Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-17
THE PURITAN WINS AGAIN.
THE CUP STATS IN AMERICA.
IN. Greatest tcnses, Ever scen-The YANKEE
s,ess Besu she Engfish Cater and Villas
shs TussfnHtienai Rsre.

IN. Greatest tcnses, Ever scen-The ysnkee
sieep Besu she Esgi,sk Cater and Was
shs Iu,sfnsuensi Race.
Try Telegraph 10 the Dispatoh.1
NEW YORK, September To-" The
cup STAYS in America These words
were spoken BY ex-Commodore James
II. Smith as the Puritan's main boom
passed the finish-line of Scotland light
Shin to-day. after the closest contest
ever sailed on any forty-mile course.
The Genesta was beaten one minute
and thirty-eight seconds, corrected
time. and two minutes nine second sc-
fual time. The course was twenty
miles 10 leewsrd and return from Scot
land lightship, the wind beng W. n.
W. The yachts were sent away on an
Y. s. T.. course. dead before the wind.
In this run the English cutter beat the
American sloop one minute and twenty
one seconds. From there 70 the finish
they made but one short tack OF mile
and two long legs Of nine and ten
miles respectively, in ball gale oil
wind which canted 20 north-nortbwest
soon after the outer mark was turned
In tins work the Puritan gained three
minutes and thirty seconds from point
20 point.
No time was lost in preparations.
When the Judges bost arrived of
Sandy Book the Genesta and Puritan
were both seen under way close up to
Scotland hehtship, the starting-poini.
Air. NJ. X. Schuyler, representing the
Gcnests on the Puritan, was put on
board the latter Yacht, and fleet-Csp-
tain Robert Garter boarded the Genosts
10 do similar duty for the Puritan
people.
LOGGING OUT THE COURSE.
The tug Scandinavian, in charge OF
Messrs. 8. !. Lippincott and Mel o.
sen, was sent away 70 log out the
twenty-mile course Z. s. T.. TO leewsrd,
and az I0.45 A. n. the committee-boat
anchored. with the lightship bearing
>. :. W, distant $50 yards. This formed
the imaginary line over which the
yachts were TO pass.
At this time the steam-ysohts Elec-
ira. towanS, Stranger, Corsair, Vision,
Sentinel, Polynia. and Skylark had
gathered 70 the stern OF the judges
bout. The steamers Grand Republic,
Taurus. Sirius, II. 7. Baya, and the
Old DOMINION Line steamship Rich
mon6-their decks fairly black with
enthusiastic speciatOrs-lay close by
covered with flags. The breeze was
freshenIDg every moment. and the pros
pect Of grand race 10 leeward, where
the yachts could carry their spinnakers,
was sufficient 10 creste the utmost ex-
element.
When 3 preparatory whistle was
given at exactly II O'Clock the Puritan
lay about = quarter Of mile astern Of
the Judges boat holding to southeast,
with spirnaker boom down to starboard.
the main sheet hauled aft. and ub sheet
10 windwRrd. one minute before the
Startlng-w histle was blown the Genesta
came tearing across the Tugs stern.
with the purltsn's bow on port tack,
heading parallel with the line.
Tbo.e who were watching the
movements Of both were positive
ole would cross the line before the
signal was gwen and breathlessly
awaited the result. Just then the Pu-
ritsn's main sheet was paid out, Cap
tam CrOckor put her helm down, and
she came fof the line. So finely had
the cutters skipper calculated the time
that while the starting whistle was
blowing she shot across. her crew run
mig her immense spinnsker aloft as
sic went over. and breaking 1t out IN
just thirty seconds. Awsv she few
10 lcewuIO. leading the Boston slOop
by ioriy-f,e seconds The latter broke
out her big balloon jib as she crossed,
and set her spinnaker in minute
after. " ha;
A GRAND PICTURE
these two clipper-yachts presented as
they dashed away, with their pyramids
OF snow-White canvas towering above
Their narrow hulls All the steam
yachts kept well To leeward Of the twin
racers, and ;he smaller ones were puz-
zled TO keep pace with them. The large
steamer Columbia joined the feet al
1l:45 4. NJ. when of sandy Hook.
III, Official tine Of the start was
Gonesta, llO5.lc: Puritan. ll;0G.0l.
The Puritan soon began 10 close the
GAP made - the start. She kept d.
recily IN her antagonists wake until
nearly up with her, when she hauled ont
20 eastward. 30 that the Genesta could
not keep oi and prov ent her passing
without sYtinc. A; ll:3j she took IN
her balloon ub-topsail and stayssil and
al ll:45 She had passed out ahead OF
the Genesis ubout half length. Her
spinnaker Was not drawing wei at
IAiS time. neither was her manssl,
for The wind was. q an old
sailor remarked. at the main
boom-epd. Captain Carter Of the
Genesta. recognizing this fact, took IN
her splHnaker 81 l. O'Clock, gybed her
NAN boom. dipped her spinnaker boom,
snd set sail on the port side-all IN five
minutes. She Immediately drew ahead
Ct the sloop. and ID half an hour had
passed her. THIS was a surprise. but
What was coming was a greater one.
Fifteen minutes later the cutter was
good quarter Of a mile IN the lead.
with hey great white spinnaker belly
ING out ~ the stigening breeze. The
PJr.i&n's people would not gybe,
although their spInnaker was not draw
ing ard she was steadily dropping
asicrn. Down came the GenestR's
club topsAi al 1850. the Puritan's
coming IN a moment later. The cutter
set her working topsail, bat the sloop
SCI no others. AlP.M. the Genesta's
spiunAker-booa was lowered on
deok and everything made snug for
long beat 20 windward. Large pasSen-
ger-hoats and steam-yachts had gather
ed of the outer marx. and al eyes
were upon the two boats a. they came
bounding along. AL thought then that
she Genesia Was the winner. The off,
cal time Of rounding the stake-bOSt
was; Genesta, l;05.30; Puritan,
1:O7.36. The former boat, with her
nsin-Sheei hauled fiat aft, gybed as