Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-13
NO BREEZE.
Everything Ready But Only Wee Little
Race,

Everything Ready But Only Wee Little
Race.
SANDY Hook, September l2.-When the
cutter Genests was towed into the Horse
shoe lest night she cast anchor Just around
the point. Her anchor light had an only
companion to break up the blackness, and
that swung from the stays Of the schsoner
Wanderer. A number of dingy and foul
smelling fishing smacks rocked near the
.kore, but they kept their plebian hulls con-
cealed from the aristocratie racers. The
sailors on board the Genesta clustured on
On ber stern eagerly discussing the chances
OF breeze today. Opinions differed, but
the less ssnguine did not expect anything
stronger than 6vekno breeze, and when
the n orning broke the cray haze that slow
ly faded away before the sun showed that
their fears were likely to be realized.
The tug Luckenback was the first to send
out a cloud OF smoke between the Hook
and COney Island. Shortly atterward the
Geresta was seen moving out under sail,
end then the Puritan in tow of a tug ap-
peared. When the wind that could not be
felt in the Nsrrows, and was scarcely sp-
precisbles at this time on the ocean, filled the
Yankees sails, she cast the tug off and
bobbed slowly out toward the Scotland light
ship.
1t was nearly II o'clock before the steam
yachts Electra and Vision and the iron
steamboat Taurus were seen moving out.
Then the waters began showing snow white
sails that increased in number as the day
advanced. Among the most notable Of the
calling craft were The schoouers Dread.
naught, Dauntless and Rebecea. The prows
of these beautiful designs were pointed in
the wake Of the Puritan, and followed her
as proudly as a ConQueripg army followsits
victorious leader.
The water that was 80 restless and bois.
ferrous Yesterday morning acred as though
il was ashamed OF itself, and was scarcely
demonstrstive enough to cap with foam the
light rollers that lavsd the Hook. The
water was as gentle as the wind and as
mild as the tum6leG masses of blue and
white clouds that bent above it.
The Weather Prophets
here on the Hook land their name is le-
gion), are progDosucsing calm, and all
assert that it will be impossible for the con.
testsnts TO cover the course in time to make
a race.
The strangers that appeared at Sandy
Hook The frst and second daysse apart for
the race have disappeared. Tney we're
trCzen cut by the barrenness OF ths place.
The officers quarierri here are digni6ed
ard reserved. II i: had not beea for the
kindness of Mr.. William Delanott, in
charge cf the observatory, AID Mr.. Edward
Vet ann, who lives in the observatory, and
- Is the telegrsms, the reporters even
Wol "a have been compelled to vaCat9 the
piacr Delamott rugged up sleeping places
fer he scfiI %. and Mr.. &cCann's wife fur
Il; Lid them with meals.
A;ll o'clock the Grand Republic was
sen steaming out. The decks Of the ex
curs;on steamers that were crowded on Mon
day and Tuesday have gradually dwindled
down, until it looks from the observatory
that the decks did not hold baker dozen.
TIE wird has gradually fallen until it is not
slowing faster than four miles an hour.
: Gamers are clustered about the ightship,
and the sailing vessels are doing all they
can to get there.
Light Winds Still Prevailing.
SANDY HooN. September l2.-The wealth
er is cloudy and the wind west, blowing five
miles per hour The Puritan in tow and
the Genes ia under sail a. 10 q. m. passed
out to the starting point-the Scotland
lfghtship. The Signal Service office pre-
diets for TO-DAY very ight, generally south
erly winds. a little after ten o'clock the
Purinsn dropped the tug aud proceeded
under sail, but made way slowly in the light
air. At halfpast teu the Judges boat took
the Genesta in tow, while the tug Scaldils-
Wan also threw . line to the
Puritan. and al moved out towards
the lightning together. As the Gepesta
neared the Hook the littla sloop Vixen. that
walked away from the Madge last year,
drew up under mainsail jib aud gsf topsail
The Genesta carried nainsail and jib. The
Wien Tapped the Gsnesta's stern, and then
stepeed along in stately fashion until she
had Left the Geresta astern.. The Genesta
then set her cldb topssil, but kept astern Of
the little Ayer. At balfpsst II both yachts
were becalme6 of the Scotland lightsbip,
and there was no sign Of starting, the wind
hainr very Epht and southeast