Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-23
PURITAN WINS.
Result of the International Yacht Rae
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Result of the International Yacht Races
at New York.
The first Of the series Of yacht races
Tor the so-called "Queen's cup" won
Dy the schooner America in 1851, was
set for the 7th inst. Theyachts start
ed on time in g. light wind, but could
not complete the race-twenty miles
to windward and return, off Sandy
HoOk-within the specified limit
seven hours were towed back to
anchorage at nightfan When the
race was abandoned the Puritan was
minutes and 80 seconds ahead
On the 9Th INST, while the Puritan
and Genesta were maneuvering for
position preparatory to crossing the
line in obedience to signal from the
judges boat, the Puritan attempted to
cross the Genesta's bow when the lat
ter had the right-of-way. A foul re-
suited, the Genesta losing her bowsprit
and the Puritan having her mainsail
badly torn. The Puritan was ruled
out at once, and the Genesta offered
the privilege OF sailing over the course
alone and taking the race # the speci-
fed limit of seven hours was not ex-
ceeded. Sir Richard Sutton, IN a.
thoroughly creditable spirit, declined
the offer with eve can't do it; we
don't want 1T that way; we want g.
race" Later the Puritan made
amends for a most unfortunate Incl
dent by sending her boat aboard the
Genesta with a letter from her owners,
expressing regret for the occurrence,
and proposing to pay the costs of all
repairs. But Sir Richard Sutton de-
clined to receive compensation for the
light damage, and freely expressed the
opinion that the fouling was uninten-
tional. No bad feeling was engendered
by the occurrence.
On the 18th inst. the Puritan and
Genesta made another start in brisk
wind and heavy sea. The Genesta
soon took q windward position, and
for time it seemed as though she was
destined to score a victory. But the
breeze died away and the Yankee
sloop gained rapidly and turned the
outer mark two miles ahead of the
Genesta. The wind then died away,
and there being no prospect that the
race would be made within the time
specified, the yachts were towed home.
The Genesta did not round the stake
boat.
The three failures to make race on
the outside course prompted the COM
mittee in charge to order the yachts to
make the next race-on the 14th-over
the New York Yacht Clubs inside
course through New York Bay and out
to and around Sandy Hook lightship
and return. The wind was light and
the sea smooth throughout, conditions
favorable to the Puritan, which came
In a winner, making the course of thir-
ty-eight miles in 6 hours 6 minutes
and 5 seconds-16 minutes and 19
seconds ahead Of the Genesta. The
British yacht covered the course in 6
hours % minutes and "a seconds.
After the race had been decided the
Genesta passed the Puritan at her
anchorage and cheered her Yankee
victor. The crew of the Puritan re-
sponded, and the best of feeling pre-
vailed.
On the 10th inst. the second race
was made over a. course of twenty
miles to leeward from Scotland light
ship and return. The wind registered
a velocity of eleven miles an hour
when the race began, but when the
yachts had rounded the stake and
commenced to beat home it had in
creased to thirty seven miles. The
Genesta beat the Puritan in the run
to leeward one minute and twenty-one
seconds, and the cutters friends, who
had been claiming that in gale
OF wind and big sea she
would beat the Puritan, conf
IDENTIFY looked for that result.
But the Yankee sloop, although poor
ly handled, walked to Windward of the
cutter in the teeth of the gale, and
after one Of the grandest yacht races
the world ever saw, she crossed the
winning line ahead. She finished 1
minute and "a seconds ahead Of the
Genesta. She beat her 3 minutes and
80 seconds in the windward work, 2
minutes and 9 seconds over the course,
and 1 minute and SO seconds on the
| corrected time.
The Puritan having taken two of the
three races arranged between the COM
peting yachts, a third is not necessary.
The "Queen's cup will therefore re-
main in America.