June 17, 1905.] 
There were four oil bags strung at intervals along. the 
weather side, but they did not seem to have much effect 
in breaking the top of the waves. The ship_was iinder 
nothing but the squaresail and fore tfySail in a Heavy 
following sea, with both quartermasters lashed to \tte. 
wheel and once in a while the whole quarter deck floodep 
with the top of a wave which, would slop 'over the rail. 
Toward noon thfe wind hauled aStern ^nd consequently 
the rolling was pretty bad. We had to depend on ^ri ex- 
mek-idian at noon, for the sun went out of sight at ten 
minutes to 12 and the morning sight Wa^ very unsatis- 
factory. During the afternoon the wind and sea both in- 
creased, and at sundown Captain Barr was not quite d^e- 
cided whether to heave her to, or to run-. If ,we Should 
have to heave to during the night it would be a , long, 
hard, nasty job getting the 'squaresail tied up So that it 
would not get adrift, and we would probably have a wet 
time of it before she could be brought around to look at 
it. However, it was decided to take a chance and run, 
and as it turned out the wind did not increase enough to 
bother us — still, it was a bad night and the ship required 
watching all the time. Poor Barr has been up for the 
past three nights, with very little sleep during the day. I 
hope it will moderate soon, for he will be worn out. At 
noon, Lat. 47deg. sSmin. N., Long. 26deg. 48min. W. ; 
Course N, 72deg. E. ; distance^ 279 miles. 
Saturday, May 27. — Last night was beautiful and clear, 
but it blew a whole gale throughout, and on coming on 
deck at 7.30 this morning the ship was running with the 
wind on the quarter before the heaviest sea we have yet 
had. The wind has been hauling to the southward gradu- 
ally since midnight and with no abatement. The square- 
sail yard was braced pretty well forward, and when she 
would luff on the crest of a sea, it would bury her, so at 
II it was taken in, and the jib set. A great improvement 
in her behavior at once followed, the excessive rolling 
stopped and she went along drier and apparently faster 
than before. The double-reefed mainsail was set_ at 7 
this morning, and that together with the fore trysail and 
jib makes a rig that can be handled very easily. We had 
a good moon sight, which put us on our circle and also 
good afternoon sights. 
In the afternoon the reefs were shaken out of the fore 
and mainsails and we at once began to pick up our speed, 
doing fourteen and three-quarter "knots between 5 and 6 
o'clock. While the wind has gone down the sea is still 
heavy and we are rolling about a good deal, still things 
are looking up, as is the barometer, and we are in hopes 
of a good night. At noon, Lat. 48deg. s6min N., Long. 
2odeg. 53min. W. ; Course N. 76deg. E. ; distance, 243 
miles. 
Sunday, May 28. — We had a fine night and with a 
strong breeze and moderate sea we averaged over four- 
teen knots an hour. On coming on deck this morning a 
bright sun and long southwesterly swell and a strong 
breeze made a charming day. They put both staysails on 
her, but the wind increasing, they were up only for an 
hour, but we are going along in great shape, and at noon 
to-day were only 312 miles from the Lizard, the finish 
of our race. 
This afternoon the wind again moderated _ and the 
spanker with a single reef was set at 2.30. It is the first 
time we have seen it in four days and felt quite proud of 
our display of canvas. At 3 o'clock the mizzen staysail 
was put on and the ship is doing at least fifteen knots, in 
a moderate sea and the wind abaft the beam, I wonder 
where our competitors are. We are now 16^ hours 
ahead of the record and they must have done some very 
fast sailing to be ahead of us. The last one which we 
saw was the Hamburg, on the second afternoon from 
Sandy Hook. It was quite squally up to midnight, and at 
II, in a severe squall, the spanker came in but was set at i 
o'clock. At midnight we got a cast of the lead in sixty- 
five fathoms. It tallied with the soundings on the chart, 
and we should make Bishop's Rock by 8 o'clock to-mor- 
rO'W morning if the wind holds. At noon, Lat. 49deg. 
52min. N., Long. I3deg. 6min. W. ; Course N. 8odeg. E. ; 
distance, 309 miles. 
Monday, May 29. — Our long race is nearly over. At 
8.15 this morning we made the light on Bishop's Rock, 
about a point on the lee bow, an excellent land fall, und 
at 9.37, Greenwich mean time, it bore N. true, giving us 
a passage of iid. i6h. 22m. We now have but forty-nine 
miles more to go, but the wind is light and almost aft, 
still under balloon staysails and spinnaker we are slipping 
along fairly well and hope to get the Lizard Light bearing 
N. before 5.15, for that will make the passage under 
twelve days, and we shall beat Endymion's record hy al- 
most two days. At noon we still had thirty-one miles to 
go, and the breeze is very light, dead astern. May it 
freshen up and give us a chance. A beautiful day, warm 
and clear, but alas! little wind. 
Atlantic Wins, 
At 2.30 an Admiralty tug came alongside and informed 
us that no yacht had yet finished, so we are only a few 
miles from the finish, the good ship Atlantic wins the 
greatest transatlantic race ever sailed. At 3.30 the steam 
yacht Pricilla passed us close aboard and the owner and 
crew gave us three cheers, also telling us that we were 
first. The breeze has hauled to the S. and with sheets 
trimmed we are going along in fine style, with the Lizard 
in sight ahead. 
The universal interest which this race has aroused was 
well illustrated to-day, for every steamer, from the cargo 
boat to the liner, as soon as we were made out, at once 
shifted her helm and passed us close aboard, either dip- 
ping the ensign or giving us three blasts on the whistle, 
and often both. At 4.30 the American Press tug came 
alongside and congratulated the owner on the race. All 
the Penzance luggers who passed near asked our name 
and gave us a cheer. 
The wind still kept light and it was not until 9.16.19, 
Greenwich mean time, that we got the winning gun from 
the German cruiser Pfeil, making us the winner of the 
Kaiser's cup. 
The time of passage from Sandy Hook Light Vessel 
to the Lizard being I2d. 4h. im. 19s., giving an average 
speed of 10.31 knots per hour, pretty good for an auxil- 
iary — average speed to Bishop's Rock 10.57 knots per 
hour. 
All the way across never did anything part, and in the 
roughest of the weather th6 ship behaved beautifully. 
' .}/Lay the be§t of luck always hera. 
Schooner Yacht Endyniion^ in the Gerniari 
Empetof^s Ocean C«p Race. 
WRITTEN FOR loREST AND STREAM BY JOHN RUTHERFURD 
BUCHAN, ONE OF ENDYMION's AMATEUR CREW;' 
WnfeivT isked to takfe passage on th'e yacht _Endymion j.n 
the great ttansatlanti'c rice for thfe German Enlpei-oi:'s 
cup it is nei?dlegs to say that I juniped at the chance and 
placed mylelf upon a diet of anticipation for the gi-eat 
event. ... , • j ■- i 
Eleven yachts had entered the contest , of various rigs 
an dimension!, all with moi-e ore less records for sea- 
going qualities, each owner confident that his yacht would 
win "under certain conditions," therefore none other than 
a "rocking chair yachtsman" or a "navy yard sea dog" 
would venture an opinion of the prospective conditions 
of the relative chances. Word had been passed that the 
tug Chamberlain would be at the Recreation Pier foot 
of East Twenty-fourth street at 4 P. M., May 15, to take 
us down aboard Endymion, which was anchored off 
Sandy Hook. 
The tug, loaded with extra gear and stores, had the 
appearance of a Johnny O'Brien filibustering expedition 
and created intense interest among the East Side elite. 
Just as we had shoved off a shout from the pier attracted 
our attention, and we again went alongside to take aboard 
seaman Benedict, who had just arrived ff em a Cuban 
port where he had heard that Endymisn had entired 
for the race and had cabled if he might have his. old berth. 
I mention this faet to show the loyalty of thi§ man te 
his ship, her owner and her skipper, nor was he the ehly 
one, as I found out later. ..... . . 
At 7 o'clock we boarded Endymioii, and a easual obser- 
vation convinced that we had as likely a Crew as could 
possibly have been gotten together. There stood Captaiti 
Loesch with a smile on his faCe reflecting the lines Of ex- 
perience and confidence. . On his right wa§ Captain Larsell 
of the auxiliary Enterprise, a former mate on Endymion 
who had since graduated from the Loesch University 
but anxious for a post graduate course. Just behind jtood 
Mate Newman with a pair of penetrating eyes. Air'three 
men had been shipmates together on Endymion when she 
made her famous transatlantic record in 1900 of 13d. 20h. 
36m. to the Needles. 
The crew were engaged in transferring our gear from 
the tug under the vigilant eye of Bowman Baker, formerly 
bowsprit end man on Reliance, a man of wonderful 
strength and determination. 
Dinner call having been sounded we rallied to the ward 
room to partake of our first meal. Toasts were drunk to 
the good ship, her owner, her record, her crew, and lastly 
to the absent ones, for the expression on each one's face 
reflected the thought he had for the one or more he was 
leaving behind. After dinner we unpacked our "donkeys". 
I had lost the key of mine but later the steward reported 
that he had found it on the piano, and while there had 
struck a note for me which oroved_ to be a bon voyage 
from an enthusiastic and envious friend. 
May 16 broke out with a thick fog and easterly wind 
with poor prospects for a beautiful start, as the "wise 
ones" on shore had predicted. Notwithstanding the 
weather, there were plenty of friends down to see us off, 
steam and sailing yachts, tugs, lighters and club steamers 
at five a thro-w all waiting for the signal on the commit- 
tee boat that would send us on our way. At 3 P. M. the 
committee signaled "Race postponed until to-morrow at 
noon," and immediately the excursion fleet traveled home- 
ward. 
Wednesday, May 17 opened up with hazy weather and 
wind from the eastward. At 10 A. M. orders were given 
to get under way and in tow of the Chamberlain we 
started for the line. 12 M. bang goes the gun on the com- 
mittee boat and up goes the preparatory, and fifteen min- 
utes later the starting signal is given and we are off, 
with Ailsa, Hildegarde and Hamburg under our lee and 
the committee boat close aboard and to windward. Bear- 
ing down on top of us and to windward of the committee 
boat, with hardly any steerage way, towers the big Val- 
halla and Utowana, completely blanketing us. Slacking 
our main sheet we payed off, allowing Utowana to pass, 
then hauling up on her weather quarter we shot out from 
underneath Valhalla's bow. It was "touch and go" and 
no mistake, and had it not been for the coolness of all 
we might have been "down and out." Crossing the line at 
12.16 P. M. under all lower sail and topsail on the port 
tack our course was S. E. S. At 1.30 P. M._ tacked 
ship, course N.E. J4 E. At 3 P. M. tacked ship,' course 
S. E. E. 
Thursday, May 18. — From midnight to 4 A. M. thick 
fog and showers; 8 A. M., wind baffling N.N.E. to N. 
N.W., set balloon staysail ; 10 A. M., wind steady from 
N.N.W., weather clearing. Noon, by observation, Lat. 
39deg. 44min. N., Long. 7odeg. 39min. W. ; distance from 
Sandy Hook Light Vessel, 150 miles; course E. % S. 
Friday, May 19.^ — Course E. by S., wind S.W., weather 
clear ; 4 A. M., set spinnaker, sighted yacht Hamburg ; 
8 A. M., passed yacht Hamburg to northward of us about 
five miles, when they saw. our spinnaker they set theirs, 
waking up to the fact that they were racing. Noon, by 
observation, Lat. 39deg. 46min. N., Long. 66deg. 2omin. 
W. Distance, 200 miles ; from Sandy Hook Light Vessel, 
350 miiles ; i P. M., sea very rough and wind increasing, 
-took in spinnaker and set squaresail to starboard ; yard 
carried away three feet from starboard end, lashed lift 
and/outhaul tO' broken end, reset squaresail and raffee; 
■9 P. M., Hamburg on starboard beam ; took in squaresail 
and set spinnaker, ballon staysail and balloon jib topsail. 
Saturday, May 20. — Course E. by S., weather fine, light 
W.S.W. wind; 9 A. M., Hamburg on port bow, having 
had a lesson, in carrying sail; much regret at having 
sighted her at all, for they might still be sleeping. Noon, 
by- observation, Lat. 39deg. 54min. N., Long. 6ideg. 4imin. 
W. - Distance, 214 miles; from Sandy Hook Light Ship, 
564 miles; 2 P. M., wind hauling to S.W., took in spin- 
naker; Hamburg about seven miles astern; 4 P. M.,-took 
in all light sails ; 9 P. M., heavy following sea, set square- 
sail and raffee ; carried mainsail and set storm gaff try- 
sail ; 10 P. M., lowered gaff trvsail and set mainsail ; 
heavy sea with strong wind and rain squalls. 
■ Sunday, May 21.— 2 A. M., gybed ship, wind N. by W., 
set topsails, balloon jib and balloon staysail and balloon 
main topmast staysail ; 9.30 A. M., S. S. Consuelo of Hull 
passed us within hailing distance, she reported having 
passed Su.p.bearn in Lon^. 63deg. at 4-P, M. May soj 11 
A. M.., light northerly air, course E- . Noon, by observa- 
tion^ Lat. 39deg. sSmin. N., Long. s6deg. 22min. W.; dis- 
tance, 243 miles ; from Sandy Hook Light Ship, 807 miles. 
Monday, May 22.— I P. M., flat calm, all afternoon and 
evening; 3 A. M., took in mainsail, heavy roll, no wind; 
4 A. M., sighted Ailsa astern; 5 A. M., sighted ffpin 
masthead what appears to be Valhalla hull down astern; 
8 A. M., light air front S.E:, course E; ; 9 A. M., Ailsa 
abeam three miles to southward ; , 9.30 A. M., S. S. St. 
Louis passed within hailing distance Noon, breeze fresh- 
ening, coursfe N. 7odeg. E. ; by observation, Lat. 4odeg. 
N., Long. SSdeg. 5min. W. ; dislance, 63 miles; from 
Sandy Hook, 870 miles; 11 P. M. sighted steamer and 
signaled; weather squally and rain. 
Tuesday, May 23.-6 A.M., wind increasing S.S.E. Ailsa 
ahead about seven miles; 8 A. M., clewed up topsails; 9 
A. M., reefed mainsail; 11 A. M., sighted iceberg on port 
bow, estimated about 250 to 300ft. high; temperature 
dropped 42deg. Noon, by observation, Lat. 4odeg. 40min. 
N., Long. 49deg. ■39min. W. ; Course N. 8ldeg. E. ; dis- 
tance, 253 niiles; from Sandy Hook Light Ship 1,065, to 
Lizard Li,ght 2,008; 1 P. M., shook out reef in mainsail, 
set topsails and No. 2 jib topsail; 10 P. M., altered course 
to N. 74deg. E. ; weather cloudy, wind strong, S. by E. ^ 
Wednesday, May 24,— 10.30 A._ M., . sighted S.S. Oceame 
bound west Signalling "Sighted Haniburg One hOuf a_go" j 
It. 30, wind increasing, heavy sea, fgefed rnairisail. NoOtl, 
by obsef VatiOhi Lat. 4!deg. sgmin. N., Lotlg. 44deg; i3^tiiifl| 
W. ; distange, 246 miles j 3 P. M;, sighted ahd signalled 
S. S. St; Paul bound West, Dofetot Rowland Operated Oh 
Seaman. JohnSon foj- guruletit axillary aderiitis. H6 WaS 
put undef an anassthetie, .and superficial and .deeji glands 
opened, removihg afeodt four ounges of thick p.us. _ As- 
sisted by R. Sheldon, houSe surgeon, and J; M; 
Rowland, operating f&ohi ordferly. Just, what , m'6 
everyday meahing Of the .6 peratioh wa§ I Will leaVi 
to youf iiilagiriatlon. sufficient to Say that the patient had 
been dosed sufficiently often with mercury to warrant my 
thinking him a human barometer, and watching with in- 
terest his expansion and contraction according to the 
weather; while passing iceberg he was but 2ft. tall. At 4 
P. M., sighted large steamer to northward bound west; 
6 P. M., set squaresail; 8 P. M., set ringtail, heavy sea 
and strong wind from S.S.W.^ showery; 10 P. M., set 
raffee. 
Thursday, May 25.-1.30 A. M., took in raffee; 8.30 
sighted oil tank steamer bound to the eastward dead 
ahead; weather thick, raining; 10.30, oil steamer abeam, 
put another reef in mainsail and took in ringtail, heavy 
sea and strong winds. Noon, by D. R., Lat. 44deg. 6mirt. 
N., Long. 38deg. 3lmin. W. ; Course N. 64deg. E. ; dis- 
tanse, 291 miles. There are two_ things that Endymion 
likes stiff, and one of them is a wind. 
Friday, May 26.-8 A. M., repaired jibstay, set square- 
sail and raffee, strong wind with rain squalls, very heavy 
seas; il A. M., gale increasing, split fore topsail, took in 
fore topsail and mainsail. Noon, by observation, Lat. 
45deg. 26min. N., Long. 33deg. 2min. W. ; distance, 246 
miles; course N. 7ldeo-. E. ; 6 P. M., repaired and set fore 
topsail; 9 P. M., carried away raffee; il P. M., repaired 
and set raffee. 
Saturday, May 27.-4 A. M., weather clear, ^heavy sea, 
set double reefed mainsail, strong westerly wind; 10 A. 
M., shook one reef out of mainsail; II.30 A. M., carried 
away raffee, lowered it, repaired and reset; 12 M., raffee 
carried away again. By observation, Lat. 46deg. 42min._ N.' 
Long. 27deg. W., Course N. 74deg E. ; distance, 274 miles ; 
to Lizard Light, 904 miles, N. 79deg E. ; I.30 P. M., reset 
raffee ; 6 P. M., carried away fore topsail, took it in and 
set a jibtopsail as a fore topsail, rainy and wind moderat- 
ing. 
Sunday, May 28.-6 A. M., gybed ship and reset fore 
topsail, wind freshening and heavy sea. Noon, by obser- 
vation, Lat. 48deg. 44min. N., Long. 2ldeg. Iimin. Vf.; 
distance, 264 miles ; course N. 62deg. E. ; 6 P. M., wind 
hauling to abeam, took in raffee, set ringtail and No. 2 
jibtopsail; 9 P. M., shook reef out of mainsail and set 
maintopsail; II P. M., signaled S. S. New York bound 
W. ; 4 A. M., split ringtail and took it in. 
Monday, May 29.- — 6 A. M., set balloon jibtopsail and 
balloon maintopsail and spinnaker, weather fine, very little 
sea. Noon, by observation, Lat. 48deg. 59min. N., Long. 
I4deg. 27min. W. ; distance, 266 miles ; course N. 87deg. 
E. ; 7 P. M., rain and light air; 8 P. M., took in balloon 
jibtopsail and spinnaker and set No. 3 jibtopsail; weather 
clear and fine, no wind, becalmed all night. 
Tuesday, May 30, — 4 A. M., took sounding, 123 fath- 
oms ; 5 A. M., gybed ship, took in No. 3 jibtopsail and set 
spinnaker, balloon jib; sea smooth, no wind. Noon, by 
observation, Lat. 49deg. 7min. N., Long. lodeg. 44min. 
W. ; distance, 148 miles ; course N. 87deg. E. ; sounding, 
85 fathoms ; flat calm all day and night. 
Wednesday, May 31. — 12.30 A. M., light air from south- 
ward, gybed ship and reset all kites ; 9 A. M., wind fresh- 
ening, carried away balloon jib topsail, set another; 6 P. 
M., set spinnaker. 
Day. 
May. 
Latitude. 
Longitude. 
K-un. 
Total. 
Average. 
1 
18 
39.44N. 
70.39W. 
150 
150 
6.25 
2 
19 
39.46N. 
66.20W. 
200 
350 
7.29 
3 
20 
39.54N. 
61.41W. 
214 
564 
7.83 
4 
21 
39.58N. 
56.22W. 
243 
807 
8.40 
5 
22 
40.00N. 
55.05W. 
59 
866 
7.21 
6 
23 
40.40N. 
49.39W. 
253 
1119 
7.77 
7 
24 
41.59N. 
44.27W. 
246 
1356 
8.12 
8 
25 
44.06N. 
38.31W. 
291 
1656 
8.62 
9 
26 
45.26N. 
33.02W. 
246 
1902 
8.80 
10 
27 
46.42N. 
27. COW. 
274 
2176 
9.06 
11 
28 
48.44N. 
21.11W. 
264 
2440 
9.24 
12 
29 
48.59N. 
14.27W. 
266 
2706 
9.39 
13 
30 
49.07N. 
• 10.44W. 
148 
2854 
9.17 
14 
31 
49.32N. 
7.24W. 
133 
2987 
8.88 . 
To 
Lizard Lt. 
at 9:30 P. M. 
90 
3077 
9.03 
15 
To 
Needles at 
10:45 P. M. 
145 
3222 
9.11 
Deduct difference in time (5hrs.) average 
time to Lizard 9.03 
Deduct difference in time (51irs.) average 
time to Needles 9.11 
The Yawl Ariel II. Entered for B.Y.C. Ocean Race. 
• — Mr. John S. Phillips has entered his new yawl, Ariel 
II., for the Brooklyn Y. C.'s ocean race to Hampton 
Roads, Va., to st^rt from the Brooklyn Y. C. anchorage in 
Gravesend Bay, June 29. This is the ninth entry for the 
race to date, and several other boat owners have signified 
their intention of entering at an early date. Ariel II. has 
been entirely refitted at the works of the Gas Engine & 
Power Co. and Chas. L Seabury . Co., Cons., at Morris^ 
Heights,, under dire«tion.s of Mr. Martitj C, Erisraana 
