The New York herald., 1922-10-15
HENRY FORD-PICKED
TO MEET BLUENOSE
Shows No Fault in Beating
Elizabeth Howard in Fisher
man Trials.
BY JAMES II. CONNOLLY.

GLOUCESTER. Mass, Oct. 14.-After
thirty miles of free going and ten mile
dead beat to windward the Gloucester
schooner Henry Ford was picked by the
American race committee to-day to sail
against the champion Bluenose In the
fishermen's cup race next week The
Ford well earned the decision. Running
reaching and beating to windward she
showed herself without a weak point
She beat her big rival. the Elizabeth
Howard of New York. by a mile; the
Howard OF New York by mile, the
Ladunton five miles.
A fresh westerly wind and smooth
water prevailed when the racing vessels
began to move for position before the
start. They were handled with more
snap to-day, ranging warily back and
forth behind the line as IL they were all
out for blood. This was true of the
Howard and Ford crews after what had
happened Thursday, when the Howard,
with mile lead, carried away top
mast
The start was pretty. Capt. Mike
Brophy In the Yankee and Ben Pine in
the Howard shot across the line one sec
ond and three seconds respectively after
the starting signal. both vessels breaking
all previous records for big racing ves-
vels in a one gun start.
II was a pretty start, but dramatic.
| The time 10 signal was growing short
and Brophy was sailing the Yankee up
to the judges boat to windward. Den
Pine. In the Howard. was trying to get
TO windward OF the Yankee. Brophy
had the right of way and kept on
coming.
Brophy could not give way without
losing position. Pine could give way
without losing two or three minutes
The Yankee kept coming. the Howard
was jammed yet nearer the Howard.
Brophy held on and Pine held on. Just
as a collision with destroyer seemed
imminent for the Howard the starting
whistle blew. Around on her heel and
over the line went the Yankee. Down on
the destroyer swept the Howard. Pine.
with the Yankee out Of his way. might
have edged her past the bow of the
destroyer then, but he chose to take
the long chance of saving his start and
vessel both. His bowsprit was twenty
feet from the destroyer's fore quarter
and his vessel moving at ten knots
Ben Pine eased his main sheet and gave
her full. The big head sails filled
with wind and the end of her bowsprit
missed the destroyer by a foot.
Fishermen tonight said It certainly
was clever work aol good nerve.
IL was sheets we'll Off 20 the first
mark, five miles away. The Ford began
20 show the quality that is making
Gloucestermen love her. From her lee
ward berth she began TO walk. Through
The lee OF the Duncan she sailed, through
the lee of the Yankee she sailed through
the lee of the Howard she sailed, nut
In front and away for red tagged buoy.
II was the prettiest sight then. Around
the buoy and upon windward tack
went the Ford, around the buoy and UP
the wind went the Howard. around and
up TO windward the other two. All
four wsre making twelve knots ana had
everything on as they rounded and one
rehind the other they shot off on the new
leg. The test of the Howard >ame on
this windward leg. IL was her day,
light TO smooth water and a nice mod =
crate breeze. II she could only 20 to
windward as we'll as she could run. But
She could not do IT, She was good. but
the Ford was better. At the second
turn. ten miles further on, the Ford had
Ter by a mile, the Yankee was half a
mile back OF the Howard. the Dunton
cropping steadily The next ten miles
showed no difference. One time the
Ford seemed TO be hunting for the buoy.
IN no other way could we account for
ter sailing n half mile or her course
as she did. However, she held her lead
~ mile and led the procession of three
Zig vessels going wing, and wing for tsc
Thatchers buoy In shors.