The record-union., 1895-09-26
ONE FOR THE BRITISH.
THE SPRUCE WINS Yesterdays
YACHT RACE.
Beats the EtheIwynn Twenty-Three
Seconds in a Twelve-Miie Run
for the Challenge Cup.

CENTER ISLAND On. ". Sept. 25.-To-
night, for the second time since the
trophy known as the Americas Cup was
brought to this country, British boat
has won yacht race from an American
boat. Spruce ". has captured the Sec
ond of the Seawanhaka Cup challenge
series for small boats, defeating the
Ethelwynn, the defender, by narrow
margin of twenty-three seconds in q
twelve-mile race over triangular course
OF two miles side.
The contest was fought out in wind of
strength varying from nothing up to
eight miles an hour, and which shifted to
nearly all points OF the compass.
The battle royal was fought during the
fifth and sixth logs OF the course, or from
the beginning of the eighth to the end OF
the twelfth mile. The race was most of
the time squarely before the wind, with
spinnakers to port, getting wind from the
southeast and west, and both OF the craft
had strong easterly air. 1t was a strange
pocket" of wind, and when it finally
broke and both boats got the prevailing
breeze ana reached the rest OF the way to
the fifth mark, the advantage was with
the Ethelwynn by four seconds, as the
timing proved.
on the final two miles home it was a
windward race in the best air of the day.
While the American boat followed the
traditions of the shellbacks of Oyster
Bay and vicinity in working against the
ebb-tide to the finish al Center Island
buoy, Mr.. Brand persisted in short
tacks, which gave him frequent chances
to get some advantage of the unfavora bic
tide an exhibition OF judgment that
finally landed him winner by small
margin, despite the traditions of the
water men hereabouls.
1t was an exciting race from the start,
for at various times during it's progress
over each side OF the triangle, first one
and then the other of the light flyers was
ahead.
The details of the start were the same
as Yesterday, and the signal was given at
noon. The work on the several stages OF
the course as officially recorded follows:
First leg, reach II windward
Name. Start. LIST Mark. Elapsed.
spruce IV..12:3O:0O 1:lS:32 1882
Ethelwynn's gain for two miles, min
utes II seconds.
Second leg, close starboard reach:
Name lst Mark. I'd Mark. Elapsed
spruce IV......~1:I6:32 l:4o:4i 22:09
onds. Total gain. minutes seconds.
Third leg, a starboard reach:
Name. I'd Mark. Sd Mark. Elapsed.
Etnelwynn..... .1:36:37 2:02:05 26:l s
Spruce " .~1:40:41 206:o3 26:12
Spruce Tvs gain for the leg seconds;
Ethelwynn's net gain since start min
utes 5S seconds.
Fourth leg, began with windward
work and changed to reach:
Name, 80 Mark. 4th Mark. Elapsed.
Spruce s1orlte ~ Y. ..2:o6:5S 25g:4S S255 So
Spruce TVS gain for the leg minutes
! IS seconds; Ethelwynn's net advantage
10 seconds.
Fifth leg, beginning close hauled. a run
before the wind followed and ending
with 81 close reach:
Name 4th Mark. 9th Mark. Elapsed.
Ethelwynn ......2 .2;39:39 3:26:59 4121
Spruce IV.......2 39:4S 3:27:39 41:51
Ethelwynn's gain on the leg 80 seconds.
Total advantage at end of 10 miles 40 Sec
onds.
Finishing leg, windward work against
ebb-tide:
Name. 9TH Mark. Finish. Elapsed.
Ethelwynn....,. 3:26:59 4:26:o7 59:os
Spruce " ....--3:2s:33 4:25:44 5o 05
Spruce TVS gain for the leg, minute
3 seconds. less Ethelwynn's advantage at
fifth mark of 40 seconds, nets victory by
% seconds.