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Show Steamship Ci rcles Are Watching Speed Contest NEW YORK. May XX. Steamship circles are watching with Intsrsst ths contest for fastest ship honors which apparsntly la now on between ths new White Star liner Majeatls and the world speed holder, ths Mauretanla of the Cunard line. , The Mauritania, which left here May It, completed her voyage to Cherbourg Sunday, her running time, the line here waa advised, being f days, IX hours and II minutes. Ths Majestic, which sailed on her first return voyage Saturdsy. was re- . ported ' by wireleas ss having mads from noon Sunday to noon yesterday t an average apeed of 24. bo knots an hour. She reported a handicap in that shs was held up forty minutes outalds of New York harbor when a passenger passen-ger fell or Jumped overboard, snd again on Sunday she experienced seven snd one-half hours of foz, whlcb compelled her to reduce her aveed. i ' . ' - v v.-. |