The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-17


NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-IE was with
grim forebOdIngs that their journey
would for the third time be useless that
the heet of graceful yachts unfurIed
their canvas last night and left their
pleasant anchoreges about Staten island
| ana headed for the boIsterous Horse
Shoe. The schooner yachts Resolute,
Tidal Wave, Clytie, Foam, Eetelle, Va
runa and Adrian, the sloOp Arrow ana
the steam yacht Vison, all bobbed On
the crested waves of the troubled water
at night. As the night advanced the
wind increased and the waves rolled
higher and higher. The wind blew
dead from the northeast and kept increes-
ing from ten miles an hour at sunset 70
nearly 10 at midnight. Morning broke
hopefully, and at daybzeak all was life
| and hustle on board the yachts, The Goff-
shore" signal was hoIsted On the flagstaff
on the highlands. The wind was then
from the northeast and blowing at the
rate OF II miles an hour, with indications
| Of an ali day breeze. At eight O'Clock
none OF the sailing vessels had started
Tor the lghtship, although much can
vass was spread. The schooner yacht
America. with Gen. Butler on board.
was the first to arrive at the Horse Shoe
this morning. Soon thereafter the Pu-
ritan and GentsLa were sighted coming
| upon port tack, the Puritan from the
Narrows and the Genesta from the west
bank.
AS the yachts passed Sandy Hook this
morning Malcolm Forbes, designer Of
the Puritan, was seen sitting on the
weather side of the Cock Pit, talking to
| Captain Croker, who was at the wheel.
The Puritan passed the Hook as 1905
and the Genesta at 1910. The Genes
| q Suoo in mora aaf1 hnk he D,,.I
tan was outrIding her. This, however,
was before the race begun. The iron
steamer Cygnus Cyrus and the steamer
Grand Republic with a lot of tugs are
with the contesting yachts.
The FlotIlla which gathered around
| the Scotland lightship this morning
was imposing In numbers, even If il did
not equal the dimensions Of the great
| fleet which covered the face OF the ocean
week ago. In addition to the count
less yachts, from the majestic schooner
| to small slOops and cutters which dashed
along their large companions like gulls
yacht and a large number OF large
| steamers specially engaged for guests of
the New York Yacht club. The day
was regarded as most favorable for the
GeDesta, but the Puritan, after the
9oelet cup race IN q rushing southeaster
| at Newport should not be brought TO
| dislike the weather. Gen Ben Butler
could not have wished for better
breeze for the America, and to- day he is
| not thought to have any reason to COM
| plain, even though he were arranging Q
match as he did at Gloucester, when the
| only condition of the race was that there
| should be an eight knot breeze. It was
then said, after he had been beaten by
the Fortune, GIlane and Mohican that
| he had all the wind he wanted, and the
process OF whipping him was termed
educating Ben Butler" He will go
| over the course to-day in the America.
| A dispatch from the Horse Shoe says:
In the neighborhood OF Scotland light
ship the morning opened with fresh
| northeastei lv breeze. without much sea,
| although white caps far out gave indica-
| tioDs of rough water later In the day
By 8 O'Clock the Horse Shoe was full of
life. most of the large yachts having
anchored there for the night while the
Narrows were crowded with steam
| crafts and excursion boats, four of which
carried nearly one thousand passengers.
Between them the Puritan and Genesta
/ were toWed out to the lightship in COM
pany with the judges boat and The tug
of the New York yacht club,
3p. m.-The GeDesta is running ahead,
but the Puritan is well to wIndward.
About fifteen miles Of the outward course
| is covered.
3:45 p. m-The Genesta and Puritan
have been out of sight for some time. If
they are not now homeward bound 1t is
| not likely that the race will be sailed IN
| seven hours, the limit of time. The sig
nal service reports the wind at this hour
| as blowing at the rate of only four miles
| an hour from the east