New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-27
YACHTS OFF FOR CAPE MAY.
PLENTY OF STRONG WIND AT THE START
THE GENHsTA AND DAUNTLEss BEGIN ANOTHER
STRUGGLE THROUGH THE WAVES.

THE GENRsTA AND DAUNTLEss BEGIN ANOTHER
STRUGGLE THROUGH THE WAVES
When the gale was punching old ocean up
into untowardy vvacous mood and tho Genesta and
Dauntless pitching their way back from Brentons
Reef in the teeth OF the wind, the knowing ones said:
This will end the yacht racing season." But though the
Genesa ir with four men injured and the Daunt-
less left half her bboom in pawn with old Neptune,
there nothing sail about backing out from future
races and yesterday afternoon tho English cutter aud
the American schooner sailed down the bay TO race Tor
more glory and another mug
The course from Buoy No. g. of Sandy Hook to Caps
May Lghtship and return and the particular piece o.
plate which becomes the property Of the winner v
known the Cape May cup The distance Is generally
estimated at 240 miles. The world-fanous AMI mncn
hired tug Luckenbach boarded at Pier NO. - Ease
River, at 1880 p m, by Mr. Montant OF the hegutsa
Committee and the reporters who were going over tue
course The Regatta Committee had hired the tug to go
down and start the racers and expected be brouge
back The newspapers had hired the tug to follow TUG
yachts As the walking up from Sandy Hook Is not gcod
there seemed be conflict The towboat agent sirplis
fed matters, however by giving orders that the tug
Scandinavian which cruising about the bay on the
loogout for job should bring those back who had NO
desire undertake voyage 10 Cape May
With her double load tho Luckenbach steamed down
the habor In the strong wind that promised
lively start The Narrows and the ship channel were
filled with tie usual Saturday afternoon procession CT big
black ocean steamers while the supposedly white sails
OF two or three full rgged ships and dozen coasters
stood out tense and round with the force OF tho southery
breeze Holt way down the bay the flagship Lucken-
bachmct her consort the scandinavian and the captain
OF the latter received his sailing orders by series OK
telegraphic wavngs Of the hands. on the southwess
Spit the Dauntess overhaued standing down under
shortened sail Her plucky owner, c. A. Colt, who has
issIed challenge yacht to race him across the
ocean for 81 600 "A side, deck and smiling Win
him viceC commodore Chase or the Clio Ihs
Itraof fsnt
bacs long boathook aud passed. over to the Dauntie
little further down the Gonesta was cutting tnrougn
longer aboard Satisfied Win their experience
Of weaneE ey sn were 81 m neean M
Besy0r Webb in command aud he removed his PiQo
Moaans o s polite n%ss s that he naa bis sailing sc
tons and that he had no objections whatever 10 Deng
started before the appointed time
The Luckenbach took up her position north of Buoy
No. 5. The WIND blew strongly from tne SOUTH .
s0 or -as soGpT s s and tie yacht
Vision came down TO see the fun At34I Y M. the
Schooner stood and on passing and repassn an.
other while waiting for the ten minutes TO ass foe
TO the long iron ter of the Genesta but not rope was
started any preparation for setting more sais OK;
which had been gathered up into little wind bag ncgta
spread again and her big S tSp Sa ssssG I m
about for the last time aud slipped across tue une
The schooner seemed to hesitate az , aes o %
filled away minute behind. But she was so long IN
gathering Roadway tDAt tue cutter Diitc tbo
start The Official time taken by Mr. Montant was:
Grnesta, S:57:l5; Uauntless 3:5s:20.
The coumittee and seagoing reporters jumped
acrDss n cLilsm OF unpleasanty wet water froIl one
bobbing tug another and both started Ia pursuit OF
the Yachts Tho schooner cracking on everything
she could stand aud bowled along finely her snining
new jlbboom bending under the strain OF that big Iih
topsall but the Englishman under simple mainsaii,
forestaysa ib and gaG tOpsail slipping along In
way that evidently wider ing the gap The steam
yacht Electra sailed In from the east and footed sante
10 each Of the contestants The wind rehened and tho
spray few over the tugs. mile or so beyond tho
lfghtship the scandinavian turned back with final
series OF toots and left the syachts mile and bali
a-pOrt at 3 o'clogk The big steamers followed
each other out tho In solemn procession and the
two yachts with their faithful companion tue press tug.
went pngng their bowsprits into the waves towsd s
south.