Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-08
SPORTING.
No Time Made in the international
Yacht Race Owing to Lack OF
Wind.
The Puritan Outsailed the Genesta IA squire
Two Miles in twenty-five Sleeps
Head Bay Race.
THE EARLY PROSPECTS.

SANDY Hook, N. Y, Sept. I, 7;45 A. NJ.
The bay is dotted with yachts of every
size, and each one is crowded with peo-
pie who have come to witness the race
for the American cup between the British
yacht Genesta and the American yacht
Puritan. Early this morning the wind
was light from the east, but Gained down,
however, and by this time there is hardly
enough wind to iii n sail, but the pros
poets are there will be wind enough for
the race. The ocean course Is quite
smooth.
m.--The wind is now four miles
an hour from the north. The weather
is hazy. Several yachts are beating out
from the Horseshoe, others are being
towcd out. The sen is as smooth as
pane glass The yacht Puritan, in tow of
the tug Luther c. Ward, passed out
at g:55.
IL \. M.--Iachts, steamboats,, tugs and
sailing crafts of every description are go
ing out toward Scotland Light, the start
ing place tor to-duy's race. Never before,
In the memory of the oldest inhabitant,
was such q feet assembled around
Sandy Hook. The Genesta sailed out
under mainsails, foresail and jib top sail
ut l0;3S.
When outside the Hook she took a tug
boat for the lightship. The wind Is now
five miles an hour and stlll from the
north.
II NoON-It looks bad for the yacht
race to-day. There is little wind. The
contcsting yachts are still around the
Scotland light, and such II fleet as is now
assembled at Highland Light has never
been there before. The two Sloops are
ready. The wind is very light and the
weather still hazy but pleasant
l2;l0P. M.--The wind continues light
from the northeast, and the weather is
hazy. The yachts are still at the light
ship.
PROGRAMME OF THE RACE,
NEW YORK, Sept. THE programme
of the committee governing the interna-
tional race for the American cup between
the American yacht Puritan and the
English yacht Genestd, is as follows:
The first race will be twenty statute
miles to windward, or to leeward and
return, from the Scotland light
ship. If it is possible to make
a course from that point, If not from the
Sandy Hook lightship, "B, " of the inter-
national code, displayed from the Judges
boat will signify the former, cd" the let
ter "X, " the start and finish.
The contesting yachts will pass be-
tween the Judges boat and the light ship.
The outer mark is to he kept on the star
board rounding. The second race will
be over the club course, length about
thirty-eight statute miles. In this race
the yachts in starting will cross an mag
mary line drawn from the judges steamer,
anchored IL mile below buoy No Is,
opposite Owl's-head lee and mark boat
anchored in shore from the steamer,
thence keeping outside of Fort Lafayette
to and around buoy No. Is, passing to the
west and south of ii, thence to buoy No.
lSd, passing south of it and north of
buoy No. off the point of Sandy Hook,
to and around Sandy Hook light-ship,
tnrning 1t from north and east, and then
returning over the same course to the
tinish-linc drawn between the home
stake boat, which will be anchored
abreast of and to the eastward of buoy
No. 10, and that buoy. All yachts must
pass to the eastward of West Band buoys
No. 8, II, IL and 10 and to the westward
of red buoys No. 100, II, II andilG, both
going and returning.
The third race will be over triangular
course forty statute miles long. Starting
from the Scotland lightship Yachts will
cross the line ut the start and finish in the
same manner as in the first race.
The weather thus far, according to ex-
perts, favors the Puritan She works
better in rough sea- Both boats, how
ever, can take u better blow than five
miles an hour.
LAO p. m.--The yachts have started In
the International race for the American
cup. The Puritan got off at 80 O'Clock,
followed by the GcncSta at :35 The