Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-17
A spITEFuL souALI.

spray in sheets high over the yachts to
| windward. Those on the small
tugs were drenched with the
heavy seas that boarded them,
Everyone thought that the cutters top
sail must come in. Down she went, keel
ing over as she felt the force of the squall
till her lee rail was lost to sight in the
smother" OF the glittering foam; over
yet, till the water was washing up TO her
skylights, amldships, and there was the
limit. Capt. Carter held her to her course
then about north by east one-quarter
east, for the wind had hauled to the north
northwest-and she seemed to spring
through the choppy seas. which were
topped with seething ''white caps" rs far
to the windward as the eye could reach.
THE PURITAN MAKING EXCELLENT
WEATHER.
The Puritan was making excellent
| weather of 1t at this time, and was stead
! lily ''beating' up through the Genesta's
lee. just before she tackled up at 2:17
| O'Clock, she was full one-half a mile on
the Genesta's lee bow. Instead of tacking
when she could have crossed the Genes
ta's bow, she kept on, thereby, the COM
mittee say, losing much valuable ground.
The Genesta welt about at 2:1S O'clock.
This stretch to the westward proved to be
the last one, as the wind favored the
yachts SO that they were able to fetch the
finish.
GIVING HER GOOD PULL.
When Capt. Crocker found that he could
easily fetch the lghtship, he started the
sloop's sheets and gave her "good pull"
She was then about half a mile on the
Englishman's weather quarter. He also
had his main sheet started trifle, but
was pointing" very high.
SHARP TACTICS.
A 4 o " -
off and came ''boiling" down for the Ge-
nesta's weather, evidently intending to
"blanket' her. Capt. Carter, seeing this,
put the cutters helm down suddenly and
shot the Genesta into the wind across his
rivals stern and took the windward posi-
tiOn himself, although he lost fully 3m.
by the operation. There was 'lufing"
match for a few moments, until
the Puritan got far enough ahead.
They were then-at 3:53 o'clock-about
81 miles from the finish. The water was
getting smoother every moment, while
the breeze continued strong.
CROSSING THE LINE.
The Puritan increased her lead steadily,
and crossed the finish line at 4:09:15,
while the fleet Of steamboats, gave her
a rOusing reception, Mr.. FORBES and the
crew responding heartily. The Genesta
crossed the line at 4:lO:39, only minutes
and "A seconds behind her. The yachts
looked grand as they dashed across the
line. Both were taken in tow by the tugs
Soanda and InckenbaGk, and cast off at
/ their Staten Island anchorage at 8
o'clock. The race was over and the
America's cup was still retained on
this side Of the Atlantic. In speaking of
the race ex-Commodore James ID. Smith,
who has seen every important race for
the last 80 years, said: ''It was the grand
est race ever seen in the world, and if the
Puritan had been properly handled she
would have beaten the cutter more yet"
THE ENGLIsHMEN COMPLAIN.
Capt. Robert Carter said tonight that
Sir Richard Sutton and Sir William
Levinge said nothing during the race, but
watched its progress with interest.
Beaver Webb and Capt. Carter de-
nounced the Puritan's action In bearing
down upon them rs ''sharp
practice" aud say that it would
not be permitted If racing
In English waters. They think that she
tried to crowd them of their course. Mr..
Toms, of the regatta committee, and other
prominent yachrmen, said tonight that
it was folly to talk about "sharp prac-
tice.v Capt. Crocker, shore away" be-
cause he held the windward position,
and in making his course to the hghtship
was able to do so.
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There was great rejoicing at the rooms
Of the New York Yacht club tonight. The
general expression was that the English
boat had been fairly beaten with wind
and sea that gave her all the advantages
she looked for, and that were it not for the
miserable way in which the Puritan was
sailed she could have easily beaten the
Genesta by at least ten minutes
more than the corrected time.
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tan's people left tonight for Boston. The
Genestas people take their defeat in good
part. 1t has been decided by the club
that the race for the COmmOdOre's cup
Will take place on Sept. IS. The race for
the BreCtOn's reef cballenge cup will be
or Sept. 81, and that for the Cape May
challenge cup on Sept. 26.
BosToN's INTEREST.
Boston. Sept. 16.-Although interest
in tho Puritan Genesta contest had not
abated at all in this ci y, II did not mani
fest itself this morning about the bulle-
tin boards until after the announcement
OF the start. In a short time after that it
was difficult TO pass along the sidewalks
in front of the boards, and the crowd IN
creased and overlowed in the roadway.
1t was very subdued gathering, how
ever, for bulletin after bulletin showed the
Euglishman in the lead, and when the
| Tune OF tn6 run 70 tetNdFu was pun hub
and hasty calculations were m ade, and the
result showed that the Puritan had been
outsailed, the prospect became gloomier
still.
GLOOM DIsPELLED.
The gloom lightened wonderfully when
it was stated that the Puritan was pick
Ing up, ana the announcement an hour
after, turning the stake boat, that the
Puritan was leading was the signal for
hearty round OF cheers. II seemed taken
for granted, then, that the white sloop
would be the winner, for
bulletin a0on after saying that
she was mile ahead raised not
even a murmur. Still there was a CLEAN
OF hope for the cutters friends when the
end drew near and II Was seen that's was
doing grand work. Finally, when the yic-
tory was bullebned, there was one grand
shout and The crowd dwindled away rap
idly. During the evening, although the
race was the leading topic Of conyersa-
tlon, no one could be found who expected
any other result, although Il was admitted
that the English boat was worthy COM
petitor.