The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-09
The Race OF

SANDY Hook, September S.-The
lower bay is this morning again full OF
yachts. The Puritan is anchored near
Sandy Hook dock The Geaesta is fur
rher down. The signal service officer
reports light southerly winds under i've
miles au hour; brisk winds are pre-
dicted towards evening. with increasing
cioudineSs and rain.
Noon.LThe Puritan has fouled the
GefiestG. and carried away the Gcnestq 8
howsprit. The Puritan had her mani
sail badly torn while in collision with
the Ge7iestG.
I2.S5.-The judges beat has taken the
GeneStG in tow, andis- coming in.
m.-On account of the accidents
TO thecompeting yachts, the race IS of
for to day.
New YoRK, September Sat the
Highlands the judges held consulta
ton after the founng occurred and
talked to the shippers OF the Puritan
and GenestG. Both declared racing to
be an impossibilitv. When the yachts
came in view from Sandy Hook the
Genesta and Puritan we're in close COM
pany. and making sail for Scotland
iightship. The red, white and blue
w
The skipper of the GenestG pointed right
toward the P.tritalr in an ehdeayor to
take the latter's wind away. The cap
tain of the Puritan believed he could
cross the GenestG's bow and tried to do
so. The result was a foul in which the
Genesta's bowsprit was carried away and
the mainsail of the Puritan badly
torn. The CONSERVATION on the judges
boat and on the yachts was great.
Those who were not near enough 10
see were afraid the yachts were injured
below the water line. 1t was foul,
pure and simple, upon thepart OF the
Puritan. aud was due to the fact. that
her skipper thought he could bring her
before the wind faster than he did. The
hole in the Puritan s maihsail is in the
after leech, in the lower corner and OF
course renders her useless. 1t was only
by luck that further accidents were
avoided, for after the collision all
visiting and attendant yachts ran up
close to the P@ritdn and Gc6estd and
several fouls occurred.
THE PURITAN TO BLAME.
NEwYoRK, September S.-The Puritan
was entirely at fault for to-day's COLI
sion off the Scotland ightship. The
had the right of way. The PHritan, on
the port tack, in attempting to cross her
bow, less than one minute before the
starting signal was given, fouled her,
the Genesta's bow-sprit going through
the cleT of the PuritGn's main sail close
to the boom, making O. hole two feet
square. Leeches and the foot ropes of
the sail held the end of the bowsprit,
which was broken off close TO the stem
head. The committee then ruled the
Puritan out and told Sir Richard SUIT
ton that he might sail over the course
If he wished. The latter promptly de-
clined the offer with thanks. No one
was injured. Both boats were towed to
Staten Island and will probably race on
Friday.
New YoRE. September S.-New York
is full of disappointed yaohtsIncn to-
night, and none are more so than those
who came on from Boston three days
ago to see how their favorite Puritan
would behave in the first series of
yacht races, in the great contest for
Americas cup and have not seen it
yet. The most serious of delays was
caused to-day by the collision between
the Puritan and GeBeStG, just as the
yachts were about to start under most
favorable conditions in their first real
struggle for the trophy. A light fog,
which hung over the bay dur
ing the early morning hours,
cleared away soon after o'clock
BY the warm rays of the sun,
and a pleasant breeze from the south
east of moderate strength. which came
from seaward with short, ugly swells,
that told of more wind behind them.
The change was hailed with pleasure by
the crews of both the competing yachts.
which lay at anchor in the Horse Shoe,
west of Sandy Hook, and by 9 o'clock
the sails of both were hoisted and the
anchors hove, ready for an early start.
They were under weigh at 10.l5, when
the regatta committee, Messrs: Tsms,
Steboins and Schuyler, arrived in the
tug Luckenbach. Eastern yachtsmen
are extremely indignant that their pet
sloop should be the cause of this delay.
Tho committee will Officially declare
the date eli the next race.