The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-15
THE YACHTS
r,. First of the International
l lie ! Races Over,
-..,r ~ THE FAST PURITAN"
.,of the Extra Exciting
Partieals- a. it Occurred on
Monday.
The YACHTS.
49, ~ THE FAST PURITAN"
THE Puritan WINS.

HEAD. Upper Bay, September
-, o. T5s morning opened with an over
~. NV. but with a good strong breeze
cl;' ~ -. sontb which has been blowing
tIol ~ At6o'clock there was large
al lS, Of yachts, both of visiting
.,r5. and New York, Atlantic Brook
el' and other organizations at anchor
i o s Ridge and Staten Island. AT 9
at ba! ~. ~ Wind had freshened and
0agca3 o ,r TO the southwest, giving
b'lle;l la That that one of the races, SO long
B Bi,saTred would be finished to day. Inc
a does, boat, L5,ctenbGch, arrived at the
l. so5fn point about 10 o'clock. at whlcn
s i.a t5e tide was half food, running at
t .lHe st ,au of four miles an hour. AT
i1H ~ a; tg while the Puritan was
~ ! IN the port tack over
S Slaau,'G1 island shore, she hoisted her
a a. TON sail in the stops ready
~ hrsap ont but the stops did no:
L u U1o1 n he strong enough for the puff
n ~ PPg;nd which caught the canvass and
~ ~. Ut # ont before it was wanted. The
~ az ton.sail had to be lowered and was
EnTled on the bow spirit. At 1908 the
ce5Ss,q under the main sail, club top
All and lib was running free up the
Raw Tll, mas nqssing the Puritan to windward,
g ,hc boats being about one-eighth of a
Nj MI anart. The stake boat covered
-ii, d5gs from the end of her oowsprit
w g,t The ton most head and down to her
49,, end was anchored about 200 yards
soTthwest of Buoy No. Is. The Puritan,
oFtbe starboard tack, headed to the
line in obedience to the warning
s;groI The Gsuestq at once hauled
her wind to the same tack and set
her stav-sail. At lL.30 the Genesta and
Puritan, after sailing about the bay
for hall an hour in order to get into the
postioDs. ranged side by side off Owls
Head. the Puritan to windward as
usual At this moment the bay was
alive with tug, and yachts and white
sails were dazzling. The starting signal
was given at 1874 and instantly the
two boats began to move through the
water. The Putin under all plain
sail was Off first and crossed the line
ahead of the GeAsstG. she seemed to
move little the quickest at first, but
when the Geaestq got a breath of wind
and run up TO her rival, both yachts
stood on the short tack to Long Island
shore; then the GeneStd suddenly
Ehirled about on a long leg for Staten
Island shore. a few seconds later
the Puritan went about in pursuit.
9:Dpm.-The Puritan passed Scot
land ightshlp, homeward bound, at
1890; the GeResto at 2.37.30.
24j p. m.-The PurituR and Ge1eStd
ra On the port tack. The Puritan keeps
er position to the WindWard; it looks
ON here as though the latter went too
T to windward in rounding the light
nip and consequently lost considerable
round. The Genesta is overhauling
er rival more rapidly than on the out.
ard course. Both yachts are doing
God work. The feet of steamers and
achts are all homeWard bound.
S:l2 p. m.-The Puritan passed buoy
, at :0i,.05, and the Genesta at
:l0,.06.
S:55 p. m. The Puritan went about
N the port tack at $3.50, reaching in
-oward the Jersey shore. The yachts
were then off the Hospital ship.
Az S;S5 P: m. the Puritan went about
On the starbOard tack and the Gepesta
1ook the port tack. The Puritan at
80 :; 10 rounded southwest spit and the
GeResia at 3.42.4O.
5;5' P, m. The Puritan has set her
sslloOn Iib and is going home.
q: S:oO ?; m. The Puritan leads by one
mile. The Genesta has lust set her
Spinneker.
p SANDY Hook, September 1.-THE
:, arltgR passing here was half a mile
ahead OF the Geaesta. After passing
Snl HOOK each yacht was in turn
uelayea by the strong ebb tide which
a. IN with force at this point. The
n" proved more serious to the Genesta
,ran 70 the Puritan. The latter, how
WI recovered the lost ground, and
wen gained little before reaching
southwest spit buoy.
oiI p'm'rvIhe Puritan passed an in'-
Ips;naIy line drawn from here towards
: lb 5inces Bay minutes and 8 seconds
ihead OF the Geaestq.
he 6o p,i;n.IIne Puritan has just passed
, ato hospital ship. The Genesta is away
:. For HAMILTON, 4.4o pm. The
%,Man WINS the race, crossing the
winning line at 1887.
;n nio p.m.-The Geaesta crossed the
new YORk, September 14-At last
nj preventative yachts of England
!, alherlca-the center-board sloop
o uiI'ah and the keel-cutter Genesta-
ave met and fought one round in a
non oattle which is to decide the
,no.p OF that precious trophy. the
Oh -g cup. In a race of thirty
sHS miles, over the inside course of
!. lt. view York Yacht Club, to-day, in
,aieleiy light weather. the center
'aiu defeated the cutter by Is minutes
N a. seconds actual time, or
IN the % seconds time allowed
cutter BY the Puritan, 16
,uuVeS and 10 seconds, corrected
nc. The course was from an imagi-
ny hpe between buoy IS, off Owls
edu, l.. l., and 1.-THE committee boat
IGNORED an eighth o. a mile to west
'lI, and around buoys 10 and 81 in
: over bay, thence to and around
, nIy Hook light ship, and return to
''Su OH at buoS 10, an eighth
"a mile south OF Ft. Wads--
,Ilh. The wind was light
IN IN the south by west, which made
aeSd heat to the first mark; from
~ 70 the light ship wind freshened
y permitted the yachts to start sheets
'hhIervals, from the outer mark back
ny, nuoy I'VE. OF Sandy Hook, the
"u was about four points free; two