The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29
THE ETHELWYNN WON
For the Third Time the Fast
Little Rater Defeated the
Spruce Nv.
HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO SPARE
Fields Boat Successfully Defended
the Cup by Winning Three
Out of Five Races.

CENTRE ISLAND, IL. l., sept. ZS.-lne
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Clubs first
series OF races for an international chal-
lenge trophy for small raters closed to-day
and resulted in third victory for G. j.
Fields 15-foot Ethelwynn. The terms OF
the series being the best three in five races,
the American boat has therefore success
fully defended the trophy.
The course to-day was the triangular one
of two miles to the leg, twice over, total
distance of twelve miles, and was the
seventh day of racing, two abortlve at
tempts having been made on the 21st and
24th. AT the close of the racing yesterday
the record was two victories for each boat,
with a protest pending from the challeng-
ing boat. the Spruce ", her owner, Mr..
Brand, having claimed a foul in yester-
days race. After hearing the evidence
from the sailing-masters of both the tiny
craft the committee decided the claim of
foul not proven. The hearing took place
at the clubhouse last evening, but though
decision was reached it was not promul-
gated.
The committee desired MIR. Brand to
withdraw his protest and gave him over
night to decide, but this morning Mr..
Brand decided he could not recede from
his position and the committee announced
their decision, which gave the race to the
defending American boat as sailed on its
merits.
The fifth race being necessary, the
course was decided by lot, the Englishman
winning. He chose the triangular course.
which, with the wind east-nortn east,
meant first leg to windward work and two
of reaching, the latter being the strong
points of the Spruce ". The starting
signal was given at PAS, with the wind
about eight knots, both yachts maneuver-
ing to the windward of the line. They
came up and crossed the line close hauled
on the starboard tack, with Ethelwynn in
the windward position. The actual cross
ing time (unofficiaD was: Ethelwynn,
u AS :25; Spruce ", 12:45 AS.
Both stood away on the starboard tack,
heading northeast for the beat to the first
mark. The first tack was made twenty
minutes after crossing, and the American
constantly beating to weather through
better pointing and faster footing needed
only nine tacks to the mark, while the
Briton required eleven. The Ethelwynn's
official time as she began the starboard
reach to the next mark, showed gain on
the first leg of two minutes, fifteen seconds.
The second leg, a broad reach to starboa1d,
was turned by the Ethelwynn with an adj
ditlon to her gain of forty seconds. The
third leg, broad reach to the starting
line, showed the surprising gain for the
Ethelwynn on her rivals best points of
going of one minute, ten seconds. Her
net advantage at the end of the first round
was four minutes, ten seconds.
On the next leg, second of windward
work, the Ethelwynn needed eleven tacks
to weather the mark, while the Spruce,
though making but ten, seemed to be
pointing badly and footing slowly. The
Ethelwynn's net gain to the mark was
minutes 38 seconds, being better show
ing than on the first round, though the
wind was Of but little greater strength.
The remainder of the race was process
sion, though on the first leg, the star
board reach On the second round, the
Spruce picked up one second, her only
gain of the day, probably because the
Ethelwynn set her big jib for the reach
home before jibing around the mark.
Her net gain for ten miles was thus
minutes Al seconds, and here the exact
line on the merits of the two boats stops,
because as she finished, at 4:15:09, the
victor of the day and the successful
defender of the cup, the wind shifted to
the southwest and Spruce ", being headed
off, had to make four tacks to reach the
finish at 4 :25 80.
According to the most conservative esti-
mates the Ethelwynn's net advantage at
the end of the twelve miles, on the basis of
her gain on the port reach to the finish on
the first round, was precisely eight minutes.
The. crews of both competing boats were
heartily cheered by the regatta committee
and friends on the flagship at the finish.
The race to-day was witnessed by many
yachtsmen from the largest feet present
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