New-York tribune., 1885-09-22
DRIFTING OVER THE LINE.
THE START OF THE BRENroNs REEF RACE
THE GENEsTA LEADING AND LEAVING Tnn
DAUNTLEss BEHIND

THE GENEsTA LEADING AND LEAVING TBn
DAUNTLEss BEHIND.
A dozen reporters and two committeeman went
down to the in tugs yesterday to start the cutter
Cenesa and the schooner Dauntlcss their race tor
tho Brentons Reef Cup Of Staten Island the Puritan
lay at her ca anchorage, satisfied vi the glory al
ready won calmly watching the Englsbman go out to
almost certain victory. No who the races for
the Commodores Cup last Friday when the Genesta
sailed two feet for every one that the Daantless
covered could possibly doubt the result of the race
started yesterday. Nothing short of a miracle or
auxiliary steam-power in the shape of stray tug can
keep the Brentons Reef Cup from following where the
Commodore's Cup for sloops has already gone
At 8 D. M. the tug Luckenbaei passed the old
Dauntless beating down through the Narrows
against light south eastery breeze. With promise
OF future aid and comfort the tug passed down tho
bay to where tbe Genesta slowly surging through
the water mainsail, forestaysai and jib.
little dumpling Of boat towing in her wake. Sir
Richard sutton, Sir illiam Leyinge and DIR Wood
bury were distributed about the deck in picturesque
and attitudes but the glory OF the traditional
" blazer was wanting. They wore the more sombre
pea-acket. DIR. Woodbury. inquired snxously after
things that he had left uoon time IN the
cabin of the Lucken aeh and blonde English sailor,
With one those rdicuously foocar ending IN red
Gap his head, jumped into the dumping OF boat
aad rowed over TO the tug. Mr. Tams Of the regatta
committee Mr. Tams, suit of I" oilers the latest Lon
don papers brought by the Etruria aud basket OF
lire works went over the side into the boat. Tho
blonde sailor with the ridiculous cap laid his boat
alongsde the cutter with few vigorous strokes and SIR
Riehari welcomed Mr.. Tams aboard Then he seized
upon the London papers.
On board the Luckenbaeh Mr. Busk only was lett 20
represent the majesty OF ths committee. BY his drec
tion the tug steamed back to the Dauntess and ex-
tended a helping hawser. Down came the head sails
OF the schooner with run and mansa.l and forcsait
trimmed Tat aft possible to profit By the breeze.
which kept hauling more to the SOUTH the Dauntiess
tt.y y,ln in tha aEa nj ha
Genesta was passed again, but when the Lueken-
bach half way out TIN ough the cha aDel tie Ocean
King came along and took the cutter in tow. The
powerful tug pulled the lighter Yacht through the
water easily that both reached the sandy HOOK
LIghtship about the same time. Then the lines were
cast of and the took up her position south
of the red bull Uf the light>hip.
The scene was sombre to the verge of desolation
scarcely perceptble breeze from the south just fied
the sails Of the Genesa she dred to the southwest
OF the tug while the DauDtess with every sail set re-
NAMED stationary though pointed toward the starting
line The water was inlIy black and the long low swell
pitched and tunbled the TO ats about in way that
made landsman reach for the nearest support. 10
the south the sky looked black enough TO set one
thinking of the storm fags floating from the Signal
vice stations and of that cyclone which has been
wandering mp and down the Georgia coast OF late
The smoke OF coastwse steamer was blown IN biack
cloud to the west along the southern horizon. while
further shore white streak OF saiOke stretched CUT
to the ea from tugs smoke stack. y stray pilot
boat aud two outward bound barks, whose many tued
patchwork sails Tapped idly against their mlss were
the Oaly other objects to break the monotony OF vew
Mr. Busk kept one eye his watch aud at 400 the
= eoaratcry signal went up at the flag stat while the
tugs malodous whistle called attentOn to the same
The yachts treated the warning with unru!cd indiher
enee At < the whistle blew again aud the starting
sgua was set Still no signs Of life. ln the language
of u billiard player, the DaHntess =" had direction
bot lacked legs" The Gentsta had neither just
before the ten minutes grace exhausted % light
breeze Ged the Genestas spirit and b topsails Then
il swele her lower sails and coming aboat, she bore
down ON the Luckenbach. wore round close under her
stern and went the line at l3 handicapped by
three minutes. A few minutes later the Same breeze
filed the many sails OF the Dauntess and she glided
o;er the liue at 5:23. BY that time the cutter was
'tcblng aud tumbng about third OF mile in adj
vance Blocks cTeaked as the blde -acketcd crew
swung away the hallards and the schooner started
after the cutter.
rhe Luolenbach steamed after the Englishm1n and
footed parting salute 535. Five minutes later
SIMILAR compliment paid to the American schooner
and7the tug pointed for home. carrier pigeon
was loose from the Dauntess and circled upward
into the air The biz tug Ocean King with her crew OF
reporters lay between the tive yachts though un-
decided which to direct her attentions toward. Tho
twin lights the Highlands twlnklol forth and the
Genesta half mile in advance OF the schooner, was
poking her bOwsprt into the gathering gloom OF the
east. For moment the sporadic crimson Of gorgeous
flooded the western sky with glory. and then the
yachts aud ting disappeared down path OF silver hat
led ont TO surrounding ring Of haze cor.
r)borated the storm prophecies of the Signal service