Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-12
A THIRD DISAPPOINTMENT.
CEYESrA VERSUS PURITAN.

ALLURE Of the Puritan and Genesta TO
race FOR the American cup on Monday
and Wednesday is probably response
bic for the decrease in business done
by the excursion steamers to-day.
VERY few Of the many steamers Left
thei, piers this morning with a full
complement Of passengers. The Iron
Steamboat Company sent out three
this morning and the knickerbocker
Line two. A number Of private yachts
and steamers which left the city TINS
morning was certainly no smaller than
on Monday. The betting on the result
Of the race was active down town TINS
morning. The odds, while IN q ma
;oritv Of cases favor the Puritan, were
not az heavy as on Monday. sporting
men seem 10 think that with stiii
breeze and heavy sea the Genesta will
ne able 10 outsail the Puritan. There
were A few offers Of two TO one in favor
az the Puritan. and found ready takers.
II was with grim forebodings that
their Journey would be useless that the
feet Of graceful yachts unfurled their
canvas last night, and left their pleasant
anchorages about Staten Island and
headed for the boIsterous Horseshoe.
The schooner yachts Resolute, Tidal
Wave, Clytie. Foram, Estelle, Spranza,
Vsruna, and Adrian, and the sloops
Thetis and Arrow and the steam-yacht
Vision. all bobbed on the crested waves
of Horseshoe's troubled waters at mid
night. As the night advanced the
wind increased and the waves rolled
higher and higher. The wind blew
dead from the northeast, and kept
increasing from ten miles an
hour at sunset TO nearly fifteen
miles at midnight. This morning broke
hopefully, and at daybreak there was
life and hustle on board the yachts.
The sea was heavy and "of shore.
The signal was flying from the stall on
the Highlands. The wind was from the
northeast and blowing at the rate OF
sixteen miles an hour, with indications
OF steady all-day breeze. At o'clock
none Of the sailing craft had started fOr
the light ship, although much canvas was
spread. The sch0OneT-yacht America,
with General Butler Oh board. was the
first boat to arrive at the Horseshoe
this morning. The Puritan and Genesta
were sighted soon afterwards coming up
on port tack. the Puritan from the Mar
rows and the Genesta from Westbank.
The Puritan was standing out through
the Narrows under mainsail and jib at
Q O'Clock, when the judges boat, hay-
inc on board Messrs. Tams. Schuyler,
and Stebbins. arrived at Iompklnsyille,
Staten Island. The GeneSta also was
under way, heading for the Narrows
under her ito and cutters her main
sail was hoisici IN few minutes. The
essterly winds which had prevailed yes
teJday left heavy gLDuud swell, which
rolled IN over the bar aud went back,
making itself felt as the yachts under
sail made their way through the swash
channel to the Scotland l.h,ship, the
starting point. ne Genests s rev
bowsprit was admired by yachtmen.
while the Puritan mainsail. which had
been cleyerly patched. showed no diff
ference IN It's setting. The wind was
blowing q fresh breeze from the east
ward. and the tide was about one quar-
tex ebb when the preparatory signal
Wa gwen al 1880, followed
hv the one TO start at 1885.
The Judges boat Law with her head
northward one eighth Of a mile from
the Scotland heh,ship. and the course
was east by north twenty miles to wnd-
ward and return. The Puritan lay hove
10 when the signal was given, while the
Gcnesta lay near the imaginary line
ready 10 Slip over IN moment. BY
excellent management Captain Crocker
sent the Puritan across the line first IN
handsome shape forty-one second, after
the whistle had blown. the -Ienesta fol-
lowing siX second, later aud 10 leeward
about two hundred yards.
The sea was quite heavy during the
first hour OF the race. aud The Genesta
showed her good weather qualities %
advantage u.s. running away from the
white ,loop. The remarkable speed
and phenomenal pointing which IN the
unfinished race % Monday hal seemed
10 be the attributes Of The Puritan
alone were now developed IN the re
ues,a. and sir Richards racing lag
drew ahead d. 2 manner that made the
people see 10 the dun perspective the
International challenge cup % sailing
away m SIR Richard s cutter O. the
Eoya Squacrou's castle oi Cowcs.
AT 1912 =. NJ. lAc Gcucsts was So
far ahead that she concluded 10 e. 90
the Puritan Wluiward anl 50,
comm about on the port tack. She
crossed The anLee sloop's bow. and
cane shout ola the ,,arhoarl tacA again
on tile puiitau's wcather-bow. All
tn, time the wind was fattening. and
a. the yachts were approaching the
LoIs-lsland shore the water wa, get
ting smoother. When the Genests had
got Go windwRrd Of the Puritan the
beautiful Boston boa; seemed 70 become
endowed with intelligence. and began
20 run away from her adversary so
they held their "a K. standing vel IN
toward the shore until the hotels and
cottage Of long Branch and Point Look
out seemed close aboard. Il was 20 the
Puritan advantage % stay IN smooth
wafer as long a. possible. And when, az
lilo ,. NJ, the Dcuesta came about
and stood out 70 sea into rough water,
those OF the Judge, boat SAID &c You
viii see that the Yankee won't tack.
But she did, after holding her luf long
enough 10 bring her on the weather
side e. the cutter when She came
about. Since the Puritan had begun
10 run away under the lee OF the &C.
uests Just after the cutter had
crossed her bows. She had been
steadily rtgainmg what she had
lost IN the light breeze and
heavy sea. Now. as the two yachts
went Flunging seward on the port tack
It was seen that the Puritan va. almost
even with the Genesta on a straight
line and some distance 70 windward. /
The breeze came IN over the rolling
waters from the southeast, and the
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