Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-04-21

cup stirred I'D unusual interest in the yachting
world. Yachtsmen were tired of the park lake"
Eleven yachts came to the starting line on
May II, 1905. The fleet was made up of eight
American two British and German yacht.
Owing to a thick fog the yachts did not get away
until the following day. The winner proved to be
the Atlantic, three-masted schooner designed by
William Gardner and owned by Commodore Wilson
Marshall. She crossed the ocean in Il days and
hours, creating record. The Atlantic was
sailed by the late 'wee" Charlie Barr.
The yachts that started in the memorable race,
lows:
Alisa (yaw) owned by Henry S. Redmond 100
feet over all, designed by Fife sailed by Capt
Lem Miller.
Apache (bark) owned by Edmund D. Randolph,
1913 feet over all, designed by Reid and sailed by
Capt. j. H. Mcdonald
Atlantic (schooner) owned by Wilson Marshall,
105 feet over all, designed by Gardner and sailed
by Capt. Charles Barr.
Endymion (schooner) owned by George Lauder,
l37 feet over all, designed by Crane and sailed
by Capt. Jim Loesch
Fleur de Lys (schOoner) owned by DR. Lewis
Stimson, 105 feet over all, designed by Burgess
and sailed by Capt. Tom Bohlin
Hamburg (schooner) owned by German syndi-
cate, 146 feet over ALL designed by Watson and
sailed by Capt Edward Peters
Hildegarde (schooner) owned by Edward R.
OOlcIndu, LOO IeeL over all, designed Dy CleS-
borough and sailed by Capt S. II. MarSters
Sunbeam (schooner) owned by Lord Brassey,
1o4 feet over all, designed by Wntringham and
sailed by Commodore Robert E. Tod.
Utowana (schooner) owned by Allison v Ar
mOur 100 feet over all, designed by Webb and
sailed by Capt J. II. Crawford.
Valhalla (ship rigged) owned by Earl of Craw-
ford, 29S feet over all, designed by Storey and
sailed by Captain Cauws.
The victory of the Atlantic was heralded as a
big feather in the cap of American yachting not
withstanding the fact that a Scotchman raced the
yacht Commodore Marshall treasured the cup
until the great war; when his only son, an Ameri-
can aviator, met his death the other side. Soon
after, Commodore Marshall gave the cup to the
American Red Cross, to be broken up for the
gold that was supposed to have been in the trophy
a. 1t was discovered that even back in 1905. the
Kaiser was ''bunking" the world Instead of be-
ing gOld the cup, when it was smashed, proved
to be only gold plated and very thin plated at
that.
Thomas Fleming Day, then editor of the Rud
der, the principal critic of the Kaiser's cur
race He said it joke to sail across the
ocean in boat the size of the Atlantic and sug
gested q similar race for little craft
Captain Days talking resulted in the Brooklyn
Yacht club offering cup for deep sea racing
for little boats. 1t did not give the cup for race
across the ocean, but for off shore brush. The
first race around Long Island. This created
some talk. The second was from Gravesend Bay
to Hampton Roads. This was considered exceed
ingly daring.
1t was the third race that started the sporting
world talking 1t was Gravesend Bay to Bermuda
Three little boats-the Lila, the Tamerlane and
the Gauntlet-started in the first race 1t was
the beginning of the Bermuda races, that increased
in importance until more than a dozen yachts
started in a contest.
Gradually yachtsmen lost interest and the Ber
muda went by the board. A Halifax race was
tried with only fair success. Then the war came
and yachtsmen became interested in something
far more important than deep sea sailing