The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-27
SPRUCE WINS.
One More Race and the Britisher
Gets the Cup.

OYSTER BAY. Sept 26.-The race
between the half-raters Spruce " and
Ethelwynn, which was sailed today on
the Sound off this place, ended in
very unsatisfactory manner. Sailing
one round, six miles, Mr.. Field, the
Yankee decided that he would not con-
tinue the journey because the wind was
50 strong and the sea so choppy that
the conditions We're not those in which
a haiI-rater should sail. Nevertheless,
Spruce, the British craft, continued
and covered the entire distance despite
the wind and sea. When EthelWynn
quit she was 8 minutes, IS seconds be-
hind. The action of MI. Field in CIV
ing Up the race oecasioned many IN
complimentary remarks.
Today's race, which was over a
course of three miles to the leeward
and turn and repeat, or twelve miles in
all, was the third Of the series, each
boat having won one before. The CUP
will be given to the yacht which wins
best three out of five. There was blow
ing all day a hard wind for such small
crafts, its velocity RANGING from ten
TO fifteen knots an hour.
Just before crossing the line at the
start, the signal gun being fired at
1890 pm, a slight collision occurred
between the yachts. Ethelwynn had
come about on the starboard tack,
while jockeyfng for position, and eX-
pected that Spruce, who Was very close
TO her. would do the same. Spruce held
on to the port tack, however, and
EthelWynn ran into her stern, with a
blow that was not more than a Craze.
Spruce at once displayed a protest flag,
but the committee could do no more
than represent that they would con-
slider it and ordered the yachts to pro-
coed. Mr.. Field and Helmsman Ball,
Or the EthelWynn, did not know at that
time that they had been protested, and
when they learned the fact on coming
ashore they were much surprised. Both
asserted that they were in the right,
having been on the starboard tack and
having the right of way when the col
hsion happened. At all events Spruce
got over the lire one minute after the
signal and Ethelwynn was about
twenty seconds behind.
To the end of the second log Ethel
wynn sailed a good race, notwithstand-
ing that she was interfered with to
a small extent by big tow coming up
the sound. The tow also interfered
with Spruce. On the beat home Ethel
wynn gained on her opponent some
what, and when she dropped out of the
race at the end of the first round it
looked like a clear case Of quit. The
time that the boats made the turn that
marked the course was: Spruce, 2:03 700;
Etihelwynn, 2:1l:5S. Mr.. Ball, the Yam
kee skipper. did net want to give UP,
but the owner insisted.
Spruce. nevertheless. showed some
very pretty sailing. She finished after
the second heave ait 1921.
The outcome of Mr. Fields action in
withdrawing his boat was that Skipper
Bell refused 10 sail with Owner Field.
Field made another withdrawal at this
stage. and got out Of the game alto
gether. Ball sent word to Elizabeth for
his brother Fred to come to Oyster
bay by the first train in the morning,
and tomorrow Ball brothers will sail
Eohelwynn. The committee have ta-
ken no acton on Spruce's protest,
which Mr.. Brand, the clever skipper
of the English yacht, said tonight
should not have been made, as the
Ethelwynn did no harm. But what
evssr the committee does the race be.
longs 10 Spruce. If the Briton gets
one more tomorrow she will take home
the trophy.