The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-19
INTERNATIONAL MARINE DISPUTE
 THREATENED BY RIVALRY OVER
 FISHING SCHOONER CHAMPIONSHIP

1 BOSTON, March 19.-Whether a fishing schooner should be built for speed threatens to cause an inter national marine controversy.
 The fo'c'sles of the fishing fleets of this port, Gloucester and Prov incetown. have been the scenes of stormy sessions this winter, stormior often than the wintry seas and spies without, due to discussions of the international fishing schooner cham ! pionship and the craft that are build ! ing or mentioned fer the title races off Halifax, x. &. next fall. Keen rivalry exists among these ports aS to which will gain the honor of da- lending against CHnada the trophy that the Glouce5terman. Esperanto, won from the Nova Scotian, Della wana last November.
 The Down East fishermen of Nova Scotia are no whit less keen On tha question. and in virtually every boat sailing out of Boston or Gloucester are men from the Maritime Province who Tlivide partisanship of their present ports with those home ports from which they first went to sea. The result has been discussions that ran from comment in the press to controversy in the pilot house largely on the issue of how far fishing schooner may be refined for speed
 Big Ark" Under Way
 The Canadians, defeated by Els peranto, set to work at once to build a boat that could win next fall and when she began to take form on the ways at Lunenburg, N S., those whOI saw her sails christened her the Big Ark" Esperanto was admit tedly unequal to test with such a boat and the Gloucestermen looked about them for a schooner to defend their laurels. They have several that they think will do. In Boston, | a syndicate was formed to consider representation from this port in the races and with the plans for the Canadian challenger known, it was decided to build to beat her. As result, the Mayflower, now on the builders stocks at Essex with dozen or more ribs showing on either side of her oak keel. was conceived W. Startling Burgess. l naval architect, was commissioned to design he'd and draw up plans that yachtsman said resembled the Am erica's Cup defense yacht Resolute
 The men of Gloucester are reported to be critical of consideration of such a boat as a fisherman, and those of Canada have taken objec- ton formally and informally to sey- eral features and threaten to bar the Mayflower from the competition.
 Built Like a Yacht
 Designer Burgess aumltted that i the MayfloWer was drawn to- linea as nearly those of yacht as ii Was practical to design a fishing schoon CT. but he and those most active i2 1 the project insist she will be a every sense a deep-sea fishing yes sel, fulfilling every stipulation i2 the international fishing schooner CNdmplOhSHlD requirements, lHCluQluS that which says she must participate' in the fisheries for one season be fore she is eligible to race.
 The Canadians have set April % as the last date in which a yes- sel could start for the fisheries and be considered to have met the sea sonal stipulation. Accordingly May 1 flower is being rushed with the idea of launching her about April T. and getting her away by the end of the month, The shipbuilders are working overtime without extra wages, men have volunteered at the sbipyards at Essex to work 16 70 I18 hours day to have the canvas ready for her when she takes the water.
 General dimensions of each boat are:
 MayfIoWer
 Total sail area, 10,785 square feet; Ilcngth over all. 143 feet; beam, 299.
 Canadian
 Total sail area, 10.937 square feet: Length over all. III feet; beam, 27