The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-17

udy dppOinteu lOr tud utlIAu ana
Genesta 20 sail the rae Q , sea 20, miles
to wlndward and retain, from Scot
land )ightship. 1t is question
whether they viii % 81 ocessiu In coy.
ering the course Within the allotted
time. The wind at $50 a. III. was
blowing from the west ut the rate OF II
miles on hour, with probabilities Of
its dec feasing. Weather clear, Both
yachts a:e row OH theic way Il the
lightship, and the start VIII PIC badly
be made at out l0:.9 q. m.
BULL ~ NJ,
ia M.-The preparatory signal has
been given and the race will pegiu In
tive minutes. Wind fresh, now blow.
Ing q miles an hour from the west |;
sea smooth. The Genesta crossed the
stsrtiag line at ll:et-32; pulitan al
ii $3.50.
'l:l5 a. M.--Wind increasing; now
blowing 10 miles an hctr, fro N the
nor Invest. Tho yacht, a,s heading
east sout0east.
n:2O A. M.-Purltsn gaining on the
Genesta.
ll:?5 A. M.-The yachts are off Sandy
Hook light ship. Their ,s.tions are
about the same as at the htart. Wind
blowing l6 miles an hour, from ives,
northwest.
IL :46 A. M.-The Genesta is leaving
the Puritan, somewhat, now.
1905 p. M.-The Genesta Is leaving
the Puritan by about bs,f q mile.
The GenOsta trrned the stale boa
at l:05:2O; the Pp, ltan at I:C7 60.
1:20--p. M.-The Pu titan has had her
top sails down Tor some time; repyon
not known. Wind blowing q miles
an hour.
1880 +. M.-The Puritan Is now lead
ing the Genes,a.
las =. M.-The Puritan has not We,
set her Top spil. The Gen
| esta was to windwsrd, aud
gaining on her all the lime. i,
was though The Puritan was cripple d
IL L. M.--wird blowing mites an
hour, nortn-nOrthwes., c.ovdy.
| l:5l p. M.-WeAther has set Ia thick,
shutting out the yachts from View.
80 =. M.-Both yachts stIil on port
teak, standing no. theas. the Pr~itan
about mile ahead.
2:.0 p. M.-Wea.her has cleared. The
Puritan Is q m 10 ahead, but impossible
ID tell which Is - v pdwsrd.
2z5 r. 10th yachts gone about on
starbosrd lack, the Puritan ahead she
has no. set her top sat yet.
23O +. H. Yachts now about 10
miles east OF Sandy Hook )lghtsh 'ps,
The Puritan ~ TO the windward and
tanoe. Wind now 81 miles q a hour.
2:.oP. NJ. Both yachts east o.
Sandy Hook lightsb'rs. Pu .,tau
q mile In wipdward and ahead.
$3.50 p. M.--Th0 Puritan has o1,y he,
matn sail and jib set. Tho Genests
crrrics her lib, main and ton sail,
which Is all she can leg. The Pui tan
IL standing up straight as u stake.
| 4:l0 y. M.-The lace Is Just finished.
The Pu. ltan wins,
The Puritan crossed the winning
line at i.C9; the Genesta at 4:l0.
| As the PUritan crossed the limo
there was the widest excitement on
steamboats, and sailing crafts gath.
cred near the light ship. The wbis
ties of tho judges boars, ANNOUNCING
the Puritan had again beaten the
Genesta, .h.s time settling the quet
t!pn OF ihe respective qua ties OF the
two STYLES of boat, aud deciding that
the cup would RENE IN on .bis side O
the. waters, was tho s,enF, or lht
general blowing of whistles, firing o.
cannon, and, on the part cf tccuI snis
In vaiiors vessels, by shoul.n =
screaming, throwing up OF ha', fnt
geuersl embracing. Such u paude
| monium has seldom been Witnessed
| Little over n minu') lstsr. when th,
Gsnesta crossed the line, tles . noise.
aud s0sGes wore repea,ed, !tlnvtnlro
ON a moro elaborate scslo. The gen
tlemen en- >srd the Biltisher { ace
fully acknowledged the man tfeste
lions OF sood Wi. exhibited by tho
crowd, aud ''n cd their hats In res ponst
- the cheers which were given ihem
| SCon alter the race VIZ over tho two
re GERS were '-sen In wv by the clubs
tugs, which IJin tre,- noses ~
wsrd tho civ. Excursion boats aud
pleasure yrcu. = followed sutt, and so
apparently, aud the question as iht
supremacy OF the English cuttsr over
the Amencuu cutter, is settled, at Leaf
for the time beiug,