Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-08
THE YACHT RACE POSTPONED.


THE YACHT RACE POsrPoNED.
The Puritan anA Geuesta Fail 20 Ds
the Rersy Miles IN The Required seven
I AsaFu.
There We general disappointment through
Out the country last night when it became
known that, owing to lack of wind, the race be-
tween the Puritan and Genesta could not be
nnished within the seven hours limit Tho
- whAsh Tie Puritan had gained. n shown In
LII Stars latest dispAiehes yesterday. was
Sss,any increased, the Puritan sausrely out
out g. IN. M. Sene:ta one mile in ten. The run
80, ~ s2earely In ''the winds eye" south
~" , mno ~ was $50 pm. and shutdown before
t%snys Tagss boat reached the turning buoy,
,x.ses enc, the yachts being then two miles %
sewsf ,si. was evident that the race could not
seven hoars ~ IN the reauired time limit OF
u postponed until to-day. An the rncomnsny.
n.y. tSg yschts turned back before dark and the
sA0rsssseos which We. jeweiled last night with
S nSaSsed' OF lights nom the yachts lying At
A DETAILED ACCOUNT or THE uxrrSxurp
the New York World OF to-day says: At1.ss
the 9enests tackled and the other Yacht I'm.
medtately followed suit The 1,enes,a on,v
$1,000 on minute and then again went around
70 the eastward, the Puritan following her n,ss
lions closely, and at O'Clock both were again
heading east, the Genesta gaining nothing by
tha s,,S N ae .uritan being as quick I'm
twenty I'VE seconds. The Englishman was get
ting tribe uneasy. The Puritan seemed 90
leayinv her foysher 90 iaa'a Ann the cutter,
was given little harder full and reached a
bore snn,h 49,, n.i,a "S sn LOOK nentship
sIiehtiy and tha na,,a az a ne wn s increased
somewhat, the heel OF the Genesta becoming q
yach,S 49, ,,s oe - tne .aee az Wilcn me
Irom the fact that q LIS they both went 6y
haa hesn snshnraa M, rsss Sop as II sue
evidently did moi like the s,pat,nn VIC enT ,ss,,s
~ s,e ne, s she ne Pinonea MS ooat rine trying
Seeen ,er hr.aS a, tnu o. anu then Nouiu
She ba sr gpn ON again 70 preserve he, reach
OF tha uhisasaii.J 49,, hs " Vic isc ocS
sacr,aca Of ,ra.,hnr soP, ous ~ cVnssusrapie
o.So nearjv an bin. p r.s e ae Fpn a. NJ
least = couple Of lengths further 70 windward
Cant CrocSer ., ,,. r,,,..
now that he c",,lS s,',d ,l aa esldenuy seit
resumed her org,nal nasis,on "a, Oh, ~, untii sne
weather hae N M nan PosiGon on the cutters
race 10 hand; there was NO Grange nn IN s sSs
Whethcr thu ,ass sr u,S a QUESTION q 20
time Iimit Can't Crocn ,a oe maae wltnin The
si"on 90 o On 49, Uni, ana ne let the Boston
boat and putting her down on ,hn $500 ne Snu ~,
11,ia dasa =, AZ . oslock the Puritan Was half
of two To one on the arS,te she ana ones
and a pieeon was sent ,o ND W Went oeSgine.
news Al 3.oy The Gan.s,a ,cs viii the
other boat ins,ansiy soIinwsn VEN acou,, ue
ed 70 the sonfhwar6 IT, anu 40, uosh reacn,
three points 10 ahs so,,, me winu naa nanieo
headed aho,,t son,h. ,as. W.. a,u ano Ge yscnS
nut the Genesta a cnunIs ~ ,s.,.,s inls nu.e
fan,s Loo LIE re- on goln1 on the Pun
f,,sed 70 stav an the pr,,ish , soP' noweef. ne,
ranged ahead ne fes,re so thst q1 "a, ,, S.,a
the e;enesta aeain tscred the M,ss. :i ~ men
reeaned her aId nosison ,ne h ~nise ,oop mad
apa thev Nv vu , ~, on ne. weaemer GOV,
Of tba ,,hito s,o,,, ,.-a -, s .ne gain
400 LIZ soop rn s.en sy anu conunuous