Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18
AMERICA KEEPS THE CUP.
PURITAN TOO FAST FOR GENESTA.
The white SIoop Wins the Second and
Final Race and the Cup Remains at
Home-Fast in "A Smart as
well as Light Breeze.

NEW YORK, Sept 1G.-"The cup stays in
America These words were spoken by
ex-Commodore james ID. Smith as the
Puritan's main boom passed the finish line
off Scotland lightshp after the closest con-
test ever sailed over any 40 mile course.
The Genesta was beaten | minute and 3S
seconds, corrected time. The course was
twenty miles to leeward and return from
the Scotland lightship. The wind being
w. n. w, the yachts were sent away on
the 5. f. f. course dead to the wind. In
this run the cutter beat the sloop, min
ute and 81 seconds. From there to the
| finish they made but one short tack, the
wind blowing half a gale. In this work the
! Puritan gained minute and 30 seconds.
| The Judges boat, Luckenbach, steamed
down the bay at O'Clock. The skies
overhead were clear as bell, but out over
| the New Jersey hills clouds were rising.
There was no time lost in preparation.
| When the judges boat arrived off Sandy
Hook the Genesta and Puritan were both
seen under way close up to Scotland light
ship. Mr.. h. NJ. Schuyler, representing the
tan and fleet captain Robert Carter
boarded the Genesta to do similar
duty for the Puritan people. The
breeze was freShening every moment
and the prospects of grand race to lee
ward with II chance to carry spinnakers
was sufficient to create the utmost excite
ment one minute before the starting
whistle the Genesta came tearing across
the tugs stern and the Puritan's bow
parallel with line of start. Those who
were watching them thought she would
cross the line before the signal, and
breathlessly awaited the result. Just
then the Puritan's mainsheet was paid
out, Captain CrOcker put her helm down,
and she came straight 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 up her rimmense spnnaker as
she went over. Away she flew to leeWard
} leading the Boston sloop by 45 seconds,
The latter set her big balloon jb as she
crossed, and the spinnaker minute after.
The official time of the start was, Genesta
llh 5m. l6S., Puritan llh. 6m. Is. The
) Puritan soon began to close the gap. She
kept directly in her antagonists wake un-
til nearly NJ with her. At l:35 she took
in her balloon jib and staysail, and
at ll45 she had passed ont ahead
The grand struggle for the finish was q
miles to windward. Black, threatening
clouds appeared in the northwest. The
Puritan went about first at 1923 and the
Genesta one minute later. Capt. Crockel
thought best to house the Puritans top
mast as the wind was blowing hard, while
an angry sea was fast rising.
The wind was now whiStling through
the shrouds of the boats, lashinS the
waves into foam and sending the spray il
sheets. The squall struck the cutter ant
| her lee was lost to sight in the glitterinG
| foam and she laid over till the wave,
: washed up to her skylights amid ship
Tine water was getting smoother every
minute, however, but the wind continued
; strong. The Puritan was all the while
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