Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-10

when the wind fell and they were nearly
hecalmed. The captain gives the Puritan
the precedence for speed and says ne can
beat the Genestn.
DETAILS OF THE SAIL.
After tedious wait OF two hours. after
the arrival of the contestants al the light
slip, the preparatory signal was given
from the judges boat Mt 1870. 1T was
followed by the starting signal five
minutes later. Most of the attendant
feet We're then lying 10 the southwest Of
the light ship, to give the Genesta and
Puritan clear water 10 start III. The wind
had come in from the southeast, II
moderate breeze. shortly after l o'clock,
and it WINS hailed with delight by the
thousands of enthusiastic spectators on
the steamers who htd paid from II to
$} head 10 see the great contest.
CROSSING THE LINE.
By skilful manmuyring the sklppers of
both yachts brought them close enough to
the imaginary line between the judges
boat and the lightship on tho port tack
to cross ina few seconds after the starting
signal. The Puritan slipped across first,
close up to the judges boat, at l.35.55,
but for some reason the captain Of the
Genesta tackled TO starboard inst before
reaching it, losing l minute ~
seconds and being handicapped.
She crossed at 1877 81, Official
time. Captain Crocker of the Puritan
which boat looked very handsome
with her mains,ril, spirit topsail fore
siaysail, iib and iib topsail set, meant
eight" from the start. At the moment
the Genesta crossed the line the Puritan
came about and in 80 seconds had filled
away ON the starboard tack, with the
Genesta 100 yards on her lee beam. The
course was right lin the winds eye,n
southeast, and the tug Luther @. Ward,
in charge of Niels Olsen and S. L. Lip
pinoott, of the New York Yacht Club,
had started 10 minutes before to lny out
the 20 miles to windward and place n
stake buoy for the yachts TO round.
Cheered on by shouts from hundreds of
spectators and followed by the immense
hotilla of pleasurs craft the two contest
ants headed due east on their first reach.
Finding that he could neither pasH the
Puritan to leeward or "outpoint" him,
Captain Carter of tie Genesta, after %
minutes, suddenly put the Genesta about
to cross the Puritan's stern.
But Captain Crocker put his helm
down at once, bringing the handsome
white sloop round 40 seconds later. The
Genesta was full of tricks, for round she
came again in less than minute, followed
by the Puritan again in 80 seconds. Both
yachts were carrying exactly the same
canvas. Messrs j. NJ. Forbes, General
Paine, DIR. Bryant and w. Burgess were
on hoard the Boston sloop, with Joe
Ellsworth as pilot and Schuyler represent
ing the 6enesta. Instead of gaining by
the little sliirmish which he inaugurated,
Captain Carter had lost and the Puritan
had gained a decided advantage.
THE PURITAN DRAWING AHEAD.
Both yachts went about at 3.07 and
reached to the southwark, having made
about eight miles of casting on the star
board tack. Now the Puritan began to
rapidly open gap between herself and
the Gencsta, and when they next tackled
to the eastward, at All, she was fully
three-quarters of milo windward of her
antagonist and one eighth of a mile
ahead. At 511 both tackled to the south
ward again, and now the Genesta was
over Il mile on the Puritan's lee quarter.
The way both yachts walked" through
fleet OF schooners, including the Mon
tauk, Fleetwing, America, Gittna and
Columbia, astonished the spectators and
proved the superior speed of these boats
rs compared with the old models.
AT G.30, when the judges boat arrived
at the outer mark, it was shutdown. The
wind was growing lighter, and, the yachts
being then two miles to leeward, it was
evident that the race could not be sailed
within the required time limit of sever
hours, so the regatta committee ordered il
postponed until to- day, when the boats
will start at the same hour and so over {
| similar course. All the accompanying
yachts turned back before dark and til,
| Genesta and Puritan we're towed back K
the Horseshoe by the Luckenbach an,
| Ward.
GETTING READY.
SANDY Hook, NJ. ,Sept.S -10.20 AIM
The Puritan and Genesta are now unde
sail and beating towards the point of til
Hook to try issues again for the America
cup. The wind is light from the east an
the weather is hazy
THE PURITaNs SAIL BADLY TORN.
| $50. H., N 7 So,,t e11 9s a
M p,,,ito, hos fonIeI tba Gencst
and carried away the Genesta's bowsrrit
Following is detailed report of til
collision between the champion yacht
which broke up Tuesdays race:
The Luckenbnch. with the committe
on board steamed slowly to its position
abreast the milking dirty gray lightshi
sla nn,na 10 a daod sion her ancbo
an S overboard with n slash nm,
oha roareI booreelv tn the giants TO com
/ intc, linz fo,, tbn START Roth boots cam
aro,,,,j h areot s,veening 5oshes far Nh
| In tI,a conasto noor;n9 Il 6ret aud N
Puritan plunginp mndly ahead TO cate
I'M With bnr If WAS s inst II 20 when th
idng bIost from the tno,s whistle any
warning tbnt tl,e rnce was nenr n
hand, Roth bouts we're then rapidl
nearing the place of departure. th
| Ganasto c1tt;ng in ,,non n IN n line Tim
would Iring her close nnder the bows q
tbe liohtshin. and the Puritan edpip
swiftly in toward The same locality. Fou
minutes and n balf had ELAPSED of the fiy
that were 70 intervene between the sipnf
If yvnrnina and tbe sional 10 90 whe
botb Loots had RIM down so closely mo
one another tbat everybody held hi
Ireoth ~ the tbonobt of lie hire nossibilit
of their porinp each others sides Ther
wos n dead silence. save the splashino {
tbo water as tbe tno widowed in iii
heavy swell, and then Suddenly momel
of thrilling suspense. Tie Puritan Ina
made n streipht shot across the Enplisl
mans bows in n desperate dash TO get
w;ndword
s.Sbe,ll foul her. sure " aroancd an @,
cited yachtsman,
| s.No She won'tn
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