Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-21
Race Today of
Atlantic Boats

with Boston, constitutes the coun-
tries greatest hsh center: but the
men OF Gloucester were interested
today and tonight not in fishing but
In sailing. This was the might be-
fore the boat race" and. like the
alumni of colleges on the eve Of q
rowing classic, the hardy fishermen Of
this port. OF other New England ports
and Of canadas Atlantic seaboard
had put aside consideration Of their
vocations 20 turn thought and talk
into the channels OF sport.
There was no hawking Of winning
rolors' in arm bands. pennants or
balloons. such as the college crowds
find available 20 satisfy a show OF
tho. partisanshlp. There were no
white fannels. no stream OF expen-
s.ye motor cars But the spirit was
much the same The fishermen made
holiday sloughinr off their work-a-
day slickers. sou'westers and rubber
boots and, in their Sunday-go-to-
meeting best. at the informal clubs
that congregate on the corners OF
Cloncesters narrow waterfront
streets. discussed the merits or the
4, boomers which tomorrow will begin
the third series for the International
Tishormens Championship Cup. In
the Master Mariners Club and at the
Board ~ Trade rooms the shippers OF
the fleets ~ Gloucester. Boston. Hal
flax and funcnhcrE. got together to
talk over tho races that have gone
EtIorc, and to speculate on those at
hand
Foremost In the "reminiscences was
the feat Of Esperanto. the schooner
"a years a. sea which. in the first
races for the cup nj Halifax two
wears ago. beat Canada's best and
brought tho trophy here. Esperanto
now lior a wreck on Sable Island bar,
and beside her is Puritan a splendid
now fisherman launched here last
spring. and wrecked there few
months aftcrward
Among tho fishermen here were
several mcmhcis 80 Esperanto's crew
who rccounted incidents of her de-
fat IN successive races with Dele
wnnn The first victory. II was
agreed, came easily through Esper-
nrfo's windward supremacy and
without special incident, but in the
second Dclewana early gained a lead
o' i've minutes This Esperanto
SLOWLY made mp and with the 40 mile
race more than half sailed. Captain
Marty Welsh. ~ the Gloucestcrmen,
lnd brought his boat 10 nearly even
forms
In tho Icew1rd berth. approaching
tho second mark. Captain Marty
called 80 pelewana. close aboard. to
give him room Delcwana gave way,
allowing barely possible clearance
h,tweon herself and Devils Island
SIunl II was wreck her. or win If
II" got through. for Captain Marty
ar Esperanto He took the chance
and. with tho breakers almost boiling
over his rail. shot through the lee.
turned tho mark first and having TAX
eN tho lcnd beat pclewana on the
! n lrg hy moro than seven minutes.
This race which brought tho cap TO
America. developed "A keen interest in
iNc cup competition in both the
Canadian and American fleets, and
the succeeding spring found new
NJ IT'S on tho wlvs on both sides Of the
4, Her The Canadians bult Blue
nose and scNcr1l Others Tho Am
cri,ang built Nn,n or as their best
lct But Ma,fowcr was ruled out
w. ne Nova Scotian trustees as more
,ncht than fisherman. and Bluenose
canadian CHALLENGER
d, winning tho elimination race.
ifrrc m Glouct stcr. Elsie, fresh from
80 banks won the elimination race
from which tho Mayhower was barr
cd and went To Halifax 70 meet
TlucnoSc. n boat 20 feet Longer over
~. wider and deeper.
The result Of the race tho wear be-
fDic was reversed. tho Canadian
loht won In two straight races. FL
so vus outclasscd Fishermen in
~ viewing those races tonight paid
Iigh praise alike 10 the seamanship
~ Captain Angus Walters and his
rmcnpse crew. and to Captain Mar
4, Wclch and the Elsic's men.
The controversy over Mayfower
has continued 10 hold large part in
\ discussions of the fishermen. just
II had n large part IN the discus
SONS between the Nova Scotian
uatccS ana tho American Race
Committee But although the latter
insisted that Man flower. by going out
iu an weather and fishing successful
| on all banks in season. had proved
hutsclf bona -fde fisherman. the
NM Grotinn Trustees ruled her out
ngain as not having been built in &C
curdanrc with the terms OF the decd
40 GIT This. II has appeared was
duo 20 the fact that practices differ
between the American and the Can
adam fleets. tho latter building for
salt ASKING. the former for fresh
rshing Tho Canadian practice calls
for bigger cargo. tho American for
. vessel ot Amer lines that can make
1uick run TO market.
I, Is possible that this will be the
last competition under the present
terms ~ the decd N gift. as the Am
e.tcan Race Committee has suggest
cd changes 10 make IL possible for
Tire fastest vessels Of the American
End Canadian fleets to meet
A race within a week or two be-
tween Mayf'ower and the winner OF
the international race, which will
settle much of the discussion as to
her relative speed is possible. chal-
I,nges having been made and partly
accepted on both sides.