The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-27
ENGLISH YACHT A WINNER
E7HELWRNN WITHDREW WHEN
SIX MILES WERE SAILED.

The Spruce, the English Craft, Was Sailed
Handsomely in Strong Breeze and
strong Sea-Reasons Given by Mr.. Field
why He Pulled Out of the Contest.
Centre Island, Sept. 26.--The third
race in the 'seawanahaka clubs interna-
tional challenge series for small boats
sailed to-day resulted in a victory for
Spruce ", the challenger. Owner Field
Withdrawing tine Ethelwynn, the Amer
lean defender. at the end of six miles,
half the distance AS far as the con-
test was competitive the English half
rater was a winner by nine minutes,
being handsomely sailed in strong
breeze and strong sea. The wind,
during the first half of the course,
which was to leeward and then to wind
ward three miles, each leg twice round,
was of twelve and fifteen knots veloci-
ty.
On reaching the Centre Island bouy
minutes and 5S seconds after Spruce Nv
had started on the second run to lee
ward, Ethelwynn was sailed up to the
committee boat and Mr.. Field declared
his withdrawal against the protest of
his skipper, Captain Ball and the ad-
vice of the Ethelwynn's designer, w.
P. Stephens.
Mr.. Field, when asked later the rea-
son for his withdrawal, said:
ut is no fit place out here for small
boats like these and l do not propose
to risk my life for any cup that might
thus be won. / pull out against the
wish and advice of my sailing master. y"
Captain Ball said: My crew, COM
posed of Mr.. Field, who is also Ethel
wynn's owner, was practically in state
of funk as soon as we began the wind
ward work. When in his dual capacity
of shipowner and crew he persisted in
throwing the boat into the wind by let
ting fly the jb sheet at each heavy
puff, thus rendering the rudder useless
the skipper was powerless to keep the
boat on her course. So the only thing
left was withdrawal"
Mr.. Ball before the series desired his
brother for crew and owner, but this
was not accorded him. Prior to the pre-
liminary signal Mr.. Brand proposed
that the race be postponed until to-
morrow. Mr. Field proposed that they
take the inside course to-day, but Mr..
Brand would not agree to this. The
matter was then left to Mr.. Brands
representative, Mr.. Sturdee, and to
Mr.. Fields representative, Mr.. Steph-
+ ems, and both decided to race. The
F timekeeper ordered the preparatory sig
Il OF To- =,
Tvs owner waved a protest flag, which
. was responded to by the answering pen
nant on the Oneida After the race
Mr.. Brand said that the protest signal
was hoisted as a matter of precaution.
The interference of the Ethelwynn was
+ unavoidable, he admitted, and the
withdrawal ended the matter.
The starting signal was given at 1890
and at 1921 the Ethelwynn crossed
/ the line At 12:31:20 Spruce Nv. passed
over. Mr. Brands sailor had good luck
in spreading the spinnaker to starboard
and it was soon drawing handsomely.
l Ethelwynn did not get her spinnaker
! out for fully five minutes. This gave
: Spruce ". a chance to get under great
headway and as Captain Ball was mind
/, ing his compass closely the Briton soon
passed his competitor to weather and
! went ahead, as he was not giving so
much attention to the course as to keep
! ing his boat flying. AT 12:53:10 when
Ethelwynn seemed to head for the mark
E as true as a die skipper Brand doused
his light sail, gybed to starboard and
a kept away for the mark. His advan-
tage in headway, though off the true
course was apparent when, on nearing
= the stake he pulled in ahead of the In
dian Harbor boat, through the aid OF
;, his spinnaker which had been doing
good work spread to port There was
. but eight seconds difference between
the flyers in rounding the mark and
hauling on the wind for the first leg
! in-sllore of the three-mile beat
Ito the second mark. Soon after
! getting around Ethelwynn head
= ed into the wind and shook Out
>. a reef, but before she could gather
:, headway under the steadying aid OF
= more sail there came a knock -dowr
puff that sent several buckets of water
: into her cockpit.
= During this time the Minima hall
= rater had made several tacks, anG
V finally being unable to cross the bow
L of a tow of barges Mr.. Brand started or
Il a long port board to westward well ou
in the sound. Ethelwynn had gone tt
q leeWard while shaking out her sail, anC
, sa Captain Ball held the starboard les
; we'll in-shore, passing astern of the tow
: Finally. when well in the lee of the
e point of Lloyd's dock he went to por
}. and laid a course that carried hin
n clear to the finish line without a tack
n Spruce had heavier seas than were me
/ with by Ethelwynn, and these retarded
her, though she took kindly to them.
After making two tacks, when wei
up towards the mark Spruce weatheret
:, the Centre Island spar at o'clock,
minutes and was a long way on her sec
- ond run before the wind when Ethel
" wynn passed the spar and went to tn,
e committee boat, her finish of the si1
e miles being noted at 2:93:5S, though
IS as she did not turn the buoy this will
r probably not be officially allowed her.
q Spruce reached the outer mark o.
e third stake, nine miles, at 2:34:01, ant
e closed the heat to windward the second
i time at 3:27:27, having covered the twt
II miles in hours, 81 minutes, q sec
n onds.
e To-morrow's race will be triangular
and if Spruce wins the cup goes to Eng