The Portland daily press., 1885-09-29
AGAIN A WINNER.
The Cenesta Badly Beats the Daunt-
less IN the Cape May Cup Race.
Anxiety Felt for the Non-Appearance
of the Latter.

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-The British cutter G en-
esta, Mhleh raced the American schooner yacht
cand Dauaddless Tor the Cape May challenge cup, has
rom rom SANDY Hook buoy No. around the Five
ramon Bank lightship, off Cape May, and return
70 the sandy Hook lightship, in all 275 miles, in
AZ hours, IA minutes and 40 seconds The Daunt-
less was last seen about $50 p. m. Sunday about
nve N alleS north of the upper lghtship near Cape
May, WIN her foretopmaSt broken off. She was
then ABOUT 80 miles behind
The Genesta had a lead at the start and pluck
iy ny hept II through the race. The starting signal
was given few minutes before O'clock on Sat
niluaay ia afternoon and the Genesta whisked across
tae me at that time, followed a minute or two
after by the schooner. There was brisk breeze
blowing from the southwest at the time and the
cutteP ayailed of it in the best possible manner.
AT b.5o Saturday afternoon, the Dauntless, which
was mile behind the English craft, took in her
Dalloon Jlb and set her small jib topsail. AT 6
O'Clock she was estimated by those on the press
DoaI Luckenbach to be three miles behind. The
Jug iolowed the DauntlesS for little While but
hnding the cutter running away from the
schooner, the Luckenbach steamed after her.
Inc Genesta headed about southwest along the
Jersey coast and at 7.30 O'Clock the electric
llgnts OF Long Branch were visible on her BEAM
an nour later she was abreast of Asbury Park
Bar BaIIaegate ig Light was sighted early in the night
ana tle staunch little cutter was abeam of its
prllnant flash at l O'Clock Sunday morning.
About O'Clock Sunday morning Absecon Light
was sighted west by northwest and the wind
freshened little. The northeast end Of the light
ship of Cape May was sighted by those on the tug
about ll.3O and the horizon was closly scanned
her description could be made out by the aid of
glass. About p M. Sunday boat manned by
a crew of four came from the lghtShip and re-
ported that the Dauntless had not been seen by
them. At 1926 p. m. Sunday the Fiye-FathoIn
Bank lightship off Cape May. was dexterously
rounded by the Genesta, she having completed
half the distance in 23 hours, 80 minutes and 3S
seconds. About p m. the Northeast End light
ship was passed and fifteen minutes later the
schooner DauntlesS was discovered about five
miles north of the lighthouse. She was bearing
down under full canvas except that in place of her
fore topsail she had a main-topstaysail and her
foretopmast had gone by the board 1t is not
known how she came to lose her topmaSt but it is
supposed that in carrying her balloon topsail
gust OF wind snapped it off, it having probably
been previously weakened by the storm she en-
countered in the Brentons Reef race. About $50
the DauntleSS took a tack to the southeast and
the steam tug went over and found that with the
exception OF the damage mentioned she was all
right.
At 6.20 the tug had returned to watch the Gen
esta sight AbsecOn Light, 16 miles off her port
bow. Little Egg Harbor Light was made at 10.45,
bearing northeast IA miles off. From this point
to the end of the race the trip was uneventful.
At exactly 10 hours, IL minutes and SO seconds
the Genesta rounded Sandy Hook lightShip. Her
official time of the race was AZ hours, IA minutes
and 90 seconds, Eand her actual time was AZ
hours, IA minutes and 40 seconds. She was then
taken in tow by the tug Luckenbach and con-
yeyed to her anchorage OFF Tompkinsville, S. /.
Dozens of yachts fired Salutes from small guns
mounted on their decks, which the Visitor
acknowledged by dipping her colors.
j. Beaver Webb was in charge of the cutter
during this race, Sir Richard Sutton having gone
to England The DauntleSs was expected to ar
rive at Sandy Hook lightship about 4 D. IN.
Yachtsmen are at loss to know how her topmast
was broken Off
At late hour tonight no tidings of the yacht
Dauntless have reached this city and there is
some uneasiness as to her condition and where
abouts