The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-12
TIE MoRNING sCENEs.
-s. Ocean Alive with saillnE oraft-Tho
start Of the Yachts.


start Of the Yachts.
yvw YoRE, Sept. 1.-THE fotills, which
,,tbsred around the Scotland lightship
tbi. morning, wss imposing in numbers,
sven Of it did not equal the Dimensions Of
,bs great feet which covered the face Of
,Ls ocean week ago. In addition to the
countless yachts from the majestic
s,booper to the saucy little sioops and
cutters which dashed about among their
I,r,er companions like gulls or minnows,
there were the steam yachts and num-
her of large steamers, especially engaged
for the guests Of the New York Yacht
Club. Some eager persons went down to
Sandy Hook last night, expecting to find
accommodation there and had sorrow--
mi time OF it wandering about wet, cold
and hungry upon that inhospitable
mot Few OF them remained 70 see
he great race which had prompted them
IN t6eir nnwise expedition. Famished
With cold aud hungry they took the earli-
est boats or trains for New York or Long
Bnucb. The day was regarded as most
favorable one for the Genesta, but the
Paritau, alter the Geolet cup race in a
Tousiup southeaster at Newport, should
no: b. thought to dislike the weather.
General Ben Butler could not have wish
ed better breeze for the America, and to-
day he is not thought to have any reason
tOeomplain, even though he were a'raug-
ior A match, as he did at Gloucester, when
he ouly condition Of the race was that
there should be an eight-knot breeze.
"EDucArISe BEN BuTLER."
It was then said after he had been
bsssb1 by the Fortuna, Gitina aud Mohi-
can tba. he had the wind he wanted, and
the process OF whipping him was termed
educating Ben Butler" He went over
tie course to-day in the America. It is
thought the America never showed to bet
ter advantage, for in rattling lower sail
breeze she is regarded as very fast, Capt.
Jesse Clark, one OF the best judges OF the
Younger yacht shippers and the son OF
old Capt Wat Clark, OF the sloop Mis-
ciiei, said this morning that he never cav
any vessel make the speed that the
America did on day beating to the wind
ward in strong wind.
Early in the morning an hour after
lsyjreak the sailors OF several OF the
yachts pulled away toward Sandy Hook.
When they arrived they drew from their
diugys portentious looking bags which
they Immediately began to fill with sand.
This they took back to their vessels and
soon the grind and swish OF the work Of
holly.stoning the decks could be heard on
the shore. A Post dispatch from the
Horseshoe says: In the neighborhood Of
the Scotland iightship tha morning opened
with fresh portheasterly breeze without
much sea, although the white caps far out
gave Indications OF rough water later in the
day. BY 9o'clock the Horseshoe was full
OF life, most OF the large yachts having
anchored there for the night, while the
Nlrrows were crowded with steam craft
and the excursion boats, four of which
carried nearly 10000 passengers between
them. The Puritan and Genesta were
towed ont 10 the lightShip in company
with the Judges boat and the tug OF the
New York Yacht Club at 10 o'clock, and
there was q good deal Of fast sailing done
BY the crack yachts ot the club while the
racers got ready. The sky was overcast
with streaks of light Ia the east, and the
breeze tfeshening every minute.
THE srARr.
AtH;45 the whistle 10 get into position
WAS sounded and the sloop and cutter had
every SQUIRE inch Of canvass up IS II by
magic. The way the Genests showed her
hull under the pressure OF the breeze
amazed the yacht s men, who had not had
occasion to see her in anything but the
comparative Gains Of Monday and Tues
day. She keeled over st times IN away
that would have frightened the spectators
hal they not known how much OF her
was still under water and how many tons
OF lead held her down. Her speed during
the preliminary sailing for position could
scarcely be compared TO that OF the Ameri-
Canboat, ,hutboth dashed through the water
in fashion which promised magnificent
race. They did not come near enough to
have what might be called brush until
the line was crossed, perhaps having last
Tuesdays disaster in mind. At ll;25 the
signal 70 Cross the line was given, and
within minute the two blasts from the
judges boat announced that the racers
were OF, the Puritan passing first, so far
IS could be seen from Sandy Hook, and
taking the windWard course, beading
about northeast, nearly parallel TO the line
Of C0uey Island. The Genesta was about
ten seconds behind, and on the land side.
Whether her delay was due TO the Pun.
tan having taken her wind could
not be made out. even with good
glasses. Five hundred yards from the
start the two boats had drawn apart, but
with about the Aame speed, the Genesta
wishing apparently to repeat Mondays
performance and get ahead OF the Puritan
BY going free, the Puritan sailing about as
close to tue wind as possible. BY the end
Of the drst mile the Genesta had run
several hundred yards in advance, the
Puritan keeping doggedly in.the teeth ol
the breeze, which had become SO strong
as to Aend half the smaller boats back
under reels after they had seen the start.
A! 1910 the Genesis put about - y 70
cross tue PuritaA'a bow, but gave It up IN
two miuutes and resumed her course with
asubstantial lead.
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