Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
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THE RIVAL YACHTS.
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After "a Week OF Failures the Puri-
tan Beats the Genasta ON Monday
and Yesterday.
New YORK, Sept 10.--A new bowsprit
| of Georgia yellow pine was made for the
/ Genesta at Poillon's Brooklyn ship yard.
The old spar was found to be soft and
| imperfect stick. The new bowsprit is
| 535 feet long, IL inches thick at the
squared inboard end, which is IL feet IN
length, and tapers down to 10 inches at
the tip. 1t weighs 1000 pounds, or 264
pounds more than the old bowsprlt. The
| additional weight of the bowsprit Will
neeessitate the remeasursment -of the
Genesta to find what change, If any, IS
made in her length at the water line.
The rent in the Puritan's sail was
almost five feet in diameter. Two sail
makers neatly mended the sail yesterday.
Mr.. George l.. Schuyler, who was on
Mr.. Elbridge I. Gerry's steam yacht
Electra, and was watching the movements
of the Puritan and Genestn MS they mp
preached the line, told Mr.. Gerry th"t
there was going to bo a collision MT
Mr.. Gerry, who is an enthusiastic amateur
photographer, quickly turned the lenses
of his camera upon the racers and cap
tnred three views of the collision; one
as the bowsprit of the Genesta came in
contact with the Puritans mainsail. !.
anothera as it went through the canvas, and
another as the bowsprit fell into the water.
On Tuesday evening the owners of the
Puritan sent u letter to Sir Richard SUIT
ton saving that the accident was entirely
their fault, and that they deeply regretted
it, They hoped that the Genesta had not
suffered serious damage. and that Sir
Richard would send the bill for repairs to
them. Sir Richard wrote in reply, say
ing that he saw at once that it was an
unavoidable accident, and that nobody
was to blame; the expense of repairing
the Genesta would be trifing, and he
could not think of sending the bill to the
owners of the Puritan.
SANDY HOOK, Sept. 11-10.30 a. H.
The iron steamers Cygnus and Sirius, and
the steamer Grand Republic with lot of
tugs are steaming out. The Puritan con-
tinues under full sail. The tug ID. j..
Mitchell took the Genesta ia tow ut $50,
but cast her oil shortly afterwards aud
she started ont under full sail. }. Nal
colin Forbes, one of the owners of the
Puritan, is sitting on the weather side of
the cockpit talking to Captain Croker,
who is at the wheel. The Puritan passed
the Hook ut 1905 and the Genesta ut
1910. The start will be from the Scot
land lightship. The Genesta carries
more sail but the Puritan is outsailing her.
THE START AT 11.36.
HIGHLANDS, N. j., Sept. 1l-l1.39 n.
m.-Both yachts started ut 1l.3G and
both are standing on the port tack.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE two giants
had stretched their sails and tried theil
rigging by run to windward, when thu
, whistles from the judges boat brought
them both back, running free, side b,
! side, the Genesta showing to better ad
|, vantage as she ran with the wind deat
: astern and the big, graceful sails curvinl
,. like birds wings gathered in a pl;ng'
. through midair. Once together waiting
: for the start, the blne peter flying, fly,
! minutes trickling away by seconds, tn
u = Yankee crew crouched behind thei
i weather bulwarks in an irregular line, tn
= English crew in line, the Puritan Shove,
;, the value of Tuesdays lesson by declinin
u all chances and lying 10, hcad to tn
= wind aud sails Tapping, doggedly wuitin
= to windward while the Genesta slippe
towards the line and luiing TO check he
Roadway.
T. AT the second the two swung off to
T. starboard tack, and tapping, the boats
" biscuit-toss apart .he bows jumping an
~ the masts slipping, the two crossed, lnl
~ ping spread of white beauty, side j
u, side, the Puritan crossing ll.35.l1 an
~ ~ the Genesta at 11,35.IS. The two iillt
~ away with the breeze, which had promise
~ so we'll, lessening as the boats moved o
IL The wind was east southeast, but d
u course was laid enst by north, or n ba
Ut trifle north of east, which slanted the lii
up to Rockawny. From the start 4
Puritan was outfooted without being OF
pointed, and the sea which was runnii
left long white feather along the pc
ne loaded sides while the Genes!a was cl
nt ting the waves like knife, clean n
hu without foam. Whatever the reason, the
Iu were indications that the Puritan W
llu being sailed too close TO the wind. Il
hg Genesta in the first half hour had drnN
" 50 far ahead of the Puritan TINT the cut
ior was fully justified in crossing the Pu
,Iur tan's bows and taking the weather gaui
pe The Genesta had now distinctly
SlI advantage. She was to windwnrd. :
ol was ahead and was gaining eve
zen moment. But the luck Of the race turn,
'W Thrown to leeward, the Puritan v
o. Sl also crowded over into the smooth wa
ne along shore, where Coney Island kept
sec the wind, and was helped on her cour
i ,s and in her weakest point thereby; S
.lo more mt Ito, when both boats ca
ilb around on port tack together, it h
wv pened by the chances of ii dying bro
~ that the Puritan picked up n wind wi
Iris the Genestn was almost standing still.
'ne For two hours the boats moved along
the port tuck away from the coast, by Ii
odds the most important beat of the d
At the start the Genesta lowered
ION working topsail and the Puritan mad
N: N: like change, putting up, however, n C.
Urn topsuil. Il was characteristic, MS so mi
lhe else in these races is, that the Engli
70 men lowered their topsail and got it cl
NJ out of the way before the new sail W
ish sliding up the lee of the mainsail.
70 crew clustered thick in the main rigg
ieht to handle it. There was loss of time
anu Roadway in this, but also greater
III tainty. The American crew left their
FRI, sail drawing, until the tapping club
'Iliu sail hung in its lee, two or three I
cps swarming out on that particularly n
en- ward foothold the peak halyards. v
ll l this arrangement it took nearly twic,
lueI long to sheet the topsail home MS on
UNI English yacht, and in high wind
UGH American operation would be n IL
ticllisn one, but no time or headwa
lost.
AS the breeze went down the
''h' cleared and long green ocean swells
pro placed the short rollers. The Gen
KIN, steadily lost and the end of the sec
ness long reach up TO Long Island on II s
S!ph board tack saw her put hopelessly in
tle rear and falling steadily to windwt
thce The Puritan steered easier than it
were and, without pointing so close, III
luie. more headway than earlier. With v
ana falling, and sea following its exampl
own si was plain, when both boats came abor
NS o'clock, at the beginning of the s.
mere tacks which enabled the Puritan to
Vi the stakeboat that by no probable co
of weather could the race be finished.
The Genesta replaced its spirit tol
rday ~ clno volsan, pu' r Ma'i i,,a aheF s
III race all pissed TO the Puritan. Tnel
,,,,.,, tack, her yellow sails shining in the
Lnmi sunset light, she drew near the red
4 rS'. aud buoy which marked the stnkcl
,nvon As she came to for the last time
,,i,n breeze was so far gone that she St
Cnon her sails shaking and her Roadway 6,
i IN hut the breeze wns light, which this
onti, needs, and at 500 she rounded the 81
a. liz boat, steamer after steamer taking NJ
, H. cheers as the beautiful yacht fell
his lel'ie tpu VIM, sMHhS 1T pto'l ..
n,ia,. n,her-a long sausage of sail cloth "
spread into one more white wing, ~
ihis ,unnllnr of film mnsi ttlnIliliu