The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-09-19

ANOTHER YACHT RACE.


New YORK, September lS.-Tbt
English cutter, Gcnesta, retrieved
herself by winning the regatta given
under the auspices of the New York
Yacht club near Sandy Hook, TODAY.
1t was the annual race of the club.
and the prizes consisted of two Guns,
one given by Commodore James G. or
don Bennett, for schooners, and the
other by Vice-Commodore w. T..
Douglass, for cutters and sloops.
There were the following entries in
the race to-day: The schooners were
the Fortuna, Grayling and Dauntless:
the cutters were the Genesta. lleon,
Stranger, Clara aud Isus, and the CEN
tre-board slOops were the Oracle,
Athlon and Daphne.
The day opened clear, with stiff
breeze from the southwest. The
course was triangular run of thirty
i've miles from an imaginary line
drawn between Scotland light-ship
and the judges boat, being as fol-
lows: First leg, east by north; Sec
ond leg, southwest by west by three
quarters west. and the third leg was
back to the starting point. The first
two legs were thirteen and one-third
miles each. and the third was eight
and one-third.
The Genesta was lowed down
from her anchorage near Tomkinsville
and arrived near the Scotland Light
ships about 1920 a. III. Shortly be-
fore IL o'clock the tug Luckenback
whistled for preparation and few
IN nutes later the signal for the start
was given. The first yacht to cross
the line was the Ileon which passed
over at II b. II min. and 3 sec. She
was followed by the Clara, which
crossed at IL h. IL min. and 9 sec. The
third craft was the Genesta,
upon which all ewes were
fixed. She glided over the line at
IL h II m. 80 sec, and wss followed
a few seconds later BY the Fortuna
Then came the Grayling, Athlon,
Dauntless, Oracle, Daphne and Isus
Tho last two were handicapped by
an allowance of minutes
The Gencsta forged rapidly ahead
and gained steadily upon the yachts
which had crossed before her, but
was closely pressed by the Fortuna.
AT ll;i4 the Gcnesta, leon
ahh TOItuHa WIRE almost
abreast of each other, with the Eng
lish cutter slightly in the lead. The
Genesta glided slowly up ON the
other two and after the first five
miles il became evident that the
fair on the first leg and did not spare
her canvass, and the result was she
steadily walked away from her com
petitors. Captain Carter dcxtrously
rounded the buoy at IL h., 40 min, Is
sec, followed by the Fortuna at ~ h.,
so min, % sec, and the CRAWLING pass
ed the red float few seconds later.
The Genesta made a big sweep to
windward and left the others S. far
behind that the race seemed certain
for her, but the Oracle threatened her
seriously for some line. The second
buoy was passed by the Geuesta at
h. IN. 55 sec, and the Crawling,
which had dropped into the sec ond
place, turned at 1919. The Fortuna
came third aud the Oracle fourth
the latter sloop being nearly half an
hour behind the English cutter.
The steamers Grand Republic
and Taurus, with number
of steam yachts and sailing
vessels were all crowded with
Interested spectators who checred
the crew of the Genesta for the SUI
pcrb manner in which they handled
their graceful craft. On the home
stretch the English vessel came scud.
ding in like duck and she passed
the line at the Scotland Light-ship a
3 h., Al min, 10 sec, with the Gray
ling second at H., SO min, 81 sec.
There was private sweepstak,
contended for during the race by tn
English cutter Clara and the New
York cutters leon and Isl is and tn
siuop Athlon, which was won by tn,
Clara.
The Bennett prize cup was awarde
to the Grayling and the Douglas
cup TO the Genesta.
The English cutter, her owne
captain and crew, received an ov,
ton after the race, and betwee
cheering, the noise of steam whistle
and the din of foghorns, the cour.
seemed veritable bedlam. Ever,
body was satisfied with the race an
the weather, and all other condition
were as favorable as could be d.
sired