The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-28
IT WILL TAKE FIVE
ETHELWYNN WINS THE FOURTH
RACE OF THE SERIES
are Thus Two and Two for the
Tale-SmaiI sized Gale on when They
Start and a Chop Sea, but The Owners
Flip a Penny, Which Sends Them Out
side. Where Ethelwynn is Victorious by
One Minute and Ten Seconds-Yachting
News aud Notes.

1
News and Notes.
| Oyster Bay, Sept. 27.-The fourth race
between the English challenges Spruce
! " and EtheIwynn was sailed today on
/ Long Island sound under circumstances
| that were interesting. 1t will be re-
, nembered that Ethelwynn quit yester-
| day. after making one round of a course
! two miles 10 Ieeward and return and re-
peat. 1t was said then that the Yam
kee stopped because MIR. Field her own
er was afraid to trust his boat in a
wind that was blowing some fifteen
miles an hour and a sea that was at
least choppy. Mr.. Field retired from
the contest personally, but allowed his
boat to start today with his crew. Mr.
f. H Ball ard the latters brother Fred,
to run the boat. The gentlemen named
both did remarkably well and won the
race by clever handling, although it
must be said thar the opinion that Mr.
Brand expressed after the first race last
Saturday that Ethelwynn was a better
boat than Spruce, was sustained by the
result.
When the mornig wind first put in an
appearance il was a small sized gale of
eighteen miles an hour and kicked up a
fine sea. Fishing sloops that We're com
ing in from tie eastward had reef in
their main sails and what the half-rat-
ers were going to do in the weather pre-
vailing was a question. II was sug-
gested that a course inside Oyster Bay
should be laid out. There was less
mi nd
in there. The committee were unable
to agree and decided to let the shippers
decide, which they did by the toss Of
cent. The Englishmen Won and select
ed the regular course, viz: Starting at
Central Island buoy and over the out
side waters of the sound
The first leg was a dead run before
the wind. The second northwest a
beat to the second mark and the third
south by west, half west. close reach
for home. Each leg was of two miles
and the three We're TO be sailed over
twice, making a total of twelve miles.
The starting gun was fired at 2:25
Spruce had a reef in her mainsail when
these signals were being given, and she
went over the line with it % seconds
ahead of Ethelwynn, which carried no
reef The boats put out no spinnakers
on the run, nor did they do so atany
time during the day. Balloon jibs were
the only extra canvas carried at any
time.
On the first leg Ethelwynn caught UP
on her rival and came near going
around the mark first, but Spruce was
five seconds ahead of her. After she
rounded. Ethelwynn stood away on the
port tack but soon came around to star
board and was almost run into by
Spruce. Then Spruce drew off and the
collision was avoided.
On the next leg, which was one of the
short legs, and the long one for the sec
ond mark, Ethelwynn gained by her SUI
perior windward work. and when both
yachts had rounded, Spruce was 2:lO
behind. At this juncture Mr.. Brand
stood up in his boat and shook a red
flag. He did not hold it up as Is Gus
tomary in making protest, and the
committee did not know what 20 make
of it, especially as they had seen no Oc-
casion of claim of foul
Going for the home mark on the first
round, the leg was a closer reach, the
wind being forward from the beam. On
this Spruce gained, and when the time
was taken at the home point on the first
round If was: Ethelwynn. 3:45:39, and
Spruce, 3:56:24, Spruce being then only
il AZ behind
The second round of the course was
good deal of A repetition of The first
inasmuch as Ethelwynn was the leader
all the way. AS the racers came over
the last leg, Spruce went ahead very
fast and It was apprehended by some
spectators that she would overhaul the
Yankee. But the distance was too great
to overcome. and the Ball brothers
landed their yacht a winner amid a
din of whistles that has seldom been
heard on Long Island Sound. Spruce
came in for grand reception, too. when
she crossed.
surprise came when Mr.. Sturdes,
after reaching the club house, wrote
out protest. He was silent about its
cententS. but he handed il over to the
committee, who Immediately went into
session to act upon il.
The official time on the finish was:
Ethelwynn, 5:11 :36: Spruce, 5:12:iS