New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-11
s,,cuTs READYFOR THE RACE
.oon CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO-DAY

c0r s.h of rain swept over the bay yesterday
sonai :-.,sa drearly through the rigging OF the
and .aoh+s that covered the waters on the
deet ', .;,nd .bore. Clustered around the Genesta
6tslsh -. oround monarch was the largest
Ike co1. 's..srs ever seen in these waters. Among
Heos %. " the Ileen, Bedouin, Clara. Maggie,
the" Madae. Mona, Murel, Gayiota ana
Sffsus0 In the Seawanhaka Yacht club basin
leisnue, The Oriya, Gael and Surf. The Genesta
pea ~. ,sbite ensign of the Royal Navy, whicn
' ,. she yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron arc
u-. euv "A 20 carry. The Clara and Stranger ny .ne
. s,scn of the Naval Reserve.w when SHOWS 'n'.'
~. ~" have Admiralty warrants lhe blue ensign 10
w. Nv the yachts of the Royal Thames anu 'h0
p...., Victoria Yacht SQuadrons. both .ho o,aie
NY s c.rancer are owned by Americans, put as 'hen
.ars su1 have refused to enter them at the custom
u..ss as furniture" and pay the duty as wa.
ssns m the case of the cutter Maage: 'hey ai0 n0'
.,,oued TO fly the American Yacht ensign
large fleet of yachts flying the American i"'n'
assign and the pennants OF Inc New y,
en't" yocbt Climb stretched in long line from
na''a n.'ss.;nsv;Ile TO Fort Wadsworth. Few went
,he Horseshoe, proferring, in the threaten
TO ride at anchor all night in the upper
"s va nm ont TO the racing grounds this morning
ss canostas new bowsprit was in place, the Puri
~, ,a;nsall was mended. and then there was
a'.,.r ~" 20 tell of the accident of Tuesday. On
,'-a tha.puritan DR.. Bryant and Mr. Richardson
49, :, the cabin pasting newspaper clippings IN an
F '-s.,,so scranbook General Paine and j. Malcolm
,ssr,a. we're visiting on some Boston yachts lying
- On hoard the Genesta there was the peace OF
az NIGHT before the battle and Sir Richard sutton
.na Sir William Levinge had instructed captain
c.,tsr IN saw that they would not be at homo 10
~s,,ortars until after the races. Incoming pilots
,rsdcted a strong southeast wind and lumpy sea
g. today and good opportunity to test the rvai
.ohts In all the dull and dreary day the only bits
sf life and color were the boats with ensgns al
.,sr sterns and private signals futtering at their
tows winch came and went between the yaehts
md the shore and the picturesque. sunDnrned
.a;lo,, who lounged about the Seawanhaka land
,rc Some " ere English sailors from the crews that
ave hyouqbt over to man the cutters each year some
we're Americans from the sandy shores OF Cape Cod
and the rocky coast of Name and some were good
ratured stelid Swedes and Norwegians All the
tall was of to-day's races The accident of Anes1
Sav was lost sight of in the greater Importance OF
tbe race OF to-day. There was every prospect OIL
fying foam and whistling winds, ana yach'shen en
said: ,r;.b Loo rails unaar
and topmasts housed. We will show the Engi sh-
men now What Yankee tars are N ade OF ana now
American yachts can sail in heavy weather.;
castle 10 escape the rain smoked their pipes. spun
yarns and sang sObgs that told OF Americas prowess
on The tas seas "a Gallant Yankee ship. That few the
str;nes and stars hoated up through the hatch
wav No doubt in the dim-lit forecastie OF the
Genesta English sailors were singing that
Britannia rules the waves" SIT Richard ana slr
william were going up TO town to dine and pretty
soon tbey came of in a little pumpkin-seed OF o
boat pulled by a sailor in blue je sey with X Y.
50 embroidered its bosom. Sir Richard is a
nieasant-fa aced young man of thIrtyone. of medium
height and stoutly built. He is OF the same family
"a the Duke of Rutland and is @ representative OF
the ancient Lords Lexington an extinct peerage
Eis conduct since he has been here with the Genesa
has been such as almost entirely TO do away with
the prejudice which. on account OF the actions OF
soDe Engs yacbtsmea wns nave Deen over ne,e end
the people generally. Sir Richard mas shown that
man may be an tnglish yachtsman and gentle
man at the same time.
the Puritan, comes of old England stock and
his ancestors have built and owned ships for genera
tons He is cool. calm and polite7a typical New
Englander He has nautical air about him and Is
q most enthusiastic yachtsman.
The crews of the Genesta and Puritan were last
night looking forward with eager anticlDation 70
The race of to-day and both were saying May the
better boat win leach man who said u nrInly be
eyng in his heart that his boat was the better IL
is little singular that the Priscilla. Puritan and
(3enesta were all modelled by men who were com
paratiyey new at their business. A. Cary Smith,
The designer OF the Priscilla. was few years ago q
Puritan was Young club man about town. and j.
Beaver Webb was unknown as naval architect:
The race to-day will be over course twenty miles
to wndward or leeward, and return, so that half Of
the race will be windward work and half of 1T will
be running free. The start will probably be from
the Scotland Lightship and will take place as soon
as the yachts arrive there. The Genesta and Puri-
tan will be towed down to Sandy Hook this morn
ing and by 10 o'clock the scream Of the Lucken-
bach's whistle will give the starting signal.
White-winged peace bro0ded over the rooms OF
weather
prophets held scientific congress in order to bring
their combined influence TO- bear ON the
Powers the 'ns @orroMs ul race, W Snt 0eDs a.
they sat with closed doors the result of their deb
esations and prognostIcations could not be learned
where the dinner to Sir Richard Sutton was IN
progress The official measurer OF the club went
down to Staten leland on the IL o'clock boat and
took over again those dimensions of the Genesta,
which any variation IN the length of her new bow
spirit would affect. His survey resulted in the
discovery Of no changes, and tho time allow
ance will remain the same.
The Signal Service man who was perched mp in
the tower of the Equitable Building last night
casting the weather horoscope figured out cloudy
day and strong northeast wind, which, blowing
over the heavy sea that was kicked up by yester
days storm, promises big waves and short ones.
This forecasts the conditions under which the
Genesta has won her most brilliant races and her
friends and cutter-maniacs are happy. But the
admirers of the Puritan pretend to be happy
& they ISe SS bs at hs SsS
that while the cutter will bury herself under the
water aud plough through 1t the Yankee sloop will
rise with the waves aud glide over them. IL will
almost certainly be a wet day on both yachts. and
the sight-seers on the steamboats, sure 10 learn
what rolling and pitching mean.
Sir Richard Sutton and Sir William LevIDee were
entertained at dinner at the Union Club last even
ing by Philip Schuyler, the only survivor of the
owners of the America when she won the cup.
There were present at the dinner j. Frederick
Tams. Charles J.. Stebbins and jules Montant, COM
mttee on the International races General Paine
j. Malcolm Forbes Dr. Bryant. Edward Burgess
and Mr.. Richardson. comprising the party on the
Puritan; j. Beavor-Webb, DIR. Woodbury. and
Others.
EXCURSION BOAT PREPARATIONS.