The New York herald., 1922-10-27
BLUENOSE IS VICTOR
OVER CRIPPLED FORD
American Schooner Sails I'm
der Protest i'm Race That
Decides Title.
LOSES HER FORE TOPMAST
Splintered Keel Adds to the
TrOuble-Heavy Winds Fa-
vor Canadians.
LOSES HER FORE TOPMAST
ny JAMES B. CONNOLLY.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
GLOUCESTER. Oct. 26.-Bluenose peo-
pie here. not otherwise known to be
especially devout, have been praying
heartily for what they called a Blue
nose day, meaning wind and a sloppy
sea- To-day was like a day made to
order for them and the Bluenose went
out and won the most exciting race of
all so far this year, defeating the
Henry Ford and retaining for Canada
the international flshermen's cup. 1t
was a grandly sailed race and the
Bluenose showed herself grand boat
in winning it, even though the win
may not be allowed because of pro-
test by the Henry Ford.
The Henry Ford has been willing to
have the wind She could take II, her
skipper said, but she was betting last
week it would not come soon and so
she stripped for light weather, taking
fifteen tons of ballast out of herself.
Saturday and Mondays results proved
that Capt. Morrissey had the right no
ton of it. After yesterdays race, Capt.
Morrissey was satisfied that something
was wrong with the Henry Ford.
The night before It had ralned hard
and the Henry Ford's sails. left un-
covered. her crew and captain not In
tending to race again, got well soaked.
Going aboard her to race at the last
minute gave them no time to dry them.
and so handicapped she went out But
Morrissey felt that there was more than
that wrong with her. She did not have
her usual life. This morning a diver
went down and came up with n big
splinter from Off her Keel. He chiseled
the rough spot OF as we'll as he could
under water and so the Ford sailed to-
days race under protest.
Ford Gets windwnrd Position.
After the vessels got out TO the line
to-day Ii seemed to be a matter of pride
with both OF them to see who would
cross TO windward. even though the
windward position meant little or moth
ing as the wind lay. The Henry Ford
got the berth, but lost half a minute
going over IN to get IT, Still with one
eye to the windward berth they sailed
the first five mile leg. both fetching up
quarter mile further inshore off the
mark than they need have There was
n fresh southerly breeze at the time and
they sailed the five miles at better
than twelve knot speed. The Henry
Ford rounded as she had crossed the
starting line, n half minute behind.
On the next leg. ten miles southerly,
A. E.o h.- kaIe t,4It,
ute. IL was a quartering reach the
whole way. Every time the wind fresh
ened the Bmenose would step a bit fur
ther out IN front. Every time II softcned
the Henry Ford would walk up on her.
On the next leg to the or shore easterly
buoy the same thing happened, only this
time the Bluenose got the best or u
by half minute.
The further off shore the vessels
found themselves the more wind and
sea they found. too. Before they made
the buoy there was n twenty-five mile
breeze blowing. and the sea, though II
was not yet rough. had noticeably in
creased. The twenty-five miles thus far
had been saile1 in two hours and twenty
minutes. The Henry Ford's main top
sail during a good part OF this time had
been Tapping like n scared chicken 3
wing. Half the time since these races
started It might just a. we'll have been
in the sail locker for what good Il was
doing aloft. After heading In for
Thachers on tho inskcre beat man
Skinned up almost TO tho main truck to
See what he could 90 fcr IT. He could do
nothing for II.
Ford's Fore Topmast Buckles.
BY and by Henry Fords flying stay
sail was hauled down, and then II set
better. II was n thirty mile breeze at
the time and the Bluonose's fore top
sail had already osen taken in. her
fore topmast buckling dangerously un-
der the pull of topsai and balloon.
ft would have been good business had
Capt. Morrissey taken in his foretop-
sail at the same time. because soon after
this her fore topmast snapped off and
down it came on deck.
Men hurried aloft TO clear away the
wreckage. the vessel holding 10 her
course They had tough job of Il up
there. The wire stays had to be hacked
through. the hemp running gear cut
clear the torn sail gathered In. They
worked smartly and without fear as to
themselves but II took time. Until the
mess was cleared no they had 20 stay