The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-26
BLUE NOSE is
SHOWING HEELS
Canadian Schooner, After
Winning Yesterday, Was
Leading To-day
BLUE NOSE FAST
IN GOOD BLOW
Henry Ford Began to
Creep Up When Wind
Diminished


| Gloucester, Mass, Oct. 26.Thc
Gloucester schooner Henry Ford and
the Lunenburg schooner Blue Nose
were sent away at ii o'clock to-day on
the start OF their third official race
for the international trophy with the
Blue Nose leading by 27 seconds and
going very fast. The unofficial time
was: Blue Nose 1l:0l:09; Fsrd
ll:0l SO.
Captain Walters won all the honors
at the start. Ten minutes before he
berthed the Blue Nose to weather OF
the Ford and both boats came down
from the West Gloucester shore be-
fore the wind. Five minutes before
the start, the Ford, instead of giving
over and heading for the start, tackled
ship and lost nearly two minutes
while in stay sails.
The Blue Nose headed for the line
with the Ford 200 yards astern. The
Blue Nose in such fine berth was in
no hurry to cross but when the start
ing signal was fired she picked up her
skirts smartly and dashed over the
line with great burst of speed. The
Ford was slow in reaching the line and
followed 27 seconds later.
At lI:l5 the Blue Nose, hard on the
port tack, luffed for inshore and then
headed out for the mark with com
smanding lead Of 800 yards, which she
seemed to increase at every mile. Both
boats had their staysails pulling hard
and made fast time as they dashed
along the cape shore to the first mark,
They were just awash but being in
smooth water under the lee of the
land they made little fuss.
Approaching the first mark the Ford
seemed to pick up and at ll;20 had
reduced the Blue Noses lead to 200
yards. Both sailed the first leg at
lively clip and came rushing for the
mark with a big bone under their
noses.
The Blue Nose had lead of one
minute and six seconds at the first
mark. The rounding time was: Blue
Nose 1l:26:23; Ford ll:27 30.
The Blue Nose ran away from the
EOfu III Lttt fHrt fitiit Vi tn< al rt ttks
The Canadian boat jibed around the
mark very cleverly, taking it broadly
and taking in and setting her stay
sails very lively. The Ford was slow
er and gave the mark u wide berth
while the crew worked slowly in shift |
ing sails. Both boats hauled on their
wind and headed up the bay hard on
the etarboard tack
Ford Began to Gain.
As both boats ran up the bay the |
wind lightened to less than ten knots |
and the Ford began to creep up. The |
gain for time was very slight and |
the lead of the Blue Nose seemed fair
ly safe at LAS. The Ford, however,
had more OF heel and seemed TO be
picking up a better breeze from of |
Bass Rock. Up ahead the Blue Nose
was standing almost straight, her
slowest point OF sailing. The sea was
very smooth and the two boats made
very little fuss as they sailed along
with a fair tide under them. The Sec
ond leg was slow one owing TO the
softening of the breeze off shore. At |
noon the Ford had closed up ON the
Blue Nose until she was less than
200 yards astern. Both boats had
'ailed nearly half the second leg and
.he race was getting more exciting
,yery minute.
Farther up the bay there seemed to
,e no wind and somewhat more sea.
The gain Of the Ford in the first nine
niles Of the second leg was due seem
ngly to the tendency OF the Blue
Nose TO find soft pockets in the breeze.
The American schooner kept up her
leavy list TO port and seemed TO hold
better wind all the time.
The luffing match did not last long
or the Blue Nose had squared away
gain for the mark and the breeze had
Iropped back into the northwest. Still
he Ford was close enough to be a
hreat and kept e5ging up on the Ca
adian only TO drop back again. The :
slue Nose picked up little better
reeze. An hour and half after the
tart the Blue Nose was in the lead
v scant 100 yards.
The Blue Nose was IS seconds ahead /, ,
I the second mark.
The Ford caught the Blue Nose at
he second mark but could not get
etween the Blue Nose and the Buoy.
he Ford's crew was slow in shifting
he stsysail and the Blue Nose gained
yards on this account.
The Blue Nose was leading at l2:45
v 200 yards and seemed 20 be draw
ig away slightly. The wind had in !
reased to ten knots. \