Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-08
THE RACE POSTPONED.
fHE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA
GOES OYER TO TODSY.

The Yachts succeed In Making Only Hair
tho Course, but the Yankee sioop Eject
uaiiy Demonstrates Its Abii,ty to Walk
Away with the English Delegate.
| From Morning Editionl
| NEw foHK, Sept. losing to the lateness
Of the start of the initial race between the
Genesta and the Puritan, aud to the lack of
wind sf'erward, the yachts succeeded, today,
in making only half the course, or twenty
miles. In this twenty -mile beat to wind
ward, the Puritan squarely outsailed the
Genesta one mile in ten, and nearly two
miles in twenty. A haze settled on the
bay all the morning, and there was no
wind from any quarter until nearly noon.
A hundred sail of yachts lay 10 the horse
shoe at Sandy Hook this morning, when the
| judges boat, Buckenback, arrived from New
York with the judges, Messrs. J. F. Tams.
Chas. Stebbins and Philip Schuyler. At 9:45
o'clock a. 1T. Jay Gould's steam yacht, At
lanta, passed out by the hook, followed in ten
minutes by the tug Luther q. Ward,
towing the sloop Puritan. She was saluted
By guns from nearly every steam yacht in
the feet while on her way to Scotland
liahtship, the starting point The Geuesta
remained in the horseshoe while Wm. Krehs,
oil the New York Yacht Club, representing
the Puritan, was put on board from the
judges boat. She then proceeded under sail,
on the port tack, to the lightship. The
English cutter was also saluted by the large
feet OF yachts now under way. The tide
was running food during the forenoon. Two
hundred and seventeen vessels of all sizes and
rigs were Assem- bled within a circle OF a mile
Of Scotland Lghtship.
After a tedious wait of two hours after the
arrival of the contestants at the lightship,
the starting signal was given from the Judges
boat at 1885 clock. By skillful Vancouver
ing, the shippers OF both yachts brought them
close enough to the line between the judges
boat and the light ship on the port tack tc
} start at few seconds after the starting sig.
nal. The Puritan slipped across first, close
up to the judges boat, at l:35, but for some
reason Captain Garter, of III. Genest,, tackled
to starboard Just before reaching it,
losing one minute and forty-two sec
onds, and being handicapped thirty seven
: seconds, thereby. She crossed ct 1877, off
r cal time. Capt. Crocker. of the Puritan
which boat looked very handsome with hei
mainsal, spirit, topsail forestay-sail, jib and
jib topsail set, meant fight from the start A,
the moment the Ge elesta crossed the line
| the Puritan came about, and 10 thirty sec.
| onds had filled away on the stsrboard tack
with the Genesta q hundred yards on her lee
beam. The course was right in the winds
eye s. E. tug had started ten
minutes before to lay out the twenty miles to
windward and place a stake buoy for the
. yachts to round. Cheered on by the shouts
, from hundreds of spectators and followed by
the immense hotilla OF pleasure craft, the two
contestants headed due east. On their fire,
reach, finding that he could Deither pass the
Puritan to leeward, or "out-point" him
Captain Carter, after twenty-three mir :
utss, suddenly put the Genesis,
about 10 cross the Puritsn's stern,
but Capt Crock.r put his helm down at once,
bringing the handsome white soop round iu
forty seconds later. The Gene.a was full OF
tricks, for round she came again in less than
q minute, followed by the Puritan again in
fifty seconds. Both yachts were carrying
exactly the same canvass. Instead of gaining
iraugurated, Capt Carter had lost
and the Puritan had gained a decided
advantage. Now tie Puritan began to rap
idly open gap between herself and the Gen
esta, and when they next tackled to the east
ward At All she was fully three. q uarters OF
+ mile to windward Of her antagonist, and
one-eighth Of u mile ahead at oil. Both
tackled TO the southwark again, and now the
Genesta was over mile on the
Puritans lee quarter. At 6:3O when
the judges boat arrived at the
outer mark 1t was sundown, the wind was
growing lighter, and the yachts being the
two miles to leewsrd, it was evident tina, the
race could not be sailed within the required
time, a limit Of seven hours. Accordip gly
the regatta committee ordered it postponed
until Tomorrow, when the boats will start a,
the same hour and over a similar course
The contest is thought by experienced yachts
men to be convincing proof that the Puritan
can beat the cutter under any conditions.
THE cue HELD IN AMERICA THIRrY-FoUR YEARS
NEW YORK, Sept. THE cup for which
the Genesta and Puritan contested is held in
this country, by virtue Of the fast sailing oi
the yacht America. It was won thirty-four
years ago, and has never been recsptured by
English sails 1t was offered by the Royal
Yacht Club in 1851, during the great world's
fair OF that year. The race was open to
yachts from all nations The race, in which
the America carried of the cup was sailed on
Aug. 20, three being eighteen entries. The
America won by 20 minutes ahead of the best
OF the other vessels, the Aurora.
Yesterday's Racing at Brighton Beach.
BRIGHros BEACH, Sept. THE races TO-
day were as follows:
Fnst race, tor msldens, 2-year-olds mile
Petticoat won, Velvet second, Startling third
time l:l7l.
Second race, one mile, Joe Howell won, Joe
Murray second, Punka third time :45.
Third race, mile, Little Minch won, King.