Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-15


world Yachtsmen were tired OF tho park lake"
Eleven Yachts came 20 the starting line on
May H. 1905 The feet was made up OF eight
American two British and one German yaent-
Owing 10 a thick fog the yachts did not get away
until the following day. The winner proved 70 %
the Atlantic three tnasted schooner designed BY
William Gardner and owned by Commodore Wilson
Marshall She crossed the ocean In u days and
4 hours creating a new record The Atlantic was
sailed by the late "wee" Charlie Barr.
The yachts that started IN the memorable race.
their owners. designers and shippers are as fol
lows:
Allsa (yawll owned by Henry s. Redmond. iaU
feet over ALL designed by Fife and smiled by Capt
Lem Miller
Apache lbark1 owned by Edmund y. Randolph,
1913 feet over all. designed by Reid and sailed by
Capt. J. IL Mcdonald.
Atlantic tscho0ner1 owned by Wilson Marshall
1885 feet all designed by Gardner and sailed
by Capt. Charles Barr.
Endymion (schooner) owned by George Lauder
1877 feet over ALL designed BY Crane and sailed
by Capt. Jim Loesch.
Fleur de Lys tschooner) owned by DIR. Lewis
stlmson. 105 feet over all, designed by Burgess
and sailed by Capt. Tom Bohlln.
Hamburg (schoonerl owned by . German synA.
cate, 146 feet over ell designed By Watson and
sailed BY Capt Edward Peters.
HiIdegarde fschoonerl owned by Edward q.
Coleman. 1a5 feet over all. designed By Ciaas-
Sunbeam (schooneFl owned BE- Lord BFaasay.
154 feet over all. designed by Wlntrineham ana
sailed by Commodore Robert ID. Tod
Utowana lschooneF1 owned BY Allison " Ar.
mour, 100 feet over all. designed by Webb ana
sailed By Capt. J. II. Crawford
vahaIla tshIp rigeedD owned By Earl Of craw.
ford. 2es feet over al. designed BY Storey and
sailed by Captain cauws
The victory OF the Atlantic was heraIAed NJ n
big feather in the cap Of American yachting. not.
withdrawing the fact that scOtchmnn raced the
yacht. Commodore Marshall treasured the e4ap
until the great var, when bis only SON. an Amer.
can aviator, met bis death On the other side soon
after, Commodore Marshall gave the cup 10 the
American Red Cross. 20 be broken up for the
gold that vas supposed 70 have been In the trophy
II was discovered that even hack IN 1905 the
Kaiser was 'bunklng. the world Instead Of Is.
Ing gold, the cup. when II was smashed proved
TO Be only gold plated and very thin plated IL
that
Thomas Fleming Dag. then editor Of the nuti.
der. was the principal critic Of the KaiseF's enp
race. He said Il was ioka to sail across tAe
ocean in a boat the size or the Atlantic and SUE.
gested similar race for little craft
Captain Days talking resulted In the brooklyn
Yacht club Offering cup for deep sea raelna
for little boats i did not give the cum for raee
across the ocean. but Tor IA 0ar shore brush. the
first race vas around Long Island This creasad
some talk The second was from Gravsaend Bay
10 Hampton Reads This - considered exceed.
ingiy daring.
1t was 4ila third rmes that started the Wportipg
world talking. Il was Gravesend BAY 10 Bermuda
Three little boats-the Lila. the Tamerane and
the Gauntlet-startaA ln ire nrsf race. II was
the beginning q the Bermuda races that Increased
In Importance until more than dozen yachts
started II c0nteat.
Gradually yaehtsmen ios1 Interest and the Bel.
muda mee weaf hy tha hoard. Halifax race vas
tried win only fair sncceaa Then the war came
ana yaeAamen became inEerested In something
fag m0Ra lmnaHfmma Mm aeep Sea sailing