The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-01
SCOTT HAD FINE EQUIPMENT.
e2o0.oOo Spent on the Expedition
Out for a Long Stay.


Capt Scott entered the Antarctic better
equipped than any who he'd ever at
tempted the great goal Of the south
he lacked nothing that money and OK
perience could supply or suggest. The
British Government gave him SiOo. 600
and the British public added 500, 900 to
that. The money was expended with the
utmost care. Capt Scott having in mind
the lessons Of his own famous JOURNEYS
of 1902 and 1901 as we'll IA the moro recent
experiences Of his able colleague Sir
Ernest n Shackleton.
For ship Capt, Scott secured an old
Dundee whaler. the Terra Nova, that
had been battling the seas for twenty
eight years and had proved her worth
She was refitted and remodelled and was
considered As perfectly designed for
Antarctic work as any vessel that could
have been built especially for the pur-
pose.
Extraordinary care was taken in making
up the roster Of the expedition Count
ing the crew OF the Terra Nova there
were figty-one men under Capt SCOTS
command OF these twenty-thrce were
scientists. including four biologists, a
stan OF 2oologi ets and others Of special
training With the commander we're
Lieut. T.. G. i. Evans. second in com
mand; DR.. T.. a. Wilson, Lieut.. V. l.. A.
Campbell. r. n; Lieut.. II. l.. Pennell
Il. ~; Lieut.. II. +. Rennick, r. n; Lieut.
Fl. r. Bowers. r. n. Lieut.. F. W. Riley. r.
n: DR. @. NJ. Legick. DR.. f. l.. Atkinson.
CHI Mears. in charge OF dogs and ponies:
Capt l.. f. G. Oates. DR.. G. c. Simpson
and I. Griffiths
Capt Scott. in planning the expedition.
was in correspondence with DR.. Henryk
Arctowski. the Polish scientist, who
is the head of the science department OF
the New York Public Library. DR. .
Arctowsk pronounced Scott's equip
rpent well nigh perfect and expected that
with such Gn equipment his friend q ex-
peiienre. pluck and remarkable exec,i-
tive ability would make the attainment Of
the south pole almost a certainty.
The Captains own notions as to essen
tials Of equipment were explained by him
before the Terra Nova sailed fro m Lon
don He said;
The problem Of reaching the south pole
from wintering station is one Of transport
The distance 20 he covered there and back
Is about 800 miles, The time at disposal
IN single season il about $50 travelling z
days. An average Of ten miles a day can
he easily maintained by mon pro, dcd ade-
d'iate transport arrangements are made
There are three means hv which the trac~
ton tor heavy sledge loads can be provided
ponies, dogs and motors and each must
hc cons sidered not only with regard to
capacity Of work but also with respec, to
changes IN the nature Of tho track
The motor slcdge is now dayelopment
ANA bids fair To become the most PROMISING q
means of polar transport As result of
two wears experiments u motor sled ge In s
been evolved which has undergone salts
fsctoYy trials on the SHOWS oi NORWAY A
motor vas taken on Mr. Shackleton's 5 recent
expedition and II is instructive "a note tha,
II VAS found possible tn run II in the lowest
temperatures l's use on prolonged iour.
ucy "as r,ch.h;'ai oni, by Ia. fac, ,hs, !, .
wheels we're not suficient 70 .urpor, IL ON
tho soft sucN Il the barrier.