New-York tribune., 1922-10-24

| would not take their boat away from
its moorings.
The outsiders did not take this de-
fiance seriously. IT seemed impossible
that men could deliberately wreck an
for the sake of an objection to q
ruling. which, though harsh, seemed
not to be entirely un1ustihed in ali
the circumstances. Gloucester, how
ever, felt differently. and Gloucester
was right
Crew of Racer Quit
Among the Gloucester folks who
sensed the gravity of the situation
were John Raymond and his young
wife. Raymond owns small share
of the Henry Ford, in which weasel
Clayton Morrissey, her skipper, is the
principal shareholder. Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond had been keenly interested
in the ship and were anxious TO have
her race to-day. At sun up they went
to her wharf and found no one on
board but the cook. At seven o'clock.
the members of the crew came down to
the water front, walked on board the
boat, collected their dunnage and thesr
oilskins and walked off with grim
faces. They had made their protest,
and they were going to stand by their
word
They made rebellious procession as
they walked along the little main
street. already full of people whose
hearts are in this race. They were
cheered, because the townspeople are
generally with them, believing that
Saturdays decision was raw deal.
There they were found by the Ray
monds.
There followed a many-sided argu-
ment, which lasted for two hours
Every member of the revolving crew
entered into it at some time or an
other, and against these odds, as we'll
as against the mars of public senti-
ment, little Mrs. Raymond argued ard
fought and pleaded and begged al
ternately.
Wilfred ". Lufkn, chairman OF the
international committee, came to tie
wharf with Secretary DENLY and Mr..
Raymond. The men crowded suilcnly
into the wharf shed and the Secretary
talked to them. He talked straight. in
their own language.
DENLY Appeals to Crew
"You men may be right" was what
he said, in effect II sympathize with
your attitude, but you must understand
that this race is more important than
your feelings, it's more, important than
Gloucester, or even than the United
States. 1t is international. and inter
national relations are st stake. You
cannot let It appear to the world that in
international contests of this kind
Americans arc short sports. You know
that isn't true. ask you as Americans
TO sail your Aoat in to-days race and
beat the Bluenose Then you'll have
proved your quality. You'll have
shown the world that you can win un-
der FIRE, and in spite Of everything
The Secretary went away, but the
issue was not settled. Mrs. Raymond
again took up the fight, concentrating
her attack on Stanley and Nicholas
one Of the most obstinate Of them all.
"I think you'll sail, If the rest 60"
she suggested to Coles.
"As sure as you believe in your re-
ligion," Coles told her, $50 surely
will not sail unless the committee says
Saturdays race was race
Captain Clayton Morrissey had not
spoken since the Secretary Of the Navy
had made his speech. He had been of
by himself fighting the thing out. Now
his long, lean figure showed it's way
into the middle of the seething group.
He raised one hand for silence, and
said: "Boys, bend that mainsail on
her; we're going out"
They checred him, and the majority
of the men followed his lead. There
remained ten or dozen stubborn ones
who would not move. "Not unless that
committee calls Saturdays race a race"
was their reiterated chorus. Then one
man spoke up: "Ill stand by the skip
per-" he shouted. "If the skipper says
sail. I'll sail"
This argument brought over half
dozen waverers. Stanley stood out
until the end, and SO did Coles and
three or four more. They stayed
ashore and the ship went out and won
her race without them.
She won it we'll, although by the
narrowest Of margins. The race was