Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-01
Yankee Schooner
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Yankee Schooner
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Marty WEIGH piioted the schooner
Esperanto to a ciean-cut victory over
the Lunenburg schooner Delawana
in the first of the races for the
championship OF North Atlantic nsh-
ing fleets The marking between the
beats at the finish Of the 40-miie
course was IS minutes and . sec
onds.
Captain Thomas Zimmerman
sailed q clever race for the Cana
dams. but his craft could not con-
pete with the Massachusetts, fisher
men in the light southwest wind
The, Esperanto beat her rival on all
points of sailing. shcwingA decided
edge on the Defawana on reaching.
running and windward work.
As the series is for the best two
out of three. the American schooner
needs but one more victory to carry
n the trophy. The second race will
be sailed on Monday.
At only one time were the vessels
evenly matched. and that was on the
close reach from the starting line to
the first mark. The Delawana had
the better of the start. crossing the
line % seconds ahead of the Ameri-
can The two slippers had a keen
fight for best position but Captain
Zimmerman had slightly the better
of it. though Captain Marty was
close On his heels
Exciting luf6ns Match
Only 40 seconds behind the gun.
the Deiawsna was the first TO get the
puffs and benefited thereby The
reach othe inner automatic buoy
Was 1-2 miles and Captain Marty
realized that this was his chance
Hanging on the Delawana's quarter
he nosed up to weather and one mile
from the start the two vessels en-
gagged in an exciting lufiing match
This took both vessels well in on the
western shore and somewhat out Of
their course
As the schooners passed Sandwich
Point. four miles from the first
mark, Delawana was seen 10 be still
In the lead, but the american was
very close to her. The breeze fresh
ened and both boats seuddled along
with all sail set and drawing well.
Three miles below the mark the
Canadian was still ahead. but Capt
WEIGH had his ship slightly to the
weather and was going strong
At the inner automatic buoy the
Official times gave the Delawana a
lead Of Il seconds. 10 seconds less
than her head al the start This was
the Canadians last chance Less
than two minutes after they had
rounded the buoy and eased sheets
for a broad reach six and a half
miles to the southeast automatic
buoy. the FIRST leg Of the triangular
part OF the course. the American
passed the Canadian Capt Weleh
seemed to have his headsaiis in bet
ter trim than Capt Zimmerman, his
'-fulr' and he drove his ship through
the sea at good clip
On this reach the American estah-
lixhed lead of three minutes and
40 seconds. her longer wateriine en-
abling her 20 shop 4 clear pair OF
heels 20 the Deiewana- At the outer
buoy the schooners jibed. all stand
ing except staysails, and then eased
sheets for broad or to Shut In
Island Buoy. nine niles away.
Esperanto Increases Lead
The wind was well on their quar-
ter. >but not sufhciently aft TO enable
them to run '-wing-a-wing." The Es-
peranto opened up a wide gap. The
wind. which had held about Is knots.
began to drop. and in the lighter
weather the American easily had the
better of it, When she dropped her
staysaii and rounded the mark she
was seen TO be we'll in the lead, and
the Official time put her five minutes
and 81 seconds ahead Of the Cana
dian.
Rounding Shut In Buoy. the ves-
sells settled down for the Il-mife
beat to windward back to the inner
automatic buoy. Esperanto came
about few minutes after rounding
the mark and headed seward on
the port tack Delawana hauled
sheets and kept on the starboard
tack toward the eastern shore
II was q question whether Can
tain Himmeiman's knowledge OF the
coast would give him the advantage
over Captain Marty. but the Glouces-
ter skipper. having a good lead, was
takeng no chances He was soon
about and on the same tack as the
Delawana. with the Canadian vessel
well under his lee. Both boats re-
NAMED headed for the shore until
the Deiawana, well in the cove of
Three Fathom Harbor. came about
and on the starboard tack headed
seward once more.
Ten minutes later the Esperanto.
which had also sJ6e well to the east
ward. came about and both schooners
were then headed seward once rhors.
They kept on this track for an hour
until they were fully 10 miles out al
sea. All this time the Esperanto
pointed higher and footed faster than
her opponent. and wheR they came
about again TO try for the inned auto.
matte mark the American was seen
to have gained materially Captain
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