New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-10
REPAIRING INJURED YACHTS.
srAR1Y READY FOR To-MoRRows RACE.


rbore were peace and goodwill between the
o-ritou and Genesta yesterday. The American
'oab+ ensign and the white flag of the Royal
S"nodron few tremendously over the rival yachts
- ,ho,, s,vunp TO their anchors of TompklnsVllle'
M ro+ roainsail of the American yachtwas being
.,,onded and a new bowsprit was beng put IN the
conasto. Mr. Forbes had sent letter TO Sir klch-
ID Su+top regretting the accident OF the day De
soro and Sir Richard had replied IN courteous
nbrase. Everyone had his own version as 10 why
The accident happened. but everybody agreed lnat
or,bodv else had acted generously and thaU
.bore was no fault to attach TO anybody. gen'ie
odor Of apologies and regrets permeated lhe an
aud Americans and Englishmen tred 10 ou'uo
ooch other IN expressions OF po!itehosS,
Tho lion and the eagle lay down side by slde anu
blessed each other. On board the FuIl'ah "ni'o
80 covers concealed the fleet white wings
.bot had borne the Yankee slOop so swiftly over
,bo waves. The after part of the mainsail was
,,,bent and descended like a snowy cataract to the
81, There under sort of tent rugged over the
-, cot saiImakers cross-legCed like Turks, sew
; away for dear life at the torn sail. Ihey uSed
49,, needles that would have done for stllettos ana
vyaxed cotton twine.
"It will all be done tonight said General
Paine land we shall be IN fighting trim again.
Tho sturdy Cape Cod sailors IN suits OF spotleSs
Ito lounoed about forward, looking idly across
No dancing waters to where the red cross OF ST.
George huttered in its field OF white al 'ne
Cones-a's stern. A feet of row-boats from the
shore and from the yachts lying
noor lowered about the Boston oeauIy'
ard every now and then a trim boat lying the
ha,or,oon vocht ensign at her stern and yachts
priyate signal from staff in her bows sho' up 10
.bo s,oon's aanrway. a white-suited sailor with
,ool on deck.
gentleman IN Yachting costume went on board D.
S,olcolm Forbes with his smOOth-shayen, calm, I'M
,,rtrrbobe face half concealed by the visor OF MS
yachting cup lounged in white flannel suit III the
cabin General Paine, in a yachting suit OF biue
opd y straw hat, walked about on deck smoking
cigar. Aboard the English yacht nothing was seen
but black bearded Captain Carter aud bis s'ahch
British crew at work in the bows getting the DOW
,nri, :, nloce. Sir Richard Sutton and Sir William
7 ovinr mad gone TO the city and J Beaver eDD
was not aboard
J On Tuesday evening the owners of the Puritan
cont letter 10 Sir Richard Sutton saying that the
accident was entirely their fault and that iheV
Soarlv regretted il. 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 saying that he saw at
one that IL was an unavoidable accident, and
chat nobody was to blame ; the expense OF repair
;ng the Genesta would be trihIng, and he could not
tbink of sending the bill to the ownerS OF the
Puritan
In the afternoon yesterday an immense cat-boat
from Patchogue, L. l., gayly decorated with PEN
nauts and flags came circling around the Puritan.
some musicians in her cockpit played " Yankee
DoodleD The Red White aud Blue"
and Hail, Columbia" as the boat
went around and around the Yankee
sloor. Then tug from New-llaven with cloud
NJ Aocs futtering over her and her decks crowded
with people came steamlng down the pay one
near to the beautiful soop and hailed her with
tbree cheers that were loud and long When the
neonle on board bad taken a good look at the
PrTi.an the tug steamed up TO the Genesta and
greeted her with cheers no less hearty than those
18th winch they had hailed the Puritan. Then
lor ran 70 the cutters stern and the white ensign
80. d,nnod three times in acknOw dgment OF the
cheers At the same time the triangular Nag al the
tonmast head. with Her Maiesty's Royal and I'M
ncrial crown depicted IN gold in ITS centre came
epttcrinr. three times half way down the topmaSt
A feet of cutters were riding at anchor near the
Ce,osta There was the extreme cutter llcen,
designed by Mr.. Harvey, owned by Mr.. PadeIiord
and lawfully English" with real Engllshman III
n red cap appearing above the compahiohWay'
Nor Inv was was Archibald Rogerss bounding
RQQOuIn,
Of her new nose pole, and with the vice-com-
r,olorc's flag tlymg at her tOpmast head
A ouestlon has been raised as to the comparatiNe
,or,ts nj the Genesta and other English cutters IN
= E,I,+ v,ipd The Genesta has only been beaten ii
Iht and variable WINDS If her race with the lreX,
Ntorioric Tara and Lorna IN Irish waters be eX-
ccrted. In this race she was, says Captain CONN.,
/" oyernowered by size and beaten by the lrex and
Iorna'n In the regatta of the Royal ,Cmque Ports
Yacht Club, a race winch was salied pdIl OF the
,ipne in almost a fiat calm, she was actually the
,r;nnrr bnt had to yield first prize on account OF
allowance for rig The Marjorie was cQnSldeIed
o. fastest light weather boat IN Englsh waters,
- sbe was nearly beaten by the Geucsta IN a ll2Lt
breeze at the regatta Of the ROyaI thames ldchl
CIuh last wear. he Marjorie won tle race because'
.b"Tah size was tiftX-nye seconds behlnd the Gc-
,eta OF the turnine point, there came nat cam
aUd She drftcd 10 the finish ahead Oh ner ilvai'
II has been proved that the PnrIlah can Dedt lHe
Gcncsfa the faste-t ali-IOunA EhgilSh yach'' ID
l@ht weather, and probably she can 10 IL III Ae"Ny
weather. .-, - a. ,,,,,r vrb;to docL,
of4bnPnTitan Yesterday and talked with her owners
about the accident OF the preceding day. lcy an
said that the diagram published IN III @ @iIhDCN ~
Yesterday was the only one published III the morn
y, nancrs " mch gave any correct idea oi Inc col
nsion One of the owners whose modeSty Would
moi allow of his cOnsentIng TO nave ms halne
said in regard 10 the accldent' am eIIcNeu
tIat the ma peTs should have Thought that we were
irving a sharp Yankee Trick. 1t was hOlhlnE ol lhe
kind We got IN ignt pace anu ccuf nf fo
tIon on cur part. j wanted to go astcrn OF the
Genesta and come about on her weather SIDE lheh
We yoold have had a good position; We MADE
We ""tion 10 20 to leeWard of the
cutter and then come on our course
again. Then we saw we were IN box, but 'hete
US nothing for 1t but to hold our course AS 10
n'r trying fo pass ahead Of the Genesta and then
come abSut on her weather bow and so cross the
line it would have been impossible, event. we had
ics,red 10 do such thing. TOR we would nave run
into the hghtshIp There was beastly tide,
which was setting us right, on TO thc
liQhtship. We would have had 10 90 away lay
hevond ihe liphtship if we had got safely by the
GencStajs bows before We could nave come about
and could not have crossed he line III an adyanta-
geous position. The Genestas captain Tnen , ,, he
immediately. II he had not done so he would nave
emf through our staTOOard quarter uo.