New-York tribune., 1922-09-16
us. Fishermen fingered
By Ban on MayGosUer
Barring Of Boston Entry From
Halifax Cup Race Looked Or,
as Doubtful Sportsmanship
By Frederick B. Edwards

ne decision of the Canadian COM
s8ee to bar the Boston fishing
i;Aeasr Mayfiower from the inter-
rst'Ed fshermen's race this fall, and
Naanably from every other race for
she lnternational trophy which may be
ad heEeafter is 'irrevocable," accord
fgto " H. Dennis, publisher of "The
hhfax Herald" which newspaper in
saluted the race and presented the
Hsphy. In telegram to The Tribune
as' night Mr.. Dennis said, at is my
Nfsonal opinion that the findings of
y trustees are unanswerable."
TINS is the inai decision, as Mr..
Dsna's message appears to indicate,
ns controversy which is certain to fol-
0H VIII give the Atlantic Coast fisher
ash topic Of conversation for many
long evening on the Banks. Already
|Msrhng Burgess, who designed the
.saOoner, has challenged the Canadian
|.Su. |.SSmnlistee - to make good its assertion
|ssa' tne schooner is ineligible under
|.ne deed Of gift, and has offered to go
81 hai'iax to prove his contention that
Ehe Is eligible. Meanwhile in Boston
Ehe n Ieeling runs SO high that there are
laTSe VINO DO not hesitate to impute
Ia0 craftsmanship to the Canadians.
Feared for Her Speed
Either the Mayaower is being barred
zssause sne is not a working fishing
assSoher or because the Canadians feel
&Sl the speed which her yacht-like
ss may develop presents too great a
ss aisap Tor the Nova Scotians to ac-
Inc writer was in Halifax when
s. sishermen's races were first ihsti-
80 and witnessed the series of 1920
.5 ,.a ey the Esperanto, of Gloucester,
" is2l, when the Lunenburg-b built
sseaese carried off the honors. Dur
~ .als latter series the Mayhower
~ almost as great topic of discus
- lhe rival vessels. She was built
.ssex In the fall of 1920, and made
r. afst trip to the Banks in the late
#gnas OF 1921. There were two or
r. .,s reasons for barring her entry last
sls. 8s,s. tne chief being that she did not
ssss ,ss,,r ner trip to the Banks within the
sssslhty time limit. But during the
sefies of races, the most frequent
s..ession heard in Halifax about the
'sssoa sse schooner was:
& Sae isn't a fisherman: she's a Yacht.
sais isn't yacht race"
#s. NJ NJ mat time, according to Boston,
Aayflower has proved herself to
esrman. soooness
4 Fishing ALI Season
,s as has been fishing all season. her
~ #sss say. and her catches are as
Ars' better than those of the ont
&t,. old-time fishing vessels. Thew
ss.. lor her in Boston that she has
2sd .tsn nan paid her way this season
len iae se her surplus earnings have
III sessd sssoeed to paying off the cost of
S,sss ~ II that isn't fishing boat D
1 Boston, "tell us what isn o'
s, Burgess goes even fp,ther T.
,fas 'aan sa ne sent to the trusees in
a i. 'ass night Mr.. Burgess said:
aen;,s Dlsterly disappointed in YOUR.
&syaowess decision in barring the
&saise & | note that you discovered
ssd q 70 y my design contravening the
ssdinss glft, but base your adverse
ssyjass on the two matters of her
sssuaiS sapacity and the somewhat
sp corr CO.. aeIaiis of her rig. cannot
fspal 70 the conclusion that the
8ssial cssAs sures OF her displacement and
70 vons slhg capacity are not famil-
isfaetian tuve gulove to your Committees
ad carryi,.. aaat the Mayfiower's useful
atsss Of s thas. capacity is actually in
g Vessel IL u any two-masted fish,
an further sns american feet, and if
sa. are change all details of her rio
Asrna, = any way a departure from
sas "a practice, will your comm;ttaa
he decision? If SO, / shall