New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-29
ENGLAND WINS A THIRD CUP.
THE OLD DAUNrLEss AGAIN DlsrANcED.
VARIABLE WINDS TAKE THE GESEsrA TO CAFE
MAY AND BACK IN AZ HOURS 10 MINUTES.


comparatyey smooth when the yachts Genesta anu
Dauntless sailed across the starting nne OH 'he po "
Sandy Hook, Saturday afternoon, and bore away 10 %
southwark hunting the Five Fathom Lghtship ana
| the Cape May Challenge Cup. Captain Cot cohhuonU
Of his ability beat the Genesta covered MS
with canvas and catching every particle OF the hsp'
| wind that he could slid rapidly after the Gehesta
which had got good lead and was reaching OUT 10 TUG
| southwark OF the Sandy Hook Lightship. Inere was
bun CLING work aboard Dauntess in setting her p
topsa and she got bad start But aboard tho Genesa
evervthing went like cockwork aud after most beau
n and accurately timed start she Increased sraduay
but surely the lead had at the beginning OF inc race
From the beginning II looked like another cup ior o
Richard Sutton. The sun was sinking toward the nave
sink Highlands as the yachts, standing ont 10 sea-
brought the red hull OF the SANDY hooA h'e"''"P 'o
that It bore north.
At 527 the Dauntless came about on tho port tack
and stood In shore. At 535 tho Genesta foHOwcd her
antagonist The press tug Luckenbach accompanied
the racing yachts When the Dauntess came about on
the port tack the uckenbach left the Genesa and ran
over IN take a look ut the schooner. Tho Dauntless
was doing we'll and her press Of sail was drawing her
along rapidly the surface OF the fast
Bu IL needs half gale to get the best work out OF the
DauntIess and her struggle with the Genesta In the
light wind blowing seemed hopeless III grew dark
ranidv and tho lights fared the misty headlands
against the fading goes OF the sunset when the Luck
enbach said good night to the Dauntess ana steamed
away to the southeast In search OF the Genesa 1850
tine Dauntless being close In toward Seabrlght came
about and stood of shore. Through the dark night
over the darker waters, the Luckenhach steamed In
SEARCH ~ the fugitive cutter COastng schooners run
ming ND from South went by wthther side lights Oh
red and green bdrning brightly doomed through the ODD
security for moment close at hand ana theh meiteu
into tho gloom big threemaster went by SILENT
dark and spectral.
" Ahoard tbe schoonerr' shouted some ono from the
Iuckenbaohs deck. HelIo" from the dark deck
OF the coaster
"Uaye YOU seen a sloop yacht working down he
coast ~
ayes half an hour ago. standing in shore"
Jingle went tho bell in the Lucsenbaohs ongine-room
and away wont the Inckenbach in search OF tho yacht
Presently there she was, her bright pinnacle Hight rising
and falling on the and shooting along Ike wan
derine star over Then the moon rose ana her
white sails cleaned and Sistened above the shapoly
| shining hull. The Genesta went tacking down the
beach, and at $3.50 Barnegat Light was raised IL was
I o'clock however, before the light was abeam The
Geuesa all through the night swept swiftly 10 the south
under mainsai. forestaysan. jb and worklng-top'hL
| The wind hauled to the west-southwest carry III III"
and the cutter was able lay her course for
| the Five Fathom Lghtship of Cape May. When the
sun came up there no sign OF the Dauntess any
WHARF Had she got different breeze from the Genesta
I'm the night and slipped to tho sonth or was she
stl beating down the Jersey coastf was the unsol'ed
problem Of the morning Tho sun rosc red ball OF IRE
IN misty horizon The wind continued to blow fair
gaili
light at Little Egg Harbor was sighted at O'CLOCK DC
! fore the day had dawned
| Soon after daybreak steamer coming up from tho
| south ran near TO the Genesia and the LuckehOaeh
and sauted them Then alone on the broad eNpanse OF
sun.it water the tug and the cutter sped through the
| bright September morning toward the lghtshp The
wind backed to south-souhwe. aud headed her on so
w. ort teck and TODD shore Meantime. at 1890
the upper hght,hp hal been sighted De.FhE We, pn,
a,n," NJ o'clock boat came of from the upper light
ship and reported that the Daunuess had not pissed
u = run oil zen lu,s, u =, q i6y n m on sunday As
on hef me htship her spinnaksr pole
was o cnS H. cloud cancht In tho rigging. The
r,,d vas blowing now from south bv east and though
the breeze Hight the cutter Ne" raldy hoI ,
At O'Clock the upper ghtship was abeauland hiteen
minutes later schooner yacht was seen worAnk down
from north 1t proved 30 be the D1gntes' WIZ heT
fOte-tOpmast gone. How Hhe c"nld nA'. WI "a "a
away anything In the light winds that ha1
been blowing vas mystery so 'n tbe General
opinion however. that the iibtCpsa hhd done ~ me
wn tbs asp ~ Of the Daanirss unable
In the Brenton's Reef race The Jbiopsal OF tLo DAit
bboon out of the yacht. A. the start OF the Cape May
race there more monkey work win lne J.s s
steep foremost. her rig reminding one oi tha ol TIC
bach ran over the schooner and salutod her Captain
Colt waved his hand In return and seorod Ms vessel
toward Inc south Everyone knew ho would 20 over the
course n there was nothing LEFT Of hs yacht but the
1rboard streak Every Iuch Of sail that could be got on
the schooner she was carrying and was h9Nns ".ong
aney In spite OF her disabled condition sho was then
about twenty-seven miles behind ia the race. ihr
Genesta was q pyramid OF canvas p'pnn hn a. -
horizon and the Luckoubach, fearful OF losing her IN tho
gathering night steamed away IN pursuit o' sno
The wind went down with me sun ana thI" WI, h,'o
. a fiat calm for a while At 6:2O hbaecom llght was
raised bearing north half west sixteen miles distant AZ
1870 breeze sprang mp RON the northMcse W
and gradually Increased % fair sailing breeze when
The new direction Of the wind caused the Grne.ta to
take spnnaker and At $40 she took IN hcr JlD9
4 I'm min
T III ~ little Egg Uarbor flashed across the
AT 1908 and at IL :O2 Baruegat was sighted bearing
northeast. fourteen miles away the hckle ana neon
hour later II drew from north by east Barnegat was
miles away and abeam at 2 O'clock II was Deau
IS uful moonlight night and every no" ana ih'n i
, | shadowy pile OF cleaning canvas with reI
sDS a srs sweep away to the south large
J. running down the coast steamed close TO the de
l. morning broke the Genesta under mainsail. Jio
foresa and spirit topsah. she had been on the POT
wind shfted north northeast and she came about W
the starbosrd tack and LAID her course TOT he 1an
coast seen and then the misty Highands AS tn
sandy Hook Lgnt'g APPEARED S 0d snO w6
" little mansails and Jbs came bounding over inc wave
toward the fishing grounds. Iu a few minutes the Go
ncsta and the Lnckenbaeh were IN the middle OF mi
miniature fleet and the little sails happed In TIE freshen
ing breeze the oIsuitod sailors lued up their boat
at let the yacht and the press boat pass ,.,, q,
T. race was ended aud Sir Richard had another consoia
no ton cup. There were many white sails cleaning o.
he the SOUTHERN nOIlLOh' put hono
Dauntless; so the Luckenbach took the Gonesa In toy
w and brought her up TO staten Island. AS 500
vs. az the lightshp passed whlte suitc
sailor climbed to the topmast head of tho Genesta an
-" took down the pannanc OF the Royal Yacht Squadron
v which was attached to a staff that had been screwe
ID, into when the began Then he rove IN
signal hayards and another Royal Squadron pei
a. nant went hutering the tOpmast head ana Deo
70 IL flew OF tho Genesas blue and red private SIS
no racing flags tho Engnsh ca
20. them. These three racing flags were run u
ne in accordance with the custom OF tho ~
~ sh yachts 10 hoist at the end OF their last race OF tn
va Yachting season many flags tho yacht has wo
the OF tho The three naRs Whlc
flew from Geuesa's signal hayards yesterday wei
for the Commodoro's Cup the Brentons Reef ana III
n Cape May -, 49,. -.
C. The actual time OF the Genesta over tho course wa
III AZ hours ii minutes aud 40 seconds As she was hand
l. csnnod IL seconds her official time would be AZ hour