. Races for the America's cup . n the SIXTH EACE FOE THE CUP. 2a prescribed time limit of seven hours. There wasa heavy sea all day, and the yachts workedthrough it as best they could in the constantlyfailing wind until about sunset, when the judgesboat signalled that the race was oh and theyachts were turned back before they had reachedthe outer mark. In the days work the Puritan apparently hadthe advantage of the Genesta, taking the seasmore easily. The next day another futileattempt to sail a race was made. This time course, andthe Puritan gave the Genesta an allow-ance of twenty-eight seco
. Races for the America's cup . n the SIXTH EACE FOE THE CUP. 2a prescribed time limit of seven hours. There wasa heavy sea all day, and the yachts workedthrough it as best they could in the constantlyfailing wind until about sunset, when the judgesboat signalled that the race was oh and theyachts were turned back before they had reachedthe outer mark. In the days work the Puritan apparently hadthe advantage of the Genesta, taking the seasmore easily. The next day another futileattempt to sail a race was made. This time course, andthe Puritan gave the Genesta an allow-ance of twenty-eight seconds over it according tothe rules of the New-York Yacht Club, underwhich the boats sailed. The wind at the startwas blowing lightly from the southwest, and astrong flood tide was running. The wind drewup through the Narrows so that at the startingline it was more southerly than it was Crocker was sailing-master of the Puri-tan, and Captain Carter, the same who is nowsailing-master of the Valkyrie, was at the helm. THE PURITAN CROSSING THE LINE. the yachts were becalmed at the start, and aftera weary wait for wind were turned back to did seem as if there never was to be areal race, and the public had got tired of gettingup early in the morning to go outside SandyHook and see fizzles, but they were all outagain the next day. On Monday, however, there really was a day had been set for the race over the New-York Yacht Club course, and the race over theoutside course had been by mutual consent post-poned until Tuesday. The New-York Yacht Clubthen had its starting place oh Stapleton, and itsfinish below the Narrows. It was a 38-mile of the Genesta. The yachts were started at 10 :30oclock. They went over the line side by sideon the starboard tack, the Puritan being-timed two seconds ahead of the Genesta made two tacks above the Narrows, and thena long leg, standing well down beyond ConeyIsland Point. When well out in the Lower Baythe wind d
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