The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-23

Out from the northwest at 1:45 came spite
ful squall of wind, whistllng through the
shrouds of the boats, dashing the green waves
into foam and sending the spray in sheets
high over the yachts TO windward. Those on
the small tugs were drenched with the heavy
seas that buried them. Every one thought
the cutters top sail must come in. Down
she went. heeling over as she felt the force of
the squall. till her lee rail was lost TO
sight in a smother of glittering foam;
over yet, till the water was washing up her
skylights amidship and there was the limit.
Captain Carter held her to her course, then
about north by east one quarter, for the
wind had hauled TO north north west, and
she seemed 10 spring through the choppy
seas which were topped with seething white
caps rs far to windward as the eye could
reach. The Puritan was making excellent
weather of ii at this time and was steadily
eating up through the Genesta's lee. Just
before she tackled at 2:lT she was full half
mile on the Genesta's lee bow. Instead
of tacking when she could have crossed the
Gine,ta's bow she kept on, thereby, the con-
mittoe say, losing much valuable ground.
The Genesta went about at 2:IS. This
stretch to the westward proved 10 be the last
one as the wind favored the yachts 50 they
were able to fetch the finish. When Captain
Croker found he could easily fetch the
light-ship he started the sloon's sheets and
half mile on the Genesta's weather quarter.
who also had his main sheet started
a trifie, but was pointing very high.
At 3:15 the Puritan kept broad off, and came
boiling down for the Genesta's weather
evidently intending TO blanket her. Captain
Carter, seeing this, but the cutters helm
down suddenly and shot the Genesta into
the wind across his rivals stern, and took a
windward position himself, although he lost
fully three minstes by the operation. There
was 'luffing" match for tew moments,
until the Puritan got far edouSh ahead.
They were then-at 3:j3-abOut three and
a-half miles from the finish. The water was
getting smoother every moment, while the
breeze continued strong The Puritan in
creased her lead steadily, and crossed the
finish line at 4:O9:15, while the feet of steam
boats gave her Il rousing reception, Mr..
Forbes and the crew responding heartily.
The Genesta crossed the lire at 4:10:l9. only
two minutes aud twenty-four seconds behind
her. The yachts looked grand as they
dashed across the line. Both were taken in
tow by the tugs Scandinavian and Lucken-
bach, and cast off at their Staten Island an
chorage at o'clock. The race was over,
and the America cup was still retained on
this side of the Atlantic. In speaking OF
the race exCOmmodOre Smith, who has
seen every important race for the last thirty
years, said: 1T was the grandest race ever
seen in the world and il the Puritan had
been properly handled, she would have
beaten the cutter more yet"
The following table gives the actual results
of this interesting race:
Puritan. GeneSta.
l1h 6m Is 1h 5m is
Finish III ON 15s IN ION SOS
Elapsed time ............. 5h .m l4s 5h 5m 2}s
corrected tlme............... Oh 3m Us Oh I'm 12s
Captain Robert Center said tonight that
Sir Richard Sutton and Sir VIM. Levinge
said nothing during the race, but
watched its progress with interest.
b. Webb and Captain Carter denounce
the Puritan's action in bearing down upon
them as sharp practice" and say that it
would not be permitted if racing in
English waters. They think she
tried to crowd them off their
course. Mr.. Tams, of the Re1.s,Sa Commit
tee. and other prominent yachtsmen said
last night that il was folly to talk about
sharp practice. Captain Crocker ''bore
away" because he held a windward position,
and in making his course to the light ship