The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-12
DID NOT SUCCEED.
The Puritan and Cenesta Make An
other Attempt to Race.
They Start with a Fine Breeze but
the Wind Dies Away.
The Yankee Sioop Turns Ten Min
uteS Ahead.

New YORK, Sept. H.
Where is the Jonah; here on the Genes
ia p asked Mr.. Tams, of the regatta com
mitteee, OF Sir Richard Sutton at tonight,
after letting go the Genesta's tow line in the
Horseshoe She had been towed in from
sea after the third unsuccessful attempt to
sail the first race in the series for the Amerl-
cas- cup.
q am sure | don't know" replied Sir
Richard despondently. 81 suppose we must
try again" If not for the delay in putting
crews and officers on the yachts from the
judges boat many think the race might have
been sailed today within the time limit of
seven hours, The early morning gave prom
superb yachting day for all Hundreds of
people were early astir, and focking to the
steamboat docks, each with high hopes for
the success of their favorite boat, and a
large number of yachtsmen and their
friends left the pier for the scene all certain
that the race would be made in the seven
hours. Many wagers were made on the re-
suit of the contest on the way down the bay.
The Puritan was standing out through the
Narrows under mainsail and jib at O'Clock
Messrs. Tams, Schuyler and Stebbins, ar
rived at Tompkinsville, S. |. The Genesta
also was under way heading for the Narrows
under her jib. Her white jacketed crew were
soon aloft in the rigging and the cutters
mainsail was hoisted in few minutes. The
easterly winds which had prevailed yester-
day left heavy ground swell which rolled
in over the bar and the west bank making it
self felt as the yachts under sail made their
way through the swaSh of the channel to the
Scotland lightShip, the starting point. The
GeneSta'S new bowSprit was admired by
yachtsmen while the Puritan's mainsail
which had been cleverly patched showed no
difference in it's setting.
By half-past 10 the steamers Grand Repub-
lie, Columbia, Cygnus, Taurus and Sirius,
Empire State, Canonicus, Elm City, Fl. I.
Baya, and the steam yachts Atalanta, Elec-
ira, Wando, Logoda and over score of sail
ing yachts, including Ben Buffers America,
were assembled near the start. The wind
was blowing fresh breeze from the east
ward and the tide was about one-quarter ebb
when the preparation signal was given at
11.30, followed by the one to start at 80.
The judges boat led, with her head to the
northward, one-eighth of mile from Scot
land Lightship, and the course was east by
north, 20 miles to the leeward or windward,
and return. The Puritan lay hove to when
near the imaginary line ready to slip over in
a moment. By excellent management Capt.
Crocker sent the Puritan across the line first,
in handsome shape, II seconds after the
whistle was blown, the Genesta following
six seconds later and to leeward about 200
yards.
Il The sea was quite heavy during the first
hour of the race and the Genesta showed
her good weatherly qualities to advantage by
running away from the white sloop. Her
first tack was made at 12.4I when she was
apparently ahead of the Puritan and head
NE by E for Rockaway Beach but she only
crossed the Puritan's bow by about three
lengths and Immediately put about again at
1914.
The Puritan kept on the starboard tack
till Ito when she came about with the Gen
esta then under her lee The wind falling
light soon after she began steadily to in
crease her lead on the Genesta, and when at
lis she set her sprit-topsail and the Genesta
set her club-topsail the Boston boat had a
good lead.
After long stretch to starboard the Puri-
tan tackled again at $40, the Genesta follow
ing suit two minutes later. The boats both
carried the same sail-mainsail, club-topsail,
fore-staysail and jib. The Genesta took in
while on this tack. The Puritan made a
short stretch on the port tack at 4.10 going
about again at 4.20.
AT this time the stake boat, three miles to
the windward, was just visible but the wind
being light and the swell still quite heavy
there was but little chance for the yachts to
finish. The Genesta set her big club-topsail
at 4.50 and went about to port. The Puritan
had been slowly but surely eating her way
to windward of her antagonist, and was now
a good mile ahead of her. At 5.15 both
went about again while over hundred crafts
of all sizes patiently awaited the coming
racers at the outer mark. The Puritan tack
ed for it at 5.23 when the Genesta was yet
nearly two miles to leeward with not wind
enough to fill her sails.
The Boston boat rounded the mark at
5.3756, while chorus of steam whistles
from the totilla of steamers greeted her. A
moment later her spinnaker was broken out
to port making beautiful picture as she
slipped away over the now almost CLASSY
surface of the undulating swell toward the
brilliant sky in the west. The committee
however finding it was impossible to sail the
race in seven hours took the Genesta in tow
and the white tug Scandinavian was sent to
bring the Puritan into the Horseshoe.
The yachts are to be started at 1870 to-
morrow morning. The indications tonight
are that the weather will continue light to-
morrow.
The New York Mail and Express, in its re-
port Of the race, says that all true admirers
of sailing were in ecstacies over the Genesta
when she got outside the Hook. She went
through the swell in great style, and the
choppy sea did not trouble her even a little
bit She went so fast that even for a time
the steam tug Bertram Hayiland was unable
to steam in even water with her.
Before the start the scene was very pretty
in the harbor outside of the bar At least
100 schooners, sloops and cutters had their
wings spread. In the front and rear of them
were excursion steamers, steam yachts and
cat boats. Over on the shores of -Rockaway
thousands of persons could be seen, and the
cliffs on the Highlands and the Jersey coast
to Seabright, held thousands of spectators.
The wind was west and the current was
strong
Amid it all the booming of the cannon
added to the grandeur of the scene. At TO- 40
o'clock the Genesta was abreast of Scotland
lghtship, from where the start was to be
made. She was then setting her gaff topsail
and was ON the port tack. The Puritan was
beating over to the Genesta and running with
her sails full of wind. The Puritan had the
windward position, but in reaching for the
line the Genesta outsailed her and worked
faster to the wind. The Genesta went over
the line at 11.37.40, and the Puritan al
1888, but few minutes later the Puritan
| got to windward of the Genesta and to the
| ,leeward of the lightship, both standing on
the port tack. The Puritan was then over.
hauling the Genesta, and was doing this
without carrying topsail.
ALABAMA CLAIMS COURT.