The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

which the yachts plunged. Three light leecn
lines on the Puritan's jib were led aft and when
hauled taut much improved the set of the sail.
Out from the northwest, at Las, came spiteful
squall Of wind, whistling through the
shrouds of the boats, dashing the green
waves into foam, and sending the spray in sheets
high over the yachts to windward Those
the small tugs were drenched with the heavy
seas that buried them. Every one thought the
cutters top sail must come in. Down she went.
keeling over as she felt the force Of the
squall till her lee rail was lost to sight in a
smother" of g!ittering foam; yet, till the
water was washing up to her skvlights amid
ships, and there was the limit Captain Carter
held her to her course. then about north by east
one-quarter east, for the wind had hauled to
north northwest, and she seemed to spring
through the choppy seas, which were topped
with seething white caps" as far windward as
the eye could reach
The Puritan making excellent weather of
it at this time, and was steadily eating" up
through the Genesta's lee. Just before she
tackled, at 217 she was a full half mile on the
Genestas lee bow. Instead of tacking when she
could have crossed the Genesta's bow she kept
on. thereby, the committee say, losing much
valuable ground The Genesta went about at
2:18. This stretch to the westward proved to be
the last one, as the wind favored the yachts SO
they were able to fetch the finish. When
Captain Crocker found he could easily
sheets, and gave her ''good full" She was
then about half mile on the Genesta's weather
quarter. The Genesta had her main sheet
started tri6e, but was pointing" very high.
At 1886, the Puritan kept broad off. and came
boiling" down for the Genesta's weather, evil
IDENTIFY intending to blanket her. Captain Car
ter seeing this put the cutters helm down sud
denly, and shot the Genesta into the wind
across his rivals stern and took a windward
position himself although he lost fully
There was ''lufiing' match for few moments
until the Puritan cot far enough ahead. They
were then-at 353-about three and one-half
miles from the finish. The water was getting
tinued strong. The Puritan increased her lead
steadily, and crossed the finish line at 4:09:15,
While the fleet of steamboats, gave her rouslng
reception, Mr.. Forbes and the crew responding
heartily The Genesta crossed the line at 4:10:39,
only two minutes and twenty four seconds behind
her The yachts looked grand as they dashed
across the line. Both were taken in tow by the
tugs Scandinavian and ckenbach, and cast off
at their Staten Island anchorage at o'clock.
The race was over, and the Americas cup was
still retained on this side of the Atlantic.
In speaking of the race, ex-Commodore Smith,
who has seen every important race for the last
seen in the world, and if the Puritan had
been properly handled she would have
beaten the cutter more yet"
The following table gives the actual result of
this interesting race:
Elapse Corrected
Yacht. Start Finish. Time Time
Puritan. 1lhO6m01s 4hO9m15s 5h03m14s 5h03m14s
Genesta. .11h05m06s 4hl0m39s 5h05m23s 5h04m52s
Captain Robert Center said tonight that Sir
Richard Sutton and Sir VIM. Levinge said moth
ing during the race, but watched its progress
with interest B. Webb and Captain Carter de-
nounce the Puritan's action in bearing down
upon them as sharp practice" and say that it
would not be permitted in racing in English
waters. They think she tried to crowd them off
their course.
Mr.. Tams, of the regatta committee and other
prominent yachtsmen, said that it folly to
talk about sharp practice Captain Crocker
'bore away" because he held windward posi-
tion and in making his course to the lght-shp
was able to do SO.
There was great rejoicing at the rooms of the
New York Yacht Club tonight each member,
as he entered, not feeling satisfied until he had
| shaken hands with every other member and
asked him what he thought of the victory. The
general expression that the English boat
had been fairly beaten with wind and sea that
gave her all the advantages she looked for, and
that were it not for the miserable
way in which the Puritan was sailed, she could
easily have beaten the Genesta by at least ten
minutes more than the corrected time. The
Pacific Yacht Club sent coI.gratulatory tele
gram to the New York Yacht Club, from San
Francisco, signed by their commodore, Caduc.
The captain, owners and others of the Puritan's
people, left tonight for Boston. The Genesta's
people took the defeat in good part.