Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-15
The Great Yacht Race-yictory for iii.
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The Great Yacht Race-victory for the
Puritan.
New YORK, September 14th-Tn the
thirty-eight mile race over the New York
Yacht Club course. to-day, the Puritan de-
fcated the Genesta by sixteen minutes and
nineteen seconds corrected time. or sixteen
minutes and foTty-seYen seconds actual
time. The wind was extremely light from
the start TO Sandy Hook, going out. and
from there to the finish coming in. From
the Hook to the light-ship and back there
was a good eight-knot breeze. The tide
was flood during the first half of the race.
and cob coming home. The largest fleet
of steamers ever assembled in New York
harbor for similar sight accompanied the
yachts over the entire course. The scene
at the finish was one OF the grandest ever
witnessed. Both yachts We're saluted by
every vessel and gun from Fort Wads-
worth, Staten Island Owing to the crack
ing of the iron cap of the Genesta's main
mast, the outside race is postponed until
We iuesday.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT,
New YORK, September l4th.-At last the
representative yachts of England and
America-the center-board sloOp Puritan
and the keei-cutter Genesta-haYe met and
fought one round in the marine battle
which is to decide the ownership of that
precious trophy, the America cup In
the race of thirty-eight miles over the in
side course Of the New York Yacht Club
to-day, in extremely light weather, the
ccnter-bOaTd defeated the cutter IS minutes
and A seconds, actual time; or, with the 2S
seconds time allowed the cutter by the
Puritan, l6 minutes and 10 seconds, cor
rcctGd time. The course was from an
imaginary line between buoy Is, off Owls
Head, /. /, and the committee boat.
anchored an eighth of n mile to the west
ward, and around buoys 10 and 81, in the
lower bay; thence TO and around the Sandy
Hook lightship, and return to finish off
buoy Is, an eighth of mile south of Fl
WadswOrth Wind at the start was light
from the south by west, which made a
dead heat to the first mark From here to
the iightship the wind freshened
and permitted the yachts to start
their sheets at intervals From the
outer mark back TO buoy :, off
Sandy Hook, the wind was about
four points free. Two tacks were made in
the Horseshoe to weather buoy 10, and
from there TO the finish the wind was well
on the port quarter An analysis of the
race shows that in the windward work to
buoy 10, the Puritan beat the Genesta three
minutes and one second from there to the
and from the start to the lightShip four
minutes and twenty seconds. From buoy
3, off the point of Sandy Hook to the
lightship. about eight miles, in q fresh
breeze, with lee sails TO water, the Puritan
only gained twenty-five seconds on the Ge-
nesta, and only eighteen seconds the same
distance coming back to the buoys. In the
entire run, from the outer mark to the
finish, the Puritan beat the Genesta -
minutes and25 seconds.
The American Turf.
LEXINGTON (Ky.), September 1lth.-A
| heavy rain yesterday and last night left the
| track bad. The weather to-day was delight
| full and the attendance good for the open-
| ing day. The mile and a sixteenth race
| Mr.. Dealer won, Berlin second, Lead third
| Time, 2:013. The mutuals paid SIS 60
The mile and half race Tenbooller won.
Iailisia second Spalding third Time, 256
| The mutuals paid S23 20. The mile race
! Volo won, Anna Woodcock second, Troll
| lopc third. Time, los. The mutuas
paid SIS 20. The extra race, five.eighths of
a mile, for twO-year-olds, Sir Joseph won.
Grimaldi second, Scott Key third Time.
1:0S4. The mutuals paid IS 20.
RACES At BRIGHTON GEAcH-FREELANp's
! GREAT VICTORY.
NEW YORK, September 1fth.-There were
| 10000 admission tickets paid for at the en-
trance to the Brighton Beach race track to-
| day, and the cOncoursc numbered many
| mole who bought tickets before coming 10
the course. They all came down to see
who would win the big race of the wear.
| and which proved itself, on its own in
trinsic merits, to be the greatest race ever
run under the same conditions. The stables
on the track were closed at 4:30 \ NJ. and
| four armed men protected the stable of
| each favOrite. The excitement was in
tense during the afternoon, and when Free
land won, putting COrrixans kansas City,
No. colors-green and white-in the
front and third places, such cheers rang
| out as made all things echo. 1t was a
| splendidly run race.
The first race, for maidenS, two-vear-
| ODDS, three quarters of a mile Biscuit won
| by length, Bon Soir second. KiIton third.
Time 1:l74.
The second race, for non winners, one
mile, Treasurer won by a neck, Punka
| second, Joe Murray third. Time, ia.
The third race was a sweepstakes of $500
each, with $500 added, of which $4,000
went to the first horse, 81, 700 20 the second
and 81 900 TO the third, one and a quarter
miles. The starters were Miss Woodford
Freeland, Monogram, Rersan, DIVERS
Richmond and MOdesty. 1t was the East
against the West and South. the DIVERS
having Miss Woodford and Richmond
against Ed. Corrigan's Freeland and Mod
esty while X. C. Pate came in with Mono
gram and Green Norris with Bersan. 1t
was great seXtet. The pools were tn
multuous, ranging up and down each time.
with Tremendous crowd surging in and
out Dryers Miss Woodford and Rich
mOnd sold for 81, 100. Corrigan's pair.
Freeland and Modesty, 81 ,0G0 Bersan 5425,
and Monogram $3.50. Mclaughlin was up on
Miss Woodford, Isaac Murphy on Free
land, Fitzpatrick on Monogram, Hayward
on Bersan, carrying four pounds, Potter on
Richmond and BiayloclI on Modesty 1t
Is said that this is all the real talent in the
jockey line that can be got together in
America. This was really good
go. Monogram, Richmond, Bersan and
Miss Woodtord were punched in
the start with Freeland and Mod
esty lying close up. When they
went past the stand Richmond led
with Bersan and Monogram like team.
treeland being still quiet In the back
stretch Richmond and Bersan ran neck and
neck and, rs they turned the corner of the
stables on the north side, Murphy moved
Freeland up and challenged Miss Wood.
ford; but as in similar contest and place
at Monmouth Park this season. she dould
not respond, and Murphy sat still confident
of winning the finish Bersan made an
effort now under the splendid riding O.
Hayward, who got him i'll front, but tn,
colt could not or would not come under the
whip and fell back, giving Modesty the bes
of the inside: This was just what Blay.
! lock wanted, for here he pushed his pretty
chestnut for ali she was worth Now
McLaughlin's tactics came in play and get
ting on the outside he made rally for the
lead with Miss Woodford, and had it foI
about half furlong, but Murphy simply
urged Freeand, and with the greatest east
he went in winner by three lengths, Mis-:
Woodford second, two lengths ahead OF
Modesty. Time, pos. The mutuals paid
Sl2 10. Money to winner, clear of all
81, 500