The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-17
upon Scotland iieht ship. the ...r,,r,

upon Scotland light ship, the starting
point. Az soor9as Mr.. Schuyler, repre-.
senting the Gsrests, on the Puritan,
WAS put on board of the
latter yacht, and Fleet Captain
Robert Carter boarded the Genesta
20 90 similar duty for the Pa. IN
people, the tug Scandinav ian, in
cnsrge OF Messrs. L,pp uco aud NJ,
Olsen, was sent awayio lock out the
m"e court> east southe- : - l.,
ward, aud at lcaS the commit. o's
Goat anchored with the Iish ,hip
nssrins southwest, distant Il } yards.
rnis formed the Imaginary
iine oye- WI oh the yr Ms Nee 10
nSss, n Attt's me tue steam yacots
E,eetfa, " lnsus Straage., Corssir,
Nniop Sent af PolyDia ard Skyla X |
nsu : 'asrS ! > tho southwest Of the
s. lr' F.T. gaya gpd' and ,be old S'iSs, ps,,
m"'oa ard stesu shin Richmond.
Ter q; ,fs we. II 'rly hack will en-.
thus as 10 sYsctators, VINO Law clos by
With enougl flags flying - supply q
coaple OF circuses. The breeze was
.iesner,ng every moment, and
the prosoe,. of grand raco
- leowaT ID, whore the yachts could
carry their spinuaker was sufficient 10
create the utmost excitement. Wien
the preparatory whistle was given, at
III O'clock, the Puritan lay about a
quarter OF q mile asteru Of the
judges bS at, heaj'rg 10 the south
east, with the spsnnr ,er boom down
10 starDoa"c, main-shGes hauled alt
ara gtt sheet to windwayC. Ore nit.
uts before starting the wDist,e was
Down and the Genesta came t,arluy
acrass the tg's s.ern and the P,...
fan's bow on the pors tack, her ding
psrr"ei with tte l'ue. Those
who watched tho movem ents
tf both were positive ste
would Cross The line bsfoie
th signal was givon, and breathe ,sly
awaited the result. Just then the
Pdritan's mr. in-sheet was paid out
ald Canaan Carter put her helm
down, and she came for tue line. So
unely hal the cutte.'s "ssippers' CAL
cnlated the time, that while the
starting whistle was blowing, size
shot ACROSS, her crew running
the immense sniunaker alois as she
went over, I'D breaking It out In Just
thirty seconds. Awaylshe flew to lee
waro. leading tho Boston slcop by As
seconds. The latter broke out her big
balloon glib as she cvossed, and
sat ter sp.Dnaker minute after.
| VIVA: grand picture the two
clipper yachts ! iesen' ID as they DR. III.
90 a,ong with thoir pyramids Of snow.
whiNe canvass towering above their
BOWS and hulls. Al the steam yachts
kept we'll TO leeward OF the ra 90 q and
the smaller ones were puzzled . keep
pace with them.
The official time of tho s.ert was.
Genesta, IL: 05 -l8; Plritou, II: CO 6-l5,
The Puritan soon began to close the
gap made at the start. She kept d.
rectlv In her antagonist's wake until
nesr,y up with her, when she hauled
out TO eastward, so that the Gcnests
cou'd d not keep her oil ana prevent
her passing without guybing. At
ll:3o she took on her balloon
iic.topsail aud stav-sr'l, and at It's
she hnd passed out ahea 1 Of the Cen
este about half y length. Her sp,n.
maker we1 not drawing well at this
time. Neither was her msin.sail, TO:
'he wind was as an old sailor re-
marked, "at tile main-boom end,n
Capte'u Carter, e okr'z;ng this
fact. ok in his sp'uusker
at :" noon, guybod her main boom,
dipped her spinnpker L )orn
and set the se'l on tho port side, all in
ave NJ 'uutes. She Immediately drew
ahead of the sloop, and In a
malt hour had passed her,
Fifleen minutes later the cutter
wasa y good quarter OF a mile In the
lead, with her 4. .eat white epinnaker
belly ing out in the stitiening breeze.
The. Pniitan people would not be
guybed, although their spinnp ser
was drawing and she was steadily
dropping sItern. Down came the
Gencsta club tor-Jail ut 1870,
!he Puritan coming In a moment late !.
The cutter set q t)I sail ,!but the sloop
tet no other.
At l p. IN. the Genesia's spirnaker-
oo0m was lowered on deck, and
ever ytDing made strong, for tho
long boat inwerd. Tho large pas.
senger oats and steam yachts
had gathered of the "outervord," }"
as tho tive boats came bounding
along, slthough then the Genesis was
winner. The official time OF the
rounding was Genesta, 1850; Puri-
tan, 1916. The latter, with her main
sheet hauled sit, gnyped ss she
rounded, and In a minute after she
wt7 close Iaulei ON tho stsrboard
tack, standing I 0 tho southwark. The
Pu' 'illu made q wide tara,
which placed her fp' ther Il
Reward, and now commenced u grand
81, lggle for Tho finish, 90 miles 10 the
w'ndward. Black, threat lning clouds
apr 1are In the mol Invest, bringing
moro wind for tho boats. The Pun.
tan went abow fiat at l.e3, aud the
Conc7ta mlrute later. Capts'n
CsocSo. thought 1t prudent To house
the Prrltln toI mast at :?j. as the
The wind was coming fast ana heavy,
while an ugly sea was fs3. rising. int }
which the yachts plunL ID. ibree
.iCht lesch lines on tho euri.an's
p.b were led al0it and baulo taut by
Genersl Payne, much In front OF the
set or sails, one from tho nor.hwo3t.
At 1:!5 anne a spiteIul squsll OF wind :,
wbtslling through tho sbrouds OF tho
t1at,, deshing the green waves
into loan and sending the spray in
shoets high over tho yachts 10 the
windward. Thors In the small tugs
wero drenched with the heavy seas
that bounded over them. Eyeryone
thought the cutters op-snil must ONE
dow o. She " ent keeling over as she felt
the force o. the squall. Captain Carter
Leld her - her course, then about
MOI .h.0y- east, 6ne.qurrter east, for
th6 wind had hRuled.to nor th. north
west :, I'd she seemed to spring through
tho choppy seas, which were topped
With wn'te ,aps as far ~ windwsvd
rs the eye could reach. Tho
Puritan was max 'ng excellent weather
OF II ut this t'me, and was stsadily oat-
ny up tbropgl the Genesta's lee.
Ju., before sho tackled she was a
tp' bs'r mile on tho Genesta's
loo bow. Inst :ad Of tacking aho
"a coc'd bavo orost ad the Gencsta's
NV, sho Lopt ON, thereby, the com.
mt @ say. loling much valuable
rround. The Gonosta ian a. out at
rs. TT stretch to the west
ward proud 10 be the
II one. 5 tho wind favor
cd the yacht. ~ they
were ab'eio fetch tho finish. whun
Capte'u Crofer forpd he cord easily
10 n. tue nyht STRIP he start, the
slcop's sheet aud gave her u uc "a pull.
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