, 1885-09-17
OUR SIDE WINS.
The Puritan Takes Another
Heat in the Race.
A Mormon Woman With a
Weak Memory.
A Land Decision Which Favors
Settlers in Utah.

day appointed for the Puritan and &C.
nesta to sail a race to sea twenty miles
to windward and return from Scotland
lightship. 1t is a question whether they
will be successful in covering the course
within the allotted time. The wind at
$50 was blowing from the west at the
rate of eleven miles per hour, with proba-
bilities of its decreasing. The weather is
Gear and both yachts are now on their
way to the lightship, and the start will
probably be made about 10. 80 a. M.
IL a. m.-The preparatory signal is just
given and the race will begin in FIVE min
utes. The wind has freshened and is
blowing fourteen miles an hour from the
west. The sea is smooth.
11:07 a. m.-The Genesta crossed the
line at ll:04. 80 and the Puritan at
Hos 30.
HIS a. m.-The wind is increasing
and is now blowing fifteen miles an hour
from the northwest.
Il:l7 a. m.-The Puritan is gaining on
the Genestn.
At ll:25 the yachts were of Sandy
Hook lightship, their positions about the
same as at the start The wind is blow
ing sixteen miles an hour IRON the west
northwest.
H:46a. m.-The Genesta is leaving
the Puritan somewhat now.
l2O5 p. m.-The Genesta is leading
the Puritan by about half a mile
At noon the wind was blowing twenty
four miles an hour from the west north
west, and the weather was fair.
The start was made amid the whistling
Of tugs and steamers. The Genesta
crossed the line ahead of her rival, put
the Puritan quickly recovered the ground
and gained a slight lead, The yachts
started on the starboard tack and darted
along over the course like race horses
The sea is covered with white caps. The
Puritan is to the windward of the Genes
Ia. Both yachts are contesting every
foot of the course, and are piling up
green masses Of water on either side of
their sharp bows. Every sail Is set and
the prospects for a quick race are grand
At ll:l5 the yachts we're abreast, then
the Genesta began to forge ahead. The
crew on board of the Puritan watched the
Britisher slip by with anxious faces.
Five minutes later the Geresta had in
creased the distance between her and the
Boston boat to three cable lengths. She
lay well over 10 the wind, cutting the
waters rapidly and gracefully.
1915 p. m-The yachts have now COW
cred about fourteen miles of the west
wardfun and~keep well apart, with the
Genesta still in the lead. The winl is
now northwest and the weather is cloudy.
1886 p. m.-The yachts are still in the
same relative positions as last reported.
The Genesta turned the stake boat at
l:05 20. the Puritan at l:07. 80.
LOO p. m.-The Puritan has had her
topsaiIs down for some time. The rea-
son is not known. The wind is blowing
twenty five miles an hour.
l:50 p. m.-Tbe Puritan is now leaving
the Genesta,
At 1875 p. IN. the Puritan had not yet
set her topsail. The Genesta was to the
windward Of the Puritan and gaining on
her all the time 1t was thought the
Puritan was crippled. At lbs p. m. the
wind was blowing thirty-six miles an
hour, north, northwest. and Weather
cloudy.
1854 p. m.-The weather has set in
thick, shutting out The yachts from view.
2:l5 p. m.-Both yachts are still on
the port tack, standing northwest. The
Puritan Is about a mile ahead,
800 n. m.-The weather has cleared.
The Puritan is a mile ahead.
2:25 p. m.-Both yachts have gone
about on the starboard tack. The Puri
tan is ahead. She has not set her topsail,
yet.
40 p. m .-The yachts arc now about
ten miles east of the Sandy Hook light.
ship. The Puritan is to the windward
and ahead, but it Is impossible to judge
the distance. The wind is blowing thirty.
seven miles an hour.
2:4s p. m.-Both yachts are east of the
Sandy Hook lightship. The Puritan is
mile to the windward and ahead.
3:05 p. m.-The Genesta has every sail
set, but for reasons unknown the Puritan
fails to set her topsails. Her crew, how
ever, appear to be making efforts TO tina
end.
BIO p. m.-The yachts are on the las
tack and are about even. The wind il
twenty nine miles an hour and north
northwest.
$3.50 p. m.-Both yachts are nov abou.
two miles northeast of the Sandy HooI
lightship. 1t is impossible to tell Which
is ahead, but the Puritan il to the wind
ward.
The Puritan has only her mainsail ant
lib set. The Genesta carries jib anC
mainsail and ,opsail, which is all she cal
lug. The Puritan is standing up straigh
as a stake.
1856 p. m.-The Puritan crossed tn
Genesta's bow a little outside Of the bar
They are now going toward the Scotland
lightship. The Puritan is a quarter Of
mile in the lead.
4O5 p. m.-The Puritan wins.
The Puritan crossed the winning line a
400, the Genesta at 4:l0l5.
As the Puritan crossed the line Their