The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-19
CONSOLATION FOR THE GENESTA.
The English Cutter Defeats the New Workers
Handsomely and Takes the Douglass Cup.

New YORK, Sept 18.-The English cutter Ge-
nesta retrieved herself by winning the regatta
given under the auspices of the New York Yacht
Club, near Sandy Hook to-day. 1t was the an
nual race of the club and the prizes consisted of
two cups, one given by Commodore James Cor
don Bennett for schooners and the other by
Vice-commodere w. P. Douglass for cutters and
sloops. There were eleven entries in the race to-
day. The schooners were the Fortuna, Gray
ling and Dauntless, tn cutters, Genesta, 1leen,
Stranger, Clara and Isis, and the center board
sloops Oracle, Athlone ana Daphne The
day opened clear, with stiff breeze from
the southwest. The course was triangular run
of thirty five miles from an imaginary line drawn
between the Scotland light-shp and the judges
boat. The course was as follows: First
leg east by north; second leg, southwest by west
by three quarters west; third leg, back to starting
point The first two legs were 13 lib miles
each, and the third was lib miles. The
"Genesta was towed down from her anchorage to
Tompkinsville, and arrived near the Scotland
wreck about 1890 A. NJ Shortly before IL
o'clock the tug Luckenbach whistled for prepa
ration, and few minutes later the signal for
the start was given. The first yacht to cross
the line was the Ileen, which passed over at
1E11:03; she was followed by the Clara, which
crossed at 11:1109; the third craft was the
Genesta, upon which all eyes were fixed. She
glided over the line at 11:l1:30, and was followed
a few seconds later by the Fortuna Then came
the great racers, Athlone, Dauntless, Oracle,
Daphne and Isis. The last two We're handi-
capped by an allowance of five min
utes. The Genesta forged rapidly ahead, and
crossed before her. she gained upon the Clara
and Ileen, but in turn was closely pressed by
the Fortuna. At HAS the Genesta, Ieen and
Fortuna were almost abreast of each other, with
the English cutter slightly in the lead. The
Genesta gained slowly upon the others for the
first FIVE miles, and it became evident the
Genesta was ahead and intended to keep that
place She had the wind fair on the first Leg
and did not spare her canvass. The result was
that she steadily walked away from her COM
petitors. Captain Carter rounded the buoy at
1249l5, followed by the Fortuna at I2:50:23
The Grayling passed the red float few seconds
later. The Oracle rounded fourth in the list.
The Genesta made big sweep to windward,
and left the others SO far behind that the
race seemed certain for her. The Oracle threat
ened her seriously for some time The second
buoy was passed by the Genesta at 3.o555, and
the GrayliEg, which dropped into the second
place. turned at 3l9 The Fortuna came third
and the Oracle fourth the latter sloop being
nearly half an hour behind the English cutter
The steamers Grand Republic and Taurus, with
a number of steam yachts and sailing vessels,
we're all crowded with interested spectators, who
cheered the crew of the Genesta for the superb
manner in which they handled their graceful
craft On the home stretch the English vessel
came scudding like duck, and she passed the
line at the Scotland light-ship at 3.4I:10 with
the Grayling second.
There was a private sweepstakes contended
for during the race by the English cutter Clara,
the New York cutters Ilten and Isis. and the
sloop Athone. which was won by the Clara.
The Bennett prize cup was awarded to the
Crawling and the Douglas cup to the Genesta
The English cutter. her owner captain and crew
received an ovation after the race, and, between
cheering, the noise of steam whistles and the
din of foghorns, the course seemed veritable
bedlam. Everybody was satitfed with the race,
and the weather and all other conditions were
as favorable as could be desired.