The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-09-18
WIND AND WAVE.
The International Yacht Race on the In
side Course.
The American puritan" Beats the Eneiish
aGenesta.-

NEW YORK, Sept. IA. The morning OPEN
cd with an overcast sky, but with Q good
strong breeze from the south, which had
been blowing all night. At Q O'Clock there
was q large number of yachts, both Of visit
ing clubs and the New York, Atlantic,
Brooklyn an other organizations ct anchor
at Bay Ridge and Staten Island. At Q
O'Clock the wind had frsshened and hauled
around to the southeast, giving promise that
one Of thu races so long deferred would be
finished to-day. The judges boat duck
enbacb) arrived at the starting point about
10 o'clock, at which time the tide was half
food, running at full strength Of four miles
per hour. At 10 o'clock, while the Puritan
was standing on . port tack over to the
Staten Island shore, she boosted her lib top
sail In the stops ready to break out, but the
stops did not happen to be strong enough,
for = puff Of wind caught the canvass and
blew II out before. It was wanted. The lib
topssil had to be lowered, and was furled on
the bowsprit. At 1905 the Genesta, under
mainsail, club topsail and iib, was running
free up the bay, passing the Puritan to the
windward, the boats being about one eighth
of mile apart. The stake boat was
COVERED WITH FLAGS.
from the end Of her bowsprit 10 her topmsst
head aud down TO her beam end, anchored
about 200 yards southwest OF buoy No. Is.
The Puritan, Of stsrboard tack, headed TO
The line In obedience TO the warning signal.
The Genesta was st once hauled around TO
the same tack and set her stay sail. At 1880
the Genesta and Puritan, after sailing about
the buoy for half al hour In order TO get
into position, ranged side by side off Owls
head, the Puritan to windward as usual. At
this moment the bay was alive with tugs
and yachts, and the white sails were daz-
cling. The starting signal was given at
1884 O'Clock, and instantly the two boats
began to move through the water. The
Puritan, under oil plain sail, was of first,
and crossed the line little ahead Of the
Genesta. She seemed to move . little the
quickest at first, but when the Genesta got .
breath of wind she
RAN UP TO HER RIVAL.
Both yachts stood on short tack to the
Long Island shore. Then the Genesta sud-
denly whirled about on long leg for the
Staten Island shore. A few seconds later
the Puritan went about In pursuit. The
scene presented by the yachts and steamers
IS they passed Sandy Hook was . notably
picturesque one, and the Puritan, with every
stitch Of canvass spread, led the procession.
Behind her came the steamers with their
various colored flags floating above their
decks, and the yachts with white sails. The
Genesis followed At some distance behind,
also under full sail. She swept along with
hardly any less grace than the Puritan. The
red caps Of her sailors made them plainly
observable OIL the yacht. The wind was
blowing steadily at the rate of six miles per
hour. The Puritan appeared to gain on her
rival AFTER passing Sandy Hook. She had
the whole sea to herself, and Capt. Croker
evidently meant to see that she kept It. He
steered much closer to the wind than did
Capt. Carter.
THE PURITAN DEFEATED THE sENEsTA
by 10 minutes and 10 seconds, corrected
time, or 10 minutes and Al seconds, actual
time. The wind was extremely light from
the start to Sandy Hook, going out, and
from there TO the finish and coming In from
the Hook to the iightsbip and back there
was good eisht-knot breeze. The tide was
food during the first half Of the race aud ebb
coming home. The largest feet Of steamers
ever assembled in New York harbor for
similar sight accompanied the yachts over
the entire course. The scene At the finish
was one Of the grandest ever witnessed.
Both yschts were saluted by every vessel
and the guns from Fort Wadsworth, Staten
Island. Owing to the cracking Of the iron
cap In the Genesta's mainmast, the outside
race Is postponed until Wednesday.