The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-30
j. S. SHIP SHOWS
HEELS IN TRIAL
FOR RACE TODAY
Esperanto Ready for Fish
ermen's Title Run at
Halifax.
DELAWANNA ARRIVES
Vessels Lie Side by Side in
Dock Oh Eye of
Contest.
HOPE FOR STRONG WIND
American Boat Proves Ability
With Prospect of Heavy
Weather.
HOPE FOR STRONG WIND
BY JAMES n. CONNOLLY,

BY JAMES II. CONNOLLY,
Special Despatch to TIE NEW YonK HERALD.
HALIFAX, Oct. 29.-At 10 A. NJ. to-day
a towboat hauled the Esperanto out of
the slip and into the stream. Capt.
WEIGH wanted to have a look at the
course over which we are to race to-
morrow for the international fisher
mans title. In clearing out the tow
boat gave the hope Of Gloucester a
had us worried about our mainsail, but
no actual harm was done, and down
the harbor we went with She wind
ahead
1t was a nice wind from the south. a
dead beat for the first buoy Capt.
WEIGH at the wheel stayed there the
rest of the day, except for ten minutes
lunch. 1t was seven miles to the first
buoy; for any seagoing sailing craft
but a fisherman it would have been a
at all. A coaster which had an hours
start of us gave 1t up just about the
time we overhauled her. and as we
rounded the buoy she was headed back.
We had hope Of the wind holding or
lettering. which meant that Capt
WEIGH would try to equal the Delawan-
mas time in her winning race over the
course. But the wind died out and for
two hours we stalled around doing little.
The wind hauled into the east and
picked up. and as it did so our rival,
who we knew to De on her wayfrom
I.unenburg for the race, came quarter
fng around Chebucto Head. She got
some guns from the Government station
ashore, to which she answered with
little saluting gun of her own. We
tackled to keep out of her road and that
of her chum, who had failed to beat
her in the big race down here, but had
now come ali the way from Lunenburg
to help keep her up to racing pitch.
DeInwanna Sa1utes.
We were not near enough TO see the
faces of the Delawanna's crew, but we
could hear their cheers and we gave a
cheer and a wave When they gave us
greeting with their gun Commodore
up a shotgun from our cabin and gave
her three charges at proper intervals
from an eight bore shotgun. II was the
best we could do
The Delawanna and her convoy passed
on up the harbor and we stood out to
sea. We had little luck outside the
harbor: a fresh breeze made out from
the eastward and on the wings of that
breeze came two trim looking schooners
the Catherine Burke and the Mary
Harty. They turned out TO be Glouces-
Ter seiners and both being owned by
Gorton Pew. were doubly interesting
The Burke liked UP to leeward of us
and the Harry to windward. and there
was some pretty going for n while
There was not enough wind to suit the
sail carriers aboard. but II was fresh
breeze coming after a fiat calm, and II
being a perfect sort of n day otherwise,
almost smooth water and a clear blue
sky. 1t was most appetizing.
The Burke and the Harry were both
auxiliary schooners, and they started
with one engine and their four lower
sails to give us battle, but we dropped
them so fast they hooked up their sec
ond engine. The Harry. with her two
engines driving, could do nothing with
the lively Esperanto. After half an
hour she hauled her wind and headed
into the harbor. The Burke. which is
said to be the fastest auxiliary schooner
out Of Gloucester did better She can
make nine knots under engine power
alone, and besides her engines to-day
she had her four lower sails drawing
American Hope Wins.
The brush tasted twelve miles. and
when II was over the verdict was that
the Gloucester Girl could sail She
made ten knots with a wind which
barely let the water swish through her
scuppers amidships. What she can do
with her rail wet is anybody's guess.
but we all hope to see her tried out that
way. She has hitherto had the name
of being a good vessel to windward, but
we learned on the run from Gloucester
that sheis also a good vessel running
Late in the afternoon when the wind
died out Capt. Firth OF the Burke. who
had sailed a few hundred miles to wish
his friend Marty WEIGH good luck.
gave us a line and towed us into port
AS we neared the dock we saw the
Delawanna In the slip ahead OF us. To-
night the two vessels lie side by side
and when left the Esperanto the piers
on both sides OF the slip were TANNED
with people.
We are satisfied that these Lunen-
burgers Deninu the DelaWanna are good
sports. Capt. Zimmerman was standing
on the quarter OF his vessel as we were
warped in. He hailed greeting across
90 Marty welch. and Marty hailed just
as friendly one back to him To bear
out the notion that these people are
good sports might tell of little inter-
view with Capt. Zinck. who is Himmel-
mans friend and representative In the
race.
II will need pilot for the race" ex-
planned Capt. WEIGH. Somebody who
won't go wrong on the buoys and marks
II the weather comes thick. Can you
name a good man for me-"
IL could but I won't" SAID zlnck
suppose the man picked had money
bet against you he might lead you
astray But the Port Warden knows
every pilot in the harbor and what kind
of man he is. You see him and bet
you he names a man to trust