The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-17
Great Interest Manifested in the Con.
test ,.--. Sea-
Immense Concourse of Spectators o.
~fi Sea and Land.
Preparations for Imposing Pageantry
at Cincinnati this Week. '-r,.
CONSIDERATION of the Church of th
-. Holy Cross. ,,s Xxx
Tho Ynoht Rans-

NEW YORK, Sept. II, 10 90 a. H.
The Genesta and Puritan have lust lef
their anchorage under sail, and are bro.
ceeding to the starting point Oft Owl.
Head. -
1896 q. m.-The Genesta and Puri.
tan have begun the race. They crossed
the line at 1924 N.
| 10 30 a m.-The boats started on DOR
tack, the Puritan securing an advaata.,
OF hall d. length. After q ten miaues
run IN on Long island shore, both boat
almost simultaneously put about for the
NarruWs, the Puritan still leading,
II a, m.-The Puritan is now going
through the NarrOws leading the Ge.
nesta by half mile The shores OF
Long Island and Staten Island are
crowded with people and boats OF every
description are following in the wake tII
The contesting yachts. -. ..-
IL m.-The sea off Sandy Hook is
| smooth this morning The wind, which
| at dawn was blowing fresh from the
| south, now ls a ten.nlile breeze. The
bay Is dotted with yachts and vessels OF
all sorts and sizes. The AIR is 50 clear
that glasses are hardly necessary TO dis.
tinguish the racers. It was Just IL ,07
O'Clock when tie Puritan and Gen..sta
passed by Fort Wadsworth The Puri:
tan looked to be at least half q mile
ahead OF the Genesta.
FORT HAMILTON, Sept. 14.-The
yachts are sailing south on the port tack.
The wind is southwest and only three
mics an hour. The Puritan leads the
Genesta about quarter of mile.
The fleet behind the racers extends
rom shore to shore. ard incoming ships
had to lie outside the Narrows until the
racers and the attendant feet had passed
to seward. The club top sails of the
Puritan are not more than half filled.
the Genesta seems to catch more of the
favoring breeze, but the Puritan keeps
ahead. = =
SANDY Hook, 1855 p. m.-The Puri-
tan on the port tack led the Genesta by
nearly mile. The Genesta at the time
was taking TO the port side. At12;1O
the Genesta went about, the Puritan
continued her port tack. At 1859 the
wind Is light from the west, and Is
going down. - % :
100 p. m.-There IS a breeze coming
up from the southwest, but the yachts
have felt it. They are both on the port
tack. The Genesta keeps nearly two
miles astern of the Puritan. The race
course to day is made over what is
called the inside course of the New
York yacht club. The course is down
through the Narrows, across the lower
bay, around buoy No. 10, on the southt
west spit, leaving that buoy on the port
side, thence to the southwark OF buov
No So, and to the northward of buoy
No. 5, on the point of the Hook. out
around Sandy Hook light ship. ana
home over the same course, finishing al
buoy No 10, just outside the Narrows.
FROM THE UPPER BAY.
OWLS HEAD, Upper bay, Sept. IA
l 81 p m.-Tbe morning opened over.
cast, but with good strong bre. re from
the south, which had been blowing all
night. AT 3 O'Clock there was large
number of yachts, boats of visiting clubs,
and New York, Atlantic, Brooklyn and
other organizations at anchor at Bay
Ridge and Staten Island. At o a. m.
the wind hal freshened and turned
around to the southwest, giving promise
that the race, so long deferred, would be
finished to day. The judges boat arrived
at the starting point about 10 O'Clock.
at which time the tide was half flood
and running at the strength of 4 miles
an hour. At 10 O'Clock, while the Purl-
tan was standing on the port tack over
toward the Staten Island shore. she
holsted her jib tOpsail in stops ready TO
break out. It did not happen 10 be
strong enough, for the puff of wind
caught 1t and blew it out before il was
Wanted. The jib topsail had to be low.
cred and was fuTied on the bOwsprIt. At
1905 the Genesta, under mainsaiI cIuh
tcpsail and jib, was running free up the
bay, passing the Puritan to the wind.
ward, the boats being about one eighth
OF mile apart. The stake boat, covered
with flags from bowsprit to topLnssthead
and down To her beamend, anchored 200
yards southwest OF buoy No. 10.
The Puritan of starbOard tackled
ahead toward the line in Obedience TO
the signals. The Genesta at once hauled
her wind to the same tack, and set sail
at 10 80. The Genesia and Puritan. al
ter sailing about the bay for half an
hour, were ordered to get to their posi-
lions TO the great admiration of their
supporters ranged side by side off Owls
Head, the Puritan TO windWard. as-
usual. at this moment the hay was
alive with tugs and yachts, and the
white sails were dazzling The starting
signal was given at 10 "a, and at once
the two boats began to move through
the waters The Puritan under all
plain sail was off first, and crossed the
line little ahead of the Genesta. She
seemed to move little quicker at first,
but then the Genesta got abreast
OF the wind and ran up to her rival.
Both Yachts stood on a short tack to the
Long Island shore, the Geuesta sudden
" whiried about on long leg for the
Staten Island shore. A few seconds
later the Puritan went about in pursuit.
UNCOMFORTABLE CLOSE.
80 p. m.-The Puritan rounded the
buoy at the southwest spit at / POD. M,
the Genesta at "a p. m. Both yachts
are now driving for Sandy Hook point
and the friends of the Puritan think that
close. ~
las p. m -The Puritan passed houy
No. of Sandy Hook at 80 D. m, The
Genesta passed the same buoy at / SO o.
NJ. The wind is nine miles, an hour
and south south west. The Puritan il
we'll to the windward and holding her
advantage. She isnow outside of Sandy
2p m.-The Genesta after rounding
the spit sent up her balloon fopsail and
rapidly reduced the distance between
herself and the Puritan. The latter also
sent up her balloon topsail. ;. The racers
are only halt mile apart now, The Pm.
rltan passed the observatory. opDosite
Sandy Hook buoy No. 81, at / 80 under
q cloud of canvas. - :,
2: 90 p. m.-The Puritan passed Scot.
2.011k. - :, - - -
$40 p. m.-The Puritan turned the
stake boat 2:15 p. m, the, Genesta at
2:4Op. m-The Puritan passed sco,
land lightship hOmeward-boubda AZ 2-3s
the Genesta At 2:37. .ee -
1885 p. m.-The Puritan at 8 :33 round.
ed the southwest spit and the Genesta at
3,42.
THE INTEREST AT NKw YORK. ~ -
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-The bulletin
boards OF newspaper offices have been
surrounded all day by persons watching
the progress OF the yacht race When il
was announced that the Puritan had a
good lead and was likely to win. a pood
deal OF qualification was expressed.
THE PURITAN WINS. i,
FORT HAMILTON. Sept. IA. 4 40 n. m
HE Puritan wins, crossing the winning
line at :SS1x. The Genesta crossed the
line At :441S. F''-'1'' -
Poor Jumbo Is Dead.
ST. THOMAS, Ont, Sept. 16,-Iu1ho
the 100000 elephant, was kille,, on abe
railroad track, half mile east of herr
last night HIS keeper was leading him,
along the track to TOAD him when =.
freight train came up behind unnotiead
ana ran MIN down. He was iDiured 40
badly that he died In thirtv minn,ss
The trick elephant Tom Thumh -
also injured, his leg being brokea~,
Army OF the Cumberland.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Sept. 16-Ths
society OF the Army OF the Cumberland
began It's seventeenth annual reunion