The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-08

This result OF to days contest is thought
by experienced yachtsmen to bs convlnc-
ing proof that the Puritan can beat the
Genesta under any conditions.
THE ARRANGEMENTs
For tho Test of Speed, aud tho Rules Coy.
rH ernIny the Race.
New YORK, September THE pro-
gramme OF the committee governing the
international race for the American Cup
between the American yacht Puritan and
the Euglish yacht Genesta is as follows:
The arst race will be 20 statute miles to
wiudward or to leeward and return, from
the Scotland Lightship, Hit is possible to
make course from that point; II not,
from the Sandy Hook Lightship. "B" OF
the international code, displayed from the
Judges boat, will signify the former; I'D"
the latter. At the start and finish the
start and finish the contesting yachts will
pass between the judges boat and the
| light ship. The outer mark is to be kept
on the starbo2rd hand in rounding. The
second race will bs over the club course,
length about 3s statute miles. In this race
the coutesting yachts, in starting, will
cross an imaginary line drawn from
the Judges steamer, anchored about q
quarter OF mile below buoy No. IS, op.
poSite Owls Head, L. l.. and mark boat
anchored inshore from the steamer, thence
(keeping outside OF Fl. Latayette) to and
around buoy No. 10, passing 70 the west
and south OF it; thence to buoy No. 81,
passing south Of it and north OF buoy No.
5, off the point OF Sandy Hook to and
around Sandy Hook light ship, turning it
from north to east, and then returning
over the same course to the finish line
drawn between the homestake boat,
which will be anchored abreast Of and TO
the eastward Of buoy No. 10, and that
buoy. All yachts must pass to the east.
ward OF west bank buoys Nos. 0, II, Is
and Is, and to the westward Of red buoys
Nos. 10, l2, II and 10, both going and re-
turning.
The third race will be over q triangular
course OF 10 statute miles long, starting
from tho Scotland light ship. The con-
testing yachts will cross the line at the
start and finish In the same manner as in
the first race. Rats displaying red hagj
will be used to mark the turning points in
the ocean races.
Should, however, any accident happen
to mark OF this kind, rendering 1t use.
less, the Club tug boat lying near It will
signify such fact by repeated short blp7ts
OF the whistle, accompanied by the raising
and lowering OF the Club flag in quick
succession, and the contesting yachts will,
| in that event, round the tug boat instead.
A tug running off course will display no
llags until she has reached the mark,
when she will display the New York
Yach! Club flag alone, and keep it flying
30 long as she remains there.
RULEs OF TUE RACE.
The race will be started each day at as
near 10 80 A. NJ. as possible.
Sailing directions-Yachts, while sailing
the race, must carry their private signals
at the main peSk.
The signals for starting will be given
from the committees steamer, "a follows;
Preparatory signal-one long blast Of the
steam whistle, and at the same time the
United States ensign will be lowered from
the bowstaa' and a blne-peter set in its
place. The statt-Five minutes later
There will no second blast OF the whistle
the blue-peter will be lowered, and the
Yacht Club signal set in its place, when
the time oieach yacht will be taken as II
crosses the line. Two minutes later there
will he d third blast OF the whistle, and
this tina will be recorded as the time oi
sny Yacht starting in the race thereafter.
Not6.-That before any signal is given the
United States ensign will De flying at the
Notwithstanding the preparatory period
blue.peter-snd alter the starting
whistle the Yacht Club signal. A shorI
bls1t Of the steamers whistle will be given
as each yacht crosses the starting point,
The weather thus lar today, according
TO experts, favors the Puritan. She works
better in the smooth sea. Both boats
however. can take better blow than five
miles an hour.
Al an early hour this morning the river
fronts we're crowded by small army o.
| well dresssd men, most Of whom cIEried
oyeYeoats and had marine glssses- -slung
over their shoulders. Many ladies Were
with the men, and the destination OF all
was the yacht racs by way OF the nun
berless excursion boats, which, gaily dtck'
cd with bunting, rested easily at the
ends Of the piers from far up town
down to the Battery on either side OF the
city. At the foot Of West Twenty.third
street the police boat Patrol received q Sc
lect aasemblage. Further down from the
foot Of Beach street the large ocean
steamer Richmond carried away anumbeI
Of passengers. At the GoCks OF the Iror
Steamboat Company were boats RECEIVING
laEgs loads Of passengers.
One ol the bosts has on board mum
Der OF carrier pigeons which will be liber
sted at certain intervals t1 bear informs
ton Of the manner in which the race Il
progressing.
The betting which last night haC
changed somewhat in favor ofthe Geresta
shifted again this morning to Us aud 70 4
100 in favor Of the Puritan.