Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-13
THE YACHTS BECAnMED.
Hardly Any Enthusiasm Shown In the
Contest Yesterday.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Hardly any en-
'husiasm was shown to-day by the gem
eral public in the Puritan-Genesta con-
test. After four attempts to start, each
resulting in postponement, the outside
race has to-day been set down for Tues
day, Sept. 10, by consent OF Sir Richard
! Sutton.
Only two excursion steamers carried
passengers to see the yachts make another
failure to-day-the Taurus with about
/ 300 passengers and the Grand Republic
with 200. Hundreds had gathered at
/ various landings, and would have gone
On board but for the clear indications this
morning that there would be no race.
! The committee boat Lackenbach arrived
/ at Sandy Hook at 10 O'Clock. There was
a very light air from the southwest at that
| time, but hardly Of sufficient force TO fill
the sails of the Genesta and Puritan. both
| or which were under weigh and racing
out southwark on the starhoard tack,
TowED TO THE LIGHrsHIP.
/ When the tug arrived both yachts were
towed to Scotland lightship and let 20
! there at 10:30 O'Clock without breath Of
/ wind. The two arrivals drifted to the
! southwark with the ebb tide, their i'm
mense sails tapping heavily ss they rolled
in the trough OF the long easterly swell.
! The people on board killed time as best
! they could, fishing, smoking, and whist
! linz for wind. It. was 80 O'clock
when light breeze from the
south southwest came in from
The seaward rippling the easterly sweIls.
| Immediate preparation was made by the
! committee for start. The Luckenbach
was anchored to the east of the lightship
and the course ''south" given TO Mr.. Olsen
on board the stake boat, the Scandlna-
Wan, when Mr.. Busk on board the
| Puritan shouted the committee, care
you thinking of trying it?"
"Yes, seriously" replied Mr.. Toms.
THE SHIPPERS OBJECT.
"We shan't get back till midnight
them" said Mr.. Busk as the white sloOp
! passed on. Just as the prepard tory
whistle was going TO be given the Genesta
sheered alongside and Beaver Webb
shouted, I'VE understood we were not TO
start after l O'Clock. 1t will be dark and
we can't finish"
"COurse is sOuth-southwest," said Capt.
Carter, as the cutter passed on, only to
return q few minutes later, when Mr..
Toms, addressing Sir Richard Sutton,
said: "We called the start because We
| believed there would be fresher breeze
afterwards. III you 0D)ecC 10 Jne sJarC we
will call the race Oft for the day"
II object to start" exclaimed Sir
Richard, Immediately, so that ended all
hope OF the contest Tor to-day. Both yachts
were taken in tow, but the Genesta was
soon cast off, and made her way under sail
TO her anchorage at TOmpkinsville,
S. l., and the Puritan was t0wed to the
Market street dry dock, where she is now
hauled out for the purpose of pot leading
her bottom.
MONDAYS RACE.
The regatta committee went on board
the Genesta at Staten Island, and at a
special meeting held in her cabin they ex-
plaiued to Sir Richard Sutton the advisa-
bility of having the inside race over %he
| New York club course sailed on Monday
as already announced. One OF the prin-
cipal reasons advanced was the fact that
many ladies who had been both disap-
pointed and sea sick on Monday last
| would like to witness the yacht contest in
smooth water as soon as possible. Sir
Richard gallantly acceded to the request
OF the committee, 80 the next race is 10 be
over the club course. TO-day's postponed
race will be sailed on Tuesday, and II the
third is needed it will be sailed on Wed
nesday.