New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
THE CUP STAYS IN AMERICA.
DECIDING RACE WON BY THE ETHEL
WYNN.

THE REGATTA COMMITTEE RULES OUT THE rNo'
TEST OF FRIDAY-MR. BRANDS PLANS.
No ,ransatlantic trip will be taken this year by
tho international challenge cup offered oy the Sea
worbaka-Corinthian Club for half-raters' the MIN
and decisive having been won IN Amos. d
walkover by the graceful little Ethel"yhh' ol ,ne
Indian Harbor Club against Spruce ~, the bri''sh
challenger owned and sailed by j. Arthur Brand
Of the Minima Yacht Club OF the Thames VINO
could find no shadow OF excuse for again hylhs
protest flag as he did on Friday The version Oh the
incentive to the mysterious protest given III yes
terdav's Tribune proved to be correct solution vi
the English yachtsman's complaint. After the Ke-
gatta Committee had wrested with the protest uh'h
late into the night. they came to the conclusion mat
il was unfounded. and It was accordingly ruled out
the contesting yachts being thereby required 70 san
a final Yesterday
An outside, instead of an inside course was de-
c,ded upon by the tossing OF 25cent piece recently
coined AT the United States Mint. the coin turning
eage-side up which seemingly correctly re-
Carded as an omen of good luck for the American
boat The course selected wa. the clubs trianSuas
one in the Sound, off Oyster Bay. each side OF the
triangle two knots long. TO be sailed twice over
making total course of twelve nautical miles
The wind at the start about northeast, ana us
velocity from five to six knots hour. Hood TIDE
was running Both wind and sea were far less
bOisterous than on the previous day "heh inc
Ethewynn also beat her competitor, so that IN the
two races It was generally conceded that the
American boat showed herself TO be the best IN all
kinds of weather and superior al-round yacht OF
her class
BEAT TO WINDWARD.
The first leg of the course beat dead to
windward and the second and third legs were
reaches The signal for the start was given from
Commodore Benedicts flagship. the Oneida at Il 40
D. m The Ethelwynn was first over the lihe' at
l2:45:3o followed by the Spruce ~ seven SECONDS
later The former steadily increased her lead
The official time Of turning the various marks ana
at the finish follows
FIRST MARK.
r,h.lwvnn ....l3737 Spruce " ..........1;3s:52
SECOND MARK
Ethewynn .2o34o Spruce lV...'-'--'''<"',o
THIRD MARK.
Eth.lwynn ....... .223:3S Spruce 1V...... Z'"'1o
FOURTH MARK.
Etheiwynn .3:239 Spruce ~ ..''..''''S'"io
FIFTH MARK.
Ethelwynn ........ .3:47Jo Spruce " ..''...o''o'"
FINISH
Ethelwynn ..-....4:15o9 Spruce ~ ..'..-'.'''1''"
ELAPSED TIME.
Ethelwynn ........3:3OO9 Spruce " .......'"4o;'o
The E;hswynn won by 10 min Al Sec s''"s "e'
the best three OF nve races.
There was no exciting incident In the race Which
WAS somewhat tame on account OF the superiority
OF the Ethewynn. Both boats were handled IN a
mastery manner On account OF a shit IN the
Tnq 6 3es sp ae V being so FAR
neled TO make an extra tack by which she lost
from two 10 three minutes. but there was no cir
cumstance or wind variation that could have az
fected the result OF the race When me elnsve
iittie Ethelwynn shot over the home mark about
one and one-half niles ahead OF her competitor
she was greeted with an ear-splitting chorus OF
steam whistles and cheers from attendant yacnts,
and Spruce " received similar salutatlon when
she came in nearly eleven minutes astern
MR.. BRANDS PLANS
Mr.. Brand after the race became the guest Of
DR. Valentine Mott. OF the Regatta Committee. at
the iatter's home in Roslyn TIL tomorrow, when
he will 20 to the home OF Mr. Sturdee. his agent
In America, at Saugertes. on the Hudson for about
a week after which he, with Mr. Sturdee will visit
Niagara Falls ana 20 10 Minnesota Tor fofin.Snt
hunting In the forests. Next Wednesday evening
Mr. Brand and Mr.. Sturdee Will entertain the Sea-
wanhaka Regatta Committee at the windsor Hote!
sEAWANHAKA SPECIAL RACES.
Special and closing for the season were had
by the Seawanhaka Club yesterday partly over
both the inside and outside courses with the fol-
lowing result:
CLASS