Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-17
PRIMITIVE PURITAN.
The Boston Yacht Again Carries of
the laurels and Saves the
American Cup.
In Holly Contested Twenty. Mile Race
and Return the Puritan Comes
in Mile Ahead.
The Race Pronounced without Exception
the Most Exciting Ever witnessed
on the Water.
rnE AMERICAN orp s,,rn.

THE AMERICAN CUP SAVED.
Special TO the Gazette
New YORK, Sept. l6.-The Puritan
achieved a second victory to-day over the
English yacht Genesta, and the American
cup is saved by the Yankee sloop. It was
Genesta weather to-day.
The Gencsta crossed the line at II :o5-lG
and the Puritan at il;oG-ol. The Puritan
gained at the start. 1t seemed
to be about even between them
at 800, the Gencstc having gained
slightly. The wind blew stiff, ten miles
an hour The Genesta with her splnna-
kefs set, continued to gain ON the Puritan,
the stiff breeze being almost dead astern
and Increasing,
At 1880 nearly fifteen miles
OF the outward course had
been covered and the Englishman was
still leading, but hardly gaining ON his
lead. The Genesta rounded the stake
buoy at ;05-20, and the Puritan at / ;O7-
% P. m. Both yachts then commenced
to beat against the wind on their return.
The wind continued to blow almost into
a gale and was soon tearing along at the
rate OF nearly thirty-scven miles
an hour. The Puritan got all
right again, although without
her topsails, and she commenced to gain
rapidly on her rival, The Genes,a was
slightly ahead until o'clock, when she
was overhauled by the Puritan, who was
soon mile ahead and KEEP, the lead 70
the finish.
II was seen at once that the race would
be close, but the Puritan still led The
Puritan crossed the line at 100 and the
Gcnesta ut lQ-l6.
THE BULLETINS
SANDY Hook, n. j., Sept. lG.--This is
the day appointed for the Puritan and
Genesta to sail the race to sea twenty
miles windward and return from the
Scotland lght-ship. 1t Is question
whether they viii be successful in cover.
ing the course within the allotted time.
The wind at $3.50 was blowing from the
west az the rate of eleven miles an hour
with probabilities OF It's decreasing. The
weather is cle;r. Both yachts are now
on their way out TO the llght-ship, and d
start will probably be made about l0;30
loan The preparatory signal has beer
given and the race will begin in FIVE min,
uies. rhewlud is fresh and is now blow,
/ Inv fourteen miles an hour from the west
The Genesta crossed the starting line n
lli04-32, the Puritan at II :05-30
ll;l6 a. m.-The wind is increasing, II
is now blowing ut the rate OF fifteen miles
an hour from the northwest. The yachts
are heading eastsoutheast,
l1:l7 Il. m.--Tho Puritan is gaining on
the Genesta.
ll:25 4, M.-The yachts are off the
Sandy Hook light.shlp. Their positions
are about the same as at the start. The
wind is blowing sixteen miles an hour
from the west-northwest.
ll:4G 4. M.-The Gencsta is leaving the
Puritan somewhat now.
1906 p. M.-The Genesta is leading
the Puritan by about n half mile. The
Genesta turned the stake boat at ;05-2O,
and the Puritan at ;07-32.
1850 p. M,--The Puritan has had her
topsails down for some time. The reason
is not known. The wind is blowing
twenty miles an hour.
/; go +. M.-The Puritan is now leading
the GeneSta,
1875 y. M.--The Puritan has not yet set
her topsail The Genesta is TO the wind
ward, gaining ON her all the time. 1t Is
thought the Puritan is crippled,
1873 Il. M.--The wind Is blowing thirty
six miles an hour north by northwest.
2:l5P p. M.-Both yachts are still ON the
port tack, standing northward. The
Puritan is about mile ahead.
2:20 y. M.-The wind has cleared. The
Puritan Is mile ahead, but IL Is impossi-
bic to tell which is TO the windward.
2:25r. M.-Both have gone about on
the starboard tack. The Puritan is
ahead. She has not set her topsail yet.
$3.50 p. M.-The yachts are now about
one mile east of the Sandy Hook light
ship. The Puritan Is TO the windward
and ahead, but It is impossible to fudge
of the distance. The wind is now thirty
seven miles an hour.
$3.50 y. M.--Both yachts are cast OF the
Sandy Hook light-ship. the Puritan mile
TO the windward ahead.
$3.50 p. M.-The Puritan has only her
main sail and iih set The Genesta car
ries her lib, main and top sails, which Is
all she can lug. The Puritan Is standing
no straight as a stake.