The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-24
Blue Nose Was Preparing
To-day For Another
Brush For the Title,
While the Mayflower
Was Seeking q Race
With the Henry Ford
Schooner

Associated Pressl The Gloucesterman
Henry Ford day definitely withdrew
from the racing for the international
: fishing schooner championship OF the
North Atlantic Captain Clayton Nor
rissey, asserting that his boat and his
men had already won the two races
from the CANADIAN champion Blue Nose
necessary for The possession OF the ti-
tie trophy, put pig iron ballast on
board, preparatory to going fishing.
By his act in putting ballast aboard
Captain Morrssey, under the condi-
,-tions of the deed of gift, automatically
eliminated his vessel from the series.
The deed of gift provision reads: NO
ballast shall be taken off or put on the
competing vessels during the series" A
further sentence provides that if any
ballast is shifted there may be a re-
measurement, but committee members
said this was no shifting, it was an ad-
dition.
Captain George +. Peoples Of Glouces-
ter. chairman of the race sub-commit-
tee, asserting that the international
committee itself had authority In the
matter, added that it would seem to
him that Morrissey was now definitely
put of it.
Captain Morrissey, in this act OF
withdrawal, relinquished claim not only
to the cup but to at least $4,000 and
possibly $4,000 of prize money. These
sums, respectively, were the losers
and winners shares.
at has cost me and my men enough
already SO that the matter of few
thousand dollars does not count against
the principle involved" Captain Morris
sey said when questioned as to the
probable disposition Of the purse.
On the deck of the Henry Ford while
supervising the storage Of the pig iron
and rock ballast, Morrissey talked race
with his first cousin, Captain Henry !
Larkin, skipper of the Mayflower. Thsy
had an agreement to meet after the
series if Morrissey was the winner. The
Ford's skipper said to-day that he
wanted to go fishing as soon as posi-
BILE. pointing to the dories on the dock
and saying that he wanted to get them
aboard and to work again, but that if
Larkin insisted there might be race
with the Mayfower only
The Mayflower, sailing over the
course covered by the racing schooners
yesterday, showed speed on the first
two legs so far surprising that of the
Henry Ford and the Blue Nose that
there was no question of her suprema-
ry' under the prevailing conditions.
The Blue Nose, which at the finish
yesterday of the race which the Ford
won by two minutes and half, was
preparing so hard in an increasing
blow that Secretary Of the Navy Den
by said she might have won with an
other leg and little more wind, was
being prepared for more racing to-day. |
While her crew repaired minor damages
20 the rigging Captain Walters super
vised arrangements 10 have her hauled |
out for examination of her kneel.
He had filed with the committee yes
ferday a statement Of his belief that |
his vessel was damaged by grounding.
Filed as protest, this communication
was later represented as more nearly a
precautionary word, and the interna-
fional committee decided that in view
OF the showing made by the Blue Nose
Yesterday no action on il was neces.
sary. This was said TO be entirely sat
isfactorv to Captain Walters, who said
the Henry Ford beat him fairly.
The Nova Scotia fishermen. however,
want another race. Agreeing with Cap
tain Morrissey in the contention that
the race Of Saturday. won by the Hen
~ Ford but ruled out, was victory
for the American challenger, they new
ertkeless found that the cup was not
theirs TO give and that the information
al committee's ruling stood. They made
formal request that another race be
arranged.
As the series stood to-day. with the
Henry Ford preparing 20 pub out for
fishing, she had one official victory, she
had led at the finish of another race
called no contest, and the Blue Nose
had no surcess to her credit.
Il vas expected that the committee
would be called upon to consider the
disposition Of the cup. with the Blue
Nose ready to continue the racing in
it, defense.
The hayfower went ahead to-day
with her tuning up for the post sea
son set of races planned with the win
nsr Of the international series. She
vent out with the Elizaheth Howard
for \ trial spin II was Moving strong
frcm the southwest. snd the crew ~