THE OCEAN RACE.
MARAROA V. SONOMA
Local interest is very keen over the race across to Sydney between the Union Company's steamer Mararoa and the new American mail steamer Sonoma. The Mararoa left Quay-street Jetty at five minutes to twelve on Tuesday night, and when she straightened up between the wharves the clock was just striking the midnight hour. The Sonoma was somewhat delayed owing to discharging cargo and taking in coal, and did not get away from the Queen-street Wharf until about a-quarter past five o'clock yesterday morning, her time being five minutes later when she crossed the line passed by the Mararoa, the American steamer being thus five hours and twenty minutes later in leaving than the Mararoa. The Mararoa is reported as having passed Cape Maria Van Diemen at 1.20 p.m. yesterday, which gives her a record of about 16 knots per hour on the run up the coast...
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11576, 14 February 1901, Page 5
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