New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Canadian Boat Outsails
Challenger in HeavySea;
Crosses the Finish Seven
Minutes Before Its Rival
Schooners Near
Collision at Start
American Boat Faster ON
First Two Reaches; Cup
Goes to To-day's Victor
BY Frederick B. Edwards

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. 25.--To-
day the Bluenose found herself. In
race which provided more close
turns and heart-gripping moments than
any yet sailed in this ffshermen's cup
series the big black Lunenburger out
sailed the Gloucesterman, Henry Ford.
With wind which early blew up a
choppy sea, and which, ranging from
ten to twenty knots, provided fifteen
miles of stiff windward work, the cup
defender proved beyond doubt that she
is the slickest thing of her class that
ever sailed out of Nova Scotia's rock
guarded harbors. Her lead at the fin
ish line was seven minutes and twenty
three seconds.
Io-day's race was the best thing that
could happen. The result demonstrated
that the people who have been brag-
ging wildly around Gloucester street
corners that the Ford could sail circles
round the. Bluenose in any weather
were just bragging-nothing more. 1t
buried deep beneath sudden surge of
fighting spirit all the technicalities and
petty differences which had hampered
the sporting traditions Of the series
until to-day it gave the Canadians
fresh heart and strengthened their
pride Tor the final great struggle which
must come tomorrow.
No Talk of Quitting
It is significant that the talk in Glou-
cester tonight is Of who will win the
third rpra not of hot 49,, =
another one. Gloucester's interest has
shifted from controversy to contest
The Bluenose winning to-day has saved
a complicated and difficult situation bv
making the race and not arguments
about the race the main thing. When
Captain Ben Pine told us five weeks
ago that race series between the Ford
and the Bluenose would be classic Of
the ages, he spoke no more than the
letter Of the truth. Setting to-day'a
race against Mondays razor edge finish,
it becomes apparent that there is no
more TO, choose between the sailing
qualities of the two vessels than the
distance between stitches in main sail.
The race resolves itself now into
question Of seamanship and weather.
In light winds the Ford will outfoot
the Bluenose, but not by very much.
Given smart blow and the Bluenose
will lead the Ford, but by no wide
margin. At any time and under any
conditions the luck Of the wind or the
slightest error in handling may mark
the difference between victory and de-
feat for either of these two beautiful
ships. 49,,
Praise Canadian Attitude
A word should be said for the sports
shown by the Bluenose
owners and her skipper and crew. In
the chatter of controversy which deaf
ened Gloucester during the first day
or SO there arose an occasional ten
dency on the part of the more rabid
partisans to impute unfair motives to
the Canadian sailors and their repre-
sentatiyes. Some unwise remarks have
been made and some of them have
found their way into print.
The record on this matter is clear.
Angus Walters has given ground on
every issue. The races have three
times been postponed at the start to
accommodate the Ford and technicali-
ties which might have been claimed in
the Lunenburger's favor have been
waived. The responsible Gloucester
citizens are unanimous in their praise
of the Nova Scotian attitude through
out and nobody is louder in praise of
tN0 DlueuOSe ana HeT crew tHdH Sidytt
the Ford's Jean skipper
Few people in Gloucester knew how
near there came to being no race to-
day. Captain Morrissey's son still lies
at his home dangerously i'll and the
skipper's family opposed his sailing to-
day. At 8 this morning the Ford's cap
tain, with H. j. Snider, the official OBJ
server on the Ford, went across the
harbor to the Bluenose's berth and
talked matters over again with Angus.
Captains Maintain Amity
The crews We're clamorous. Sailor
men are plain-spoken folk, and lot
of things were said on both sides which
showed very plainly how high the ten
sion ran. Morrissey and Walters went
to the Bluenose skipper's cabin with
Snider. Walters closed the door on
the debating meet.
"Clayte," he said, tive are good
friends and we're going to stay good
friends, in spite Of what anybody does
to make us bad friends"
Angus" Morrissey said, S'if we
don't sail to-day what will you do?"
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