Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-14
Gloucester AgOg
Over Coming Race


Over Coming Race
Gloucester, Mass. Oct. 13-(By a.
PD-Speculation over the where
abouts Of the Canadian schooner
Eluenose, bound here to defend the
international fishing vessel cham
pionship cup which she won last year.
divided interest among Gloucester
men today with their own races TO
decide which of the four schooners
contcnding in the elimination series.
shall be selected as the American
challenger.
The Canadian cruiser Patriot which
took the Bluenose in tow out of Hall
fax, only to lose her in a fog and half
gale off Cape Sable "Wednesday night.
arrived here as the vanguard OF the
Canadian expedition in defence OF the
cup, but without word of the missing
defender, Captain Jones of the Pat
riot, however. said he felt no concern
for her safety with Captain Angus
Walters and sea going crew in
charge.
Gloucester became more a center OF
sport than of fishing today. Between
race days for the schooncrs contend
ing for selection as challenger the
city and it's fishing interests lent
every effort to the work of repairing
the Elizabeth Howard which was
crippled while leading in the race
yesterday, went down to the wharfs
to see and admire the Henry Ford,
yesterdays winner. greeted the van
guard of Canada's expedition to de-
fend the trophy, accepted custody OF
the cup itself and prepared with
banners and electric lights the wharf
ut which the missing Blucnose had
been expected to be bcrthcd by to-
night.
The Towards men were still work
ing tonight to step to the topmast
again and were fairly well certain
that she would be in shape to meet
the Henry Ford. the Yankee, and the
J.. a. Dunton tomorrow. IT was a
matter of disappointment to Glouces-
ter men that there was no such GER
tainty as to the Bluenose's safety.
The Patriot, through her command
er, Captain Jones, brought details
of the Bluenosc's disappearance.
That occurred. Captain Jones said,
about two o'clock Thursday morning
& miles south of Brazil Rock in wind
that was half a gale, and fog that
shut off sight of the schooners
lights a few hundred yards astcrn.
II was not until alaybreak that the
Patriot knew her tow was gone
Then, Captain Jones said. he cruised
Browns Banks for several hours
without finding her and proceeded
to Gloucester, confident that the
Bluenose had already set out on her
own hook. He announced that he
was leaving port with the Patriot at
seven o'clock tomorrow morning, 10
meet the Blucnose again if no word
OF her came in the meantime. With
the Patriot as a passenger, was Les
lie A. Dawson, of Shclbourne, y. s.
member of the intcrna tional cup
committee.
Fishermen here. and the Patriots
officers alike. said they expected TO
see the Blucnose slip in some time
tomorrow, probably while the Ameri-
can schooners are racing off Cape
Ann to decide which shall meet her
Under the weather conditions of to-
day, the Bluenose had a hard beat
down the coast, but tonight the wind
tackled to make it more of n set. For
the race tomorrow indications were
for southwest wind of only modcr-
ate strength, lacking much of the
action that the racing fishermen
hoped to have in their contest.
Just to show his faith in the abli-
ty of the Elizabeth Howard to win
cut over the Henry Ford and others,
Captain Pine had her painted again,
had sails rctouchcd and other alter
ations made while crpenters and
blacksmiths worked on her disabled
top pieces.
The Henry Ford will go into to-
morrow's race with sail or two re-
cut. The Yankee, under Captain
Mike Brophy. and the l.. A. Dunton,
skippcrcd by Captain Felix Hogan,
will take up their fight again the
the bigger boat much the same as
yesterday although each did n little
fixing up and shifting of ballast to-
day.
The race tomorrow will be over n
course of 40 miles again with the
directions dependent on weather con-
ditions
In order that uncertainty here as
to the safety of the Lunenburg Gun
defender Bluenose may be ended as
soon as possible, Mayor Percy w.
Wheeler of Gloucester tonight ar
ranged to signal the arrival of tho
Canadian fisherman by peal of
bells similar to that rung when fire
breaks out. No matter what hour
or the night the Bluenosc makes
port. the bells will notify the citi-
zons of the fact.
The mayor also called upon all
custodians OF bells in the city TO ring
them in welcome to the Canadian
vessel. Automobile horns and noise
making devices of every kind were
also to add their discords to the
chorus of welcome by request of the
mayor.