New-York tribune., 1885-09-15

then came about and laid their course
for it. Every rope and every sail. every plank and
every rvet aboard the Genesta seemed to be striv-
ing their utmost to carry the Royal Squadron's
flag to the fore. The cutter was sailed with con-
summate skill that showed the man at the tller
master OF his art. As the yachts came sweeping
down to Buoy No. 10, it was seen that the Genesta
was not so far to eeward by good deal as she had
been, and had crawled up somewhat on the Yankee
soop. Amida wild screaming of steam whistles loud
huzzas and the strains of Columbia, the Gem of
the Ocean," the Puritan showed the Genesta the
way around Buoy No. 10. which "bobbed up Sc
reney" on the Southwest Spit. The time of round
ing this buoy was as follows:
Puritan. ll6:22
DeHestd l'lo'-o
The Genesta put up her balloon forestaysail after
rounding the buoy. Then the wind fell consider
ably, and the Genesta. carrying the wind that she
had, crawled up on the Puritan. The wind
was so light and such weary miles of
calm sea Law between the yellow reaches of the
Sandy Hook shore and the red hull of the Sandy
Hook Lightship that it seemed impossible that the
race could be made in the required seven hours.
With ordinary yachts it would have been impOssi-
ble but with tho Puritan and Genesta little is I'M
possible in the way of sailing. Other yachts lay
with sails 1apping against the masts bat the Purl
tan and Genesta with sails filled by some
breeze unfelt slipped slowly but surely
toward the Point of the Hook. They
never can do it"; Another fzze," were the ex-
clamations on the judges boat But very per-
ceptIble breeze sprang up and away toward Buoy
No. Sig went the racers. the Puritan drawing
ahead. They rounded Buoy No si2 as follows:
Puritan i:d9:3S id3:3S
GeneSta..-. l'-"'i-
Buoy No. 5..on the Point Of the Hook. was
rounded as follows:
l:3G:OO
Now they were on the open ocean and good
breeze was blowing The Gcnesta took in her big
jib topsail which she had mp and set small T one.
The sea that rolled up from the south made tho
Genesta see-saw as if she were r0cking-horse and
she lay TO her work until her lofty spars and
close-hauled sails were white streak against the
sky. leaning at an angle of 45o. She carried a
bone under her foot and seemed to drag the water
more than the Puritan Both yachts plung-
ing out toward the lghiship nov with a speed
which gave assurance that there would he race,
and the spirits of the thousands of spectators rose
accordingly. The spray flew in the faces of the
people on the tugs and steamers ana me nags tHat
wave over the signal towers and unfinished forifi-
cations Of sandy Hook stood out straight IN the
breeze. The space of glitteTing, tumb'lng water
between. the long long and shaP9y sHra SHyerhapgias h
of the Genesta was as great as
ever and there seemed no possibility
of the cutter closing the breach The yachts made
one long reack out TO the iIghtshp, the flying
Yankee seeming scarcely 20 break the water as she
glided like ghost toward the red hull tnat rocked
and rolled To seaward. The Puritan led her
tagonist nearly five minutes around the lightsllp
The time OF rounding was
Genesta 2:i9:I6
Then came another long reach back to the Point
of the Hook and as the Puritan came dashlng back
she passed the Genesta gong out. Not sOund
came frsm ae deck of either yacht as they swept
by each other opposite directions. When the
Genesta got around she put after the Puritan as
though she was determined TO retrieve the fortunes
of the day If such a thing were possible. The
Puritan sprang toward Sandy Hook, but kept 50 far
TO the wlndward that every one thought her
skipper intended TO start sheets and run 10 Buoy
No. 3 when he had got far enough in shore and 10
the sOuthward. But somehow the Puritan ALWAYS
goes 10 the right place in a way peculiar 10 herself,
and almost before the spectators realized - the
Puritan was in 10 the Point of the Hook and
rounding Buoy No. 8. The times Of rounding this
buoy were
Puritan 03 50i:33
Genesta- ooS'lJ
The Puritan pointed beautifully after passing the
Point of the Hook, and at 32l:3O she came about
Oh the starboard tack aud stood in for Buoy No.
SIG. Then she ran into 4 calm and almost stopped
Up behind her. bowling IN from the ocean, came
the Genesta, carrying fresh wind. Steadily she
drew nearer the Boston sloop, which, deserted by
the wind helplessly struggled to flee from her an
tagonist Finally She succeeded IL reaching the
edge of the calm streak and getting into rumpled
water again. When he Genesta reached the place
where the Puritan had moved so slowly she. too,
seemed almost TO stop and the Puritan regained
what she had lost. But II was only short time
and then the Genesta cot the wind and sped away
after the Puritan. The Puritan dId not hold her
tack long, but coming about on the port tack she
stood away for Buoy No. Sl2. Scarcely one on the
judges boat believed that she could fetch il
on that tack, but somehow, IN her old accustomed
way, she went just where she wanted 10 and
rounded the buoy close mp to it. The Genesta
stood down the western beach of Sandy Hook for
afn md han alA atta ahA f.r tha
buoy. The yachts rounded Buoy No. Si2 thus:
Puritan. 3:3335
The Puritan ran up her big jibtOpsail in stops
and broke it ont Just before rounding. Then she
took IN her jib and bore away for Buoy No. 10 on
the Southwest Spit. Hopelessy, yet bravcly the
Genesta struggled after her. The flying Yankee
was so far ahead III at nothing could save the dav
TO England. Tue yachts rounded the buoy IN this
order:
Genesta. 3:3s:o5
After rounding there was a run for home and the
Puritan. with her balloon jib tOpsail drawing beau
tfully, went speeding up toward the Narrows:
She had her spinnaker boom out to port, but did
not set her spinnaker. People were unable 10 tell
whether this was because the spinnaker would not
draw well OF whether il was q piece Of bravado 10
show that she could beat the English yacht with
out a spinnakers help. The Genesta had her spin
MAKER in stops when she rounded Buoy No. 10 and
as she came around she broke 1t out. But that n
mense SAIL even, did not seem TO help her much and
furtherand further awayfrom her sped the Puritan,
crossing the hnishlng line over sixteen minutes
before her rival amid such shout and roar and din
from throats, cannon and whistles never before
greeted winning yacht. Then down through the
dense mass OF steamers came the Genesta. She
had taken in her spinnaker and set her balloon jb
topsai off the West Bank in hopes OF doing better.
The time of the finish was as follows:
Puritan 4:Ss95
The time OF the race as follows:
EPpsd C'r'cfd
Start. Finish Tinie. Time
a. m s. d. ~. g. h. m. =. Ia. 4
Puritan. 1912 90 a:3SOt o. OBO5 500 O5
Genesis. 10000 40 1862 02252 622;24
Thus the Puritan beat the GeDesta on actual time
9 minutes and AZ seconds, and corrected time
10 minutes and 10 seconds
As soon as she had crossed the line the Puritan
went To her old ANCHORAGE off SfanletOn. Here a