New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
THE ENGLISHMEN COMPLAIN,
GENEsTA PEOPLE OBJECT TO THE COURSE.
YACHTsMAN WHO THINKS THAT CUTTERS ARE
BETTER OFF IN LIGHT WEATHER

GENEsTA PEOPLE OBJECT TO THE COURSE
YAcHrsMAN WHO THINKS THAT CUTTERS ARE
BETTER OFF IN LIGHT WEATHER
The Genesta got under way at IL o'clock
yesterday morning and stood down through the Mar
There good breeze blowing from the south
east and the cutter under mainsai spirit topsai,
free 5taysai and ib She towed small boat as usual
The cutter few along with rapidity which looked
bad for the Purans chances Of retaining the cup and
she fairly seemed fy when she got the full force OF
the wind in tho lower bay. Rounding the southwest
spit buoy she stood by the point OF the Hook and
made for the open sea-
Tho Puritan remained at Poillon's ship
yard all day. 1t had been intended to take
her out for SAIL but there much to be done that
the trip postponed until to-day. j. Malcolm
Forbes returned from Boston yesterday
and went aboard the Puritan. prominent
yachtsman in speaking Of the relative merits Of the Pur
tar and Genesta yesterday said:
1t is mistake TO think that the Genesta will stand
the best show in heavy weather have seen the
Puritan in the heaviest weather and believe her to be
more at home In half gale heavy sea than under
any other circumstances The cutters always do better
In extremely light weather When our
make aI,' good headWsy. % They do T not roll from
side side soops do and thus shake the wind out
weather the day Of the races we viii retain the cup"
story had been started that the Genesta sailed pr
vate matches with the Bedonin while she was " down
East that as the Bedoun sailed in the trial
the owner the Genesta knows exactly by comparison
what chance he stands with the Puritan The
rumor. absurd as It lie, has gained some credence
IL ia pronounced by those who know the facts 10 be to-
and t is likely the Genesta viii take spin down the
Hook II hoped that there will be brush between the
yachts though Is well known that Sir Richard Sutton
will not show what his yacht really can DO until the
races come off,
The Genesta yesterday went nearly out to the Sandy
Hook ughtship and then about and ran into the
Point OF the Hook. Iustoad OF running through the
came up through the swash. 1t was 200 o'clock when
she was opposite the Point OF the Hook and at 4:l3
S'ck SSs the she Nnrro% JO peSScr and
Mr. Laphorn the Engllshsall maker were theonly per-
brothcr-in.law, Sir william Lcvering having gone 10
Niagara Falls for day or two II is said by the Gsnesa
il shallow allow OF the cutter standing In shore as
far as the Puritan They aver that the charts are not
correct and that II would be unfair TO the
English yacht II rule was not made that the racing
yachts should not stand In between the 6uoys. Both
ability OF the yacht OF lighter draught 10 mako reacn
In between tho buoys might. under certain conditions.
as ss0 to "' the depth Of water =" are made
the authority OF The pilot of the Bedoun who VII
act a. pilot for the Gcnesta IN the coming races. Mr.
Lpthorn said yesterday that he had nodouot that II tho
matter we're called TO the attention OF the committee
having the races In charge that somethlng would be
done about IT, as they seemed 70 DO imbued by desire
to have everything as iair as possible; An
The request II prepOserous. for there invovedhe
very point which We have always claimed Tor Ameriean
cutters could not thereby not only being better pleasure
boat. but better they were enabled TO take
advantage OF tides in places where the Eng
lish boats could Gnot, and everywhere
except the open able TO make longer legs In
tncKing Another yachtsman thought that the obJeo-
ton OF the Engishman was sonaDe IA this was TO 10
race 10 which the fster yacht and not one 10
see which could take advantage Of the most favorable
tides make the longest legs In ackng among shoals
The Puritan left Polllon's yard about o'clock last
evening, and towed down 70 staten Island to walt
until to-day, when she Will try her speed it's expected
that the Priscilla viii out also. The Genesa never
sails sunday. 1t Is rumored that j. H.
Busk, owner Of the Mischief. viii buy the the
Priscilla and alter her lntO schooner. Tho
Bedonn lay OF Staten Island yesterday with no bow.
sprt n she sprung In first OF the trial races and
new being nttet. She mas been particularly un-
fortunate this season. this being the second Dowspr sue
has carried away or sprung.
The seawsnhnka Yacht Club has chartered the steamer
william Fletcher FOR tho America cap races Members
taTy OF the club, d. FfOremieulx Guests tickets VIII
be issned 70 menbers on payment OF -.