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Show LUSITANIA NOW HOLDS THREE XEW RECORDS KEW YORK, June 12. With three now acro8S-tho-Atlantic records safoly stowed nwa3 the tfiant Cuuard turbiner Lusitania dropped her anchors off Sandy San-dy Hook a few minutes before 2 o'clock this morning. Tito timo of her passace from Daunt 's Ifoek lo Sandy Jiook lightship was 4 days, 20 hours and S minutes, -which cuts seven minutes, off the record for tlio fastest trip across tho Atlantic by tho long courpe, mado by her sistor ship, tho Maurotanin. Tho Lusitania 'b best previous rocord for tho caurse was i days, 20 hours and 22 minutes. The Lusilauia also has the record for tho longest day's run. having' from noon Sunday to noon Monday made G-ll knots, boating the Jdauretanla 's best run by six kuots. |