THE RECORD-BREAKING MAHENO.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12378, 18 December 1905, Page 9

THE RECORD-BREAKING MAHENO.

The Union Company's new turbine liner Mnheno easily broke the record between Lyttclton and Wellington on Friday, by making the trip from full speed io stop in 9 hours 45 minutes, and from Lyttelton Heads to Wellington Heade in 9 honre 11 minute*. The vessel oleared Godley Head at 8.2 p.m. on Friday, and paeeed Penoon-ow at 5.13 on Saturday morning. Lyttelton breakwater was l«ft behind at 7.41 p.m. on Friday, and Wellington wharf was made at 5.35 a.m. on Saturday. The average apeed maintained woe eighteen knots on hour. "Tμ Eotomahana, which left TjyfteKon. an hour and twentynino minutes ahead of the Maheno, was overtaken by the latter vessel, which arrived twenty-five minutes ahead of her. The previous record for the distance was held by

the Moorsii, which, on March 24th luk, made the run. in 10 hours Iβ minutes, her average speed from Lytte.ton Head* to Wellington Head* being 16.9 knots an hour, and tram Lyttetlon Heads to Cape Campbell 17.6 knots. Following uo some of the smart runs made by passenger steamers:—February 34th, 1901, Monroa, 10 hours 33 minutes; a week later, Manuka, 10 hours 30 minut<»; December, 1903, Rotomahana, 10 hours 35 minutes; March 4th, 1905, AVimmera, 10 hours 30 micutes. The warship Orlando some y«*ra ago made the run from anchorage to anchorage in 9 hours 40 minutes.