The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
RACE OF LITTLE BOATS.
The English Half-Rater Spruce
w Was Badly De-
feated.
oUTsAILED OVER THE COURSE
In the Four Legs of Twelve Miles
the American Craft Was First
by Over Seven Minutes.

CENTER ISLAND, L. l., Sept. 3D.
Ethelwynn, the 15-foot defender of the
Seawanhaka Yacht Club international
challenge trophy for small boats, to-day
defeated the Spruce ", the English half
rater and first challenger for the cup, in
12-mile leeward and wihdward race by 7
minutes and Al seconds.
The official records OF the four legs of the
course twice to leeward before the wind
and twice to windward, close hauled ON
the wind, is as follows:
First leg, before the wind;
Name Start. First mark. Elapsed.
s a5rSa@f fWi..i5:45:30 1857 54:3S
In the three miles before the wind the
Ethelwynn beat the Spruce II seconds
actual running time, ana II seconds Off
cial time, it being a one-gun start with
both boats timed at 12:45.
Second leg, wndwara work:
Name. First mark. Second mark. Elapsed.
spruce u. 1857 SSsO7 1870
In the three miles to windward the
Ethelwynn beat the Spruce 5 min. 4S sec.
actual running time, which shows her Of
fetal lead for the first six miles, half the
course, to be min. 5 sec.
Third leg, before the wind:
Name. Second mark Third mark. Elapsed.
Ethelwyn 302:02 3:36:5S 34:56
In the second three miles of running the
Spruce " beat the Ethelwynn l min. For
the mine miles the Ethelwynn led by 5
min. Sec:
Fourth leg, windward
Name. Third mark. Finish. Elapsed.
EthelWyHQ. :36:5S 4:4T:16 :lO:l7
Spruce IV......3:42:03 4:54:56 l:12:53
The Ethelwynn beat the Spruce " on
the second trial ION the wind'' by min.
So Sec, and for the full twelve miles by 7
min. Al Sec, as the following shows:
Ethelwynn.. .12:45:OO 4:47:i5 5:G2:I5
Spruce IV..........12:45:00 4:54:56 5:09:56
The wind, at the start from four to six
knots an hour, freshened during the beat
home until it blew at least ten knots Dur
ing the second run to leeward it decreased
two or three knots, and during the final
beat home it hauled more to the south, so
that after one inshore tack from the mark,
both shippers were able to lay port tack
that carried them to the finish line. In the
windward work to-day the Ethelwynn
stood up to the puffs quite as well as her
rival, and while in running free the honors
were with the Spruce ", yet on the latter
point of sailing the tiny boats were won
derfully evenly matched. After passing
the point of Lloyds Neck on the last home
ward reach the American boat sailed with
eased sheets, while for almost half an hour
Mr.. Brand kept the Spruce " close
hauled and pointed high, thus seemingly
losing ground that might have been saved
had he kept his boat under better Roadway
by starting sheets. This, if an error of
judgment, was the only one made, and was
due possibly to his fear that the wind
might hold its southerly slant, in which
case he had reason to calculate that the
tide, setting out from the bay into the
sound, would force him to leeward.
When the Spruce " crossed the line, al
though nearly eight minutes vanquished,
Skipper Brand showed his gameness by
joining with his sailor lad, Wade of
Wivenhoe" in "three times three" for
his rival, though the Ethelwynn was then
in tow and out of earshot. Later when
the Spruce ", in tow of private launch,
came up with her competitor on the way
in, Owner Field and his helmsman, Mr..
Ball, joined both friends on their towing
launch IN several rounds OF cheers and a
tiger for Mr.. Brand, the Spruce " and
the Wade of Wivenhoe. And the pleas
ATTEST part of it all was that on the club
float, where both rivals met. there was the
jolliest of handshaking, while Brand
begged for bottle of ginger ale, because
his water bottle sprung aleak before he
was half through the race, and as he said,
''My boy Tom and want bit of swall-
low; no, nothing to eat, thanks"
To Owner Field and the skipper Mr..
Brand offered the heartiest congratuIa-
tons, as he said: "You did do US right
lively on the wind to-day, didn't you
tho'?" To-morrow's race will be over a
triangle, and the Spruce is said to be
strong on the reach, while the Ethelwynn
shows she is good in the wind, and a hot
and close battle is looked for.