Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-14
SPORTING.
THE YACHTS.
No Race Saturday-Another Trial to
Take Place To-day.

NEW YORK, Sept. l2.
Wnen the Genesta put into the Horseshoe
last night she cast anchor just around the
point. Her anchor light had only one COM
panlon TO break the darkness ard that swung
from the stays OF the schooner Wanderer
The sailors on board of Genesta clustered on
her stern, eagerly discussing the chances of
breeze today. Opinions differed, but the
less sanguine did not expect anything
stronger than a five knot breeze. and when
the morning broke the gray haze that slowly
faded away before the sun showed that their
fears were likely to be realized
The tug Luckenbach was the first craft to
appear in sight of Sandy Hook She was
sending out cloud of smoke between the
Hook and Coney Island. Shortly afterwards
the Genesta was seen moving out under sail,
and the Puritan, in tow of a tug, appeared
next.
When the slight wind that could not be felt
on the ocean filled the Puritan's sails, the tug
cast her off and she worked out slowly toward
the Scotland ligbtship.
1t was nearly ii o'clock before the steam
yacht Electra and Vision and the iron ste Am
boat Taurus was seen moving about. Then
the waters began to show white sails that in
creased in numbers as the morning advanced.
Among the most noticeable of the sailing
craft were the schooners Dreadnaught,
Dauntless and Rebecca, whose bows were
pointed in the wake of the Puritan.
The waters that were 80 restless and bois-
ferrous yesterday was as gentle as the masses
of blue and white clouds that bent above
them. The weather prophets at the Hook,
and their name was legion, were prognosti-
eating calm and all asserted that it was i'm
possible for the racers to cover the course in
time to make race.
At IL o'clock the Grand Republic was seen
steaming out. The decks of the excursion
steamers that were crowded Monday and
Tuesday had bare aspect. The yachts
were of the Scotland lightstip and looked as
if they were becamed. The wind had grad.
ually fallen and then blew about four miles
an hour. Steamers were clustering about
the lightship and sailing vessels were doing
all they could to get there.
At II, noon, both yachts were becalmed
off Scotland lightship and their were no
signs of starting.
At 2.25 z. NJ, the race was declared of
for t0dav
The strangers that appeared on the Hook
the first and second days set for the race
have disappeared. They were frozen out by
the barrenness of the place. Those who suffer
most are the reporters. If it had not been
for the kindness of William de La Motto,
who is in charge of the observatory, and
Edward Mccain, who lives in the observa-
tory and sends telegraphic dispatches, the
reporters would have been compelled to
vacate. Mr.. de La Motto rugged sleeping
places for the scrbes, and McCann furnishes
them with meals.
New YORK, Sept. l3.
Every one in town who knows anything
obn bn 40 lie
cussipg last weeks racing failures in all
their phases, and all are ready to board the
first steamboat that goes down the bay tomor-
row, and take the chances of being disap-
pointed for the fifth time, in their eagerness
to see their fsvorite boat win. Its been re-
ported there was not much betting on the
contest, but such is not the case, for nearly
every man who is interested enough h in yachts
to talk about their respective merits, has
placed money on either the Genesta or Puri-
tan, and willing to place more. The betting
on Wall street is much heavier than is gener
ally supposed, and careful estimate shows
the majority to be in favor of the American
boat. All along the river fronts, on the ferry
boats and in the cars, people are saving.
'whv don't the yachts race TO-DAY, many
thousands working people might see the con-
test in this splendid breeZe?' for sttf breeze
had been blowing from the s"ud all DAY,
that would have sent the yachts over the
course in five hours easily.
The Puritan was hauled out on the screw
dock, foot of Market street, at 10 80 last
night and put over board again two hours
later Twenty men thoroughly cleaned her
bottom and pot loaded it where the bilge
blocks had been when she was hauled out
before. She was then towed to her anchorage
off Clinton, S. L., where she laid all dav sur
rounded by boat loads of spectators curious
to see Americas representative yacht Gen.
Paine and NJ. Burgess took a sail down to
Sandy Hook in j. B. Burk's sloop Mischief
The others, with the exception of MI. Welch.
we're at the Brevoort House. Sir Richard
Sutton and party remained on board the
Genesta all day. The race will be over the
club course, SO miles, tomorrow. The start
will be at 10 80 sharp.