The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-07


world. Yachtsmen were tired OF the Rarh i"Ae
E1aven vachts came to the starting line on
Nav II 1905 The fleet was mace up oi e'sn'
American, two British and one German !ao".
Owing to a thick fog the yachts dio not set AVA
until the following day. The winner proved u oe
the Atlantic, three-masted scnoouer uee nS.
William Gardner and owned by COMMODORE "hso.
Marshall She crossed the ocean In II Gays aho
hours creating new record. The Atiantic WAC
sailed BIZ the late "wee" Charlie barr
The yachts that started in the memorable race.
their owners, designers and shippers are as 1o'-
lows:
Alisa (yawD owned by Henry s. Redmond. 100
feet over ALL designed by Fife and sailed Dy CAPT.
Lem Miller
Apache (bark) owned by Edmund D. Randolph,
19S feet over all, designed by Reid and sailed by
Capt. ]. H. Mcdonald.
Atlantic (schooner) owned by Wilson Marshall.
1856 feet over 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 (schooner) owned by DR.. Lewis
Stimson, 105 feet 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.
Hidegarde (schooner) owned by Edward r.
Coleman 135 feet over ALL designed by Ches-
Sunbeam (schooner) owned by Lord Brassey.
154 feet over ALL designed by Wintringham and
sailed by Commodore Robert E. Tod.
Utowana (schooner) owned by Allison V. Ar
mour, 100 feet all, designed by Webb and
sailed by Capt j. II. Crawford.
valhalla (ship rigged) owned by Earl of Craw.
ford, a9S feet over all, designed by Storey and
sailed by Captain Cauws.
The victory of the Atlantic was heralded as a
faath In fho ri nf IN
withstanding the fact that Scotchman raced the
yacht. Commodore Marshall treasured the cup
until the great war. when his only son. an Ameri-
can aviator, met his death on 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
1t was discovered that even back in 1905. tina
Kaiser 'bunking" the world. Instead of be-
ing gold. the cup, when 1t was smashed proved
to be only gold plated and very thin plated at
that.
Thomas Fleming Day. then editor Of the Rud-
der, was the principal critic of the Kaiser's cup
race He said. it was joke to sail across the
ocean in boat the size of the Atlantic and sug-
gested 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 an off shore brush. The
first race was around Long Island This created
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 Gauntet-started in the first race 1t was
the beginning of the Bermuda races that increased
in Importance until more than dozen yachts
started in contest.
Gradually yachtsmen lost interest and the Der.
muda race went by the board. A Halifax race was
tried with only fair success. Then the war came
and yachtsmen became interested In so,nethins
far more important than deep sea sailing.