Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19
THE COMMoDORE'S CUP.
BEA UTIFUL RACE YESTERDAY
Inc "enesta Redsems Herself BY winning
the Cutters Pnze-she Is Accorded q splen-


did Ovation.
lBy telegraph TO the Dspatch.l
NEW YORK, September 1s.-The
English cutter Genesta retrieved her.
self by winning the regatta given under
the auspices Of tho 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 sloops. There were eleven entries.
The schoOners were the Fortuna, Gray
ling, and Dauntless. The cutters were
the Genesta, neen, Stranger, Clara, and
Isis. The centre-board sloops consist
ed Of the Oracle, Athton, and Daphne.
The GeneSta finished at 1855. She
wins the Douglas cup. The Grayliug
wins the cup for schooners. She fin
ished at 3:5l.l5. The schooner Fortuna
finished minute later.
DETAILS OF THE RACE.
The day opened bright and clear,
with stiff breeze from the southwest.
The course was a triangular run Of
thirty-fiye miles from an imaginary
line drawn between Scotland lightship
and the judges boat. The first two
"legs" were thirteen and one third
miles each, and the third was eight and
one third miles. The Genesta was
towed down from her anchorage, near
Tompklnsyille. and arrived near Scot
land wreck about 10 o'clock A. VI.
The judges and time-keepers con-
sisted Of J. Fred. Tams, Robert
Center, ]. K. Busk, and Hen
ny 6. Stebbins. Shortly before
! | O'Clock the tug whistled for prepa-
ration, and few minutes later the sig
nal for the start was given. The
Daphne and Isis were handicapped by
IN allowance Of five minutes. The
Genests forged rapidly ahead, and
gained steadily upon the yachts which
had crossed before her. She gained
upon the Clara and neen, and in tugn
was closely pressed by the Fortuna.
At | |: As the Genesta, lleen. and For
tuna were almost abreast of each o4her,
with the 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 first place. She had the wind fair
on the first leg and did not spare her
canvas. The result was that she steadi-
ly walked away from her competitors.
Captain Carter dexterously rounded the
first buoy at l2:49.lj, followed by the
Fortuna at l2:50.23. The Grayling
passed Red float few seconds
later. The Genesta made big
sweep to windward and left the
others SO far behind that the race
seemed certain for her. But the
Oracle threatened her seriously for
some time. The second buoy was
passed by the Genesta at 800 50. and
the .Grayling, which dropped into
second place, turned at 3:l9. The
Fortuna came third and the Oracle
fourth, the latter sloop being nearly
half an hour behind the English cutter.
The steamers Grand Republic and
Taurus, with a number Of steam-yacht'
and sailing-vessels. were crowded
with interested spectators, who
cheered the crew Of the Genesta for the
superb manner in which they handled
their graceful craft on the hOmc-stretch
The English vessel came scudding. like
q duck, and passed the line at Scotland
lightship at 3:4l.l0, with Grayling
second. The English cutter, her owner
captain. and crew received an ovation
after the race, and between the cheers
noise Of steam-whistles. and din Of fog
horns, the course seemed a verltablC
bedlam.
Everybody was satisfied with the
/ face. and the weather and other condi-
dions were IS favorable as could be de-
sired.