Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-10
NOW rnn YAoHrs oo1LIDED.
Dismay OF the Disappointed Excur-
sionIsis-Th Races 20 be Sailed
ON Friday, Monday ana Wednes-


Dlsinay OF the Disappointed ExcWr.
sionIsts -Thc Races 90 be Sailed
on Friday, Monday ana Wednes-
day Next.
Mondays New York Tim says: The
Puritan will have to allow the Genesta 81
seconds. She was officially measured
yesterday and her smiling length ascer'
tanned to he S3.S5 feet, while the Genestn
is only 1876. The friends Of the American
sloop feel no uneasiness ON that account,
however, FOR they expected TINT she would
have to allow more, and still they felt
confident of her ability to win.
The Puritan was put of the screw docl
mt 4 o'clock yesterday morning when the
tide va, high, md rs soon MS her centre
board could be put i'll she was taken in
tow and started for Staten Island. She
arrived at the American Docks, Temp
kinsyille, about O'clock, The expectation
of being able to see her measured attracted
a crowd of from 500 to 600 persons, who,
when they found that they could get nc
further than the gates of the docks, made
II break for Fort Wadsworth to see her 70
down the bay. The horse car accuinmo
datious proved utterly inadequate for the
emergency and hundreds of persons who
could not get ON the cars walked down to
the fort. filling the shore road like holi.
day procession.
While the Puritan was being measured
her spar sails, anchor stocks. hanging
doors, anil superfluous furniture were put
on shore to be stored, and Mt 12.15 she
cast off from the dock and set sail for the
Horseshoe, where she lay last night to be
Nl.Eft iaals
There was q light southwest breeze and
an ebb tide, and the Puritan stood across
the narrows on the starboard tack for
Bay Ridge. She worked down to Fort
Lafayette, where she got becalmed and
lay for two hours. AT 2 O'Clock the
Genesta weighed anchor off Tompkinsyille
and also set sail for the Horseshoe. Her
owner, Sir Richard Sutton and Mr..
Beaver Webb, had gone down from the
city by the o'clock bont, and boarded
her Immediately on their arrival. Fully
80 yachts, sloops cutters, and schooners
went through the Narrows with the
Genestn Some of them had gone down
the Upper Bay from the Atlantic Yacht
Clubs anchorage, and the remainder
weighed anchor off Staten Island sinful
taneously with the Genesta. There being
little il any Wild they practically drifted
together through the Narrows and became
punched of Fort Wadsworth whose para.
pets were black with spectators.
A correspondent writes to the Times in
regard tc the meaning of the name Of the
English cutter. The word Genesta is
Latin for broom. Broom plant, Plnnta
Genesta, was the distinguishing symbol
of the British line of monarchs from
Henry II. to Richard ILL.,, the latter Of
whom died on Bosworth Field, and in
whom the race of Plantagenets became
extinct. The writer makes "genesta"
SYNONYMOUS with "Plantaganet, broom
plant, and suggests that il remains to be
seen whether the English cutter will
maintain the right to the name she bears,
by sweeping from the ocean her speedy
competitor in the.great yachting contests
| of this week.
The yachts will start from the judges
boat ut the Scotland Lightship off Sandy
/ Hook, if the wind allows, ut 1890 n. IN.
| In case the wind is from the north the
| start will be made from the Sandy Hool
| Lightship. but the wind is usually from
| the southwark Mt this season of the year
and the Judges boat will probably be an
chored near the Scotland Lightship. i
is doubtful if the rival yachts will get un
der way before IL o'clock. The prepare
tory signal from the judges bout vii
notify the visitors that III seven minutes
the start will be made. The patrol boat
will start at this signal and clear tn
course of the innunerable craft of nj
kinds which will be present.
The course which will be sailed owe
will depend entirely upon the wind. TIL
patrol bouts will indicate the direction il
which the yachts will follow and tn
pleasure boats will remain in the rear Q
the yachts. The regatta committee insis
visiting boats shall keep well out of tn
course SO as not to foul the competin
/ yachts. Steamers are forbidden to al
proach so near that the back or side waite
) from their wheels or propellers ma
/ interfere with the race. The police boat
4 will enforce the regulations of the rcgatt
committee and will keep the course clet
of small boats.
5 The course to be covered by the zach
5 is 20 mile and return sketch, making
t total distance of 40 miles. The zach
will take position behind the judge
boat. They will be to seaward of Il
Judges boat, which will be anchor'
alongside the Lightship. The yachts W
take their position at 1870 a. III. m
, await the signal.