New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
THE GENEsTA IN DRY-DOCK.
PREPARING FOR THE GREAT RACE-QUICK TACklNu
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PREPARING FOR THE GREAT kACh-VOANh iN"Ni-
BY TiAN PURITAN
The Genesta went into dry-dock at the Erie
Rasln Yesterday at 10 n. m float was placed on ono
ia 81 her and boat on the other The sailors got into
them and as the water gradually drawn on scoureu
her conner with a MIXTURE Of sand. water and oxanc
acid Her bottom was extremely fonl ana at n'Eu"A'
thu work OF securing not yet completed Two snce'
of conner were removed just below the water me- ana
new ones put on The appearance OF the cutter "nen @
water had been drawn of was surprise 10 inany ="
stead of having a v-shaped midship section, hke 'no
Uarvsv cutters she has a swelling bge and slightly
tumbles home She has u fuller blge II anything thah
the Puritan In other respects she presents tho usu
features OF the cutters seen In these waters uniess " O
that her sternp0st rakes little more
Few people came her In the forenoon Out III lno
afternoon crowd collected and for the rest OF the day
hundreds Of people came TO look at her. All were aa-
Itted the only restriction being that they must not ee'
near enough TO Interfere with the sailors In their WORK
she will 20 out Of dock to-day and return 10 her ou
anchorage of stapleton.
The Puritan went out for sail at about ocioch
There was good breeze blowing from the northwest
and the Yankee sloop few rapidly down to the Hook
and ont 10 the open sea- When she returned later In tne
afternoon she the Southwest spit ana theh oea
M under mansail forestry call. club topsa ahd )p.
The wind had hauled little more To the NORTH ana h'o
decreased in force Nevertheless the white sloop came
m with wonderful rnpdity What most remarkable
gas the rapidity with which she tackled being In stays
only Twenty-Five seconds. when she reached the Mar
rows the wind had died out great deal but even ID inc
light breeze then blowing she tackled In thirty seconds
The Puritan will go on the screw dock TINS morning
and be taken OIL on Sunday. Betting IA said 70 be III
favor OF the Purton There has been considerable tax
abput the relative merits OF the crews OF the Genest anu
Puritan. As matter OF fact both crews arc "ei' ms
cipnod and are composed Of plcked sailors. rno
cutters crew "a made up entirely OF ED-ishmen. in
crew 81 the Yankee slOOp Ia made largely OF care Goa
men, with "a spHnkling OF Swedes and ~ 9rWsslans. -.
In of tie fact inat score OF uluIc
and tgboats lave advertised that they VIII attend te
races ne, week. and take passengers sGha OIL NhIn
ne has been given by the Treasury Department through
the Collector of the Port, calling attention 70 cect%n
NAV not venture beyond sandy Hook. IL provides that
Every eA-gOng steamer carrying paeaehkcls,
the bnilding OF Shch shall he completed aicf august
% ST. shall have not less than three wafer gnt Cos
bukheads such bulkheads 20 reach 10 the nam deck IN
en ge ecked vessels otherwise 10 the deck next below
tie main dec to be made Of iron plates suslanoo upn
snabe frame work; and 10 he properly secured va vac
hull of the vessels" strict compliance win tls law -
ordered and wne It will not Affect the DOat on te Vh
Steamboat Company. some OF the othet pOats VIII DC
kent from passng outside Of Sandy Hook. -, .,
In an syer to an appeal from tho appn OF lh INV
nv the Rockaway Steamboat Company, IN JUNE 49,,
tie Solicitor OF the Treasury decided that yesses yDg
hctveen New-York and ROckaWay Beach, or eiVni the
west cnd on Coney Island were for tho most part on
the high seas and consequently require Dulkhfans ~
prpvided by the statutes. In virtue OF tls statute inc
steamboat inspectors refused 20 grant ceineetes Ior
steamers built subsequent IN August - iN'i, ~ ~ DC
yond Coney Island OF past Sandy Hook unless toI Woe
provided with the three waer-tght bulkheads " Na'
officially stated that all steam vessels crloy e Ia
ng passengers, whether FOR pay or not VINO go ou.spo
10 witness the Yacht without The anthpi!y cuh
fhIrei By certificate 0f inspef u0n or rln
from the Board OF Inspectors VIII be subject 10 penalty
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