Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07


other clubs in the New England states,
VIII drop anchor in the lower bay, ready
! TO Follow the yachts over the course. In
addition to this fleet Of yachts it is prob
able that every yacht In sailing trim in
| the port OF New York will follow the race,
TO say nothing Of tugboats and steamers.
MUCK INDIGNATION is FELT
| by the friends of the American slOop a
the repeated and persistent efforts of the
cutter men to create the impression that
the Puritan is modified cutter. The
suggestion was first thrown out by Mr.
BeaVOr-W We ebb in conversation with some
members OF the New York Yacht Club,
when IL began to seem probable that the
Puritan would be chosen to sail against
the Genesta. After the selection was de-
termined on he repeated his suggestion TO
the reporters, who gave him the benefit Of
It and simultaneously pointed out, by
comparing the two boats, the preposter-
Gus nature of it, Within a few days a
peared in weekly sporting
paper celebrating and attempting
to enforce Mr.. Beavor- Webb's idea.
The chain Of circumstances here indi-
Gated has led yachtsmen to attribute the
article In question either directly or indi-
rectly to the designer OF the Genesta. On
this theory q prominent yachtsman said
ldSt ulkuls III lODhb very uHHU ike hu
attempt to establish line of retreat in
case Of defeat. Ofcourse, II the Puritan
wins, the demand for cutters on this side
OF the water, at least, will fall good
deal below the prospective supply, and
the business OF English designers will be
seriously diminished; but II the American
public can be educated to believe that the
Puritan is cutter, cutter stock will not
suffer so great Interpretation as it would
~ tha hat atn Do eli aNk.A
there would still be chance for the
English designer. 1t is an adroit and de-
cidedly cheeky move on the part of Mr..
Beayor-Webb.
The declaration OF the Federal authori-
ties that all sail boats taking people out
to see the race must come within the law
as to watertight compartments has knock
ed the bottom out of the dreams of many
tug owners, who do not wish 10 risk fine
OF 5000 for violating the law. 10 is be-
lieved that tugs and other boats can be
had on Saturday at reasonable rates, as
many have been holding OFF for a rise
which does not seem to come. The prices
for tugs for twenty. five people range from
$3.50 to $500. When the Countess OF Duff
terin raced for the American cup the
prices were about the same as now.
HOW THE RACES WILL BE sAILED,
The Racing Committee Of the New York
Yacht Club have issued their detailed
programme Of the races for the Americas
cup which are to be decided next week.
1t runs as follows:
The first race will be twenty statute
miles to windward, or to the leeward and
return, from the Scotland lightship. II 1t
is possible 10 make q course from that
point; II not, from the Sandy Hook light
ship.
3D." of the International code, dis
played from tie judges boat will signify
the former; 3D." the latter.
At the start and finish the contesting
yachts will pass between the judges boat
and the lightship.
The outer mark Is to be kept on the
starboard hand In rounding.
The second race will be over the club
course, length about 3S statute miles.
In this race, the contesting yachts in
starting will cross an imaginary line
drawn from the judges steamer, anchored
about quarter of a mile below buoy No.
l8, opposite Owls Head, l.. J., and r
mark-boat anchored inshore from the
steamer thence keeping outside OF Fort
Lafayette to and around buoy No. 10,
passing TO the west and South OF 1t, thence
to buoy No. 81, passing south of 1t. and
north Of buoy No. 3, off the point of Sandy
Hook, to and around Sandy Hook
lightship, turning 1t from north and east,
anu bubU returning over bub HdUtb tUuIhe
10 the finish line, drawn between the
home stakeboat which will be ancnored
abreast Of and to the eastward Of buoy
No. 10, and that buoy. All yachts must
pass 10 the eastward Of West Bank buoys
Nos. Q, II, l3 and -, and 10 the westward
of red buoys Nos. 1012, II, IA and 16, both
going and returning.
the third race will be over a triangular
course, forty statute miles long, starting
from the Scotland llghtship.
The contesting yachts will cross the line
at the start and finish in the same manner
as In the first race.
Rats displaying red flags will be used
TO mark the turning points In the ocean
races.
Should, however, any accident happen
to mark OF this kind, rendering it
useless, the club tug boat lying near II
shall signify such fact by repeated short
blasts Of the whistle, accompanied by the
raising and lowering Of the club nag IN
quick succession, and the contesting
yachts will, in that event, round the
tugboat intsead.
A tug running of a course will display
no flags until she has reached the mark,
when she will display the New York
Yacht Club flag alone, and keep 1t flying
so long as she remains there.
The race will be started each day at as
near hali-past 10 a. m. as Is possible.