The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-08
THE YACHT RACE A FAILURE
A Late Start and Light Wind Prevent
Completion of the Course.
The Puritan Outsails the Genesta-The Com
peting Vessels-History of the Cup
for Which They are to Contest.
A Late Start and Light Wind Prevent the
CompIetiun of the Race.

Completion of the Race.
NEW YORK, Sept. lowing to the lateness of
She start of the initial race between the Genesta
and Puritan, and to the lack of wind afterwards
Che yachts succeeded to-day in making only half
the course. or twenty miles. In this twenty
mile heat to windward, the Puritan squarely
outsailed the Genesta one mile in ten,
end nearly two miles in twenty.
haze settled upon the bay all the morning,
and there was no wind from any quarter until
Dearly noon. hundred sail Of yachts lay In
che Horseshoe at Sandy Hook, this morning,
when the judges boat arrived from New York.
with the Judges, Messrs. j. II. Tams and Philip
Schuyler. At 9:45 A. NJ. Jay Goulds steam
yacht Atlanta passed out by the Hook, followed
IN ten minutes by the tug Luther G. Ward
The Puritan was saluted by guns from
nearly every steam yacht in the bay.
The Genesta remained in the Horshoe. while
Mr William Kresh, of the New York Yacht
Club, representing the Puritan, was put on
board from the judges boat. She then pro-
ceeded under sail, on the port tack, TO the light
ship The English cutter was also saluted by
the large feet of yachts now under way. The
tide was running flood during the forenoon
Two hundred and seventeen vessels of all sizes
and rigs were assembled within a circle of mile
of the Scott and lightship.
After tedious wait of two hours, after the
arrival of the contestants at the light-ship, the
preparation signal was given by the Judges boat
at 1:30. 1t was followed by the starting signal,
five minutes later. The wind had come in from
the southwest, a moderate breeze, shortly after
hail 1o1; cbx Jc &c
enthusiastic spectators on the steamers, who had
paid from 81 to SO head to see the great con-
Sest. BY sklful maneuvering, the shippers
of both yachts brought them close enough to the
line between the judges boat and the lght-ship
ON the port tack, to cross in a few seconds after
the starting signal The Puritan slipped
across first, close up to the judges boat
at 1:3355, but Efor some reason. Captain
Carter, of the Genesta, tackled to starboard
just before reaching it, losing one minute and
forty-two seconds, and being handicapped thirty
sevensseconds thereby. She crossed at 1857
9ficial time.
Captain Croker, of the Puritan, which boat
Booked very handsome, with her main sai spirit
eopsail forestaysail, jib and jib topsail set,
meant fight from the start. At the moment
Che Genesta crossed the line the Puritan came
about and in thirty seconds had filled away on
the starboard tack with the Genesta one hun
dred yards on her lee BEAM The course was right
sin the winds eye' southeast. A tug had start
ed few minutes before, to lay out the route,
and place a stake buoy for the yachts to round.
Cheered on by shouts from hundreds of specta-
1ors and followed by the immense fotilla
Of pleasure-craft, the two contestants
headed due east, on their first reach.
Finding that he could not pass the Puritan to
ieeward or ''outpoint" him, Captain Carter, after
twenty three minutes, suddenly put the Genesta
about to cross the Puritan's stern. But the
captain of the latter put his helm
down at once bringing the handsome
white sloop round forty seconds later
The Genesta was full of tricks, for
round she came again, in less than a minute,
followed by the Puritan again in fifty seconds
Both yachts were carrying exactly. the same
canvas Instead of gaining by the little skirm-
ish which he inaugurated. Capt. Carter had lost,
Both yachts went about at 307 and reached to
the southwark, having made about eight miles
of casting on the starboard tack Now the
Puritan began to rapidly open a gap between
herself and the Genesta, and when they next
sacked to the eastward, at 41:11 she
was fully threefourths OF q mile to
windward of her antagonist, and one-eighth of
mile ahead. At oil both tackled to the south
ward again, and now the Genesta was over
mile on the Puritans lee quarter The
feet of schooners, including the Mon
tauk, Fleetwng and Columbia, astonished
the spectators. and proved the superior speed of
those two boats as compared with the old mod
els. AT $50 P. NJ when the judges boat arrived
ut the outer mark, it was shutdown. The wind
was growing lighter, and the yachts being then
4wo miles to leeward, it was evident
che race could not be sailed within the
1equired time, and the regatta committee or
dered it postponed until tomorrow, when the
boats will start at the same hour and over a
similar course. The result of today's contest is
thought by experienced yachtsmen to be con-
vincing proof that the Puritan can beat the
cutter under any conditions.