Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-12
AGAIN A FAILURE.
THE EINTERNITIONAL YACHT RACE
NOT SAILED.


A Lack OF Wind aud Delay In Starting
Prevent the Puritan aud Genesta from
Covering the Course In the Time Limit
Another Trial to be Made To-day.
lfrom Morning Edtion,l
New YoRK, Sept ll.-Today's yacht race
has proved another Hat failure, for lack of
wind and delay in getting the yachts started.
large number of steamboats,, steam yachts
and sailing craft accompanied the contestants
over the course to the outer mark, where the
Puritan arrived at 5:37, the Gencsta being
then nearly two miles TO leeward OF it. Both
yachts were towed back to the horseshoe,
whence they will start at about | o'clock
tomorrow morning. The start was made to.
| day at 1870, with fresh breeze from the
| northeast, and an ugly easterly swell.
"Where is the Jonah, here or on
the Genests2" asked Mr.. Tams of
the regatta committee, OF Sir Richard
Sutton, at o'clock tonight, after
| letting go the Genestas tow line, iu the
horseshoe. She had been towed in from sea
after the third unsuccessful attempt TO sail
the first race in the series for the America s
| cup.
al am sure don, know" replied Sir Rich
ard, despondently. 81 suppose we must try
again"
If not for the delay in putting the crews
and officers on the yachts from the judges
boat many think the race might have been
sailed to-day within the lime limit of seven
hours.
| There was fresh breeze from the eastward
aud the tide was about one-quarter ebh
when the preparatory signal was given al
| 1880 o'clock. followed by the one to start
at 1895. The judges boat lay with her
mead to the nOr,hward, an eighth of a
mile from Scotland lightshp. The course
was east by north, twenty miles to windward
and return. The Puritan lay hove to, when
the signal was given, while the Genesta lay
near the imaginary line, ready to ship ovei
in moment. By excellent management
Capt. Crocker sent the Puritan across the
line first in handsome shape, Al seconds after
the whistle was blown, the Genesa following
six seconds later and to leeward about two
hundred yards. The sea was quite heavy
during the first hour of the race, aud the
Genests showed her good weatherly qualities
to advantage, by running away
from the white sloop. The stakeboa'
was three miles to windwaId anC
was just visible, but the wind being light anC
the swels still quite heavy, there was but 1t
tie chance tor the yachts to finish. Tn,
Genesta set her big club-topsail at 45O anc
put about to port. The Puritan had beer
slowly, but surely, eating her way to wind
ward OF her art gonist and was now gooc
mile ahead OF her. At 5:l5, both went abou
again, while over hundred crafts of all SIZE
patiently awaited the coming OF the racers a
the outer mark. The Puritan ,acke,
for it at 523. when the Genesis
wSs yet nearly two miles 4
leeward with not wind enough to fiji he
sails. The Boston boat rounded the mark a
5:37, while chorus Of steam whistles iron
the i1tills Of steamers greeted her.
The committee finding that it was impossi
BILE to sail the race in seven hours took tn
Genesta in tow while the tug Scandiu,vis
was sent to bring the Puritan to the horse
shoe.