Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-17
THE CUP STAYS HERE
THE PURITAN WINS THE sFCOND
RACE IN TINE GRRAT CONTEST.
The Victory Settles Eternaliy the ouestion
of superiority Between the Two Crafts
The Puritan Would Have tanned "a Great.
er Victory but for Mi-m,nnu.m.nt,

minute and thrty-eight seconds, corrected
time. The race was said by the oldest yacht
men to be the best and most closely contested
ever seen. The wind was moderate from
the west-northwest at the start. The
yachts ran dead before it to the
"outer mark" 1t increased gradually
and before they had sailed half the course il
was blowing half a gale from the north
northwest, with quite lumpy sea. The
Puritan housed her top-mast, but the Genesta
lugged her topsail to the finish.
the RACE IN DETAIL.
The official time OF the start was: Gem
esta ll:05;lG, and Puritan ll:O6:O The
Puritan soon began to close the gap made
at the start. She kept directly iu her
antagonists wake until nearly up
with her, when she hauled out to eastward.
At 1881 she took her balloon glib, ,topsall aud
staysail, and at IL: AS she had passed out
ahead OF the Genesta about half length.
Her spinnaker was not drawing well at this
time; neither was ber maiusail, for the wind
was, as au old sailor remarked. sat the main
boom eud Capt. Curtis, recognizing this
fact, took in his spinnaker at IL m, gybed
h'r boom, dipped her spnnaker boom
and let the sail on the port side,
all in five minutes. She Immediately
DREW AHEAD or THE sLooP,
and in halt an hour had passed her. This
was surprise, but what was coming was a
greater one.
Fifteen minutes later the cutter was good
quarter OF Il mile 10 the lead with her great
white spinuaker Delaying out to the s,ffen-
ing breeze. The Puritan people would not
aybe, although their spinnsker was not
drawing, and she was steadily dropping
astern. Down came the Genesta's club top.
sail at 1880, the Puri,au's COM
ing down moment later.
The cutter set working topsail, but the
sloop set no other sail At ! o'clock the
Genestss spinnaker boom was lowered on
deck, and everything made snug for the long
beat to windward. The official time of round
ing was: Genesta, l:O5:3O; Puritan, l;07:J6.
The latter boat, with her main sheet hauled
fiat aft, gyb bed as she rounded, and in a minute
after she was close-hauled on the starboard
tack, standing to the southwark. The Puri-
tan made wide turn, which placed her fairly
to leeward, and
NOW COMMENCED A GRAND STRUGGLE
TOR the finish, twenty miles to windward
Heavy blsck clouds appearing in the north
west promised more wind for the boats. The
Puritan went about first at :23, aud the
Genesta minute later. Capt. Crocker
thought it prudent TO house the Puritan 8 top
mast at ;25. as the wind was coming fast
and heavy, while an ugly sea was fast rising
into which the yachts plunged. Three light
leech lines on the Puritan's jb were
led aft, and when hauled taut by Gen
Paine much improved the set of the sail
Just before the Puritan tackled at 2:l7 she
was full half-mile on the Genestss lee bow
Ina -.
crossed the Genesta's bow she kept on, there
by, the committee say,
LOSING MUCH VALUABLE GROUND.
The Genesta went about at 2:ls. This
stretch to the windward proved to be the last
one OF the day, as the wind favored the yachts.
When Capt Crocker found he could easily
fetch the light ship, he started the sloop's
sheets and gave her "good full" She,was
then about half mile on thN Genesta's
weather quarter. The Geuesta also had her
man sheet started ,ri1e, but "pointinp"
very light. At 3;35 the Puritan kept broad
of and came "boillng" down for the Geuesta
evidently intending to blanket her. Capt
Carter, seeing this, put the cutters helm
down suddenly, and shot beyond
into the wind, across his rivals
stern and took An inward position
himself although he lost fully three minutes
by the operation. There was a "luffng"
match for few moments until the Puritan
got far enough ahead.
They were then, at 3:53, about 80 miles
from the finish. The sea was getting smoother
every moment, while the breeze continued
strong. The Puritan increased her lead
steadily and
CROSSED THE FINISH LINE AT 4:09:l5
While the ieet OF steam boats gave her a
rousing reception, Mr.. Forbes and the crew
responded heartily The Genesta crossed the
line at 4:lO:l9, only minutes and "a sec
onds behind her. Both were taken in by the
tugs Scandinavian and Luckenbach and cast
OH at their Staten Island anchorage at G
o'clock. The race WAS over, and the Ameri-
cas- cup WAS still retained on this side of the
Atlantic. The general expression was that the
English boat had been fairly beaten v ith wind
and sea that gave her all the advantages
she looked for, and that were it not for the
miserable way in which the Puritan was
handled, she could have easily beaten the
Geuesta at least ten minutss more than the
corrected time.
As the Puritan crossed the line
THERE WAS THE Widest EXCITEMENT
on the steamboats, and sailing craft gathered
near the lightship, the whistle of the Judges
boat announcing that the Puritan had again
beaten the Gcnesta, this time settling the
question OF the respective qualities Of the
two styles Of boat and deciding that the
cup would remain on this side OF the water.
As soon IS it WAS known that the Puritan
had won it WAS the signal for a general
blowing OF whistles, firing OF cannon, aud on
The part OF the occupants Of the various
vessels, OF shouting, screaming, throwing up
OF hats, aud general embracing. Such
pandemonium has seldom been
witnessed. little over minute
later, when the Genesta crossed the line,
these noises and scenes wee repeated, if any
thing on a more elaborate scale. The gentle
men on board the Britisher gracefully ac-
knowledged these manifestations of good
leehng ard lifted their hats in response to
the cheers which were given them.
II has been decided by the club that the
race for the Commodore's cup will take place
on the 18Th inst. The race for the Challenge
cup will he on the 2lst inst, and that for the
Cape May challerga cup on ths 26'h.
A Freight Train Goes Through "a Bridge.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Sept. ia south
bound freight train on the Richmond road
today went through a bridge over CoddIe
Greek, fifteen miles from Charlotte. Twenty
three box cars, with their contents, are a total
wreck, and Two unknown men, supposed To
be uamps, were killed. The fireman, Jas.
Davenport, and viii Owens went down in
the wreck. They were severely bu, not Ia.
tally hurt
Anti-Monopolists Dsnouncing Aati.Mo-
nopolists.
NEW YORK. Sept l6.-The executive
committee OF the New York State Anti