The New York herald., 1922-10-12

N.Y.SCHOONER ENTRY
ONCE A GUN RUNNER
Howard, Communicated by
Bolsheviki, Showed Speed
During War.
ny JAMES II. CONNOLLY.

GLOUCESTER. Mass, Oct. 11.-The
nshermen's cup trial races which will be
sailed Off here tomorrow or the next
day promise 10 be more varied and
interesting than any p. ,-eding similar
event.
Two years ago there wa no time for
trial races. Last year Gloucester held
what she called trial race, with four
vessels hurriedly casting loose from
whatever wharves they happened to be
tied up TO, and hustling outside the
point to help tune up the Elsie. which
was itself hardly more ready than the
others. But this year we have had YES
sells coming in from sea a week ahead
OF time. having their outside scrubbed
and their insides cleaned out and other
wise putting a fine edge on themselves
for the battle.
One, tho Elizabeth Howard, designed
originally as a knockabout, has even
had a bowsprit filed to give her more
headsail room, such being the enthusi-
asm Of Capt Ben Pine to do his bit
toward making the Elizabeth worthy
contender for the cup.
Howard Is No Discard.
Four vessels, sailing from three ports
will sail in the trials. The Howard is
owned in New York and is the first
entry New York Las ever had in a fish,
ermen's race. The New York schooners
which run to Fulton Market have not
rated with the Boston or Gloucester
fleets. In the past they have been
mostly Boston or Gloucester discards,
but this Howard Is no discard. She
is modelled off the old Oriole. the vessel
~
thing out of Gloucester.
The Howard has not always been
fishing. She was coaster for a while,
plying from Newfoundland to Ports
mouth. During the war she took a coast
across the ocean and up the Mediter-
reanean and for two years was lost to
Gloucester
A delightful story about her is that
real seagoing Bolshevil<i Admiral with
an eye to a fine lined vessel got a peek
at the Howard one sunny morning and
commandeered her at once for gun run
ring between Turkish and Russian ports
OF the Black Sea She is a fast and
stiff all round sailing vessel
Two Entries From Boston.
There are two entries from Boston.
The L. A. Dunton. Capt. Felix Hogan,
mage, though hardly enough tonnage to
be racing the big fellows. Boston's
other entry is Capt. Michael Brophy's
Yankee. a modified Burgess model So
much has been said in the press lately
about the Mayflower that many people
got to thinking she was the only fast
vessel out Of Boston. But Boston has a
fleet of fast vessels and has had for n
generation.
Were the Yankee sailing from any
other port except Boston or Gloucester.
she would surely have been christened
the Flying Yankee before this. She is
128 feet over all, short enough 10 the
Blunose's 1f3, or the Ford's 1913 feet.
but that 12s feet is all vessel. Twice
this year, as they have IL here she
hooked up with the Mayflower, losing
in the light air, but winning in a heavy
weather passage from the banks The
gossip of the auction pitch players M
ir the master mariners rooms here is
that she is whale in a gale to wind
ward and a smart vessel also before the
wind
The Yankee. Duncan and Howard all
carry what would he called a big spread
OF canvass for a fisherman. but they all
fall short of the sail spread OF the
Henry Ford. which Is Gloucestere's hope
for the trial. The Ford. a McManus
model. as is the Howard has been salt
fishing since she went into commission
last spring. Salt fishermen do not get
thechances Of the fresh fishermen to try
themselves out The fresh fishermen are
always running to market. but the saf
boys sail out TO the Banks, taking it easy
on the run out, and job around among
the dories till they hll her up. ten
weeks or three months sometimes. They
may hurry home. but salt fisherman
is too deeply loaded to be in FIRST class
sailing trim. So there is no knowing
exactly what the Ford can do yet, but
put II down that any vessel with the
Ford's beautiful hull and big sail plan
can't help sailing pretty well.
At a meeting OF the American race
committee tonight. II was voted TO add
to the three prizes Of $1,000 each an
other of $500. The shippers or their
representatives were instructed as 70
the rules, and official observers were
appointed for each boat. These observ-
ers are on the Henry Ford Capt. Henry
Arsenault: Elizabeth Howard. Capt
Dennis Gillis Yankee. Capt. Hugh Quin-
Ian; l.. \. Dunton, Capt Alfred Con-
way.