The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-09-17
THE PURITAN.
SHE DEFEATS THE GENESTA IN
THE SO MILE RACE BY
l6 MINUTES.
Both Yachts Crowd on All Sail
and Tack to SJarbOard
and Port.
The Bay Alive With Steamers
and Sailing Craft to Wit
ness the Race.
Another Fire Horror in New
YOrk-A Mother and Child
Hurled to Death.
THE YACHT RACE.
Che Contest Between the Genesta ane
Puritan.

knots breeze from the southwest, with the
probability of a continuance Throughout the
day.
10 a. m.-The Geuesta and Puritan have Just
left their anchorage under sail. and are pt0-
ceedingto the starting point oil Owls Head.
Wind, southwest; light
1878 a. m.-rhe Genesta and Puritan have
begun the race. They crossed the line at 1924
lU:io d m.-The boats started on the port
tack, the Puritan securing the advantage of
half a length. After 10 minutes run i'll on
Long Island shore both boats almost simll.a-
neOusy put about Tor the narrowS, the Puritan
10 a. fn.-The Puritan il now going
through the nIrrOWS, leading the GeneSCa by
staten island are crowded with people, and
boats of every description follow i'll the wake
OF the conteStlnS yachts.
BOTH ON THE PORT TACK.
1p.m.-There is breeze coming up from
the southwest the yachts have caught. They |
are both on the port tack The GeneSta keeps |
nearly a mile astern of the Puritan. The race
to-day is over. What is called the inside course
of the New York Yacht club course IS, down |
through the narrOwS, across the lower bay, |
around buoy No. 10 on the southwest spit, |
the southwark Of buoy No So and to the |
nOrthward of buoy No 5, on the point OF the |
hook; out around Sandy Hook light hip, and |
home over the same course, finishing at buoy |
No l5, Just outside the narrOwS. |
NOOn-The sea off Sandy Hook is smooth |
this morning. This wind which at dawn was |
,nnOn) a ten mile bretZe. The bay IS DOTTED |
with yachts and vessels OF al! SrrtS and sizes |
I he air is so clear glasses are hardly necessary
to distinguish the races 1t was Just Y o ok
when the Puritan and GeneSLa passed by Fort
WadSwOtth. The Puritan looked to be ut best
half a mile Il head Of tie GeneSta.
Fort Hamton-nOon-tE yachts are heading
south only three miles an hour. The Puritan
leads the Genesta about one quarter Ct a mile.
PURITAN on THE FORT TACK.
SANDY Hook, September 1.-the fleet be
hind the racers extends from shore 20 shore
and the incoming ships had to lie to outside
the NarruwS until the racers and attendant
iit ct lad passed seward. The t0p-sails of the
Puritan is not more than hall filled. Tae
Genesta seems to catch more OF the fayoriDg
breeze but the Puritan keeps ahead.
| At 1874 the Puritan on the port tack d, lead
ing the GeneSta nearly = mile. The Genestd
| at the same time was lacking to the p4,t side.
| at 12:-O the Gene~td Went about. The PurI-
! tan continued her port tack.
ROUNDED Use BUY.
| 1:25 p. m. The Puritan has rOGn ed the
| bOuy on southwest spit
| Up. m. The Genest&, G'ter I. und,ng the
| spit, set up her "balloCn' to sail, aud rapidly
| Iessened the distance between hcrSe and the
| Puritan. ! he latter, also, SEM Uphrr balloon.
| Puritan passed the observatory opposite
| Sandy HOOK hOuy, No. 55s ;l5 1873, under a
/ cloud OF canvass. An lien steam boat inter-
| fercs somewhat with the wind Of the Gcnesti.
| 2:G5 p. m. TIE Puritan PASSED scotland light
/ ship at 81; the GcnC>t2. az =: Ia
| /: %. Ill. Tie Puritan rounded the houy at
| southwest spit at 20 y. m; the Gen. sta a.
| :2I p. m. Both yachts veIe now driving for
Sandy Hook paint and the friends Of III l,uri-
| tan thin< the GeneSta IS getting uncomfO-t-
lis p. N. The Puritan passed the bouy oil
| Sandy Hook at -. The Genesta passed the
go p. M.-Ihe Puritan turned the stake
| boat at 2:l6. The Genesti has just turn d at
2:ior. M-Ghe Puritan passed the Scotland
| l'ghtShip homcWard 1t 2:33. LIE GeneSta at
ACCOUNT OF THE sAItING.
| OWLS HEAD, September 1.-THE morning
| opened with an overcast sky but with d good
| strong breeze from the south which mad been
/ blowing al night At O'Clock there Wee
| are number of yachts both of visiting clubs
of New York, Brooklyn, Atlantic and other or
| CARNATIONS at anchor at Bay Ridge and Staten
island. At o'clock the wiad Ia. had fresh
| west, giving promise that one OF the
races SO long deferred would be I'm
/ ished to-day. jEe judges boat arriving
at the starring poiut at about 10 o'clock, at
| which time the tide was half flood, running at
| full strength of miles an hour.
At 10 O'Clock, while the Puritan was stand
ing on the pOTt-iack over the Staten shore, she
| hOiSted her iib-Sail, ready to break, but the
| stops did not happen to be rorg enough, fer
| a puff OF wind caught the canvass and blew II
| out btfo' C 1t WAS wanted The jlD top sail had
| 10 be lowered and was furled on the bOwSprlt
| At lO.O5 the GeneSta was under main sail
club top sail and jb, and was running free up
| the bay, passing the Puritan to windWard, the
boats being about One-eghth of a mile apart:
IHe SCdhS oOdt cotOIeu Will ildss ION oi!C Gnu
Of her boWsprlt TO her mast
head and down to her beam-end
ancnoret1 ae9It ~ yL,qs SCUM Oh WGSG OF DGuy
TO the line in obedience 70 the warnin. Sie,hai
The Gencsta at once hauled her wind to the
same tack and set her stay sail.
| At 1889 a. m. the GCncsta and Puritan after
sailing about the bay for half an hour in order
| to get their position to the great admiration
of their supporters ranged side by side of Owl s
| head, the Puritan to Windward as usual. AT
this moment the bay was alive with tugs and
| yachts and the white sails were dazzling. The
| Starting signal was given at 10 81 and at once
| - -, 80, -, - -, +I'rN',c.i, y
| wStcr. Til, Puritan under all plain sail
WAS of FIRST and crossed the line L lite
| ahead IF he GencSta. They seemed to move
| little quicker az first, but then the Genesta
| got a breath III W. nd and ran up to her rival
| Both y&chtJ stood On the short tack 10 the
Long island ere. IAen me Genesta suti,
nG! ~ VIII ABOUT on heI i9uS leI Ioc ntittG.
lol4iu, 1Ie d NV 2ecolius l''Uei' 'ilo VI l'''u
went went aoouI III iurSu.t., -, a., ,,.,,., 49,,
Iie Scent rISSeitcu ~ tnS Sf tJ % ,.n
sItiIltiS - my PASsrStu ndt!u! Iiu .y msln
n2tdoy picturesque. InS " t Ian MI,ii eteIs
ahi, h, c,a ta, Sf9mcTs
with various -Cl0rcd flags floating
| above their heads and the zach with white
sells. The Gengsta followed at soRle distance
hardly il any less grace than the Puritan
The red caps Of her sailors made them plainly
desccrnablt. ON the deck The wind was blow
ing ST, ady al the rate OF six notS per mile
Tile Puritan appeared TO gain on her rival af
ter passing Sandy Hook. she had tie whole
sea to herself, and C.-gtain rocker evidently
tlt - see t,,t! II NtI,t l.. tit see, {! i.luci
-,
Sci MEX 'li'.
| WEST BANK, September IL 3:sI p. m-Tht
J | Puritan has set h.r balloon iO and is going
J | home.
| 3.5G.-Ihe IUr. an leads hy over Cille. HI,
| | Grnest' h 5 lust set her Spi maker.
Captain Carter in order to IT gain the grOunC
| the GeueSta had lost after bOuy No. wa!
| passed ran III mo Inc morse SlOc on int star
I'll u s ,iTii ~ NI' ~ 10 t
IL ISi'Tit,,, %n,in, IL, 80 Il, 49, -
| bnr She shnIvaS tns 1tiv,"t,.+@ III ,T%lSf.
mass III. sIit bnIly. At - n ,,aj+I of tIITr
ntn}ut,S and y-f,,;,s. Sscnn6s fror, i,,iN,
( NG =. The Turirsn by mis- rims had ser he