Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1909 — NEW OCEAN RECORD [ARTICLE]

NEW OCEAN RECORD

Mauretania Betters Lusitania's Time by 1 Hour and 46 Minutes. New ■fork, Feb. 19.—The ' turbine flyer Mauretania came abeam of the Ambrose channel lightship In time to complete a.voyage in which several pew ocean records were established. The steamer not only broke her own record over the long winter course of 2,890 miles by two hours and twentyfive minutes, but she also hauled the figures held by her sister ship, the Lusitania. and has set the new record of four days and seventeen hours and fifty minutes, which is one hour and forty-six minutes better than the Lusitania’s best time over the cdurse. Another achievement of the voyage was a day's run of 671 knots, which breaks all records for a twenty-four hours’ run. The Lusitania still holds the TransAtlantic record of four days and fifteen hours flat, made over the short course in August last. «