The New York herald., 1922-12-31

Lizard for a prize offered by the former
German Kaiser While the Kaiser has
always been given credit for having
originated this contest, it wac really
through Commodore Robert y. Tod Of
the Atlantic Yacht Club that the race
was arranged Commodore Tod first
owned the yawl Fidelio and later pur-
chased the schooner Katrina. He soon
learned to appreciate the delights Of
racing over long courses, and while ne
was senior flag officer of the Atlantic
Yacht Club he was instrumental in hav-
ing many ocean races sailed, some being
from Newport or Shelter Island to Sea
Gate at the entrance to New York har-
bor. and some going down the New Jer-
sew coast to the Delaware capeS and
back. Having steadily increased the in
terest of yachtsmen in these races Com
modore Tod planned to arrange a con-
test across the Atlantic and at nrst
planned to offer the prize himself. SIR
Thomas Upton was in this country In
the fail of 1903 and it was suggested
that he should offer cup. Sir Thomas
agreed to give cup, but before this
was definitely announced he suggested
that he might induce King Edward VII.
to be sponsor for the race, IN Whicn
event he would retire.
Lord Lonsdale who had acted as the
Kaiser's sporting adviser. was IN this
country at that time, and he was seen
and asked to use his influence with tne
Kaiser to have him enter the schooner
Meteor i'm the race and also to get other
German yachtsmen to enter. Lord Ions
dale appreciating that this was an op-
portunjty to do little publicity work
for the German Emperor, capled MN
and urged him to offer cup for race
from Sandy Hook to the Lizard The
Kaiser promptly offered the cup. when
was sailed for in 1905. The eleven start
ers were Atlantic, schooner, owned py
Wilson Marshall Utowana, schooner,
owned by Allison v. Armour; Hide
parde. schooner, owned by Edward X.
Coleman; Endymion. schooner, owned
by George Lauder: Fleuf de Lys.
schooner, owned by DR.. Lewis Stimson
Ailsa. yawl, owned by Henry $. Red
mond Thistle, schooner, owned by Rod
ert T.. Tod, and Apache, bark, owned py
Edmund Randolph. These flew the
American flag. The British entries were
the ship rigged yacht ValhaIia, owned
by the Earl of Crawford, and the three
masted topsail schooner Sunbeam, owned
by Lord Brassey. The only German
entry was the Hamburg. owned by
syndicate headed by Adolph Tiet1ens.
This yacht was originally the British
schooner Rainbow.
The eleven yachts went out on May
16 but a fog made a postponement OF the
start The yachts were sent OFT the
next day in an easterly wind.
The variety of rigs made the race an
open one Should the winds give them
light TO moderate weather and come
from southwest to west, then one OF the
schooners was expected to finish first.
Should IL come ahead then the Ailsa
would have q good chance. some argued
IL Il should blow a gale then the VAL
halla would drown the others out So
each boat had its admirers.
Atlantic Wins Race.
Capt. Charles Barr sailed the Atlantic.
and in the end finished first. Hamburg
was second and Valhalla third. The
yachts experienced a variety of weather.
Two days before the finish Atlantic was
running under squaresail before
strong wind which gave indications OF
increasing in force. The Valhalla was
only a few miles astern enjoying the
blow. Had II increased she would In
all probability have won, but the wind
died down and the yachts drifted to the
| finishing line.
The Atlantic's time was 12 days. 4
hours. minute. and the total length OF
her voyage was 3.0f3 miles. This was
the last contest sailed across the Allan
tic. Efforts were made three years ago
I to arrange another race, but the yachts
men were not ready for such contest
and the times were not suitable for
| yacht racing. IL will be noticed that In
the four races across the Atlantic, in
which large schooners and vessels OF
other rigs took part not one accident
happened that might not happen on
Long Island Sound. No lives were lost
exceut on the schooner Fleetwing, and
| big seas hoard vessels much, larger than
the F1eetwing. This all speaks well for
the stanchness OF the American built
yacht for the care with which those In
charge prepared for the long voyages
and for the seamans.lip OF those who
sailed the yachts
Many yachts, American and British
have sailed across the ocean, some goins
east and some west, but they havs
taken things in a lesurely way and made
comfortable passages.
The present century started with the
voyage across the Ataltic In the Fl foot
yawl Sea Bird. II seemed hazardous
undertaking, but Thomas Fleming Da,
and his two companions sailed safel,
from Providence to Gibraltar and hac
little trouble In making the passage "
course, they had many discomforts
When three men are huddled up In q
small craft and have little opportunit,
10 take exercise they will be uncom
Portable. TO put II mildly, and when TIL
three voyagcrs in the Sea Bird touched
at the Azores and went ashore they. ~
first had some difficulty in walking