Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-19
NEW YORK. Sent. Is

NEW YORK, Sept. Is.
The English cutter Genesta retrieved her
self by winning the regetts given under the
auspices Of the New York Yacht Club near
Sandy Hook today. As it was the annual
race of the club the prizes consisted of two
cups, one given by Commodore James Cor
don Bennett for schooners. and the other BY
Vice Commodore DoSglas for cutters or
sloops There we're j entries as follows:
Schooners-Fortuna, Grsyling and Daunt-
less.
Cutters-Genesta, Ileen, Stranger, Clara
and Isis.
Centre board sloops-Gracie, Athlon and
Daphne.
TIE dav opened bright and clear with a
stiff breeze from the southwest. The course
was triangular, run of 35 miles from an
imaginary line. drawn between Scotland
lightship and the judges boat Luckenbach.
The course was as follows: First leg,
east by north; second leg, southwest bv west
I northwest, and third leg back to starting
point. The first two legs were l33 miles east,
and the third was 81 miles.
Shortly before IL the tug whistled for
preparation, and few minutes later the sig
nal for the start was gwen. The first yacht
to cross the line was the Ileen at IL, II, 03,
and was followed by the Clara at III, IL, 09.
The Genesta, upon which all eyes were fixed.
glided over the line at IL, IL, 80, and was
followed few seconds later by the Fortuna.
Then came, respectively, the Grsyling, Ath-
Ion. Dauntless, Oracle. Daphne and Isis.
| The last two were handicapped by an allow
ance of five minutes.
The Genesta forged rapidly ahead and
gained steadily upon the yachts which had
crossed before her. She gained upon the
Clara and Ileen, but was in turn clesely press
ed by the Fortuna. At ll.45 the Genesta,
Ileen and Fortuna were almost abreast of
each other. with the English cutter slightly
| in the lead. The Genesta gained slowly upon
the other two. and after the first five miles it
became evident that the Genesta was ahead
and intended to keep first place.
Capt. Carter dexterously rounded the first
buoy at IL. 49, 10, followed by the Fortuna,
which made the turn at IL, so, %. The Gray
ling manifested good sailing qualities and
passed the red float few seconds after the
Fortuna The Oracle then attracted the at
tention by pressing forward, and she rounded
the buoy fourth in the list. The Genesta
made long sweep to windward and left the
others 80 far behind that the race seemed
certain for her, althogh the Oracle threatened
her seriously for some time.
The second buoy was passed by the Ge-
nesta at 8. OF ,55, and the Grayling which had
secured the second place, turned at 3. 10.
Fortuna came third and Oracle fourth. On
the home stretch the English vesssl came
scudding like a duck and passed the line at
Scotland lightshp at 3,4l.l0, with Grayling
| second.
The Genesta's actual time was 80 40. and
Gracie's 4,59,3S Grayling's was Al ,33 and
Fortunas 4, 4,42 ~ The crew of the Gtnesta
was heartily applauded by thousands of spec
tators on pleasure steamers.
There were private sweepstakes contested
for during the race by the English cutter
Clara, New York cutters Ileen and Isis, and
the sloop Athlon, which were won by the
Clara. The Bennett prize was awarded to
the Grayling and the Douglass cup to the
Genesta. The English cutter, her owner,
captain and crew received an ovation after
the race.