The record-union., 1895-09-24

CENTER ISLAND O.. t., Sept. o.
Ethelwynn, the fifteen-foot defender OF
the Sewanhaka cup, International chal-
lenge trophy for small boats. to-day de-
feated Spruce ", the English half-rater
and first challenger for the cup in the
twelve mile leeward race by seven
minutes and forty-one seconds.
The official records of the four legs of
the course, twice to leeward before the
wind and twice to windward, close-hauled
on the wind, is as follows: First leg, be-
fore the wind:
Name. Start. 1st Mark. Elapsed.
Ethelwynn.~~12:45:I5 1:89:40 0:54:25
Spruce w.. 12:40:2O 1:39:O7 O:094|
In the three miles before the wind
Ethelwynn beat the Spruce twelve sec
onds actual running time. ana seventeen
seconds official time, it being one-gun
start with both timed at l2:45
Second leg, windward work:
Name. 1st Mark. 2d Mark. Elapsed.
Ethelwynn ...~1:39:4O 3:02:02 1:22:22
Spruce W.. 1897 3:Oo:O7 1:2o:1O
In the three miles to windward the
Spruce was beaten minutes and IS sec
onds actual running time, which shows
her official lead tor the first six miles,
half the course, 10 be minutes and
seconds.
Third leg, before the wind
Name. I'd mark. 80 mark. Elapsed.
Etheiwynn. H.. .3:o2:02 3:3G:5S o:34:56
Spruce " N.--.. ~3:0o:0T 3:42:03 O:33:56
In the second three miles of running
the Spruce beat the Ethelwynn one mile.
Fourth leg, windward work:
Name. Sd mark. Finish. Elapsed.
Ethelwynn ....-3:36:5o 4:47:I5 1:1o:I7
Spruce ~ -3:42:03 4:54:56 1:l2:53
The Ethelwynn beats the spruce ".
on the second trial ION the wind'' by
minutes and 36 seconds. aud Tor the full
twelve miles b. 7 minutes and IL Sec
onds, as the following shows:
Name. Start. Finish. Elapsed.
Ethelwyn wynn...l2:45:o0 4:47:15 5:62a5
Spruce IV..12:45:0O 4:54:56 5:O9:56
The wind at the start, from four to six
knots an hour, freshened during the beat
home, until it blew at least ten knots.
During the second run to leeward it de-
creased two or three knots, and during
the final beat homo IL hauled more TO the
south, so that after one in-shore tack
from the mark both shippers were able
To lay port tack that carried them 10 the
finish line.
In the windward work to-day the
Ethelwynn stood up to the puffs quite as
we'll as her rival, and while in running
tree the honOrs were with Spruce, vet on
the latter point OF sailing the tiny boats
were wonderfully evenly matched. After
passing the point OF Lloyd's Week on the
last homeward reach the American boat
sailed with eased sheets, while for almost
half an hour Mr.. Brand kept the Spruce
". close-hauled and pointed high, thus
seemingly losing ground that might have
been saved had he kept his boat under
better headway by starting sheets. This,
II an error in Judgment, was the only one
made, and was due possibly to the fear
that the wind might not hOld its sOutherly
slant, in which case he had reason to cal
cuIate that the tide, setting out from the
bay into the sound, would force him to
leeward.
When the Spruce ". crossed the line.
although nearly eight minutes van
ouished. Skipper Brand showed his
gameness by joining with his sailor-lad
"N ade OF Wlvenhoe'' in Three Times
Three for his rival, though the Ethel
wynn was then i'll tow and out OF earshOt.
Later, when the Spruce ", in tow OF a
private launch, came up with her com
petitor Oh the way IN, owner Field and
his helmsman, Mr.. Ball, joined both
friends on their towing launch in several
rounds Of cheers and a tiger for Mr..
Brand, the Spruce Y. and w ade of Wiv-
euhoe. And the pleasantest part of il all
was that on the club float, where both
rivals met, there was the iolliest of hand
shaking, the while Brand begging for a
bottle of ginger ale, because his water
bottle sprung a leak before he was half
through the race, and, as he said: MY
boy Tom and 1 want bit OF a swallow;
no, nothing TO eat, thanks"
To owner Field and his skipper Mr..
Brand offered hesrtiest congratu lations,
as he SAID: ~ ou did do US right lively
on the wind to-day, didn't you though?''
To-morrow's race VIII be triangular,
and as the Spruce ". is said to De strong
in the reach, while the Ethelwynn shows
that she Is good in the wind, not anu
close battle is looked for.