New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-15

Gun ,lrred up unusual interest IN te !acntihs
world. Yachtsmen were tired OF the PARK i"Ae
Eleven yachts came to the starting line gu
Nav II 1901. The fleet was made up OF elght
American two British and one German yacht
Owing to a thick fog the yachts did not get away
until the following day. The winner proven
the Atlantic, a schooner ues'sneu W
william Gardner and owned by Commodore wilson
Marshall. She crossed the ocean in II days ana
4 hours, creating a new record. Inc A,i"h''e vas
sailed by the late wee Charlie Barr.
The yachts that started in the memorable race,
their owners, designers and shippers are as toi-
lows:
Alisa (yawl) owned by Henry S. Redmond, lo
feet over all, designed by Fife and sailed ny oap'.
Lem Miller.
Apache Qbark) owned by Edmund d.. Randolph,
l9S feet over all, designed by Reid and sailed by
Capt. j. II. Mcdonald.
Atlantic (schooner) owned by Wilson Marshall,
1S5 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 DIR. Lewis
Stimson, 1O5 feet over all, designed by Burgess
and sailed by Capt. Tom Bohlin.
Hamburg (schooner) owned by a German syndi-
cate, l46 feet over all. designed by Watson and
sailed by Capt. Edward Peters.
Hildegarde (schooner) owned by Edward II.
ltIIi loo lttl oNti an, hNSiSIN ny ShN'
borough and sailed by Capt. S. ii. Marsters.
Sunbeam (schooner) owned by Lord Brassey.
154 feet over all, designed by Wintringham and
sailed by Commodore Robert Z. Tod.
Utowana (schooner) owned by Allison V. Ar
mour, 100 feet over all, designed by Webb and
sailed by Capt. J. ii. Crawford.
valhalla (shlp rlgged) owned by Earl Of Craw-
ford, o9S 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 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.
II 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. was the principal critic of the Kaisers cup
race. He said 1t was a joke to sail across the
ocean in a boat the size of the Atlantic and sug-
gested a similar race for little craft
Captain Days talking resulted in the Brooklyn
Yacht club offering a cup for deep sea racing
for little boats. 1t did not give the cup for a race
across the ocean. but for an off shore brush. The
first race was around Long Island. This created
some talk. The second was from Gravesend Bay
TO Hampton Roads. This was considered exceed
ingly daring.
IL 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. II 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 race 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.