Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-15

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2.05.-The Puritan passed the scotland
lightship AZ ;S7, the Gcncsta at 2:0l1.
2'2o p.m.--rhc Puritan turned the
Stakc-boat at2.lb-i0 The GcnoSta has
just turned at 2,sO pm.
$50 pLns-rhe Puritan passed the
Scotland light-ship AFOREMENTIONED at
2tAN--20, the GCncsta at 2iaT-A0.
2l5 p.m.The Puritan aud Cienesta
are on the port tack The Puritan keeps
hor position TO windward n looks as
though the Puritan went too lar to wnd-
ward IN rounding the llght-Shlp, and con.
scqncntly lost considerable gronnd. The
Gcnesta Il overhaullng her rival moro
rapidly than on the outward course. Roth
yachts are doing good work. The feet OF
steamers and yachts ARE all homeward-
bound
8l2p. M, The Puritan passed buoy
at N.Ot-0S aud the Genesta at $4,000,
At3;80 the Puritan went about ON the
port tack, reaching IN toward the Jersey
shore. The yachts were then OF the hos
pital ship.
Ata;8a y. m, the Puritan went about
on the starhoard tack and the Gencsta
took the port tack. The Puritan at
8iSa.l5 rounded the southwest spit and
the Gcnesta al Slle.a0.
The Puritan leads by over mile. The
Gcuesta has Just set her splnmakcs,
8la7--The Puritan has set her balloon
jib and Is going home.
I =, M.-~rhe Puritan passed an lmagl-
nary line drawn from here towards The
Princes bay, minutes and so seconds
ahead OF the Goncsta.
t!0S ~ M.--rhc Puritan has Just passed
the hospital ship. The Gcnosta Is away
aStcrn,
i;t0r. M.-Thc Puritan wins the race,
crossing the winning Inc az 1884
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
OwfslrAp, Sept. H. The morning
broke with AN overcast sky, hut with n
good strong breeze from the south, which
had been blowing all niuht. A. o'clock
there was a large number of yachts both
of the visiting clubs aud the New York,
Brooklyn, Atlantic and other orgnnlla.
tlons, at anchor at bay and staten Island,
At . O'Clock the wind had ircshcncd aud
hauled round TO the southwest giving
promise that one oi the races so long dc.
icrrcd would be finished to-day The
| Judges boat the ucecnhnoh,arrived at tho
starting point about 10 O'Clock, at which
! time the tide was az half Hood, running
at lis fun strength of four miles mn hour,
{ At 10 O'Clock, while the Puritan was stand
Ing on the port tack ON the Staten island
( l.lrEn, ll5 y, M.-Thc Gcnesu
crossed The line az lill4
shore She holstcd her iib-top sail la
4 the stops ready TO break out, but the
stops did not happen 60 be strong
enough, for pun ut wind caught The
canvas and blew It out before Il was
/ wanted, The lb.i0p sail had TO be low
/ cred and was turled ON the howsprit
1 AZ 100 the Gcncsll, under mdinsail,
eluh-top sail and iib, was riding free
mp the bay, passing the Puritan 30 wind.
4 ward, the boats being about one
eighth ui mile apart The
the end of her hoWsprlt 20 the top
masthead aud down to her beam end un-
chored about 200 Yards southwest vi
buoy No ~, The Puritan on the star
board tack headed 10 the line In obedience
toftlc warming sgnal The GcucStn at
once hauled her wind 90 the same tack
and SET her stay Snil At l0i80 am. the
Gcnestn aud Puritan, after sailing npout
the bay for half an hour IN order 60 get
into their position, to the great ndmlm-
ton of their supporters. ranged Side by
side OF Owle Head, the Puritan 10
windward rs usual At the lnO-
mcnt the bay was alive with tugs and
yachts aud the white. sails were dazzling,
1hp starting signal WAS given at l0!%
aud at once the two boats began % move
. through the water, The Puritan under
an plain sail was off Grst and crossed the
line little ahead of the Goncst1. She
seemed 60 move u little quicker a. tirst
hut then the Gcncsia got breath Of wind
and ran up 10 her rival. Both yachts
stood on the short tack to the Long Is
land shore. Then the Genesta suddenly
whirled about for Tie station island.
Then u few seconds Inter the
Puritan went nhout in pnrsnl1. The scene
presented by the yachts aud steamers rs
they passed Sandy Hook was notably pie
turesquc. The purit w, with every stitch
Of canvas spread, led the procession. Be
hind her came the steamers with various
: colored flags iloatlng above their heads,
! and yachts with white sails The tenestn
! followed at some distance behind under
full sail. She swept along with hardly II
any less grace than the Puritan The red
caps OF her sailors made them plainly dis
ccrnable on the deck. The wind was
: blowing steadily AZ the rate of six miles
per hour. The Puritan appeared 20 gain
on her rival after passing Sandy Hook.
She had the whole thing 10 herself and
Capt Croker evidently meant 90 see
that she kept II, He stecred much closer
10 the wind than did Capt. Carter
There was smart Stewardship displayed
In the manner In which the racers were
brought 10 the starting line. both had
been lacking about rather aimlessly as u
seemed 10 landsmcn, now taking little
ran over toward Bay Ridge and then
gliding back In the direction Of Staten
Island, but when the preparatory signal
was given each was ready TO take up
4 position and at 1880
They were both on Owlshead inst
north Of the stake boat standing almo
motonlcss side by side, their covering
canvas mounting sky-ward, like two vast
shafts Of white marble. AZ this jnnctlrc
there was scarcely wind enough 10 stir
the little cnsigng At the masthead OF the
yachts, which lay drifting on every side
OF the water, which was ~ quiet rs the
surface Of an ordinary pond, although II
had not the CLASSY surface which denotes
a perfect calm.
The Puritan on passing Sandy Hook
was half mile ahead oi the Gcuesta,
Aftf.r nn sgiu0 fhp IIook each Yacht ,yag IL,