Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-17
A GRAND RACE.

A GRAND RACE.
i,,ttement at the start-A Gale Re
turning.
Ngw YoRx, September l6.-"The cup
s:ays in America These words were
sIcken by ez-Commodore James D. Smith,
ss the Puritans main boom passed the
snish Eue ca Scotland Eghtship to-day,
ai,sr the closes: contest ever sailed over
ary tour mile co Irss The Genests was
5ea;ea one minute th,rty-eight seconds cor
rec,ec uu.e, and ;So minutes nine seconds
:..-sl time. The course is twenty miles
TO Leward and return from
the Scotland Eghtship. The Wind
being west northwest, the Yachts were sent
away on an eas: southeast course dead be-
fore the wind. Ia this run the cutter beat
he sloop. inmate , seconds. From there
10 the finish they made but one short tack
0: mile and :go long legs of nine and ten
miles, respectively, in half a gale Of wind,
which canted 70 north northwest soon after
,ae cu,=r mark was turned. In this work
the Puritan gained minutes and 30 sec
Onds from pOin: % point. Leaving Pier ,,
East river, at Q o'clock, the committee boat
Lucke15ach flying the flags Of the New
York Eastern and Royal Thames yacht
clubs steamed doEn the bay to Staten
Island taking on 6osrd there Mr.. Louis
Bayard, Of the Seamankarva Yacht Club,
and Mr.. Rutland, of the Prisilla. There
werr also on boa-d ex-Commodore James
b smith Franklin Bosstord the marine ar
v,,, Mr.. Roosevelt, Schuyler c. Esnnes,
Gustaye Graous, Of the cutter fsia, Charles
{ Ho5ht, schooner Crusader, Captain Rob-
r Center New York Yacht Club, Oliver
hirE ard Herman Locri, Union Club, j. Il.
I.Ougstreet, Eivscd Post ard Rev. NJ. Ben
aIlC.
The Weather.
Tie say was as clear as bell, but over
lie New Jersey hills iIs,he westward heecy
ahite clouds were rising, giving promise OF
10 increase in the force OF the moderate
breeze trOm west northwest then blowing.
There was one solitary spectator on the
5luas OF Fort Wads worth as the boat passed
.kroUch the uarrows, where there had been
thousands on Monday to see the first race.
IErre was no time lost in preparations.
y hen ne Judges boat arrived the Gsnesta
sic PLI.tan were both s.en under weigh
c...g ID 10 scotland Ggbtship, the starting
-. d. As soon as Mr.. Schuyler, represent
lie Geuests On the Puritan was put on
3, bic tie latter yacht and fleet, Captain
l,,tt Center boarded the Genesta 10 do |
p lag Guty for ;he Puritan people the tug
>,.l.ilayau, in charge Of Messrs. Llppln-
c,.r srd Mr.. Olsen was sent away to lay
IL, The twenty mile course east south
@, = srd az lg:45 the committee
-cst anchored with the hghtsh'p bearing
u;h soUthRest 80 yards. This formed
: imaginary line over which the yachts
were 10 pass. At this time the steam
yackts Electra Stranger, Corsarl, 'lsion,
>eyt.Eel Polyna and Skyiark had gathered
10 the southwest of the Judges boat. The
steamers Grand Republic, Taras, Sirius,
Bava. ard the Old Dominion line steamer,
Richmond, their decks fairly black with en-
tnusiastic spectators, lay close oy with
enough Esgs flying to supply couple OF
-i-cu.es. The breeze was treshenlng every
moment and the
Prospect of a Grand Race TO Lee"ard'
wLere he yachts could carry their squad
rors Wh, sufficient to create the utmost eN-
c,,a-e2t. When the preparatory whistle
rr,s zen at II o'clock, the Puritan lay
about quarter OF mile as.etL oi :ue
Judges boat, heading to the southeast WIN
spinaaker boom down, main sneet nSu!s'
al: AID lib sheet 20 windWsrd. One mn mn,
.,e 5efoEe the starting whls l. VS. oIo"u
re Gsrests came tearing across the Tug
,.ary. and the Puritan lowered tae
r-r. tack healing parable! WIN
The Irr Those who were watching tG5
yererts OF both were positive she WoI'u
,rrss tie line before the signal was giFeh
and 5rsaihlessly awaited the result just
tbs- lie Prrilan's main sheet was Pa'o our
Can. C-ocker pu. her helm down ana Sus
came Tor the hne.
The senesta Gets the start.
50 finely had the cutter 3 skipper Gaicu'
lated the time tha: while the star ing whistle
wss blowing she shot across, her ere" rLu,
mig ke- immense spiunaker slou sS sue
went over and breaking 1t out IN Just tniES
sscor6s AWAY she flew to leeWard, IeSu'
iIp TIE Puritan By forty FIVE secoaas. me
latter brcke on. her big balloon 10 TOP SAL
ard he. spiunaker in q minute after.
/ bsaGtiful picture they preaen!sa "s rs
thew jas he'd away with their PyEaTla' o. o.
white canvas above their marrow huiis. aH
the sam yachts kept well TO LeeHSFa ..
tie racer. ana the smaller ones were p?Zi,
I'D to keep pace with them. ne 91..js. On JIS.
time OF the start Wss: Genesta' IL'yC.tV,
Ppri,sr Il.OSOI. The Puritan soon oeg4n
to close the gap made at the STAR. ,,o,;I orT
kept drectlJ 10 her antagonist : TsAs ,o5 uIto -
nssrIy No with her, when she hauiea 70
eastward 20 that the Genests could not !ot t keeP
Of and prevent her passing without J,oolngii
A. II.s5 she took in her osllon no topss!II
and stay sail and st Has she had ''sea
out
AHsad OF the Genesta
sb Ut lsli q length. Her sPinnAGer was was
rot J-aaipg well, neither vas her man 90. a..
for wird was as an old sailor rsmaESso, =
the usin COON end" CsP:ain Carter reeUs, Is
r-z:pe Ills fact took 10 his sPinnazeE AZ =
c clo,k gy bed her main BOOM dPPSSu ro-. It
s iLtnker loom and set the sail on tGe POI Pit
See al in Eve minutes, she lmmsdlAsS