Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-17

drew ahead of the sloop and in half an hour
had passed her. This was q surprise,
but what was coming was
greater one. Fifteen minutes later the
cutter was good quarter of q mile in
lead, with ner great white spennsder telly-
ing out in the stiffening breeze the Puri-
tans people would not gybe, although their
spenDsder was not drawing and she was
steadily dropping astern. Down came the
Genesta club lop sail at 1880, the Puritan
coming in moment later. The cutter set
8 top sail but the sloop set no other At
p. m. the Genesta's spennader was lowered
On deck and everything made snug for
The Long Beat to windward.
The large passenger boats and steam Yacht
bad passed to the outer mark" and all eyes
were upon the two boats as they came
bounding along. All thought then that
the Genests was winner. The official
time of sounding was: Geuests, Los, 80;
Puritan, l:07. 36. The latter boat, with
her main sheet hauled, gybsd as she round
ed, and in a minute after she was close
hauled on the stsrboard tack and standing
to southwark. The Puritan made a
wide turn, which placed her
further to leeWsrd, and now commenced
struggle for the finish twenty miles to wind
ward. Black, threatening clouds appeared
in the northwest, presagiDg more wind. The
Puritan went about first OF l:23, and the
Genests minute later. Captain Crocker
thought it prudent to house the Puritan's
topuast st LIS, as the wind was coming
fast and heavy, while an ugly sea was ris-
ing, into which the yachts plunged. Three
light leech lines on the Puritan's iib were
led aft and when hauled tsut by General
Paine, much improved the set of the sail.
Out from the northwest at 10 came
ASquan of Wind
Ehistling through the shrouds of the boats
lsshipg the green waves into foam and
sending the spray in sheets high over the
yachts. Those on small tugs were drenched
Every one%hought the cutters topssil must
come in. Down she went heeling over as
she felt the force of the squall till her lee
rail was lost to sight in smoother OF
ghttering foam over it till water
was washing up to her skyhghts amidship
and there was the limit. Capt. Carter held
her 10 Der course then about north by east
one quarter east for the wind had hauled to
north northwest and she seemed to spriug
through the choppy seas, which were topped
with seething "white-csps' as far to wind
ward IS the eye could see. The Puritan
was making excellent weather of it at this
time, and was steadily
Eating up Through the Genesta Lee.
Just before she backed at 2l7 she was
tull half mile on the Geuesta's lee bow. To-
stead of backing when she could have
crossed the Genesta's bow she kept on
Il ereby, the committee say, losing much
ground.
The Genesta went about at 2:lS; this
stretch to the west, proved to be the last one,
as the wind favored the yachts so they were
sble to fetch the finish. When Capt. Crock
er found ne could easily fetch the lightship
he started the strap sheets and gave her "a
good full. She was then about halt mile
on the Englishman's weather quarter, who
also lad his main sheet stayed, out wtS
pointing" very high. .
At 2:25 the Puritan kept broad off and
came boiling down for the Genests' wealth
er evidently intending to blanket her Capt.
Carter seeiDg this put the cutters helm
down suddenly and shot the Genesta into
the wind across his rivals stern and took
a windwsrd position himself, although he lost
fully three minutes by the operation. There
was "lufiug' match tor few moments
until the Puritan got far enough ahead.
There was
Great Rejoicing
at the rooms OF the New York Yacht Club
tonight, each member as he entered not
feeling satisfied until he had asked what
was thought Of the victory.
The general opinion was that the English
beat had been fairly beaten, with wind
and sea that gave her all the advantage she
looked FOR, and that were it not for the mis-.
cradle way in which the Puritan was sailed
she could have easily beaten the Genesta al
least ten minutes more than the corrected
time.
The Pacific Yacht Club sent a congrat
ulstory telegram to the New York Yacht
Club from San Francisco signed By their
commander. The captain, owners and
others Of the Puritsn's people left
tonight for Boston. The Genests people
take the defeat in good part. 1t
has 6seAdecided by the club that the race
for the CommOdore's Cup will take place on
the 18th instant. The race for the Bren-
ton reef challenge cup will be on the 2lst,
and hat TOR tho Cane Nav challenge Cup on