The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-24
THE WEEK.
In the United States and the
Old World.
A VICTOR AGAIN.
The Americas Cup WIN Remain ON
This Side of the Grcat Pond.

A VICTOR AGAIN.
The Americas Cup wan Remain on
This Side OF the Great Pond.
The second race between the American
yacht Puritan and tho English Genesta has
been sailed, and the result was narrow VIC
tory for the Purtan, her time being only one
minute and IS seconds better than that of the
aenesta. Tho contest was exciting, and took
place without accident of any sort.
The Genesta went over the line first, lead
'ng the Puritan by As seconds, Within a
minute after crossing tho line spinnakers were
set, md both yachts started for a run of 20
miles east southeast. The wind was blowing
ten miles an hour when the vessels passed
Scotland hghlship, The Puritan closed
minutes. On the tenth mile the Genesta
cook in her spinnaker from the starboard side
and SIT to port. The Puritan's spinnaker re-
malned on her port side At this point the
Puritan was carrying club topsail, mainsail,
oiesuil and spinnaker and the Genesta had the
same canvas drawing the wind, Tho shift of
the spnnokcr on tae Gencsta helped her won
dciiully, and after finishing II miles she be-
gan oreihauling the American representative.
She passed her ON the 18th mile From here
on to the mark boat at the turning point the
Genesta continued 10 gain until she was half
mile ahead Two mlt before reaching the outer
mark the Puritan's topsai was sent down. and
never again in the race was it hoisted From
She 18th mile 10 the turning stake the Genesta
carried her club topsuil, spnnaker, malnsail,
lib and loresail, and the Puritan from the same
point had no sails alot. The stake was reached
by the Genesta at 1880, and by tho Puritan
at 10y SO, the Genesta having gained over two
minutes in three miles. The Genesta rounded
stake lnnlSnnalv md ctn nd tn.h ,,,
ON the starboard tack with great deal of life
and speed The Puritan was rather heavy at
The stake. After rounding it, she started tor
nome on the starboard tack. Sheets were
hatened and both yachts were close hauled,
making grand fight. The Puritan seemed to
shake herself out of her lethargy after squaring
away for the return andactually leaped after the
Englislman. An hours time and she had not
only closed the Genesta's lead of two minutes,
but was half mile to windvard also. The
breeze ireshened after the mark buoy was
turned, and the wind blew 20 miles an hour
while the sea was beaten into frenzy. AL
Though 1t was blowing great guns, neither
yacht shortened sail. Both lubored hard, but
the Puritan rode the sea best The yachts had
Ice rails under much of the time and the sea
was breaking over tho Genesta from
stem to stern, The Puriran's weather
work in the gale was admirable. She
headed well in Tor the Long Island shore.
The Gencsta did not sail so far to windward by
threequlters OF a nile. She came about and
stood Tor home on the starboard tack heading
direttly for the Scotland lightship, IA miles
away. When the Puritan came about on the
starboald tack she was mile to windward of
the Genesta, but the cutter was leading on the
tack by nearly half u mile. The wind now
shifted TO north northwest, so that the race
became reach to Scotland lightshp The
wlndward gain which the Puritan had made
became lost To her, for the Genesta by reason
OF the change OF wind could weather the
lightship without a tack Thus by chance
the Gene.ta was once more put ahead of the
Puritan, and the result of the race became
matter OF grave doubt. The wind continued to
blow 20 miles an hour, and desperate fight
to the finish began. Before the Puritan could
get alean OF the Genesta, she had to sail 10
miles. The yachts were almost bow and bow
Tor mile, and not until the Puritan was
within two miles OF Scotland lghtship did she
shake off The desperate hold which her English
rival had taken on her. For the last two miles
the struggle WAS one of the finest ever wit
messed. The Gencsia made five attempts to
get The weather gauge OF the Puritan, but
hailed each time for the white soop hand
somcly ou,pointcd her. After entering upon
the last mile, the Puritan opened out like a
racHhorsc, and gaining rapidly, crossed the
finish line at 4;09:l5, beating The English cut
ter 2m. 9s, actual time, and deducting Sis.
time allowance for the Genesta, the successful
defender OF the Americas cup won the second
OF the series of three races by I'm. 3Ss., and
saved the yacht trophy of the world to
America.
The competing vessels finished the race in
a l5-mjle breeze. The to!al distance covered
was about 20 miles. The Puritan made it in
Vii. 30m. las.