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ETHIOPIAN
The Ethiopian, on her first voyage to Melbourne, went out in 68 days under
Captain William Edward. She sailed her last voyage under the British flag in
1886. She was then rigged as a barque, and on her passage home from Sydney had a
remarkable race with the iron Orontes, belonging to the same owners. The two
vessels cast off their tugs together outside Sydney Heads, sighted each other
off the Horn, were becalmed together in the doldrums, spoke the same ship off
the Western Isles; and when the chops of the Channel were reached, the Ethiopian
was hove to taking soundings in a fog, when the Orontes came up under stern
within hailing distance. Finally the Ethiopian got into the East India Docks one
tide ahead of the Orontes, thus winning the race and a considerable sum in
wagers.
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