The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-24
SPRUCE Nv DEFEATED
ENGLISH HALF-RATER BEATEN BY
THE AMERICAN ETHELWYNN.
Mr.. Brand Satisfied that the Yankee
Yacht Won an Honest victory
The Americas Cup Challenge.

OYSTER BAY, Sept. 23.-The first race of
the match, the best three out of five, be-
tween the half raters .Ethelwynn, of the
Indian Harbor Yacht Club, and Spruce ~,
of the Minima Yacht Club. of England,
was sailed to-day after Saturdays fiuke
Ethelwynn won very easily. She beat
Spruce w by seven minutes forty-one
seconds over a course that began with a
run to leeward for three miles and in
cluded beat back on the second leg and
a repetition of those legs TO make the full
distance of twelve miles. After the race,
Mr.. j. Arthur Brand said TO a reporter
that he had changed his mind in one way.
if not in others. He had believed that
Spruce Nv was more clever in a breeze
that blew. but he discovered to-day that
the stronger the wind the better was
Ethelwynn. Mr.. Brand had no possible
complaint, he said, to make against the
steam yachts, excursion boats, schooners
or sloops that were following the racers.
except in one instance, when Mr.. Colgate
Hoyt's steam launch got in his way just
before the start and inteEfered with his
crossing of the starting line. But said
Mr.. Brand, don't think for moment
that am making claim that the incident
would affect the result. was beaten. and
well beaten.
The course to-day was the same as that
Of Saturday. Starting from an imaginary
line between the Center island buoy and
Commodore Benedict's flagship. Oneida, the
yachts were sent away over course three
miles to leeward, dead before the south
west wind, with a prospective beat back
and repetition Of the same course, max
liminary whistle was blown at 1890. A
preparatory signal was given at 1910 and
after that the yachts had five minutes TO
In art nn0
start, where the contestants had to figure
on the time that the gun would be fired.
and get over the line as soon ,s after ter the
a game always gives shippers chance
to Jockey about the line and to outwit each
other, If they are smart enough.
Ethelwynn got over the line first and
went away on her business without wait
ing for her challenger. Spruce was not
lazy and she. came upon the weather side
a mile had been covered and blanketed the
Yankee. More than that the Britisher
went by the but saat aSs ss tn o
America. On crossing the line, and run
ming before the wind both boats set their
Blowing about four knots an hour and the
racers sped before it. Going down to the
outer mark. Ethelwynn overhauled Spruce
and.made her turn n at iss or %
ing up into the wind the boats stood away
over to the Long island shore under the
point tnat is KNOWN as Lioyu nech. vi
the first tack over toward the Lloyds neck
sands, Spruce gained, but when the wind
began TO haul. as it did to the southwark.
and Ethelwynn was enabled to ease sheets.
the American boat ran away from the
Britisher before the former passed out into
the open water of Long Island sound.
The boats turned the home buoy as follows:
Ethelwynn, 3:02:02; Spruce ~, 3:O9:l5.
On the second run out to the marx,
Ethelwynn was first turning that buoy,
at 1865 while Spruce did not get there
until 3:4203 After going around the
cutter mark the second time the contestants
again stood in along the shore under
Lloyd's neck, and there was good deal
of reaching in getting home, the wind
having hauled well to the southwark.
Ethelwynn passed the line first at 4:45 10.
She was greeted with the usual shrieking
and tootings of the assembled fleet OF OBJ
servers. But the good, game Spruce, which
came along at 4:54:56 or seven minutes forty
one seconds behind, received as cordial a
welcome as did the winner.