The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-08

all sizes and rigs, were assemble
within circle of mile ut thei
Sc ltland lght>hip, then lying 10 the
southwest of the lightSlip. TO give the
GeHests and Puritan clear water To start
in. The wind had oone IN from ne
,utheast in moderate breezes shorty
after 1. and sas hailed with delight
Thousands of enthusiastic speta'or@"ns
t c steamers. who had pad Pam ne
10 three dollars head to 80 u great
Contest. b. skillful man gem ut tue.
.kippers OF both the yacn ; Wrought |
hem close cIuugh to-the hue between I
ie judge, bat and the hght'hip. On
t ie port track TO cross. Ia ale W se''E
ends after the starting sigh'l
Pertain slipped aero first. Il > up
4, e Judges boar. an b s. but lar -"ii |
ta.on CIptain Cen re Of the .GeAef /, |
tackled To sIarboard, just clio ereaci.-
ing IT. losing II minutes az seceohds
and being handle apped 81 second,
thereby. She crossed Ut ], ~ 81 "tiiti'd
time. Captain CFoe ker, -of he F"f'Mn. |
wni II bolt luoked very hand ON WIN
her mainsaii,s sprie,- tUPsah. iOreS,a'
sail ill, and jib top saa set Whlef
meant fight from The start; ~
IN JInent The Gf7tcsSd crossed fhe flue
the Piirltdn cameOaoont, iandsfh tnrIy
seconds had ihed ya%aIalon Use 't&r
DO I'd tack With the Gcn sta hundred |
vs,ds nj her lee boa d. Pie course
was RIGHT. '.in the winds tye.ho tug
had started tena minutes before to log
ont twenty. miles to. wlndward.. ana
placed q stake buoy Tor the yachls 10
round. Gheerea on by the sh0ats from
hundreds Of spectators, anu follower
hV the immense ffiOtilla OF pleasure
csafts me two contestants headed due
e.st an Che first reach. Finding tnat
he could neither mass the DEfiGGte ~
leeward or ';Olt noiutn him, Captain
| Carter, after q twenty three nln :
utes. suddenly put the Getsss
about to cross the Par tons stert ;
| but Captain Croker put his helm dvw,ti
nc once, bringing tine handsome wnlte
! sIoop round 40 seconds LATER the
| Gcaesfl was iuH OF tricks, for round she
came again IN less than a minute, lol-
lowed By the ParstdR, AGAIN III ~
seconds. Both yachts were CARVING
exactly the same canvass. an 'teaH "
gaining by the lizzie sklrInlsn winch iie
iinaupurataa, the captain OF the Per tet
had gaiusti a decided advantage. Buth
Yachts went about at SCI aud leavbea
to the southwald having ni''iie
about egut mics. Then, on
starboarl tack, now the fGfstdI
began RAPIDLY to open the gap between
herself and the Geaestd, and wheh they
met rney next tackled eastward, Al 3siO
She was.fully, thEeesfourLhs of milo t'
windNard OF her aAtagon st ana one
eighth of a mile ahead. Az IL, 'oYil
lacked to the uthward again. AND ioW
the GeJsesta WAS over a mGe o. lil'
Paritda'S lee quarter way. Bpth yaehC
walked through the fleets OF stnoon
fers. including the 4ioGtd@&e, 'F9eSta'rg
IDaeyicd, Gi5aRu and COtHm0m, as
toaished the spectators and 9rQye0 IN
superior speed OF these boats $ con.
pared with the old medsls. Arf.S5
= when the judges boat arrived at IN
: louter mark, it was sunjowh; IN
E wind was growing lighter, an
y the yachts being then two male
u 10 leeEard, il was eviient that the rae
could not be sailed within the require
i time. a limit of seven hours, soS1e re
e gatta committee orlered it postpRne.
e until tomorrow, when the h9atslwi
:, start at the same. hour andHVvef
- similar course.
., All the accompanying yachts wei
ie- turned back before dark and the GeneSI
: and Puritan were tOwed back to doF;
!, Shoe. The result of Jo-day's contest
II thought by experienced men to be
y convincing proof that the Puritan cs
~ heat thecutTer und r any conditions.