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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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evening and they did not go in again till the following morn- 

 ing. They aeain proved very evenly matched then. Ven- 

 ture was first np and there was even trading. The kill won. 

 Minnehaha killed and won. 



Renpezvous— -Revenue — This race was bv no means for 

 Revenue only. Rendezvous led up handsomely aud showed 

 better at the turns. Revenue wa<> placed to score aud there 

 was a pretty bit of coursing over some low rolling ground, 

 the dogs drawing well away from the judge. All at once the 

 dogs stopped and threw up their heads, the hare having gone 

 to earth. On riding up the owner of Rendezvous discovered 

 that the dog had broken his hind leg, probably in the reach 

 for the hare at the earth, though he spraue up eagerly as if 

 he did not know he was hurt. Rendezvous has won and 

 divided in stakes before, and had he never run a race but 

 this one would have showed himself a great one. It ivas bad 

 fortune for Mr. Slocum to have to take him out, crippled in 

 his first course. The same leg had been broken once before 

 this. It was carefully set, and the dog will no doubt win 

 other courses yet with it. It is a curious fact, but in spite of 

 his injury he won the course in which he ran. 



Flora— Van Ollie.— A stiff run, late in the twilight. 

 Ollie was faster and won. 



Second Series, 



Marello— Crooked Jm.-A long and punishing course. 

 Jim ran game, but was too youutr a dog to help Marello as 

 be needed on the grass, plow and hard road Marello was 

 all the faster, and crowded the hare. Marello got a nasty 

 fall on hard ground. This placed Jim. Marello recovered 

 and coursed the hare ahead and on a bard road, where a 

 jack travels best, Marello tossed up his hare high in the 

 air and killed. Both dogs were much distressed. Marello 

 won. 



Chit Chat— Chartist.— Chartist again showed a good 

 one. He lei up^aud was better and faster than Cdib Chat, 

 which could not steady to his turns quite so cleverly, though 

 he killed with merit. Chartist won. 



Fritz Rowland— Volucia.— This showed the luck of 

 coursing. Frilz proved unable to be of any assistance to the 

 little black bitch, which coursed the hare hard and fast, tak- 

 ing a lot of work out of her. Fritz drew by once on heavy 

 plow, but at once on the pass Volucia took away the hare 

 and drove it off a great way alone. This bitch had had a 

 hard, long course, the day previous, and was now unlucky 

 to get another such for herself. She seemed fast enough 

 and good to stay, but not possessed of the last degree of re- 

 serve energy to drive in and kill when close up. There was 

 no kill. Volucia won. 



Caliph— Minnehaha.— Perhaps the prettiest course of 

 the meet. Both took plenty of point* and traded very 

 evenly over an exceptionally long, doubling course. At the 

 close, Caliph was faring better, and was leading when the 

 hare went to earth. Caliph woo, though victory was by no 

 means a hollow one. 



Lady Mistkrton and Van Ollie a bye. 



As the card now stood, Rendezvous being withdrawn, Mr. 

 Slocum's Lady Misterton had a bye and Van Ollie also had 

 a (natural) bye. It was agreed by the owners to run these 

 two together for their bye, thus saving one course. This 

 was done. 



Third Series. 



Marello— Chartist. — Marello had had little care since 

 his fall in the morning, and went into the slips limping with 

 a strained shoulder. It was all Chartist, over a short and 

 swift course, he killing. 



Volucia— Van Ollie.— Volucia's hard and bruising 

 courses in the morning may doubtless have been too much 

 for her, though Mr. Slocum says she is not his best one. At 

 any rate, though she took a go-by and led at the close, Van 

 Ollie was quite the better over a long course, aud won deci- 

 sively. 



Caliph and Ladt Misterton a bye. 



There now occurred a complication which is said to have 

 arisen only once before in the American meets, and on which 

 no precedent was at hand. Mr. Slocum's entry of several 

 dogs had reached a point where he had two dogs in, each en- 

 titled to the owner's guard, and . therefore to each a bye. 

 This would pass both these dogs up to the next series with- 

 out a contest. The thought ot this broke the heart of Van 

 Hummel, who began one of his series of expostulations, 

 which are familiar on all fields where he has ever appeared. 

 Mr. Slocum, who had at the request of the club entered 

 several dogs, not to gobble the purses, but to fill the 

 stakes, did not like to be asked to draw one of his dogs 

 after paying his entry for it, and after seeing it run so 

 near down to a winning, and it would seem he was clearly 

 right in this, as the rules say that when an owner has two 

 or more dogs entered they "shall be guarded throughout." 

 The matter was referred to the committee, who referred it to 

 common sense, and decided that while Mr Slocum had cer- 

 tain advantagein this guarding, his money was in the purse, 

 and therefore paid for such advantage. The matter was de- 

 cided on the American principle of fair play, that a man 

 shall get a run for his money, and Mr. Slocum was awarded 

 his byes. He saved one course by running the two dogs to- 



§ ether for their bye. The beat for this course lasted two 

 ours and a half. It was moonlight when at last a hare was 

 started, and much a wonder how the dogs were sighted, but 

 they took a lot of work out of the hare and Caliph killed, 

 almost in the dark. 



After return to town Van Hummel renewed the discussion 

 over these byes, and announced his intention to protest the 

 decision. American admiration goes out most readily 

 to the man who casts aside quibbles and technicalities, and 

 wants to get down to the sporting issue. Johu L.Sullivan 

 is admired to-day more than his successor because he cared 

 nothing for conditions and didn't know anything but fight. 

 The American boat Defender would be more admired to-day 

 had she never hoisted her protest flag, it is better to be 

 beaten as a sportsman than to win as a quibbler and kicker. 

 As the owner of Van Ollie had still a good dog in, it would 

 have been far handsomer of him to say, ''Go ahead; you paid 

 your money in for both your dogs, aud I'll beat you anyhow 

 with mine." Yet this is just what he did not say, and in 

 consequence Mr. Slocum, whose attitude throughout was 

 fair aud courteous, at length gave up the advantage of his 

 bye and drew Lady Misterton from the stakes. In this he 

 was perhaps not wise, but bis motive was a good one. ''I'll 

 chance it with Caliph alone," he said, "and that will end the 

 talk." He thought Lady Misterton the better of the two, 

 but she was sick and not so fit at the time. 



Fourth Series. 

 Chartist— Van Ollie.— These had a most dismal walk of 

 it for over three hours without seeing a hare except one, 

 which went away unsighted. On this one the dogs were not 

 slipped, but Chartist broke away and for a moment ran 

 looking for the hare. He was fortunately taken up. When 

 finally, after the most tiresome waiting and walking, they 

 were slipped on a good hare, Chartist stood for the run up, 

 but was unsighted for a moment, and they closed near at the 

 first turn. They then made a lovely course of it with a 

 beautiful lot of work, each going by and taking up the hare 

 more than once, and both scoring rapidly and cleverly. 

 After a lot of this the hare started for a hard road, Cn artist 

 now seeming to last better than his handsome, hgnt-briudle 

 mate. On the road it was a procession, witn Chartist lead- 

 ing and gaining on Van Ollie, but not scoring The hare 

 escaped. Van Ollie made a grand showing in this cour.se. 

 She ran very fit. So much could not be said for Chartist, 

 who in slips was evidently a sick dog, as he had been for two 

 days. His showing was a good one. Chartist won, with 7 

 points to the good. 

 At this stage of the proceedings the Forest and Stream 



representative was obliged to leave the field in order to catch 

 the train out of town, there being only one train each day. 

 At the time of leaving Caliph'was in the slips for his bye, 

 which would bring him in for the final with Chartist- 

 There remained still the final course between Blizzard and 

 Oakes in the Consolation stakes. The day had been a most 

 discouraging one, ouly four hares havine been found at so 

 late an hour as 4 P. M. The line of beaters had dwindled 

 to a few straggling vehicles, the cold, raw wind having 

 proved too much for most of the spectators. 



All-Age. 



Fifth and Final Series. 

 Sheldon, N. D., Sept. 27.— Special to Forest and Stream: 

 Chartist and Caliph divided the All-Age Stakes.— Wm. 

 Stephenson, judge. 



The Consolation Stakes. 



For dogs thrown out in the first round. Six entries. This 

 event was run off series for series with the All-Age Stakes, 

 the fourth and final series of the Consolation, of course, fall- 

 ing as against the fifth and final in the All-Age. 



First Series. 



Blizzard— Grip.— Much of an exhibition of what coursing 

 should not be, as the dogs could not close. Passing a farm- 

 yard Gip went in to get a drink at the well trough. Blizzard 

 worked the hare down the road and turned it back. Having 

 calmly finished his drink, Gip then went out and killed the 

 hare. Yet this sagacity was not rewarded by the judge. 

 Blizzard won. 



Flora— Revenue.— Flora only led Revenue in once. 

 Killed to merit. Flora won. 



Oakes— Skip.— A third dog joined in. Skip was passing 

 wise and waited to see what was going to happen if he did 

 not run quite so hard. Oakes had done plenty to win before 

 the loose greyhound joined. 



Second Series. 



Blizzard— Flora.— These got a poor hare— a small one— 

 but though tbey scored constantly they were unable to close 

 and kill until they had been at. it apparently a quarter of an 

 hour. Ou plowed ground they each scored a trip and were 

 often in shape to kill, but could neither drive in nor steady 

 for a pick-up. At length Blizzard killed and won. 



Oakes, a bye, — This was run with Van Otjen, not en- 

 tered for the Consolation, but which was drawn out in the 

 All-Age first series. They got a merry course. 



Third and Final Series. 



Special to Forest and Stream: Blizzard and Oakes divided 

 the Consolation Stakes. — Win. Stephenson, judge. 



Blizzard is a rangy red dog, unknown, property of Dr. E, 

 C. Davis, of C .stleton, N. D. Oakes (Voltaire— Raven) is 

 the property of Mr. H. C. Waterhouse, of Lisbon, N. D. He 

 is a goodish-sized black and white and a strong finisher. 



E. Hough. 



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Seawanhaka Corinthian International Challenge 

 Cup. 



SPRUCE— ETHELWYNN. 



The series of international races which ended on Saturday last ia a 

 remarkable one in the history of international sport, and especially in 

 international yachting', and it has on its merits attracted an amount of 

 attention on both sides of the A'lintie that is in almost inverse ratio 

 to the size of the contestants. Tbe Seen bard fight ing and the interest 

 with which it has been watched by yachtsmen and outsiders give every 

 corroboration to two points which we have frequently insisted on in 

 connection with the America's Cup contests, that, maximum size and 

 absolute speed are in no way essentul, but that ihe true requisites are 

 that the contending yachts shall ba as nearly a« possible equal in 

 measurement- and fast in their own class. To divert for a moment 

 from the main story, and taking up the old argument against the 70- 

 footers and for the 90-footers in Cup racing— that the Cup should be 

 raced for only by the fastest yachts in the world— the interest in the 

 present series of rac^s has been in no way diminished by the fact that 

 while the maximum speed for a 90ft. yacht is 13 to 14 knots, that of 

 the 15 footers is nearer 7, and that a slow tub of a 30-footer would sail 

 circles around the little racers in actual time. 



In international sport at large the record made by the British chal- 

 lenger in this series of races, in winning two out of a series of Ave, is 

 a remarkable exception to the rule, as shown in the present athletic 

 contests, and particularly in the America's Cup racing, while in the 

 yachting record one has to go back twenty-t ur years, to the second 

 contest for the America's Cup, in which Livonia was the challenger, 

 to find anything approaching the present long and obstinate battle, in 

 which the honors were equally divided up to the last of seven raess. 

 Unlike so many contests of far larger yachts, the present races have 

 shown not only the bare fact of the supe r inrity of the American boat, 

 but the actual differences between the two on all points of sailing and 

 in a wide range of weather conditions, thus giviag results which are 

 of absolute technical value, something which cannot be said of either 

 of the last two Cup races. 



To sum up briefly the results, the American boat has, in the end, 

 fully justified the very favorable opinions of many who saw her in the 

 trial races, as well as of Messrs Brand and S'urdee after the first two 

 days' sailing; she has proved herseif by far the faster and better boat, 

 and has completely upset the verdict of many critics after the trial 

 races, that she was a fair light-weather boat, but nothing more. She 

 has been at a disadvantage in that she was hastily built, and sailed 

 with but small opportunity for trial and alteration, having been In the 

 water just six weeks up to the day of the first cup race, both of her 

 crew being busy men and unable to devote much time to trial sailing. 

 Taken just as she is to-day, she is capable of material imorovement in 

 details; the surface of her hull is by no means perfect, she was first 

 tried with a jury rudder, rather roughly made and very much 

 buckled, taken from a Scarecrow, and when her new rudder was 

 completed it could not be used owing to some bad mistakes 

 in construction. Her centerplate, while apparently excellent 

 in the light weather of the trial races, proved entirely too flexible in 

 heavy weather, and as the metal company was unable to furnish an- 

 other in time, she was obliged to sail with it, though it finally buckled 

 badly on the fifth trial and could not. be straightened. In the- matter 

 of sails and spars she was well fitted, though only after many trials 

 of various sails and some changes from the original sail plan. In tbe 

 matter of crew, though one was an experienced sailor, the other was 

 a novice; and apart from lack of practice in this particular boat, 

 neither had had any experience in similar small craft, Mr. Ball having 

 done all his early yachting in sandbag centerboard boats and ice 

 yachts; the latter experience by the way helping him very much in 

 going fruia the hard helm of a sandbag sloop to the light balance rud- 

 der and the taucer-like hull with no deadwood of Ethelwynn. Neither 

 of the crew was in any way familiar with tbe waters off Oyster Bay, 

 save for the three days' experiencs of the trial races; nor was Mr. 

 Ball familiar with tides or salt water, his sailing having been done on 

 Lake Erie. 



On the part of the challenger, she was subject to the many natural 

 handicaps attending a race in strange and distant waters, new sur- 

 roundings, different climate and conoiiions, and other unfavorable in- 

 fluences. These, however, were reduced to a minimum in the present 

 case through tbe care and courtesy ot tbe Seawanhaka Cor. Y. O, whose 

 generous hospitality, it is gratifying to say. hss been most fully appre- 

 ciated by Mr. Brand and his representative, Mr. Sturdee. Since the 

 Fulda touched her dock, Spruce and all connected with her have been 

 the guests of the club; the tedious Custom Hausa business was 

 attended to, as far as possible, by the secretary ot the race committee, 

 the duty being paid by the club; and during the racing Messrs. Brand 

 and Sturdee, with Messrs. Fi->ld and Ball, have been entertained as 

 guests at the club house. While Mr. Brand was entirely ignorant of 

 the locality and its peculiarities, he has been coached, as far as possi- 

 ble, by Mr. IrviBg Cox, an Oyster Bay yachts-man. on the tides, cur- 

 rents and winds; and his sailing undar the very fluky conditions of 

 several drifting races has shown him to be a skillful yachtsman, quick 

 to appreciate and make the most of local conditions. In the matter of 

 course, pilotage and local knowledge, both parties have been on an 

 tquali y. Mr. Brand's physique; he being very tall and fairly heavy, 

 and his long experience in this class of boat or even smaller, have 

 gone a long way to offset the obvious deficiencies of his boat; and he 

 has been materially helped by his nimble and skillful crew, Tom Wade, 



ffe two working together with that perfection only attained by long 

 experience. 



The inferiority of Spruce IV. to the defending yacht is generally 

 conceded, but it is interesting to compare them: Spruce profited by 

 8ln. more length of waterh'ne for the same siil area, she being just up 

 to the limit of measurement, while Etbelwynn is below. She has a 

 little more dep'h of body and 81ti Jess beem. Her under water body, 

 while frll, is of a fair aid easy form; ard tbeerds above water are car- 

 ried out so as to give tbe longest possible lines for reaching Her main 

 centerplate is not only 1ft. de*p»r than Eth*lw\nn'p, but, far stiffer 

 and PtroDger, weighing in itself about 7511s. more, with 50lbs. of lead 

 on the lower end. The construction is unnecessarily strong, the main 

 centerboard trunk is larger, there is a second smaller trunk aDd a 

 taberuscle, and more weight throughout. In ordinary sailing weather 

 this weight was a disadvantage as compared with the lighter construc- 

 tion of Ethelwynn ; but in a drift, ns in the earlier races, it helped her; 

 aiad in the wind and sea of the fifth and sixth days it was a great, 

 advantage; in hammering into wind and sea she bad 8io. more in 

 length, much greater weight, a stiff and heavy centerplate with le'ad 

 bulb, nil of unquestioned advantage in this weather. 



It is under the normal conditions of summer racing with a time 

 limit, when a high speed mu^t be attained with a limited sail area and 

 light I o moderate wind*, that refinement of form and light construc- 

 tion are most essential; in a drift a boat of full and crude model and 

 considerable weight will carry her way, and the water i-< displaced and 

 replaced so slowly that form is of comparatively small account ; and 

 on the other hand, in a hard breeze, with an excess of driving power, 

 the form is again of less importance than in moderate weather, and 

 the weight a positive advantage. In one respect Spruce suffered 

 deservedly in rough water, or even a moderate sea, the full snub nose 

 hammered and smashed the water as though it would knock itself into 

 fragments, while the easier and cleaner bow of the other boat went 

 along lightly and easily . Spruce had a very small cockpit, only 2ft. 

 wide, while that of Ethelwynn was 3ft. 6in. wide, giving good room to 

 work in ordinary weather, but rather large for a sea. At the same 

 time one took little more water aboard than the other. 



Spruce had evidently a good rig of the kind, but the lug rig is not 

 equal to the simple leg o' mutton of Scarecrow. The reefing batten 

 and hand gear was an advantage in the heavv weather, a reef being 

 turned in or shaken out quickly and easily; but we question on the 

 whole whether it pays to carry the gear in England; it certainly does 

 not here, though on Friday morning we wished most heartily that 

 E'helwynn had one. While Etbelwynn would not carry The 50ft. jib 

 designed for her, and worked well to windward under one even 

 smaller tb-jn that with which she was measured, Spruce carried to 

 win.lward under all condition«a jib that, ailed the whole forward 

 triangle, and yet she hid not enough. The difference between the Y. 

 B. A. and Seawanhaka rules permitted her to use a larger jib here 

 than in England, and she was improved thereby. 



In the matter of gear and fittings she wa« in good condition, and as 

 she had already sailed a number of races at home, her crew were fully 

 familiar with her; one important chanee was made some time prior 

 to her leaving England, the lifting bulb fin being replaced by the solid 

 board already described. During the racing she was towed over to 

 Cold Spring Harbor every night and hoisted out on davits bv means 

 of two canvas slings. Ethelwynn was left at anchor, usually being 

 tak.m out in the morning and scrubbed. 



The first two days' work was described last week, on Saturday a 

 driit over the windward and leeward course, tbe first round being un- 

 finished when the two gave up. On Monday ihe same course was 

 sailed, the wind being light, but hardening at one time on the wind- 

 ward work, Ethelwynn winning by 7m. 41s. 



Third Day— Tuesday, Sept. 2U: 



TRIANGULAR COURSE. 



There was a good breeze on Tuesday morning, but at noon it was 

 light from N.W., soon after shifting to S. by W. The same triangle 

 was laid out as for the trial races— E by y 3 N., N.W., S by W. }4 W. 

 The preliminary signal was given at 12:45 and tbe preparatory at 12:55, 

 thu start being 5m. later. The two came for the south end of the 

 line, marked by a buoy and flag, tbe Oneida lying just elear of it, they 

 w* re clrse together, Spruce to windward and inside. Ethelwynn had 

 herspinaker boom ready to set to starboard; but neither she nor 

 Spruce had the po'es out on the line. Ethelwyna kept off to give 

 room for Spruce at the mark, but Spruce bore down on her and 

 touched her. The foul amounted to nothing, no protest flag was 

 sbown. and the incident is worth noting only in view of the two pro- 

 tests by Spruce. The boatB were almost under the bridge of the 

 Oneida where they could be plainly seen, Ethelwynn waR keeping off, 

 and Spruce, with room to have set her spinaker boom and yet to have 

 cleared the mark, bore down on Ethelwynn and touched her. No 

 harm resulted save that Ethelwynn was deliyed in setting spinaker 

 until they had cleared, while Spruce was able to set hers at once. 



Spruce had a good start, but Ethelwynn soon ran ahead and had a 

 lead of 2Pyds within five minutes of the start. Spinakera were braced 

 well forward, but still could be carried to advantage. Spruce managed 

 to blanket Ethelwynn, but, as in all of the close down-wind work of the 

 series Etbelwynn wis the better maneuvered, and this time, as in the 

 ot her cases, she dodged and twisted until she got away clear. With a 

 lit-ht wind and smooth water she ran away until there was some 

 20Jyds. of clear water between them at the lee mark, the turn being 

 timed: 



Actual. Elapsed. Gain. 



Ethelwynn 1 42 31 42 31 02 11 



Spruce 1 44 42 44 42 



Etbelwynn had carried no reaching jib on Monday, the sail being in 

 poor shape, but before the start on Tuesday the luff rope had been 

 stretched as much as it would stand, and the sail was used during the 

 day when required. Spruce set her balloon jib and carri-d it over the 

 leg. The run was without incident, the difference in time being but 

 lis. Ethelwynn took in her reaching jib just before sb<-> cami to the 

 mark and luffed round, starting to windward on starboard tack. The 

 times wore: 



Actual. Elapsed. Gain. 



E helwynn 2 05 13 22 41 



Sj-ruce 2 07 09 22 27 00 14 



On her best point, reaching, Sprues had made but an immateiial 

 gain She followed the leader and in a lighter wind tbey stood for 

 half an nour on starboard tack, Ethelwynn gaining a little. There 

 was still a south wind ahead, coming out of Cold Sp r ing Harbor, and 

 Ethelwynn was working for it; at 2:40 it was almost calm, both mov- 

 ing slowly. Ethelwynn went on port tack at 2:48 with a long lead on 

 Spruce, but a moment later the w ind from off the Sound struck them, 

 from the west, a shift of about Z]4, points, and put Spruce well out to 

 windward of Ethelwynn. What was worse was that while Spruce had 

 a very light; breeze, the other was becalmed at short intervals in the 

 doldrums between the barbor breeze and the Sound breeze; they 

 went on slowly, Spruce crossing Ethelwjnn's bows by 150yds. about 

 8 05. 



Tbe young ebb was carrying both down, but Sprues had enough 

 wind io breast it and turned the buoy at 3:39:08, setting her spinaker 

 to port and also her balloon jib and running away gayly with a 

 strengthening tide and a light west wind, Ethelwynn's case looked 

 hopeless, as she did not weather the buoy until 3:36:10, the full times 

 ot the turn being: 



Actual. Elapsed. Gain. 



Spruce 3 29 08 1 21 59 08 59 



i thelwynn 3 36 10 1 30 58 



Th,> two miles of windward work had taken lh. 22m., Spruce gain- 

 ing 9m. Very little ha" been said in the daily papers about the shift 

 ot wind, but it was plainly visible in its immediate and marked effect. 

 At 4 o'clock both jibed and reset spinakers to starboard. The first 

 mark was timed: 



Actual. Elapsed. Gain. 



Spmce 4 17 48 48 40 1 49 00 



Ethelwynn 4 26 39 50 29 



The wind was well abeam, about S.W., again a reach for Spruce; 

 she Bet her balloon jib and Ethelwynn did the same. They ran across 

 and were timed: 



Actual. Elapsed. Gain. 



Spruce 4 55 12 37 24 



Ethelwynn 5 00 25 33 46 3 38 00 



1 his was a very good showing for the following boat, and with her 

 little jib set the started on starboard tack in the wake of Spruce, the 

 wind now falling. A big three-master came lumbering along from the 

 westward in the course of Spruce and Mr Brand made a serious mis- 

 calculation in attempting to cross her bows; when a most, under her 

 he had to go on port tack and stand along beside her, finally tacking 

 ard crossing under her stern; the loss was not much, but itj might 

 have been avoided by an earlier tack. .Now came the big Sound 

 steamer Richard Peck, at speed, and running between ihe yachts, her 

 wash catching Ethelwynn on the bows and Spruce astern and shaking 

 both up. They tacked slowly in, the wind falling; Ethelwynn had no 

 w ish to make a race, and tried to coax Spruce inshore where ihe tide 

 « as strongest. When six o'clock came she lowered her jib and took a 

 line from her tender. Spruce was then ahead, but becalmed in a 

 strong tide half a mile from the line. 



Fourth Day— Second Race— Wednesday, Sept. &. 



TRIANGULAR COURSE. 



Wednesday broke with a fresh S.E. breeze, which held fairly strong 

 through the morning. At 11:50 the Uneida was at the line, but Spruce 

 was late, one piece of her bulb had become loosened and it was neces- 

 sary to head up the bolts anew. Ethelwynn had just received from 

 Wilson & Griffin a new silk jib of 36sq. ft. for reaching. The start was 

 given at 12;30, Spruce, to leeward of Ethelwynn, coming to the line oo 



