The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-21
BOTH SHIPPERS
DISREGARDED
"POSTPONEMENT''
After the Schooners Had
Got Under Way in Inter-
national Race a Recall
Was Signaled But Both
Shippers Kept On The
Course With Eagerness

Gloucester, Mass, Oct, 81 tBy the
Associated Press). - The American
schooner Henry Ford took lead OF
10B yards over the Canadian Blue Nose
at the start Of the first international
fishermen's race to-day
Both captains had djsregarded the
race committees signal to postpone the
start to l0:30 o'clock
At 1910 with the Henry Ford en-
joying lead Of quarter of mile,
the Judges sent out recall, but both
shippers kept on the course.
v The Judges started after the schoon-
ers evidcrsly with the idea of letting
the captains have tneir way of calling
it a race. on Mix island, three miles
from the first turn, the Blue Nose be-
gan to gain on the Ford and at 1910
they were fairly on even terms, run
ming before the breeze with their sail
swing and rail awash.
A motor boat was sent out to the
Ford from one of the coastguard cut
ters, but Captain Morrissey refused to
return.
At l0:30 both boats approached the
first turn, running before the wind
with their staysails scandalized. The
Ford was well in the lead.
In the last two miles Of the first
leg the Ford had fine lead. At one
time the Blue Nose was almost be-
calmed under the land.
The time around the first mark was:
Ford. ll:02:l0.
Blue Nose, ll,O4:40.
Both boats gave the buoy wide
berth as they rounded the line for the
first mark. Sheets were trimmed rath- |
er fat for the close reach to the sec
ond mark ten miles off shore. Astern |
the breeze had increased to eight kots
and seemed to be taking on contin-
ually.
From the home Of Congressman A.
Platt Andrew, where he was the guest |
last night, Secretary Of the Navy |
Edwin DENLY came this morning to
the Henry Ford to sail with her to-
day. He found Captain Clayton Nor
rissey busy man, supervising both
sail cutting and overhaul Of gear, but
declaring "thcy may cut us all to
pieces but wen race her anyhow, un
der bare poles if necessary" To the
Blue Nose as passengers, representing
the Canadian government on the decks
of the racing fisherman that bears the
country's colors as Secretary Denby
did on the Henry Ford, went George
w. Kyte, NJ. p, of Nova Scotia
The crowd began to stir early. Hun
dreds went down the harbor to Sc
cure vantage points for the race in
yachts. launches and smaller sraft.
Hundreds more thronged by. automobile
and afoot in the direction of Eastern
Point to see the start and flrish. Two
hours before racing time first srriv-
ais took their seats in granite bleach
ers which overlook the race start.
As race time approached, the breeze
strengthened to six knots. Both !
schooners were hauled out from their
docks shortly after o'clock. The
Blue Nose was the first to start down ]
the harbor in tow of tug with her !
maintopsail broken out and the Nova
Scotia fisherman's blue pennant fly- I
ing off the main truck.
The Ford left few minutes later.
Her reduced mainsail went up soon ]
after she had started.
Both boats arrived of Eastern Point |
shortly after o o'clock. An hour be- 1
fore the start the wind had dropped
TO scarcely more than five knots an ]
hour. IL
down the harbor to see the fishermen l
away. The coast guard cutters and
destroyer attempted TO patrol the ,
course and clear a mile stake around
the judges boat q