Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-17
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. AMERICA KEEPS THE CUP.
 Another Victory For The Puritan AFTER A VERY CLOSE RACE. Her Rival Not Two Minutes Behind. THE SMALLPOX IN CANADA.
 Tlft College to Have Jumbo Stuffed.
A CLOSE AND EXCITING RACE.

A CLOSE AND EXCITING RACE. The Puritan Wins By Less Than Two Minutes-Fine Sailing By Both 1 Yachts, Hut The Yankee Cutter Toe Fast For Her British Fsival-A Merry Scene At The Finish.
 ] NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The race to-day de- l cided that the Americas cup shall remain in 1 America. It was grand contest and it can not be said that the result proves that the cutter is superior to the eenterboard. The 1 Puritan's winning so small. that the 1 slightest slant in favor of her opponent l would have turned the tables. The Puritan was the better boat by only minute and 1 thirty-eight seconds. The breeze early this morning was from the northwest and only l fair. When the Luckenback left her dock-it had hauled around to the southwest and 1 freshened a little. The weather was cool l and the day almost cloudless. The waves in l the bay sparkled in the sun. The | judges boat was late in starting and she made no stops. Off the point of Sandy Hook a large fleet of sailing vessels could be seen clustering around the Scotland lightship from where the start was
 to be made and among these the big clubtop-
 
 l smaller fry. Both were headed inland The Luckenbach got near them and Mr. Schuyler l was put aboard the Puritan, Fleet Captain ! Center going to the Genesta. The Luckenback | got nearer to the Genesta Sir Richard Sut- ! ton and hisfriends were sitting about smok- | ing and reading the papers. ''How do you make the wind?' called out Chairman Tams from the tug. Dr. Woodbury ! answered, ''West, northwest by this compass. :" 'fSo do we. That will make the course east, southeast,' replied MT. Tams. Then the Luckenbach went to the Puritan. ''Can you ! give us the course before putting up the sig
 nal?" called out Skipper Crocker. MT. Tams | said, 'Yes, it will be east, southeast. :" ''Good! Then we can rely on that and pre- | pare to set our spinnakera'' "Yes, sir" The Luckenbach took up her position about two ! hundred yards from the lghtship and to the ! northeast of it and at 10:45 blew the ''get | ready'' signal. The boats were standing l away toward the Jersey shore, but they came about and headed for the star ting point.
 At II o'clock the preparatory signal five minutes before the start was given. The yachts were some distance away. The start ing signal was blown at II :05. The Genesta crossed the line first at 1105:16. As she crossed her spinnaker was set and bellied out ! in the fresh breeze. At 11:06:01 the Puritan crossed the line and also set her spinnaker. | They both looked like blackbirds with enor- I nous white wings. The Puritan drew up. on 1 the Englishman at once and got so close that from directly in the rear they looked like one boat. Then the Puritan got the Genesta's port quarter and gained gradually until they were on even terms as they passed ! the Sandy Hook lightship. The Genesta was ! under mainsail, spinnaker, clubtopsail, ! jibstaysail and jibtopsail. The Puritan ried mainsail, spinnaker, clubtopsail and ! jib. She had her balloon jib set when she started, but Skipper Crocker quickly saw I that it was not drawing and it was taken in. At Il :42 the Puritan looked to be ahead about five lengths, but the Genesta caught puff directly and drew up with her. The Genesta took in her jibtopsail. Both started ! with spinnakers out to starboard, but at II :57 the Genesta took hers in and at 12 o'clock she jibed and two minutes after ran | out her spinnaker on the port side. She ! seemed to do better then, but there was no l advantage on the part of either. The Puritan ! continued under the same sail. The wind ! freshened little and white caps appeared. | This was what everyone was wishing for. \ Probably all wanted a F'cutter day'' so that ! the speed of the Engishman could be shown. I At 1915 both were even and about half 1 mile from each other. Following them were ' ! and few tugs and sailing vessels. These l latter did not go far, however. The cham ! pions went too fast and they concluded to go ] back and see the finish At 12:4S the Gen ! esta took in her clubtopsail, and did the Puritan half minute later. At 12:53 the 1 Genesta put up spirit topsail. They were l nearing the turning raft. The Genesta was leading about a quarter of mile and at 1 o'clock she took down her spinnaker ! and her sailors swayed up her boom. l At 1:01 the Puritan took in her spinnaker. l The Genesta's boom was over to starboard
 and as she hove to to the starboard of the l raft it was necessary for her to jibe. Every
 body thought she would lose some ground by this, but she did not. She jibed and went 1 around the raft so neatly and quickly that ! whatever she lost was not perceptible She ! stood away on the starboard tack, having
 turned at 1:O1:3O.- The Puritan turned at | 1:07:36. Both heeled over and their sailors lay up to windward, only the tops of their caps being discernible above the bulwarks. ] At 1:23 the Puritan went about on the port
 tack and half a minute later the Genesta fol l lowed. At 1:25 the Bostonian housed
 sail, jib and jibstaysail. Under the ! ten knot breeze both bowled
 through the water and the Genesta's ! decks were on an angle of about forty five
 degrees. The Puritan began to outpoint and get nearer her rival. At 1:37 the Genesta
 set her working topsail. It began to blow great guns and the spray dashed over the decks of the judges boat so that it was un- 1 comfortable.
 At 2:16 the Genesta went about on the starbOard tack and at 2:17 the Puritan fol- l lowed. This was the last tack and both laid
 their courses for the finish. The waves dashed 1 over their bows and they bobbed up and l down as they rushed along. The Puritan l had outpointed the Genesta so that she was
 ahead little and gaining constantly. She | was about three-quarters of mile to wind 1 ward and eight miles from the ightship when
 Captain Crocker let out the mainsail little
 and let her go and she ran up close to the Genesta. At 3:46 there
 was little luffing match. The Genesta was.
 behind and she went to windward evidently
 trying to get up and "cup" her opponent
 She lost ground in this. The Luckenbach
 went ahead and anchored about three hun
 dred yards to the north of the ightship.
 The end was approaching and the steamers got ready to blow their whistles and the yachts to fire their guns. The Puritan cross
 ed the finish line at 4:09:15. The whistles
 blew, the guns were fired and every ybody
 cheered. She immediately luffed and 1 watched the Englishman come in. The Genesta crossed at 4:1O:39 and she also was | cheered and saluted.
 It was all over now and it can hardly be
 called defeat The tug Scandinavian took the Puritan in tow and moment later ! the LuckenDach gave tno Ieuesla u Hue. The din of the whistles and cheering contin-
 ued for some time. The Luekenbach over
 hauled the Scandinavian and as the yachts
 came near to each other the Genesta people
 doffed their caps to the Puritan people. | The Old Dominion steamer Richmond passed
 by with a crowd of spectators from New | York. They cheered the Genesta and they
 chsered again Tompkinsville was reached
 about 6:3O and the two champions dropped
 anchor. The sailing time Puritan
 5:0a:14; Genesta 505:25. The Genesta's
 corrected time was 5:04:52. The Puritan 1 won by one minute and thirty eight seconds. odd FeIIows' Field Day.
 l WORCESTER, Sept. 16-To-day the
 uniformed degree camps of Massachusetts Odd Fellows assembled here for their second
 annual field day. Camps from Boston, Man
 chester, Springfield, Salem, Somerville and | Pawtucket, in all over six hundred members,