Show BOTH YACHTS AT SEA A Fine Start With a Battling Breeze But the Wind Goes Down Fine Tactics on Both Sloops and a Splendid Contest Was Promised nut at 5 Oclock They Were Out at Sea and Hardly a Capful of Wind to Finish the Race ToDayJs Great YacUt Contest SANDY HOOK September 11930 a mThe wind is moderate from the east weather cloudy sea going down somewhat and a hope is expressed today that the first real contest may take place between the yachts Puritan and Genesta for the Americas cup THE PURITAN AND OENESTA ARE COMING DOWN THE BAT Both undersaiL The wind is sixteen miles an hour and from the east 1020 a mThe Genesta has dropped the tug and is now passing out under sail HIGHLANDS 1130 a mThe Puritan Genesta and the judges boat have reached the Scotland lightship The yachts are making ready for the start 1130 a mThe PBEPABATOBX SIGNALS TO START Have just been given NEW YORK September nThe failure of the Puritan and Genesta to race on Monday and Wednesday is probably responsible re-sponsible for the decrease in business done bjr excursion steamers today Yery few of the many steamers left their piers this morning with a full complement of passengers passen-gers The Iron Steamboat Company sent out three steamers and the Knickerbocker line two The number of private yachts and steamers which left the city was certainly smaller than on Monday BETTING ON THE RESULT OF THEBAOE IS ACTIVE Down town this morning the odds while in a majority of cases in favor of the Puritan Puri-tan were not as heavy as on Monday Sporting men seem to think that with a stiff breeze and heavy sea the Genesta will be able to outsail her competitor with ease There were a few offers of two to one in favor of the Puritan which found ready takers 1136 amThe yachts have started and both are on the port tack 1150 amAn outwardbound bark got in the way of both yachts compelling them to pay off This placed the Genesta ahead 1210 pmTho Genesta is ahead but to the leeward of the Puritan 1225 pmThe Puritan is outpointing the Genesta1 and is well to windward THE GENESTA is AHEAD A little more than a mile The yachts are both standing on the same tack the Puritan Puri-tan working windward all the time The Genesta is well in on the Long Island shore 1242 p roThe Genesta has gone about and is now standing southeast 1245 p mThe Genesta has crossed to windward of the Puritan I 1255 p mTho yachts are now on the same tack tho port The Genesta seems to be a little to windward of the Puritan The wind is blowing from east southeast and getting lighter The Puritan still holds the best wind and is now overhauling I the Genesta Both have set ther clue topsails 110 p mThe Genesta has gone about I the Puritan 20 seconds later The Ge nesta is ahead 150 p mThe yachts have gone about ten miles so far over the course THE GENESTA LEADS BY ABOUT THREE MINUTES MIN-UTES Wind light from the east and weather clear 2 pmBoth yachts aro standing southeast south-east Genesta the Puritan gaining a little on the I 210 pmThe Puritan has gained a I minute and a half in the past half hour SANDY HOOK 225 pmThe Puritan I has passed to windward of the Genesta 240 pmThe Puritan is now ahead the Genesta has run up even with the I Puritan but the Puritan is now to windward The Puritan is now two lengths ahead 3 pm = THo > Genesta is running ahead but the Puritan is well to windward About fifteen miles of the outward course has been covered u THE SCENE AT THE HOOK I JNEW YORK September HTne louisa which gathered around the Scotland Lightship Light-ship this morning was imposing in numbers even if it did not equal the dimensions of the great fleet which covered the face of the ocean a week ago In addition ad-dition to a countless number of yachts from the majestic schooner to the saucy little sloops and cutters which dashed about among their larger companions there were I steam yachts and a number of large stoam ers especially engaged for the guests of the New York yacht club Some eager persons went down to Sandy Hook last night expecting ex-pecting to find accommodations and had a sorry time of it walking about wet hungry and cold upon that unhospitable spot SANDY HOOK 340 p mThe Genesta and Puritan have been out of sight for some time If they are not now homeward bound it is not likely that the race will be sailed within seven hours the limit of time j SANDY HOOK 312 pmThe Puritan has just gone about standing northwest and four minutes later the Genesta went I about standing on the same course wind light from the cast I The day was regarded as a most TAVOBABLE ONE FOB THE GENESTA I But the Puritan after the Goelet cup race in a rousing southeaster should not bethought i be-thought to disliko the weather General Ben Sutler could not have wished a better j I breeze for America and today he is not thought to have any reason to complain even i though he were arranging the match as he I I I he did at Gloucester when the only condition of the race was thatthere should an eight I knot breeze It was then said after he had i been beaten by Fortuna Gitava and Mohican I I Mohi-can that he had the wind he wanted and j I the process of whipping him was termed Educating Ben Butler He will go over i I the course today in the America It is 1 I I thought the America will never have shown to better advantage for in a rattling breeze she is regarded as very fast I I HIGHLANDS 5 pmThe yachts have not yet turned the stakeboat There will prob I ably be no result today |