New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-12


not recall the yachts. At 311 the
| Puritan came about on the port tack and was fol
lowed by the Genesta four minutes Later The PurI,
tan had run up her club topsail when she tackled OH
| the Long Island shore and at the same time me
| Genesta had taken In her jibheader and set heI
spirit topsall So now those two leaning, waverlng
| towers of canvas went moving slowly over the
waters looking from distance like penknly!ees y!eess
| with butterfy-wing attachments. The white Salis
of the Puritan were sliding over the water mile
and half ahead of the glossy sides of the English
yacht when at 4;10 the Puritan came ABOUT bout
Competitor. Which still held the starboard tack,
stood to the outheast This did not seem to work
advantageousy and in ten minutes the headsalls
| of the Puritan shook IN the wind and she came
about on the starboard tack again. This mangu-
yre had told in one way, however; eyer the Yankee
| At 5:24 both yachts came about and 1t was seen
that the Puritan was so far ahead of her rival as TO
make her victory sure and glorious one II the
| race could be finished, but every one saw that q
finish within seven hours from the start was nope
All interest now centred about the American
yacht. 1t had been stated with great confidence
that she would not be able 10 hold her own with
the Genesa In lumpy sea. The beautiful boat
| from Boston had confounded and sienced her ira
ducers Here she was, IN light wind, II Is true,
| but in tumbng sea, beating the boasted cutter
of England so badly that every eutter-man aboard ABOARD
| the Judges boat vowed he would move TO Boston
| and build sloops. The Puritan made a tack down
by the little flag OF red that, boooihhg
over the water in an open plaza IN me me
| twenty mile limit and the turningpolnt OF the
course Then she stood on the starboard tack until
her skipper thought he could fetch the buoy, when
he put her on the port tack aud bore down on the
turning point. In order to get around that little
flag OF red the Puritan had some very ine SAILING
to do. Not another sloop on this side OF tne
Atlantic could have done it, But the Puritan, sail
ing so close to the wind that she seemed to be pro-
pelled against it by some hidden power, came
bounding to the mark, swept around it IN graceful
curve and then, breaking out her spinauker, whlch
had been run mp in stops, was borne rapldiy 10 Zee
ward her lofty canvas towering against the oDalcs-
cent tiDts of the western sky. The Genesta was
miles astern tackng about in the endeavOr 70 ietch
the buoy There was pandemonum OF steam
whistles and loud shout OF applause as the 1anhee
soop slid into the glory of the early evening Then
Mr. Tams appeared at the window OF the Luckeh-
bachs pilot house with "A golden speaking trumpet
IN his hand and shouted TO Neils Olsen on thc
| Scandinavian: g., ~.
| Then YOU will take the Puritan IN tow
A short time after the iag oi the New-lOrk lacht
| Club which had been lying from stan IN tue
| hows OF the Luckenbach, came uuttering 70 tue
deck. and the third attempt toSail w.hIwaIu rae rae
| Tor tue Americas Cup ended in " hzzle cog
| and Magog" cleaned from the Highlands the
| crescent moon huns in eloudless heaven ana the
| lights of the CITY flashed like a second dawn
to the mort east as the scandinavian and the Luck
enblch went pulling and painting IN by the font Oh
| the Hook with the rival yachts IN TOW. inc
| Genesta was tOwed into the Horseshoe where she
anchored g. wait until this morning, when thltd
attempt 20 sail the Will be- made. Ihe fufltan
| was taken TO IomPkinsvile.
I poncd race will be sailed. The course Will be
twenty miles TO windwnrd lor 10 leeward from the
Yachts and the Judges boat arrive at the starting
| point which will probably Le about 10 o'clock. a
| se.ies OF warning whistles will be blown Tor the
yachts TO get above the lne. Then a preparatory
! signal will be given. and five minutes later TIE
| starting signal will be blown. Two minutes VIII
| be allowed to cross the line.
number OF hOmIng pigeons were loOsed from tho
udges boat Yesterday with messages regarding the
progress of tue race for this city and Philadep
| the bird which brought the trst message to u IS
| oitv had no name so lie was named after the
| engineer of the Luckenbach Carry
| The prospects for "A good sailing breeze to-day,
mint are far fIom fattering. The WIND threatens
| 10 be light. variable and shifting, mostly
| from the south. There was falling
barometer IN Dal otl. which indicates that on sun
| day or honday there may possibly be a who.esall
| breeze, also from the south