New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
WOMEN FLOCK TO UNKS'KAANA AFTER 4 RECORD
Commodore Tod Hopes to Make
Fast Run Across Atlantic.
NO WIND AS A STARTER
Biggest Schooner Yacht in the
World Forced to Anchor and
Wait for a Change.

The three-masted steel schooner Katrina
the largest yacht Of her rig In the world
owned by eX-Commodore Robert Z. Tod OF
the New York. Atlantic and Indian Harbor
Yacht clubs. left this harbOr yesterday for
n four months cruise in British, German
and other waters. Unfortunately, for lack
of wind. she was forced to anchor OF tho
Ambrose Channel LAshtship, at 5:1j last
evening.
It is altogether likely. however, that she
will lave started on her long distance race
against time before dayLreak this morning.
for It Is unofficially said that she will try
to break the transatlantic record for sail
ing yachts between Sandy Hook and the
Needles n she sails this morning it will
bc Just seven years ago TO the day that
her owner, who is also her navigator, be
gan his ocean race IN the Thistle fer the
German Emperors cup
Commodore Tods guests who went down
the bay IA the tug Dalzelline, In charge of
Captain Bennett. to gee the Earina off.
were Or. !. 9. Aver Mr.. and Mrs =. r.
Chew, Mrs. Poultney Bigelow and John r.
Buchan. Those who accompany him on
the cruise are Grenvllle Kane, who crossed
the Atlantic in tho cutter Ai,sa in 1905. in
the rae" for the German Emperor's Cup;
Poultney Bigeow. who was on board the
Thistle with Commodore Tod I'm the same
race. William n Rarstow. his brother-n-
law. on" OF the skilled amateur yacttsmen
Of Gravescnd Bay and Dr. Medford Run
yon, a well known physician. Of South
Orange, y. J. Including the owner and his
guests, there are thirty-three men Oh
board. While. OF course. no accidents are
anticipated. there are six boats and every
appliance for lifesavine on board
Mrs rod. who remained on board with
the others until the last moment. will. with
her daughter. Katherine Kennedy Tod. join
Tho yacht NJ KEEL They sail by the
Victoria Luiso on June s. While It is
Commodore Tods intention 10 so shape his
course as TO clear any ice fields or bergs
that have been reported 10 him by the cap
tain Of the Baltic and others. II goes with
out saving that no time viii he wasted.
and the Katrina will have every opportunity
10 make record for the distance she
covers between here and Southampton. her
first port of call.
Two bells" which is . o'clock in the
morning watch had just struck when the
Karinas boatswain reported The anchors
away. sir" and IN another moment tho big
white yacht was under way IN tow OF tho
Dalzelline chartered for the occasion by the
commodore.
Just az she Strengthened out on her haw-
ser and headed FOR The Nsrrows from her
anchorage OF Stapleton. q gun from the
pilot boat Ambrose Snow was fired. and as
the echo Of It's report rcyerberatcd from the
staten Island hills the karina's ensign was
dipped by the quartermaster In acknowl-
edgemeut OF tn" farewell salute. Passing
the English tramp steamers Kioto and Mel
bourne. tho German Waltraute and the
British harque Timsndrs. thence on
through The Narrows. the yacht attracted
much attention AZ she proceeded 10 sea.
soon after passing Nortons Point Coney
Island the wind being light from the south
east. the stops were cast or the spanKer
and forty minutes after the start when the
Katrina was near tho West Bank IAght.
throat and peak halyards were manned and
that sail sinartly set Between there ana
the Horseshoe. at Sandy Hook, where the
anchor was dropped at 1880 O'CLOCK all
three caN topsails were sent up In stops
ready to break out.
or shore the weather Was thick "heh
she anchored and the wind was stu
head one The fog siren on Ambrose Chan
mel Iightsaip could be heard at Intervals.
During tho aCgravatlng wait OF hYe hours
which followed the commodore and his
guests inspected tho yacht and had lunch
con ir the great saloon. which extends the
fuu width OF the vessel
The wind having carted 10 the westward
a point or 50. and the weather being clear
al o'clock farewells were said. and after
the visitors and Mrs. Tod had been set on
tho tug. the Katrina now under her three
lower sails was lowed 10 point about Two
miles northwest Of Ambrose Channel Light
shin. where she was anchored in dead
calm at 5.I5 O'Clock. AS the tug left for
IN. city the Karina's steam siren blew
three blasts as a farewell salute.
II shall start az soon AZ breeze OF any
strength comes along" said the commodore
a. he parted from his visitors land We
hope 20 have n pleasant passage across.
You viii probably hear OF us from the
steamships that We meet"
Before his return to New York in Sep
TENDER Commodore Tod expects to cruise
around Denmark. visit Copenhagen. Chris
tIania Cowcs and several ports on the