Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-25
Ford and BluenOse
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Almost simultaneous with the an.
nouncement that the crew of the
Ford were going back to racing came
the announcement from the interna
| tional committee that Russell Smith
of this city. had resigned as the
American observer on the Bluenose
! There was no explanation of this ac-
ton. Smith himself would only con-
firm it. refusing explanation. 1t was
the action of Observer Smith. accord
| ing to Captain Angus Walters of the
| Bluenose in telling him to so ahead
in defiance of the committees ord
ers to return after the false start Of
Saturday, that started the complica-
lions.
| In place Of Smith. the international
committee appointed Captain Charles
/ Nelson, also Gloucester man He
was said to be acceptable alike TO
Captain Morrissey and Captain Wal,
| tcrs.
\ change was made also in the
| Canadian official observer on the
Henry Ford. it was learned later
/ Captain Adam Knickcl, of Lunen-
burg. y. S. resigned and in his place
| the committee named {. G. SNYDER
a Toronto newspaper man.
| The fishermen were OF one mird
| they wanted to beat the Bluenose. said
| Captain John J. Matheson. the frs,
mate. Feeling that they had done So
! they prepared to fish today. When
! they learned chat general opinion had
| been influenced by the action of the
! committee in pcrsisting in its refusal
! to allow them the victory gained in
! the first race. they decided they were
| going TO convice the world again that
| they were right. and also were the
| best boat Tomorrow's race will start
at IL o'clock, the racing committee
. without request having granted this
delay of an hour TO permit removal of
the ballast in the morning.
! Gloucester had already prepared TO
! make holiday on the chance of a ;ace
| and the likelihood in csc it were teld
that the Henry Ford would come up
| the harbor. winning again of race and
/ cup. 1t was with satisfaction that
| the citizens learned not much before
! midnight that the races were on
] again.
The official personases and set
I tines for the event, however, had be
! gun to disappear. Premier Murray.
| of Nova Scotia, left to return home.
J The crowds We're absent over the
| postponed period and in doubt again
| return. The naval notilia that has
, added its drab touch to the colorful
picture of the spectator feet, was
! thinned by departure Of several YES
| sells under orders.
| At the dock in East Gloucester
| where the Blucnose moored, Captain
| Angus Walters and his men satisfied
| themselves that their boat had SUI
fcred only a minor splintering NLen
! she ran aground two nights before
at the wharf originally assigned Ter.
! The need for hauling out for repairs
i thus obviated, they took day off,
the skipper telling everyone that he
! could wait only another day but
: that his boat would then meet any
! one, Mayfiower. Elizabeth Howard. or
some other crack. should the Henry
Ford not appear tomorrow. He in
Dictated that he would not stand III
the way of the Glouccsterman re
turning TO the races if his ballast
was adjusted satisfac torily, although
at first inclined to believe that :he
Henry Ford had outlawed herself
by this technical violation of the
rules.
The international committee. in
confirming the word that there
would be race after all, said It
would be held with guarantee in
writing from the Henry Ford inter
ests that their vessel had been re-
stored to her racing trim. In ordi-
nary weather tho ballast put aboard
today would be n hindrance instead
OF help.
Butw it'll n brisk northwester still
retaining something OF its strength
tonight, there were possibilities that
conditions tomorrow would he those
sought by all enthusiasts OF these
races. al ump of sea and n blow that
would make it necessary for the
hardest shippers to take down their
Kites and sail under lowers
Gloucester tonight had to thank
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Raymond
again for the prospects of another
race. Not that the woman's plea re-
suited in the decision to turn from
retirement to racing as it did yester-
Jay when Mrs. Raymond prevailed
upon the men at the wharf to 60 back
10 their boat, btu it was Raymond's
"hob roueht the men together at din
ner tonight, after n searching through
the highways and byways OF this old
port, and then let them talk it over
themselves. 1t was settled man. fash
ION with Mr.. Raymond acting as in
termcdiary between Captain Morris
sey and the race officials and Collec-
tor w. W. Lufkin of Boston, chair
man OF the international race COM
mittee. acting as a sort of consulunc
engineer of the reconsideration pro
ceedings.
Inc men who will race with til.
FORD tomorrow will be the men who
were won over by the arguments Of
MRS. Raymond and Secretary of the
Navy DENLY yesterday. 20 of them all
.oid' plus one bona fde fisherman to
De added to complete the official COM
piement of 80. OF these several were
hshermen picked up on the wharves
70 take the places Of persisting de-
serters.
10 the requests that they continue
the competition which came to them
from many sides was added OLE from