onginr. /
\ hich was found 10 b. pisiOn-bOund AL
~. ~ he yacht was going along smoothly, |
happened 20 the steering wheel /
md the beat was again stopped
Ten more minutes we're lost before the /
,Oat was again going at full speed. sunday /
morning a light FOG again compelled q /
In speed The fog lifted. how
lver, and the bOai vas soon on Overfalls Il
ight. shortly after passing Overfalla the /
'ngtne was stopped again and after con-
ultatlnn With the captain ID was decided
o 20 into Breakwater and nnchOF Tor re-
airs. After several hours % thia repair
york the engineers reported that the boat Il
ras In no nc condiiion 20 venture out 10 sea Il
With engines Which might stop a. any mo-
nent and leave the party In \ helpless
onditi0n. and u was concluded 10 abandon
AZ A. NJ the b0st started on the return
rip 20 thia city. arriving at the Race street
rharf q , O'Clock this afternoon