The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-17
THE EAGLE SCREAMS.
The American Vessel Wins
the Great Race.
A PERFECT PANDEMONIUM.
Hats Go Up, Lungs are Alreo'
and the Great American
Heart Rejoices.
\ PERFECT PANDEMONIUM.
Anne lea Ahead.

Scotland Ightship. 1t is a question
whether they will be successful in cover
ing the course within the allotted time.
The wind at 6:3O is blowing from the
west at the rate of eleven miles an hour,
with the probabilities OF its decreasing
The weather is clear. Both yachts are
now on their way to the Eghtship and
start will probably be made about
a.m-The preparatory signal was
Just ven and the race will begin in i've
minutes. The wind has freshened and
is now blowing fourteen miles per hour
| from the west. The sea is smooth.
Il:O7 a,m-The Genesta crossed the
starting line at IL :04-32, the Puritan at
IL :05-30.
1l.15 a,m.-The wind is increasing; it
| is now blowing fifteen miles an hour
from the northwest.
ILL a.m.-The Puritan is gaining on
! the GeneStG.
At 1l.25 the yachts were off Sandy
Hook light ship; their positions about
the same as at the start. The wind is
blowing sixteen miles an hour from the
west-northwest.
l1.46 a.m.-The Genestd is leading the
| Puritan somewhat now.
l2.05 p.m.-The GeneSta is leading the
Puritan by about half mile. The
wind is blowing twenty-four miles an
hour from the west-northwest, and the
weather is fine.
The start was made amid the whist
ling of tugs and steamers. The GeneStG
crossed the line ahead OF her rival, but
| the Puritan quickly recovered the
/ i Cd clf rI, hn CT
| board tack and darted along over the
course like a race horse. The sea is
covered with white caps. The Puritan
| is TO windward of the GeneStG. Both
yachts are contesting every foot of the
course, and are piling up green masses
of water on either side of their sharp
/ bows. Every sail is set and the pros
/ poets for quick race began.
/ At Ills the yachts were abreast.
Then the Genesta began to forge ahead.
| The crew on board of the Puritan
watched the Britisher slip BY
with anxious faces: five minutes
| later the Ge'testG had increased
/ the distance between her and the Bos-
/ ton boat to three cable lengths. She
lay well over the wind, cutting the
waters rapidly and gracefully.
p.m.-The yachts are still in the
same relative positions as last reported
The Gencsta turned the stake boat at
1.05-10 the Puritan at 1912.
10 p.m.-The Puritan has had her
top sails down for some time. The rea-
son is not known. The wind is blowing
twenty-five miles an hour.
1.50 p. m.-The PUritanis now leaving
the GeneStG.
At 1.S5 pm. the Puritan had NOT yet
set her topsail. The Genesta was to the
windward of the Puritan and gaining
on her all the time. 1t was thought the
Puritan was crippled.
At 1.38 pm. the wind was blowing
thirty-siX miles an hour, north, north
west and cloudy.
1.54 p.m.-The weather has set in
thick, shutting out the yachts from
view,
2.15 pm.-Both yachts are still on
the port tack standing northeast. The
Puritan is about mile ahead.
p.m.-The weather has cleared.
The Puritan is mile ahead, but it is
impossible to tell which is to windward.
2.25 :p.m.-Both yachts have gone
about on the starboard tack The Puri-
tan issahead; she has not set her top
sail yet.
$50 p.m.-The yachts are now about
ten miles east of Sandy Hook light.
ship.
The Puritan is to windward and
ahead, but it is impossible to Judge the
distance. The wind is blowing thirty
seven miles per hour.
2.48 p.m.-Both yachts are east of
Sandy Hook light ship. The Puritan
is mile to windward, and ahead.
300 p. m.-The Genesta has every sail
set, but for reasons unknown the Pur
itan fails to set her top sails. Her crew,
however, appears to be making efforts
to that end.
BIO p. m.-The yachts are on the
last tack and are about even. The
wind is twenty-nine miles north-north.
west.
800 p, m.-Both yachts are now about
two miles northeast of Sandy Hook
hight ship. 1t is impossible to tell which
Is ahead, but the Puritan is windward.
Inc Puritan crossed the winning line
at 100, the Genesta at4.1O.
3:2S p.m.-The Puritan has ONLY her
mainsail and jib set. The Genesta car
ries her jib and mainsail and toDsaiI
which is all she can lug. The Puritan
Is standing up straight as a stake.
800 p.m-The Puritan crossed the
Genesta's bow little outside of the bar.
They are now going toward Scotland
llghtshiip. The Puritan is quarter of
a mile in the lead.
AS the Puritan crossed the line there
was the widest excitement on steam
boats and sailing crafts gathered near
the ightship. The whistle of the
Judges boat announcing that the
Puritan had beaten the Genesta tbis
time settled the question as to fine
respective qualities of the two STYLES !
OF boat, and deciding that the cnn
would remain on this side of the water
was the signal for general bIow;ne of
whistles, firing of cannon. and on The
part OF occupants of various vesseIs IL
shouting, screaming, throwing m ~ |
hats and general embracing. Snpb
has seldom 49,
witnessed. A little over minnie Len Irem
when the GeneSta crossed theIine tbeeo
noises and scenes were repeated If anS
thing on more elaborate scale ny
gentlemen on board the Rr;t;sLnnee
acknowledged the man;fastesi
tons of good feeling exbib;tad Ia Ia
the enthusiastic crowds, and I;ftoSS
their hats in response to ts
cheers given them. Soon after t .ne
race was over the two roo .ne
were taken in tow by the climbs t1,E
which pointed their noses towards ' ~,
city. Excursion boats and pIessrurreo