Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-14
A CLOSE AND EXCITING RUN.
ROUNDING THE STAKE BOAT.
The Puritan Ahead, but the &C.
nesta Overhauling Her.
THE LONDON SOCIALISTS.
Speakers at a Sunday Meeting Arrested.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE IN LONDON.
THE GREAT YACHT RACE.


A Fair Start and a Good Breeze Sailing
Over the "Inside'' COurse-The Puri.
tan Quickly shows Her Heels 10 the
British Yacht.
SANDY Hook, N. J., Sept. 14.-The sea was
smooth off Sandy Hook this morning. The
wind, which at dawn was blowing fresh from
the southwark, fell off to ten miles an hour.
The bay is dotted with white-winged yachts
and vessels of all sources and sizes; steamers
trailing behind them long lines of black smoke,
are steering t leir course toward the Hook in
the wake Of the contestants.
AS soon as the yachts passed the Narrows the
air was so clear that glasses were hardly neces-
sary in the observatory here to distinguish the
yachts.
The Start from Owls Head.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Genesta and the
Puritan left their anchorage a little before 10
O'Clock and proceeded to the starting point off
Owls Head on the Long Island shore, near Bay
Ridge a suburb of Brooklyn. The wind when
they reached Owls Head was southwest and
light. The yachts at once prepared for a start
and crossed the line at 1924. When the Puri-
tan reached the Narrows at 11:10 a. m. she led
the Genesta by half mile. The shores of Sta
ten Island and Long Island were then crowded
with people, and boats of all kinds filled with
spectators followed in the wake of the racers.
Sailing Down the Lower Bay.
SANDY Hook, Sept. Ia, IL m.-The fleet
behind the racers extends from shore to shore
Little putting tugs are darling about among the
yachts, as If with a magnified sense of their
own Importance. The yachts are now on the
starboard tack. The club topsais of the Puri-
tan are not more than half filled The Genesta's
sails seem to catch more of the favorite breeze,
but the Puritan still leads.
The Puritan Apparently Two Miles
Ahead.
SANDY HOOK, N. j., September 14-The
Puritan at 1907 went about on the port tack
The Genesta, nearly a mile behind, quickly
where about. At 1922 the Genesta again
| tackled to starboard. The Puritan, however
still continued on the port tack, apparently two
The Scene from Sandy Hook.
SANDY Hook, Sept. Ii, L p.m.-There is a
breeze coming up from the s. s.w. The yachts
| feel it. They are both on the port tack. The
| Genesta keeps about two miles astern OF the
Puritan. The race is over what is called the in
side course OF the New York yacht club. The
start was made Off Owls head, about a quarter
OF a mile south-Qt -hu0Y-No Is. The course Is
| through the Narrows across the lower bay
| leaving that buoy on the port hand, thence to
| the southwark of buoy SIP, and to the north
| out around the Sandy Hook lightship, and
home over the same course, finishing at buoy
No. Is, just outside the Narrows. Every point
of observation is black with people. Trains TO
| the Hook and the regular passenger boats are
crowded. At this distance hardly a grain OF
sand is visible on Coney island; humanity is
Los p.m.-The Puritan has just tackled. and
is now on the starboard tack. The Genesta is
still on the port tack. The distance apart re-
| mains unchanged.
The Genesta Gains a Little.
1:25 p.m.-The Genesta seems to have gained
little, but it is still stern chase.
The Puritan has rounded the buoy on the
southwest spit The wind is miles an hour
from the southeast and increasing.
The Genesta Intentionally Close.
SANDY Hook, Sept 14-1:30 p.m.-The Puri-
tan rounded the buoy on the southwest spit at
1:2O.15 and the Genesta at 1:24.5O semi official
time. Both boats were Immediately sent i'm the
direction of the point of Sandy Hook. The
friends of the Puritan seem 10 feel that the
GeneSta Is getting uncomiortably close.
The Puritan Four Minutes head.
tan passed buoy off Sandy Hook Point at 1:32
p. IN. The Genesta passed the same buoy at
1:36 p. m. The wind is nine miles an hour
south southwest and increasing. The Puritan
is well to windward and holding her advantage
She is now outside of Sandy Hook.
Turning the stake Boat.
SANDY HOOK, Sept. Ia, 2:20 p. m.-The Puri-
tan passed the Scotland lightship at I:57 and
the Genesta at 2:O1E The Puritan was
getting more to windward of the Ge-
nesta, and seems to be drawing away
from her. The Puritan turned the
stake-bOat at 2:15:1O. The Genesta rounded
the spit at 1:24:5O, and Immediately sent up
her balloon topsail. She began rapidly to over
haul the Puritan, which also sent up her balloon
topsail The distance between the boats at this
time was about half a mile. The Puritan passed
the observatory opposite Sandy Hook under a
cloud of canvas. She was spinning over the
water. An iron steamboat interferes some what
with the wind of the Genesta.
2:25 p. m.-The Genesta turned the stake
boat at 100.