The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-12
GENESTA-PURIrAN RACE.
DOOMED TO DISAPPOINTMENT.
An Immense Gathering TO Witness the
Race Between tho Puritan and the
Genesta-rhe Race Declared
or on Account of Un-
favorable Weather.
The Great Yacht Race,

lsisnu, and speedsd Tor the boistsrous
Horseshoe. Schooner-yaohts heso-
Lutte, Tidal Wave, Foam, Estella,
Varunna and Adrian, sloops Thetis
and Arrow, and steam-yacht Vision
all bobbed of on the crested waves of
the Horseshoe's troubled water at
midnight. AS night advanced the
wind increased and tho waves rolled
higher and higher. The wind blew
dead from the northeast, and kent
increasing from 10 miles an hour,
AZ sunset To nearly 10 miles at mid
night. The morning broke hopefully,
ana at day ybreak all was life and bus
! tie ON board the yachts. An oilshore
signal was hoistea on the flsrstafI of
| Highlands. The wind was then f,em
the northeast and blowing at the rate
| OF II miles an hour, with indications
OF steady all-day breeze. At s O'clock
noue of tho sailing craft had started
for the lightship, salthoug h much can
vas was spread. The schooner-yacht,
America, with General Butler
ON board, was first to
arrive at Horseshoe this morn
Ing. Soon thereafter the Puritan
ana Genesta were sighted coming up
on the port tack, the Puritan from the
narrows and tho Genesta from West
bank.
AT SCOTLAND LIGHrsHIp.
| The 1iotiila, which gathered around
Scotland lightship this morning, was
imposing IN numbers, even II il did
not equal the dimensions OF the great
ileet which covered the ocean week
ago. In addition to countless Yachts.
from tho majestic schooners to saucy
sloops and cutters, which dashed
among their large companions like
gulis or minnows, there were steam
yachts and great many large steam
ers' especially engaged for guests of
| persons went down to Sandy
| hook last evening, expactinir
to iind accommodations, aud had n
sorry time of IL wandering about wet.
cold and hungry upon that unbos.
pitable spot. Few OF them remained
to see the great race, which had
prompted them to their unwise expe.
dition. Famished with cold and
hunger, they took the earliest boat for
New York or Long Branch. The dny
was regarded as "a most favorable one
Tor the Genesta, but tho Puritan, after
Tho Goelet cup race, in rousiug
! southeastern, ut Newport, should not be
| Thought to dislike the weather. Com
| eral Butler could not have wished q
better breeze for the America, and 10.
day he is net thought to have any
reason TO complain, even though he
was arranging match, rs he did at
Gloucester, when the condition of the
race WAS that there should be an eight
Knot breeze. IL was then said, alter
BIO had boon beaten by the Fortune,
Gitana and Mohioan, that he had the
wind he wanted, and the process OF
| whipping him was termed educating
Ben Butler. Ho Will so over the
course, to-day, 10 the America. Can
tain jesse Clark sono of the btst in
formed of tho y0hngor yacht sklpners,
and tho son of old Captain "NVnt;
Clark, of the sloop Mischief, said, this
morning, that no never saw any yes-
aol show the speed that tho America
did ono day, beating to tho windward
In strong wind,
Early III The morning the sailors of
several yachts pulled away from their
crafts towards Sandy Hook. When
they arrived they drew from their
| "dingy" portentious bags, which they
Immediately began TO fill with sand.
This they took back to their vessels,
and soon the grind and swish of tho
work OF holystoning the decks could
bo heard on shore.
A dispatch from the Horseshoe says:
In tho neighborhood of tho Scot
land lightship the morning
opened with n fresh northoastorIy
breeze, without much sea, although
white caps, far out, gave indications of
rough water, later In the day.
| by y O'Clock tho Horseshoe was full
OF lilo, most OF the large yachts having
anchored tbore for the night, while the
Narrows was crowded with staam
craft and excursion boats. Tho Puri-
tan aud the Genests were towed 20 the
iightship in company with tho judges'
boat and the tug Of tho New York
yacht club, at 10 o'clock, and, there was
a,good deal OF fast sailing by crack
clubs while the races got ready. Tho
sky was overcast with streaks
oi light, ana the breeze freshen-
ing every moment. AT il:i5 tho
Whlstlo 10 got In position was
sounded, ana the eslooper and tho cut
yer hau every square inch ofcanvas up
as II by magic. Tho way tho Geneyti
showed her hull, under pressure OF
the breeze, amazed tho yachtmon who
had not occasion 10 SEQ her in any
thing but comparative calms OF Mon
day and Tuesday. She keolod over ut
times In way that would have fright.
enod tho spectators had they not
known how much OF her was still un-
dor water and how many tons OF lead
held her down. Her speed during tho
preliminary sailing for position could
not DO compared to that Of
tho American boat, but
both dashed through tho
water In fashion which promised n
iinc race. They did not come near
enough 10 have what might be called
q brush, until tho limo was crossed,
perhaps having last Tuesdays disaster
In MIND.
! THE START.
AZ ll25 tho signal TO cross tho line
was given, nnd in minute tho two
blasts irnm the Judges boat announced
tho iaoers wcro of, tho Puritan pass
ing iirst, 80 far us could ho seon from
SANDY Hook, and taking tho wind
war; course, heading about north,
nearly parallel 10 line of Coney leland.
| ihu oeneHta was about 10 eecpndh
side. Whether her delay
was duo TO the Puritan having taken
her wind, could not be determined,
Five hundred yards from the start tho
Two boats had drawn apart with about
the same speed, tho Genosta wish
inr, apparently, 20 repeat Mondays
performance aud yet ahesd OF Tho
Puritani by going freer, the Puritan
sailing "a close to the wind as possi.
bio. BY the end Of the first mile, the
Gencs,a had run lseveral hundred
yards In advance, thu Puritan keepjpp
GoRgedly In the teeth of the breess,
which had become 30 strong
a. to senv half the smaller
boats back under the reefs, after
tley had seen the start.
Az 12:l0 the Genesta nut about aa N
TO cross the Puritan's bow, but gave II
up In TWO minutes and resumed her
course, with Q substantial lead,
BULLnTrN.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 1.-THE Yacht race
has been declared OF for the day.
The wind died out and the yachts did
NOT round The floats. The Genests il
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