Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-13
SCH. HENRY FORD

tS0NxInUO0 uT0" V0OO WV
ished last. II minutes after the YAM
kee. The official times for the race,
20 miles Of which was over the open
sea, and which was contested under
,arying conditions Of light breeze
and lighter airs. follow:
Henry Ford. OF Gloucester. Cap
tain Clayton Morrissey. 5:31:26
Yankee, OF Boston. Captain Mi
chael ]. Brophy. 5:47:19.
L. A. Dunton. Of Boston, Captain
Felix Hogan. 6:0S:3O.
Elizabeth Howard. OF New York.
Captain Ben Pine. disabled.
A crowd of thousands afloat in
boats that ran the gamut from the
dingy little shore fishermen to the
spick and span yachts OF millionaires
and who ashore. banked on the nat
ural grandstand OF Cape Ann. in
Guided wealthy sport enthusiasts and
fishermen and their families. elbow
70 elbow, saw the Howard win the
early honors.
which occurred after the runaway
from the ave mile mark, the New
York boa. ana her oleucestsr skip
per, Ben Pine were master.
The Howard had beaten the other
boats to the start by minutes. the
Advantage over the Henry Ford.
which was last across the lire. being
Two minutes. Al seconds. Then, with
the following wind and sheets all out
tba 6ref III nff Tb NJ n n
ors Twin Light, while the others
gave chase. but all lost ground. The
Howard gained three minutes more
from the Ford in the first Ave miles.
A, work the New York boat was
holding her own with the Ford on
the close hauled reach of the second
Ieg when her main topmast tumbled
across the broken trestle and. like a
square rugged arm, created a sail
surface that was a handicap instead
~ help.
nder this handicap, she struggled
through the second leg of ten miles
while two riggers were perched on
me shaky wreckage OF the topmast
t,,lng TO work out some redeeming
arrangement
Eut the task was too much and
No Henry Ford, drawing to the limit
\. her SAIL spread for the first time,
,ame up and slipped through the
towards lee TO the mark.
captain Pine then gave up the race
deeming 1t best in disablement to
IN home for repairs so that he
might race again.
lust before the Howard left the
course there developed bit of fish,
.,mcn's courtesy that drew admira-
Non from the spectator fleet. Cap
Vain Morrissey had passed his Grip
Ned opponent and rounded the mark
far the next leg. BY way of taking
IS lt,lc advantage as possible of his
alyersary's condition. Morrissey
,yerstood the mark so much that it
vas obviously for the purpose OF en-
abling the Elizabeth Howard, then
nnder her lower sails only, to come
W But Captain Pine by that time
Mad decided to withdraw and he turn
ed of. The Henry Ford went ahead
and won.
The honors on the third leg, a ten
mile stretch TO windward fork, were
with the Yankee, which made up one
of the seven minutes by which the
Horny Ford had led her at the pre-
:, Gus mark. While Captain Morris
soy OF the Ford, had taken three
.tchcs to make the turn, Captain
trophy pointed higher and did 1t in
q long one and short one. for the
pniv advantage that any OF the boats
was able 10 gain on the Henry Ford
after the Elizabeth Howard dropped
uIt
From the time the Henry Ford
SQUARED off on the broad reach of ten
niles TO the Thatcher's Twin Light
mark. she increased her advantage.
~ the fourth mark she led the
Yankee by 2 minutes, % seconds and
although the Yankee continued TO
b, handled well, Henry Ford had adj
nd minutes more at the finish.
In the racing today there was at
No time competition between the
Howard and the Ford to windward.
On their relative performance in this
point Of sailing, the committee ex-
rs~'s TO bc able to decide definitely
which Will he the better boat to meet
the Bluenose.
CAPTAIN Pine tonight was under
stood To have asked for a postpone
ment either Of several hours or
Jav m ALLOW him 10 complete re-