The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
AMERICA WINS.
The Prize Cup Remains In This
Country.
Tho Great International Race Between
the English Yacht Genesta and
American Yacht Puritan II
Won by the Latter.


American Yacht Puritan II
Won by the Latter.
NEW York, September 1.-THE cup
stays in America" These words were
spoken by ex-Commodore James d. Smith
rs the Puritan's mainboom passed the
finish line off Scotland lightship to-day, after
the closest contest ever sailed over any
forty-mile course. The Genesta was beaten
one minute ard thirty-eight seconds. cor
rected time, and two minutes and nine sec
onds actual time. The course was twenty
miles 10 leeward and return from the Scot
land lightship, the wind being west-north-
west. The yachts were sent away on an
east-southeast cOurse dead before the wind.
In this run the cutter beat the slOOp one
minute and twenty-One seconds. From
there to the finish they made but one short
tack Of mile and two long legs of nine
and ten miles respectively in half gale Of
wind, which changed to north-nOrthwest
soon after the ''Ou.er mark" was turned.
In this work the Puritan gained three
point. When the preparatory
whistle was given at eleven O'Clock
the Puritan lay about quarter
Of a mile as:ern of the Judges boat head
ing to the southeast. with spinnaker boon,
down to starboard, main sheet hauled aft,
jib sheet to windward. At one minute be-
fore the starting whistle was blown tho
Genesta came tearing across the tugs stern
and the Puritan's bow OF the port tack.
Just then the Puritan's main sheet was paid
cut and the Captain put her helm down
and she came for the line. So finely had the
cutters skipper calculated the time that
while the starting whistle was blowing she
shot across, her crew, running her immense
spinnaker alOft az she went over and break
ing it out in just thirty seconds. Away
she few to leeward, leading the Boston
slOOp by fOrty-iiye seconds The latter
broke out her big balloon ib as she crossed
and set her spinnaker in minute. The
two clipper yachts presented grand pic
ture as they dashed along with their
pyramids Of snow white canvas tower
ing above their narrow hulls. The Official
time of the start was Genesta IL :O5 :16,
Puritan II :C6:l5 Tie Puritan soon began
to close the gap made at the start She
kept directly i'm her ANTAGONISTS wake until
nearly up with her, when she hauled ont
eastward, 50 that the Genesta could not
keep oil and prevent her passing without
gybing. At II rs she took in her balloon
jib tOpsail and staysail, and at As she
had passed out ahead OF the Genesta about
half length. Her spinnaker was nos
drawing well at this time, neither was her
n.ainsai. for the wind was, a. an old sailor
remarked, "at the nainbOom end" Cap
tain Carter recognizing this fact took in his
spinnaker at IL m, dipped her spinnaker
and set the sail on tine port side all in five
minutes. She Immediately drew ahead of
the sleep, and in half an hour had passed
her. This was surprise, hut what was
coming was greater one. Fifteen minutes
later the cutter was a
GOOD QUARTER OF A MILE
in the lead with her great white spinnaker
bellying out in the stiffening breeze. The
Puritan would not gybe although the spin
maker was not drawing and she was steadily
dropping astern. Down came the Genesta's
club topsaii at II: 56. the PuNtan's coming
in moment later. The cutter set work
ing tOpsail but the siOO? set no other. At
one p. m. the Genesta's spinnaker boom
was lowered on deck and everything made
snug for the long beat to windward. The
large passenger boats and steam yachts had
gathered OF the outer mark and all eyes
were turned upon the two boats as they
came bounding along. All thought then
that the Genesta was winner. The oil
cial time Of rounding was: Genesta
1:U5::O: Puritan, 101:SG. The former
with her main sheet hauled fat aft gybed
rs she rounded and in a minute after she
was clOsehauled OIL the starbOard tack sttnd-
ing to the southwark. The Puritan
made wide turn, which placed her far
ther to leeward, and now commenced
graHd struggle for the finish, twenty niles
20 windward. Every one thought
the cutters top sail must come in. Down
she went. keeling over as she felt the force
Of the squall, till her lee rail was lbs: to
sight in smother Of glittering foam;
over yet, till the water was washing up to
her skylights amidships. ard there was the
limit. Captain Carter held her to her
course, then about north by east. one-quar-
ter east, for the wind had hauled to north.
northwest and she seemed to spring
through the choppy seas which were top
ped with SETTLING white caps rs far to
windward as the eye could reach. The
Puritan was making excellent weather of it
at this time and was steadily seating" up
through the Genesta's lee. just
before she tackled at 2:17 she
was fully half mile ON the Genesta's
lee b0w. Instead OF lacking when she
could have crossed the Genesta's bow, she
kept on, thereby, the committee sag, losing
much valuable ground. The Genesta went
about at 2:lS. This stretch to the west
ward proved to he the last one, "a the wind
favored the yachts so they were able to
fetch the finish. When Captain Croker
found he could easily fetch the lightship he
started the slOOp's sheets and gave her
good full" She was then about 0ne-half
mile on the Englishman's weather quarter
who also had his main sheet started :rifle
but was pointing" very high. At 1885 the
Puritan kept broad off and came boiling
down for the Genesta's weather, evidently
intending to blanket her. Captain Carter
seeing this put the cutters helm, down sud-
denly and shot the Gentsta
into the wind across his rivals stern and
took windward position himself, although
he lost fully three minutes by the operation.
There was ''luffing' match for few mo-
ments until the Puritan got far enough
ahead. They were then. at 3:53, about
three and half miles from the finish. The
water was getting smoother every moment,
while the breeze continued strong. The
Puritan increased her lead steadily and
crossed the finish line At 4:09:l5. while the
fleet of steamers gave her rn,ising recep-
ton, Mr. Forbes and his crew responding
heartily. The Genesta crossed the line at
4:l0:19, only two minutes and twenty four
seconds behind her.
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