The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-24

| Oyster Bay, y. Y. Sep. 23.-The first
| race OF the match, the best three out
of FIVE, between Ethe1wynn. Of the
Indian Harbor Yacht club. and Spruce
X, of the Minima Yacht club, was sail
ed today after Saturdays fiuke. Eth
elwynn won very easily.
She beat Spruce by seven minutes
Il seconds. over a course that began
and included beat back on the second
leg and repetition Of those legs to
make the full distance of twelve miles.
After the race, Mr.. j. Arthur Brand
said to a reporter of the Associated
Press that he had changed his mind
in one way, if not in others. He had
believed that Spruce was more clever
in breeze that blew but he discovered
today that the stronger the wind the
better was the Ethelwynn. Mr.. Brand
had no complaint against steam yachts
excursion boats, or sloops that were
following the racers, except in one in
stance when Mr.. Holgate's steam
launch got in his way just before the
start. interfering with his crossing Of
the starting line. But" said he, don't
think for moment that l make a
claim that the incident would affect
the result. 1 was beaten, and we'll beat
en-"
. The yachts were sent away over
course three miles to leeward dead be-
fore the south wind, with prospective
beat back and a repetition of the same
course, making a total of twelve miles.
The preliminary whistle was blown at
1913. A preparatory signal was given
at 12:40 and after that the yachts had
five minutes to make start. 1t was
one-gUn English start, where the con-
testants had to figure on the time that
the gun would be fired and get over
the line as soon after the designated
time as possible. This kind OF a game
always gives shippers a chance to
jockey about the line and to outma
neuvre if they are smart enough. Eth
elwynn got over the line and was away
on her business without waiting for
her challenger. Spruce was not lazy
and she came up on the weather side
of the American boat before an eighth
of mile had been covered and blank
eted the Yankee. More than that the
Britisher went by the Yankee but that
was the only time that England was
ahead of America. On crossing the
line, running before the wind, both set
their SpinnakerS. The breeze at that
time was blowing about four knots an
hour and the racers sped before it.
Going down to the outer mark on the
first round, Ethelwynn overhauled
Spruce and made her turn at 1:39:40,
or II seconds ahead of her antagonist
Coming up in the wind the boats stood
away over to the Long Island shore
under the point that is known as Lloyd
Neck. On the first tack over towards
the Lloyd 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 Ameri-
can boat ran away from the Britisher
before the former passed into the open
water of Long Island Sound.
The boats turned the home buoy as
follows: Ethelwynn 3:02:02: Spruce
3:09:15. On the second run out to the
mark. Ethelwynn was first, turning at
1858. while Spruce did not get there
until 3:42:03
After going around the outer mark
the second time, the contestants again
stood in toward the Long Islanl shore
near Lloyd's neck and there was a good
deal Of reaching in getting home, the
wind having hauled well to the south
ward.
Ethelwynn passed the line first at
Al 10. She was greeted with the usual
shriekings and tootings of the assem-
bled fleet of observers. But the good,
game Spruce, who came along a 4:54:56
or minutes and Al seconds behind, re-
ceived as royal a welcome as did III.