The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-25
BLUE NOSE LED
BY 700 YARDS
NEAR 2nd MARK
But the Rapid Gain Made
By the Gloucester Boat
Raised Enthusiasm at
the Prospect Of Real
Race Instead of a Process
sion To Finish

Gloucester, Mass, Oct. rs tBy th'
Associated Press) The Gloucester fish
ing schooner Henry Ford led the Lun
enburg schooner Blue Nose across th'
line at the start of to-day's fishermen''
race. Blue Nose, however, had the bet
ter position being to weather and blan
kcting the American boat. The honor'
were therefore with the Blue Nose.
Three minutes after the start, the
Blue Nose passed the Ford to the
weather and took the lead. Both boats
wore off toward the first mark slowly
as the wind had dropped to seven knots
five minutes before the start. The Ford
headed for the line sharp on the star
board tack, the Blue Nose being well to
weather. The Canadian came down
slowly and minute before the start
was on the Ford's bow, completely TAX
ing her wind.
The Ford tried hard to get out from
under but did not have quite speed
enough to 20 through the lee of the
Blue Nose, although she started nearly
length ahead.
AT ll:23 the Blue Nose crowded the
Ford over toward the shore until both
boats were practically before the wind.
The Canadian was holding the weather
position. Captain Morrissey allowed
the Blue Nose to get by and then came
up quickly on the wind and crossed
astern of the Blue Nose and came up
on the weather of the Canadian. 1t was
clever piece of craftsmanship by
Morrissey.
At 1880 the Ford swung away for
the first mark with about hundred
yards lead and was dropping the Blue
Nose. The wind had increased bit
but both boats sailed slow with bombs
well out to port.
The Blue Nose had lead of 25 sec
onds at the first turn. The boats turned
the mark as follows: Blue Nose ll:47:
90; Ford ll:4s:l5.
Coming up to the mark the Blue
Nose after being 100 yards behind be-
gan to gain and caught and passed
the Ford 100 yards from the buoy,
passing the latter's stern and taking
her wind. The Blue Noses stay sail
was hoisted before she luffed around
the mark and she gained few more
seconds by good sailing. The Ford was
slow. She split tacks Immediately and
stood inshore.
AT 1905 the Ford's inshore hitch |
proved nothing but a sharp luff and
the American boat soon stood back on
the starboard tack and followed the
Blue Nose.
The Blue Nose was leading by 200
yards, was pointing higher and footing
n trife faster. The wind had increased
to 10 knots. The Ford set her stay sail.
At 1890 the Blue Nose had increased
its lead to 400 yards. The Ford, how
ever, had edged bit to windward and
was holding herself a trife higher,
probably on account of her stay sail.
The wind had breezed up trifie more
and was blowing a fun l2 knots, both
boats being rail under.
The Blue Nose tackled TO port at
l2:40 and crossed the Ford by 200
Yards. The Blue Nose after taking the
port tack set her stay sail TO wind
ward The Ford kept on the starboard
tack. AT l2s45 when a trifie to the
windward Of the Blue Nose she tackled
10 port. The Ford was quicker in stays
than on Monday. The Ford was 100
Yards to windward of the Blue Noses
wake but nearly half a mile sstern.
The Ford was badly handicapped by
the leech Of her mainsail which had
been cut twice by orders Of the COM
mittee.
At p. m the Blue Nose was leading
the Ford by nearly a mile although the
Ford was standing higher.
The breeze had increased to Is knots
and a high sea was running.
Captain Morrissey set up his stay
sail At l:10 and at once the Ford be-
gan 10 overhaul the Blue Nose. In ten
minutes the American boat had cut the
lead Of the Canadian 70 a half mile
and was holding better breeze.
The race. instead Of being a Canadian
sffair. became an exciting contest again
Az l:20 the boats were within four
miles Of the second mark with the
Blue Nose leading by 200 yards.
Raced Because Public Wanted It.
The decision to race today was made
late last night BY Captain AorTissey
md his crew at a banquet in their hon
ir- This sudden turn about on the
part of the Gloucesterman. xho had ,
bcen bending every effort 70 return to
ne fshink banks. caused Soy through
Iui the fishing port The Ford'- skipper I
.xrisinei il a. . concessinn to fkr pub .
81 demand for Smother race