, 1885-09-15
THE PURITAN WINS.
Our Side Takes the First of the
international Races.
Chinese Bounced From the Coal
Greek Mines, W. T.
Some Splendid Races Yesterday
at Brighton Beach.
The Puritan wins tho Yacht Race.

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The morning opened with an overcast sky
but with a good strong breeze from the
south, which had been blowing all night.
At G o'clock there was a large number of
yachts, both of visiting clubs and New
York, Atlantic, Brooklyn and other or
CARNATIONS at anchor at Bay ridge and
Staten Island. At 9 o'clock the wind had
freshened and hauled around to the south
west, giving promise that one of the races,
so long deferred would be finished to-day.
The judges boat L~uckenbach, arrived at
$3.50 o'clock, at which time the tide was
half food, running at full strength of
four miles an hour. At 10 o'clock, while
the Puritan was standing on the port tack
over Staten Island shore, she hoisted her
jib topsail in stops, ready to break out;
but the stops did not happen to be strong
enough, for a puff of wind caught the can
vass and blew it out, before 1t wa wanted.
The jib topsail had to be lowered and was
furled on the bowsprit.
At 1905 the Genesta, under malnsail,
club topsail aud jib, was running free up
the bay, passing the Puritan to the wind
ward, the boats being about an eighth of
a mile apart. The stakeboat was covered
with flags from the end of her bowsprit
to her topmast head and down to her
beam end, anchored about 200 yards
southwest of buoy No. Is. The Puritan
tackled and headed to the line in ODE
dience to a warning signal. The Genesta
at once hauled her wind to the same
tack and set her staysail. At 1890 the
Genesta and Puritan, after sailing about
the bay for half an hour in order to get
into positions, ranged side by side off
Owlshead, the Puritan to the w%indward,
as usual. At this moment the bay was
alive with tugs and yachts, and the white
sails were dazzling. The starting signal
was given at 1924, and instantly the two
boats began to move through the water.
The Puritan, under all plain sail, was off
tint and crossed the line a little ahead of
the Genesta. She seemed to move a
little the quickest at first, but then the
Genesta got a breath of wind and ran up
to her rival. Both yachts stood on a
short tack to the Long Island shore, then
the Genesta suddenly whirled about on a
long leg for the Staten Island shore. A
few seconds later the Puritan went about
in pursuit.
SANDY Hook, Sept. 1.-The scene
presented by the yachts and steamers as
they passed Sandy Hook was 4 notably
picturesque one, and the Puritan, with
every stitch of canvass spread, led the
procession. Behind her came steamers
with varicolored flags floating above their
decks and the yachts white sails. The
Genesta followed at some distance.
The Puritan passed bouy s at 1904, the
Genesta at 3:05t
WEST BANK, 1885 p. III. The Puritan
went about on her port tack at $3.50,
reaching in towards the Jersey shore, the
yachts were then of the hospital ship-at
2:33 p. m, the Puritan went about on
her starboard tack, and the Genesta took
the port tack. The Puritan at 1884
rounded the southwest spit and the Gen
esta at 3:42.
337 p. M-The Puritan has set her
balloon jib and is going home.
$50 p. M-The Puritan leads by one
mile. The Genesta has Just set her
spanker.
SANDY HOOK, 4 p. m.-rhe Puritan,
passing here was half a mile ahead of the
Genesta. After passing the Hook, each
yacht was in turn delayed by a strong ebb
in the tide, which sets in with force at
this point. The tide proved more seri-
Gus to the Genesta than to the Puritan,
the latter, however, recovered lost ground
and even gained a little before reaching
the southwest spit buoy. The Puritan
passed an imaginary line drawn here to-
wards Princes bay, eight minutes and
three seconds ahead Of the Genesta.
4:05P. M-The Puritan has Just passed
the hospital ship; the Genesta is away
astern.
FoRr HAMILTON, 1905 p. m.-The
Puritan wins the race crossing the winning
line at 4:3S4.
AS p. M-The Genesta crossed the
line at 4:443.
NEW YORK, Sept. l4.-In the thirty
eight mile race over the New York Yacht
Club course to-day the Puritan defeated
the Genesta 10 minutes and 10 seconds
corrected time, or l6 minutes and a
seconds actual time. The wind was ex.
tremely light from the start to Sandy
Hook going out, and from there to the
finish coming in. From the Hook to the
light ship and back there was a good
eight knot breeze. The tide was food
during the first half of the race, and ebl
coming home. The largest feet of steam
ers ever assembled in New York harbor
for a similar sight accompanied the yacht
over the entire course. The scene at the
finish was one of the grandest ever wit
messed. Both yachts were saluted by
every vessel and gun from Fort Wads
worth and Staten Island.
Owing to the cracking Of an iron caI
the Genesta main mast outside race Ii
postponed until o-morrow.
The Russian government has made
grant of 10000 for a new house Al
Askabad for Gen. Komaroff.