The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-24
HENRY FORD WINS T.
FROM CANADIANS
IN FIRST EVENT
Blucnosc Beaten by Small Mar
gin Of 2la Minutes
AMERICAN CREW PEEVED
Disgruntlcd by Decision of Com
mittee Following Satur-
days Contest

Gloucester. Oct. "a. "A crew OF
fishermen who were turned from
mutlny to racing, by urge of patriot
ism from the secretary of the navy,
and by the pea to pride from a ship
OF woman, went out to set with the
Henry Ford out of Gloucester yester-
day and beat the international champ
ion. Bluenose of Canada
Bluenose was beaten by only two
and one half minutes in 40 miles. The
official times We're: Henry Ford,
5.Ol.34; Bluenose. 5.04 But this VIC
tory after two days of disturbance
over the action of the international
race committee, in refusing to count
the Henry Ford's success on Saturday
was doubly sweet. Coming as 1t did,
after the Gloucestermen had quit in
protest, mutineers alike against
yachting entanglements that they
abhor and committees that were en-
forcing them, it provided sport ng
stimulus to spirits that had turned
back to fishing instead Of racing.
AS the performance of vessel, the
sails of which had been twice cut
down to meet conflicting official rul.
ings, and Of men who from the aban.
don Of mutinous despair, rose to the
stuff for which the port is famous.
taking out vessel with mainsail still
uDbent to make quick shift to meet
the international champion. it set y
standard of high achievement Only
2S OF the 30 men of the Ford sailed
with her, two mutineers remaining on
the dock.
Capt. Clayton Morrissey. skipper OF
the schooner who sank his griev.
ances In the belated but earnest deci.
sion OF his men to go out to race
again. whirled the wheel, shifted sail.
smelled out wind, and matched wits
with Captain Angus Walters of the
Bluenose, gaining the honors on
every point. Capt. Angus himse f. at
the same time furnished keen and
close competition, and fighting fin
ish in which the Bluenose cut down
two and half minutes in five miles.
1t was only when the international
series seemed at the point of going
to the Bluenose and to Canada by for
felt through the mutiny of the men
Of the American challenger. and the
acquiescence of their skipper. that
Secretary OF the Navy Edwin Denby
and Mrs. Jonathan Raymond of Bos.
ton stepped into the picture. Secre
tary DENLY was on the wharf to sail
again with the Henry Ford as he did
on Saturday. Mrs Raymond had gone
with her husband. part owner in the
schooner. to see what he could do tc
turn them back. He had no success
She stepped In with word or two
plea to their pride profession o
her faith in them, and they waveret
and took counsel one with another
Secretary DENNY addressed them A.
shipmate to shipmate, as the leader
Of the nations navy to sporting de
Tenders of its flag in an nterna dona
challenge race and engaged thei
minds. H
Between the two, the lot of burl,
fshermen, with slickers and rubbe
boots taken from the ship they hat
abandoned for, racing, were won owe
10 the cause of continued sport,
The race that followed was one o
light to strong winds, that swun,
from southwest to west and bacl
again, with a blow that ran up t
about Is knots as maximum.
On the first leg. broad reach o
five miles, the Henry Ford led b
dn seconds. The test 10 windwart
the first in the series on this point G
sailing, came on the second leg,
dead beat of 10 miles and Buenos
admirers were at loss to explain tn
Ford's advantage OF 9 minutes "a sc,
onds. at the end of the tuss wit
the wind. Captain Morrissey set tn
order of maneuver, taking one Ion
board down the Magnolia shore. an
four short bitches to make the mari
and Capt Angus followed him, tao
for tack. splitting none.
Reaching close.haued by the win
on tho third leg of 10 miles out to tn
open sea, the Bluenosc gained 40 sc
onds. But on the next side of III
triangle, the third stretch OF 10 mlt
broad reach, in which Cant Augl
pinched his boat and Capt Morrssc
cascd all sheets, the Henry Ford wei
out and left behind her wake $
long that the utmost effort of ma
and ship on the part of the Can
dIans could not overhaul her.