The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-23
SPORTING MENTION.
The Great Yacht Race in New
York Harbor.
THE GENESTA WINS.
English and American Racing Events
1.-The International Cricket
Match---Baseball.

| NEW YORK, September 1S.-The English
cutter "Genesta" retrieved herself by win
: ming the regatta given under the auspices of
the New York Yacht Club near Sandy Hook
to-day. 1t was the annual race OF the
| club, and the prizes consisted of two cups,
one given by Commodore James Gordon
| Bennett, for schooners and the other by
Vice commodore w. p. Douglas. for cutters
or soops. There were eleven entries in the
! race to-day. The schooners were the For
tDna," ''Grayling" and "DauntIess;" the
cutters, "Genesta," "Ileen'' ''Stranger," :"
sloops. ''Gracie. ""Athlone" and ''Dapner." !"
The day opened clear with stiff breeze
|; from the southwest. The course was
TRIANGULAR RUN
OF thirty five miles from an imaginary line
drawn between the Scotland lishtship and
the judges boat. The course was as fol-
lows: first log, east by north; second log,
southwest by west, by three-quarters west,
and the third log back to the starting
point; the first two logs were 81 miles
each and the third was 81 miles. The
"Genesta' was towed down from her
anchorage near Tompkinsville.a and arrived
near the Scotland wreck about 1890 a.
m. Shortly before IL o'clock the tug
'Luckenbach" whistled for prepara ton,
and few minutes later the signal for the
START was given.
THE FIRST YACHT TO CROSS THE LINE
was the "Ileen," which passed over at IL
o'clock, and at 11:3O she was followed by
the "Clara, which crossed at 11:11:O9. The
third craft was the "Genesta;" upon which
all eyes were fixed. She gIded over the line
at l111:3O and was followed few seconds
Later lat by the Fortuna" Then came the
"Gracie, !" ""Dapner" and 'Iss." The last
two were handicapped by an allowance OF
five minutes. The "Genesta" forged rapidly
ahead and gained steadily upon the yachts
which had crossed before her. She gained
upon the "Clara" and ''Ileen,' but in turn
was closely pursued by the. Fortuna" At |
11:55 the ''Genesta," eileen" and "Fortu- |
ma" were almost abreast of each other,
with che English cutter slightly in the lead. |
The ''Genesta'' gained slowly upon the
other two, and after the first five miles it |
became evident that the "Genesta" was
ahead and intended to keep the place. She
had the wind fair on the first log and did |
not spare her canvass. The result was that |
she
RAPIDLY WALKED AWAY
rom her competitors. Captain Carter
lexterously rounded the first buoy at
l2:49 OF, followed by the Fortuna " at
1880 20. The "Grayling" passed the
red float a few seconds later. The
. Oracle" rounded the buoy fourth in the
ist. The "Genesta" made big sweep to
vindward and left the Others 80 far behind
hat the race nd t,-.,...n for her.
The "Gracie" threated her seriously for
'ome time. The second buoy was passed
~ the ''Genesta" at BOT 55, and the
Grayling," which dropned ed intn a..nna sssona
anne third, and the "Gracie" fourth, the
after sloop being nearly hall an hour be-
lind the English cutter. The steam ers
Grand Republic" and Taurus" with a
lumber of steam yachts and sailing yes
els were all crowded with interested
Dectators who
CHEERED THE CREW OF THE "GENEsTA'
or the superb manner in which they ham
led their graceful craft. On the home
tretch the English vessel came scudding
Ike duck and she passed the line at Scot
and lightship at 3:41:1O. with the Gray
ong'' second. Following is the summary: