Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-07
SPORTING.
TIE YACHTS.
The Arrangements for the Race Between
the Puritan and Geae>ta-A Number
OF Tugs to Accompany Them.
NEW YORK. Sent. 4.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.
Every arrangements that will in any way
tend TO make memorable the contests for the
American cup next week, has been attended
to BY the committee OF the New York Yacht
CLUB. Messrs. J Frederick Toms. Chas. H.
Stebbins and Jules Montout. Official sailing
orders were given to the rival thiss morning.
The course for the frst day will be 20 miles
to the windward and return. The start will
be made outside of Sandy Hook. The di-
rection and force of the wind will decide
whether they will be drawn at Scotland light
ship or one of them stationed of Sandy Hook
The signal to start will be given punctually
At 1890 O'Clock. All the squadron of the
New York Yacht Club and outside vessels
that intend accompanying the yachts over the
course or any part of it will rendezvous Sun
day evening 1t the Horse Shoe of Sandy
Hook. All boats that do not desire to re-
main in the latter place will be given an an
chOrage by the Seawauhaka Club of Bay
Ridge of Staten Island or by the Atlantic
Club of Bay Ridge. The judges boat, Luck
enbach, will leave pier No. 3. East river, at
$50 A. NJ, going directly to Staten Island,
thence to the starting poing. If the weather
10 suitable for speaking to the navigators of
Of the contestants the judges will do so; if
not a system Of signals will be used to de-
note At what point the start will be made.
Blue and white code pennant I'D" will sig
nifty Sandy Hook by Lightship; red flag. "B::
will mean the Scotland hightship. The COM
peting yachts when given the signal to start
must pass between the Luckenbach and
whichever lightsbip is selected. The time
will be taken as they pass an imaginary line.
The buoys to mark the course will be laid
today or early Monday morning. The two
yachts must review the buoys and the outer
mark must be kept on the starboard hand.
The preparatory signal for starting will be
one long blast of the steam whistle on the
Luckenbach with the lowering of the sign of
the America from the bowstaff and substitut-
ingtls lie Peter 10 its place. Another soun.
ing OF the steam whistle and a lowering of
the blue Peter and the hosting of the New
York Yacht club signal will notify the yachts
to start. They must come to line within two
minutes, the handicap time being in force
after that time.
The fleets OF yachts and steamboats, are re-
quested to sustain at all times good distance
of the contestants and their vessels. The
Puritan's crew will be argumented by that of
the Gray Line. Ex-Commsnder Latham A.
Fish will have entire charge of the craft. If
victory is at all within her grasp, yachtsmen
say that MIR. Fish, above all others. will sue
coed in bringing her into the van at the fn-
ish
The Genesta crew is the same as when she
f1rst came here. The feet yachts that will
steam and sail around the contestants is
enormous, every boat that could be utilized
being secured weeks ago. The old time
steamboat Empire State will leave Boston at
four o'clock today with near 400 BostOnions
on board.
The yachts will be accompanied by at least
25 tug boats which have been chartered bv
private parties. The Fall River Line will
run the steamer Pr ovid nee as an extra boat
Sunday evening. Steamer CanOnious will
arrive with $50 from Block Island. There
will be about five boats from Philadelphia.
Portland, Dorchester, South Boston, beverly,
New Bedford, Lynn, Quaker City, Hull.
Haverhill, Buffalo, Quincy. Yonkers. New
Haven, Salem, ,Narragansett. Chesapeake, Os-
wegO, Albany, Milwaukee and Michigan
Clubs will also be represented. The Brook
lyn, Atlanta, Seawsnheks, Coridtniap, Knick-
erbocker, Columbia, Jersey City, New Jer-
sey, Larchmont, Williamsburg, America,
Eclipse, Harlem, Hudson River, Newark,
Neptune and Perham Clubs flags will also
be seen. Even yachtsmen of Halifax, To-
ronto and England have come to witness the
struggle.
The Genesta still remains of Tompkins-
vile, She will probably take a sail down
the bay late this afternoon. For the benefit
of the public there will be several boats in
attendance, upon one of which pools will be
sold.
New York, Sept. 5.
The Puritan was towed at 4 O'Clock this
morning, from the dock on which she had
been cleaned and potleaded to the American
docks at Tompkinsville. L. L., where shortly
l. Wy.