Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
About Yachts.


 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: We were glad to read of the safe arrival in England of our recent visitor and friendly enemy Sir Richard Sutton's yacht Genesta after safe and quick passage out. Her en- ! try into port flying three first class prize ! flags won in her contests with American ! yachts" seems, however, of doubtful taste in view of total failure in the grand object of l her visit here.
 I The Genesta-P Puritan race aroused wide 1 spread attention and induced throughout the country and especially on the sea-board an 1 almost universal interest that took this in | stance of friendly and generous rivalry out l of the category of ordinary salt water races. | Its partly international character added a welcome spice of semi patriotism that brought l to the surface in minds little accustomed to the anxieties of ''sport," a novel sensation as well as highly pleasurable excitement. The ! most unlikely people of both sexes suddenly l fell to talking with salty glibness eff "spin- makers, :" ''balloon jibs, |" ''club and spirit top sails" who, short time before hardly knew 1 whether yachts sailed on water rolled on l wheels.
 [ l the bold challenge from Sir Richard Sutton, the reports that reached us of the marvellous speed of his Genesta, combined with her pub lished record, compelled experienced yachts men to consider the situation seriously and to estimate carefully the chances 1 of the possible or probable result The first embarrassing poser that faced Us squarely was the fact that we had no single masted yacht whatever belonging to the class of the Genesta, while to match cutter | in serious contest with schooner was not ! to be thought of. As we'll match the typical pacer with the typical trotting horse. 1 Of schooners-both centreboard and keel we had brilliant array, capable of hold l ing their own with yachts of their classes be- l longing to any country. At last one dan gerous antagonist added her name to the roll of honor and proved her mettle during the summer just past. The newcomer will be | likely to give those of her kind sailing in her company ample opportunity to make out the name of the blind goddess gilded on her stern transom. Our yacht owners generally prefer the schooner style of rig to that of the less convenient if somewhat faster sloop.
 
 vided to meet the foreign flying cutter and to keep safely the English trophy, the long continued possession of which nearly led us to forget it's character as perpetual chal- | lenge cup" to be defended against all con- CTS. The six months time allowed us to make ready seemed none too long for the task. The New York Yacht club, as custo- dians of the Queens cup" particularly felt
 the burden of responsibility. Knowledge,
 experience and public spirit led prominent
 members of this club to embody these quail
 ties, and at their private expense to build ar
 American champion ready to engage in run
 ming fight and to do battle on fixed day and
 date. The outcome of their efforts took
 shape in the form of the stately and superior
 Priscilla, to whom, as events proved, wt
 might safely have entrusted the honor ot
 defending the ''cup" and sustaining national yachting pride. Just a } this time Boston yachtsmen
 inspired by the same generous ant
 patriotic sentiments, united brains and pur
 ses in another separate effort to provide trusty standard bearer, and were richly re warded and made happy in the production } of the marine beauty, the Puritan, whose ad