Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-15
The Fifth Attempt Between Boston's
Puritan and England's Geuesta
Ends in a Race.
The New Englandcr Crosses the Line n
Winner by Three Miles John
Bull Brings Up the Rear.
The Hay RULED with Gorgeous shipping
Al Lovers Of sport Turn out I'm
Massc Events OF the nay.
rnn pAYls orRs.

NEW loRK, Sept 1.-THE 1iih at.
tempt to-day between the Puritan and
the Genesta yachts TO win Americas cup
resulted In victory Tor the Yankee craft.
The distance was twenty miles over the
New York Boat clubs course.
The yachts started simultaneously at
l0;St a. m, The Puritan led all the way
out to the turning point the Sandy Hook
lightship, which she turned at gag p, m.
The Gcnosta was about i've minutes be-
hind. The wind strengthened somewhat,
the yachts bowed along, the Puritan
having set her bottom ilb. The Puritan
was sailing on her best point when the
distance TO the stakc-boat was
half flushed from the south
west. The Puritan had gained
the winning loadbcyond all poradycnturn.
| The people ut the fort began 20 cheer and
many of them danced iigs on the turn
The stake-boat had her iiags all flying and
as the Puritan rounded II the baud hlazcd
out "1hc Red, White and Blucn
! whistle from the iudgo-boat an
nounccd that the race was ended The
Puritan crossed the line over three miles
ahead of the GeneSta aud the American
cup was still ours.
! TnE MORNING nULlMrINs,
NEw loRR, sept II, p;80 \. M.--Thc
prospects that the Puritan and Gcnesta
| viii bc able 70 have to-day the initial race
| for the American cup, over the inside of
! New York Yacht course, are quite favor
able The signal Office AT Sandy Hook re-
ports thirteen knots breeze from She
southwest, with probabilities OF contln
nance throughout the day
lOA. M.-rhe Gonesta and Puritan have
Just left their anchorage under sail and
are proceeding to the starting point on
OWLS Head. Tho wind is southwest aud
light.
1885 4. M.-Thc Gcncsta aud Puritan
have begun the race. They crossed The
. line at 1854 am.
1880 s. M.-The boats started on IN,
port tack, the Puritan securing the ad
! vantage of half length. After ten min
utos run In ON the Long Island shore
both boats almost simultaneously pu
about for the NarrOws, the Puritan sill
leading.
llil0A. AL- The Puritan Is now goml
through the Narruws, leading the Gcncst,
by half mile The shores OF lnnl
ryifh nannlc md honts of cyory Jcsc,in
,Inn folln,y In IN, ,y',tn nf ,ho c,,,tn.tit,
p ,n,,h,s ." Wv ''
rms lIEMINTs pRuPiriOus
NANp1 Ilo"h sept rue sea ol
, SANDY lIook rs smooth this morning
, me "lnu "hlch az HhNn was boWlhl
lI'Sh ron tle houlI""iu y now u
. noon Nu-ili' pI,'H'' ne n0S ~ "p'
yea WIN yaci,,S ana N'NselN 81 hl Sorl
4 ailu SIZES me hlr " =" e''ur 'in
, ElhsseA we n'luy necessary 10 ulr
lnSulsh the ruGers' ~ was JuSl ~ -
= O'Clock WiIon tne Iurl,ah nna .cnnNu
' passed w fort uuSWoI'n' ne iuli'a
I looked 10 nc at leas' naI llllo aheau
4 INC heneem
G NooN-l ne Shvh's hr' neaalng sout'
I on the port JACK me W'u " SCUM
Mcsi anu ohlS lhrec Hlliee an hour' I'M
: furllhh leaus the Gcncsm ABOUT Il qnhl
. teroi mile.
! Tllh corr
4 Ihc llccl Dehind the racers eNtcphe
I rom shorv 10 sho" ana lhe lncoInlp
u shlpS han 10 nc, 100, outside we mn
c rows until the racers ana attending nee
+ had passed seward. me eluD iop "a.
II OF inc Pnrl'an ~ nol more iiinp MAJ
I MED inc behesh seems 10 cac
/ more OF inc laNorlhg preeNe Dut Tue run
/, tan Keeps hnoad.
~ lzjV' 'ne farlutl on lle port tnc
lcu the nenesia ny neuIly iile. ~
. 'ehesh ~ phe t'ihe was tachihp :" VI
G port slde.
~ lZtzV tue uehesta went aoo9tt an
, lhe rnrlian continued her porl meh.
r. M'-~lhere Is breeze coming "
from me SCUM ana southwest IN
; yachts nave caught y, lney are nom Q
: Inc port TACK. lbe 1enesH Keep
. nearly two miles astern
' The Puritan. the iSce to-day " over
. What Is ealleA the inside eours
, 81 the New YORK lacht cluD u the conI7
1 through the Narrows, across ~
I lower pay, around buoy NO; ~, on w