Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-14
ELSIE WINS
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After the first reach of five miles east
by north. it was a beam-wind reacn
of 10 miles TO the southwest, broad
reach Of 10 miles 10 the southeast, a
muzzling beat TO windward OF 10 miles
due northwest. with the last nine
mile leg part reach and part beat.
Pretty Getaway
The honors of the start, like those
of the finish. were the Elsie's and Cap
tain Martyrs. 1t was a pretty get
the spectators along the Cape Ann
shore saw, with the Elsie slipping
past Captain Ben Pines Philip +.
Mania in the weather berth for an
initial advantage of three seconds
They crossed a minute after the gun.
In the same group. marine specta-
Gle as they stood in relief against
fat but colorful sea and smiling
sky. were the Arthur James. hard by,
the Ralph Brown, coming fast. anu
the Elsie C. Silva. the only knockabout
in, the race. pressing hard.
The schooners went over the line,
every one of them carrying all the
sail that was allowed. Except for
the necessary dropping of staysai,s
and foretopsail for change of course.
none put off a stitch of canvas ali
day. They were still playing for
more wind when it blew harder, and
tossing pennies into the sea to buy it
from Father Neptune.
Wind Freshens
Tilted over TO their task, masts tow
ering 80 feet above the sea, the FIVE
ships stood toward the first mark
with Thatcher's twin light lying
ahead. the James footing fastest.
Captain Jack Matheson. who was mate
to Marty WEIGH on the Esperanto last
by seconds. They had covered the
first five miles in % minutes. The
schooners turned on the starboard
tack for the broad reach ahead. Elsie
to windward. the James under her
lee. In a second group. minute or
two behind. were the Brown and the
Silva.
The wind breezed UP bit, @Elsie's
weather qualities were asserted and
she soon slipped into the lead. sailing
along like little lady sliding over a
ballroom floor. AS the wind increased
the speed OF the James decreased rel
atively, and the Brown. under Captain
Alvaro Quadron and his Portuguese
crew. saVed up to nose out the James
for second place.
Elsie Speeds Up
On this beam reach Elsie sped at
a rate of Is knots at times and COW
cred the ten miles in A minutes She
opened up on this leg a. lead of a
minute and a half and added to it
by skillful handling of sails as she
tore around the second turn.
The second side of the triangle
was marked by Elsies further gain
in a broad reach. with the Brown and
James Close together. When the
James threatened to pass the Brown
Captain Quadros blanketed his rival
and pulled away while he robbed
him of the wind. The Brown was in
second place. eight minutes behind
the Elsie when the hard thrash to
windward was begun.
Captain Marty made the 10 miles
in seven bitches. deciding to make a
lot of short ones and stick close to
the direct line.-playing it safe, as
he said himself. He tackled for the
last time on this leg half a. mile
from the turn and headed past the
buoy on the starboard tack on what
Set out to be a reach by the wind
to the finish, close hauled. But the
breeze off the land shifted to the
westward and he was blown off shore
after passing Milk Island. 1t took
three tacks to get home, the last
short hitch by which he managed to
slip under the stern of the mark
boat at the finish.
Astern, the Brown and the James
saw the condition which the Elsie
had encountered and laid their
courses accordingly, with consequent
gain of several minutes on the lead
er. There was no threat however, of
either coming between the Elsie and
her honors as queen of the fleet.
Elsie is schooner of semi-knock-
out type. well within the limits laid
down for vessels competing for the
international trophy. She has been
sailing the deep sea fisheries for
gross, is 1871; her length 1865; beam
% and depth 11.J.
The Elsie will sail for Halifax on
Saturday, Captain WEIGH said to-
night
In the wake of the race came sew
eral stories of individual instances of
courage and daring in sail-handling
CT nd
these was the feat of Leo Barrett,
one of the crew of the Arthur James
The incident involved the jamming
of halyard of the foresail at, the
farthest point of the gaff and was
said by those aboard to account for
the Elsie's passing the Arthur James
after the latter had taken the lead
in the early stages of the race.
With the halyard damned the sail
lost its effectiveness and the Elsie
pulled up. Barrett climbed aloft,
scrambled across the gaff to it's far
Their most point, with the schooner
tilted at an angle that at times
threatened to immerse him. He
worked the halyard loose, the sail
was drawn into place and the Arthur
James set out again. The Ralph
Brown, however had come up behind
and in turn passed the disabled
James. holding this advantage to
the end.
CHINA
SOUTH-Mrs. F. F. Graves of Wat