New Britain herald., 1922-10-26
BLUENOSE SEEMS TO
 BE CERTAIN TO WIN Ford Foretop Mast Breaks Of, Hampering Her Chances YANKEE WAS BEHIND IN RACE Captain Walters Wins. All Honors at
 Beginning Gloucestcrites Lose When Crew Takes Too Long Shift rang Sails.
YANKEE WAS BEHIND IN RACE

oucester, Oct. 26.--An accident
 in the Henry Ford -Bluenose race this afternoon. in which the Glouces. ter ships foretop mast broke off, has apparently settled the result. The Canadian schooner was leading at the time and indications now are that she will win easily.
 The fishing boats were sent away a, II o'clock with the Blhenose leading by fifteen seconds and going very fast The unofficial time was:
 Bluenose 11;o1:o6. Fd8d 11O1:21
 The Blucnosc Won Yesterday
 Captain Walters won all the honors at the start. Ten minutes before he berthed the Bluenose to weather of the Ford and both boats came down from the Gloucester shore before the wind. Five minutes before the start heading for the start, tackled ship and lost nearly two minutes while in stay sails
 Ford Starts Slowly
 The Bluenose headed for the line with the Ford 200 yards astern. The Bluenose in such fine berth was in no hurry to cross. but when the starting signal was fired she picked up her skirts smartly and dashed over the line with a great burst of speed. The Ford was slow in reaching the line
 At 11:15 the Bluenose hard on the port tack. lrffed for in shore and then headed out for the mark with com manding lead of 300 yards. Both boats had their staysails pulling hard and made fast time as they dashed along the cape shore to the first mark.
 Same Course Again
 The course selected was the same as that sailed yesterday.
 It was expected the boats would have a broad reach of five miles 10 Thatcher's island bout another reach of 10 miles up the bay, run of 10 miles off shore and beat of 10 miles back 10 Thatcher's and a close fetch of five miles to the finish The fourth leg was to be the windward one.
 They were just awash but being in smooth water under the lee of the land they made little fuss.
 Reduces Lead
 Approaching the first mark the Ford seemed to pick Up and at 11.2o had reduced fthe Bluenose's lead to 200 yards Both sailed the first leg at a lively clip and came rushing for the mark with big hone under their noses.
 The Rluenose had lead of one minute and six seconds at the first mark. The rounding time was:
 Bluenose 11:2e:23. Ford 11:27:2s
 The Bluenose ran away from the Ford in the last mile of the first leg.
 Ford Still Slow
 The Canadian boat jibed around the mark very cleverly tanking it broadly and taking in and setting her staysails very lively. the Ford was slower and gave the mark wide in shifting sails, Both boats hauled on their wind and headed up the bay hard on the starboard tack.
 As both boats ran up the bay the wind frightened to less than ten knots and the Ford began to creep up. The gain for time was very slight and the lead of the Bluenose seemed fair ly safe. The Ford, however, had more of heel and seemed to be pick ing up a better breeze from off Bass Rock. Up ahead the Bluenose was standing almost straight her slowest point of sailing. The sea was very smooth.
 Crecps Up On Bluenose
 At noon the Ford had closed LID on the Bluenose until she was less than 200 yards aStern
 Farther up the bay there seemed to be no wind and somewhat more sea The gain of the Ford in the first nine miles of the second leg was due seemingly to the tendency of the Blue
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