New Britain herald., 1922-10-23
Gloucester Fishing Boat Has Edge on Newfound- land Rival in Early Stages of Race
Capt. Morrisey Has Difficult Time Securing Men to Sail Craft After Saturdays Adverse Decision.

Gloucester, Mass, Oct 23 (By Asso ciated Press)--The Gloucester schoon CT Henry Ford with make-shi crey began her second race against tn Eluenose, Canadian defender of tn international fshermen's trophy. at o'clock today The Ford left he wharf at 9:15 when the Bluenose wa we'll out toward the starting point.
 Both boats were at the whistlin buoy at 9:30 but the committees boa had not arrived. Finally the commit tee sent word that the start would b at Il o'clock.
 With a ten knot wind about south west, the number two course, select ed by the committee gave the boat broad reach of five miles to Thatch CTS ten mile beat up the bay, broad reach off shore, ten miles, an other reach of ten miles back t Thatcher's and a close reach or bea of five miles to the finish.
 Bluenosc Crosses First
 Two minutes before the start tn, Bluenose, to the leeward, headed fo the line rather sharply on the star board tack The Ford was well ul to windward with Captain Morrisse. judging the distance beautifully. Th' Bluenose succeeded in crossing first At 11:15 the Ford was slightly tt Windward and both boats were fyini along.
 At the first mark the Bluenose wa 45 seconds behind.
 At ,11:40 the Ford was still In tht lead but did not seem able to draw away as she did last Saturday. The boats sailed the first leg at rate ol 12 knots an hour.
 Bluenose set her stay sails after rounding the first mark, but the Ford continued on without the big square sail between the masts and seemed tt have the better of the argument.
 A shift of the wind from southeast working around the south robbed thu and the race developed into th' same kind as that of Saturday-s reaching affair throughout,
 At 1145 the Ford sent up her stay sail again as the Bluenose had been gradually overhauling her.
 Ford Takes the Lead.
 At noon both boats were hard on the port tack off Eastern Point and had sailed more than half of the sec ond leg. The Ford had drawn away until she had lead of 200 yards She was sailing practically as high as the Bluenose although the latter was a triffle to the weather of the Ford's wake. The wind had fallen to six knots and both boats showed but lit- tie list to starboard.
 Later the Ford picked up the wind and soon she was leading by quarter of a mile and dropping the Bluenose as fast as on Saturday, At 12:15 the lead had been increased to more han 500 yards.
 Victory Seems Certain.
 At 1:2o it looked as though the American boat had the race well in hand and, barring accident would win. In the last two miles of the sec ond leg the Ford apparently demon strated her superiority over Bluenose in going to windward in a moderate breeze and a smooth sea. She open ed out a lead of 700 yards and gained steadily.
 Bluenose Satisfied.
 Captain Morrissey, skipper of the Henry Ford. had heard the word from the international committee early this morning that 1t would stand by the ruling of the sub committee, declaring Saturdays race, apparently won by the Ford by a margin of two miles, no contest. He was up with the sun and while his men were gathering slowly and voicing a continued protest a gainst the committee, he went to the Bluenose. moored mile away, and saw Captain Angus Walters, her skipper.
 Captain Morrissey said
 Walters In Agreement.
 T asked Captain Walters again if he considered we had won a fair vic we race and win today he would con sider we had won the two races neces- sary to gain possession of the interna- tional cup He said he would and that he would sail home leaving the cup behind But my men are incensed over the rulings of these committees changing one thing after another and no longer have any confidence in them.
 They felt that there was nothing 10 be gained by racing today. We won Saturday only to lose. We cut our sails only to have to cut again. For racing I have no crew. For fish ng my men are the best bunch of lsh killers of the North Atlantic I stand with them"
 Denby Makes Appeal
 Appeals made by Secretary of Navy oenby and others later induced some # the Fords crew to go aboard, with Taptain Morrissey. Others were re- ruited on the wharves and the Ford made ready to race.
 Captain Morrissey took charge of he bending on of the Ford's recut 
 The scenes preceding the decision hat the Ford would sail were dra- nstc. Members Of the Fords crew arrying southwesters and stickers marched in body through the main | treet, shouting:
 We're Through" Men shout
 Were through. We'll have noth-
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