Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

was fully half mile 10 windward. After
five tedious stretches to windward buoy
10 was weathered and rounded as follows;
Puritan, 1.14.22 Genesta, 1.19.25.
They were here saluted by the atten-
dant steamers. The Puritan passed buoy
6 at 1882 and started for the lghtship.
The Genesta passed the buoy at l.S6,
Both were carrying the same sail, main
sail, club topsail, forestaysail, jib and jib
topsail.
OUT TO SEA.
From here TO the outer mark was the
most exciting part of the contest. Travel.
ing at knot rate in a fresh breeze and
heeling till their lee-rails were ''awash, "
they made pretty picture. Quite a
heavy swell came rolling in from the
eastward and soon their crests were
covered with "white caps" while the i'm
mense flotilla of steamers, supplemented
every moment by others from the city,
chased each other at full speed for the
lightship TO witness the turn, which was
made by the yachts rs follows: Puritan,
2.14.54; Genesta, 2.l9.16.
Both were given perfect ovation Of
applause from steam whistles, guns and
hundreds of throats MS they luffed
grandly round the mark and kept away
with sheets started for the point OF Sandy
Hook.
The Puritan held her lead we'll and
both, with booms off TO starbourd, came
TO the westward like race horses, only to
strike calm streak and head wind OF
the Hook. The Puritan went about ut
1874, and stood into the Horseshoe for
three minutes, when she WINS able to
weather buoys 81 and 10. The Genesta
made the same tacks later and both
rounded buoy 10 as follows Puritan,
3.38.05; Genesta, 3.46.05.
Setting her balloon jib topsail at once
and starting her sheet board of TO star
board, the Puritan soon increased hei
lead on the Genesta, although both had
TO stem the ebb tide in q very light dir.
THE PURITAN WINS.
The Genesta's spinaker was sent ouI
TO port in l ] minutes after rounding the
buoy. The Puritan's spinaker boon
was lowered, but the sail was was not set
She crossed the finish line ut 4.3S.05
amid the widest enthusiasm, the stenmcri
that fairly blocked the channel for mile
to the southwark closing up around hei
and making veritable pandemoniun
with their steam whistles for fully five
| minutes.
The Genesta arrived at 4.54-52 and wa
greeted with similar reception. As TIN
yachts passed in by Fort Wadsworth
gun from the fort was fired in salute Il
each, and when the yachts came along
side each other the crew of the Genesta
standing at the rail facing the Puritan
crew, gave three rousing cheers, led b,
Sir Richard Sutton, for the winning
yacht Mr.. Forbes, waving his cap il
the air, led his crew in three times tire
for the Englishmm. Owing to the crack
ing of the iron cap of the Gcnesta's mai
mnst the outside ruce is postponed til
Wednesday.
Mr.. Tam of the committee, in IN intel
view after the race said II am Statistic
that the Puritan has fairly outsailed tn
Gcnesta to-day, but | think when the
meet in good breeze it will be nip m
tuck
Mr. Forbes, General Paine and MI
Burgess nre all satisfied with the resu
, aud are ready TO try ii again On Wedne
day, when the outside race will be snilet
Captain ''Joe" Ellsworth said tonight
"Ihe EnglishmNn is mighty sma
, boat and may win yet. We have stile
: our best race in smooth water"
The following gives the actual result I
the race: