New-York tribune., 1922-10-26

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My word is pledged" Walters said.
so is yours. We have to do what we
promised to do. don't see that we
can go back on our word"
Damn it, you're right" the Ford's
captain replied, and the discussion
ended right there. The two men shook
hands and Morrissey went back to his
boat. A few minutes later .he Ford
appeared in the stream
To-day,s race was full Of drama. The
matter of the shifted ballast in the
Ford, which had possibilities for fur
/ ther trouble in that loading it in was
technical violation of the deed Of gift
regulations. was smoothly adjusted. At
this morning Jack Raymond handed
to Captain Peoples, chirman of the sail
ing committe. signed guaranty that
the ballast had been taken from the
Ford, leaving her in the same trim as
she was in Mondays race. That ended
that, but as the Ford moved to the
starting line under tow discovery
was made that threatened to open up
the whole bitter Quarrel again when it
was found that the stitches on the fore
sail with which the bolt rope was sown
to the canvas had parted along the
leach for distance Of .sree feet. The
stitches may have been cut or the
rupture may have occurred acciden-
tally. as
There were men of the Ford's crew
TOT - -
ister intent behind the happening. The
damage was repaired with a marling
spike and hank of yarn, there being
no sailmaker's needle on board
This incident. too, /. seems, has
passed out without further trouble.
Captain Morrissey said tonight that
he was sure the rip was of accidental
origin and he intended to say no more
about it. ~.-.- ..- -. i. i, .s. ...~ ......-.
Rope Snares Sailor
Finally, on the thresh for the finish
line there happened on the Bluenose
one of those incidents which occur
often in order to remind landsmen of
the real peril of the seafarer's life.
sail as she prepared to come about on
the last tack. A staysail hank parted
and the big sheet tapped around in the
wind. On the deck was Ernest Hiltz,
of I.unenbHrg, one of the Bluenose
regular crew. A Tapping halyard threw
a half hitch around Hiltz's right ankle,
and before he could struggle free he
was drawn to the masthead, a human
tail on a giant canvas kite. The man
was hanging head down and in immi-
nenS danger of death as two of the
crew ran up the ratlines to cut him
free. Hiltz worked himself loose be-
ad
clutching whatever lines came handiest
he made his way to the deck. When
the Bluenose docked ,Hiltz was taken to
the local hospital for treatment for
lacerations and bruises. His injuries
are not serious, but he had close call.
These thrills were extraneous to the
race itself, yet there were in the actual
contest enough vital moments to fill
lifetime of schooner racing. Most Of
miles of sailing, the run before the
wind to the first mark. In that short
space the Bluenose was behind, ahead,
luffed into the Ford's wake and again
crept up on her weather quarter to
take up on, her weather flag, which
she rounded thin nine seconds ahead
Of the challenger.
First Leg Decides Race
The race was fought and won in that
leg. for with a wind which grew stead
lily stronger, and therefore better
suited to her sailing trim, the Lunen-
burger walked resoluAaly away from
the Ford.
There was an anxious period of hf-
teen minutes for the Canadians when
the vessels were on the third leg and
Angus overstood his. mark. He was
forced to sail wing and wing, "wung
outs as they call it in Lunenburg, for
the turning buoy, and he lost some
time there, but it made no difference.
1t was Blunenose weather, and she
made the most Of it.
The start was spectacular reversal
of Mondays great getaway, when the
Ford outfooted the Bluenose to the
line and blanketed her in the first
quarter of mile. The wind was light
at the line and the Canadians were
CORE espondingly blue. 1t looked rather
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