New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-29
PURITAN TO DEFEND THE CUP.
PREPARING THE YACHTS FOR THE RACES.
SPEEDING THE GnNEsTA-So TAKERS FOR BIO
WAGER on THE YANKEE sLOOP.

WAGER on THE YANKEE aLOOP.
The Genesta got up her sails and went cruia-
ing around the bay yesterday morning. The white
ensign Of the Royal Yacht Squadron futterns from hcs
peak proclaimed her identity those who had never
her before and every raused to watch her ~
she glided about sac only stretch her sails
and. as usual, towed small boat behind. The shorten-
ing OF the cutters topmast has worKcd satsfactory
aud she Is n good racing trim. prominent yachtsman
In speaking OF the chances OF the Gencsa In the coming
races said:
think she stands much the better chance for several
reasons OF which Is that her is better trained
than the one the Puritan will be. Each man knows
his station, there will be bungng confusion
The Puritan will be manned by crew hastily ceilccfcds
and however good sailors they may be they will not have
been trained together long enough to have acquired tho
perfect OF action which may be expected from
the English crew. We all know how beautifully the
the cutter Madge worked together compared
with the OF the yachts which raced against her.
1t will oe the same story with tho ocnesta.'
The Genesta certainly has fine crew Of men who say 1T
tic and do great deal Sir Richard Sutton comes OF an old
county family Of Nots who have always been Interested
in sports. His father wellknown on the English
turf and was winner OF the Derby. The Genesta V
kept In the most perfect order and her decks are white
and clean enough for to breakfast upon. sne VIII
be placed In dry dock next week TO have her bottom
cleaned.
The Puritan lay at P0illon's shipyard yesterday.
locust tunbler placed IN the gooseneck OF her
gaf, and new aud stronger bolts put In Captain
Crockcr the Yankee soop's skipper, laughed at the
absurd letter published in yesterdays Commercial AdvT
Ser claiming that the Puritan cutter. He sid
"The Genesta Is typical English crttcr Now, compare
her with the Puritan The English yacht has one haf less
beam and draws thirteen aud one half feet while tho
Puritan draws only eight. Look at the Boston boars
that 1t trnc, set jib flying, hut so do tho
North Sea fishermen The overhangny stern Is the only
thing that with any show OF truth be compared "
cutter"
Mr. Burgess the designer Of the Puritan said that ever
since the Committee the International races saw no
Puritan sail the Newport they had been unanin0us
in their opinion that she the boat 70 race tno
Cenesta unless the Priscilla did something extraorl
nary. The Puritan will have q new topsa lifted ano
then will the dry dock to be scraped and prepared
for the Charles A. Mint0D secretary OF the COM
mittee the Races, will write letters on sunday to tho
OF the Puritan and sir Richard sutton stating
that the Puritan has been chosen as tho yacht 10 race
against the GeDesta. gentleman who was on tho
Oracle when she had her brush with tho oenesta on
Thursday said last night that the cutter dropped tho
sloOp but not fast the Puritan would have done
In his opinion tho Puritan Is the better boat Wan
Street broker said yesterday:
have ~, 900 to bet the Puritan, but eau ma no
takers"
On tho OTHER hand, aced boatman OF staten bland
who rOwed TRIBUNE reporter of TO the cutter yester-
day. remarked he gazed nournully nc tue UencstzS
graceful hull Mighty pert boat that. Never see
nOrhng like IL here before Shouldn't wonler II she toos
the mug"