New-York tribune., 1922-10-16
Gloucester Crowds
Compare the Ford
And the BIuenose
American Entry in Fishing
Races Developed Speed
After Wreck; Mayfiower
to Take on Winner

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. 15.-Can
the Henry Ford beat the Bluenose ?
Can the newly declared schooner can
didate of Americas fisher folk take the
international championship cup from
the vessel that won it for Canada last
year and won the right TO race in de-
fense Of 1t last week. Can crew Of
Gloucester men, without. racing expe-
rience up to few days ago, surpass
the sailing efforts Of the Lunenburg
crew that has had at least two seasons
of fishing vessel competition2
These we're the questions that made
this port, off which the international
races will be sailed beginning Saturday,
a center to-day Of views and discus
sions, with the Bluenose and the Henry
Ford tied up at their wharves under
the eyes of hundreds. Curious persons
came to see the boats that will race.
They were talking also Of the stirring
race of yesterday, in which the Henry
established the right to represent
America.
Boat for boat the Bluenose is bigger.
She is longer, wider and spreads more
sail. In figures a comparison follows:
Overall. Water Line Sail Area
So. FIT.
Bluenose .,.. 1A1 1fO 10000
Henry Ford. -. 133 1896 $500
While BIuenose adherents were re-
counting. the sailing and the fishing
feats of their crafts crew, those
familiar with the Henry Ford were
telling her short story--which at one
time seemed much shorter Six months
ago she was a wreck on Wingaersheek
Beach, pounding to pieces within few
hours Of her launching. She seemed
days was hauled OF, towed to
builders yard, patched up, sent to the
Banks and in several fishing trips
proved one of the ablest and fastest
schooners out Of Gloucester.
Added interest in the international
ishermen's races was created tonight
by the announcement of the American
committee that post-series contest
for purse Of $4,000 between the Bos-
ton schooner Mayfower and the win
ner of the international series would
be held two days after the completion
of the big event. The announcement
followed a meeting attended by Cap
tain Angus Walters of the Canadian
champion Bluenose, Leslie A. Davieson,
representing the Bluenose owners;
William j. Macinnis, chairman, and
Wilmot A. Reed, secretary of the
American race committee, and j. Henry
Hunt, A. l.. Parker, Henry Larkin and
Fred Pigeon, representing the May
flower Association.
1t is understood that one of two Off
cial observers, representing respective
ly the United States and Canada, and
to be chosen by the American and Ca
madam committees, will be placed on
the schooner carrying opponents
colors. In this connection it is expect
ed. that Secretary of the Navy Denby,
at his own request, will act as the
American observer aboard the Blue
nose.
The American race committee to-day
formally. voted to name the Henry Ford
as the challenger of the Bluenose, fol-
lowing the Recommendation of the SUBJ
committee in charge of the American
elimination trials.
nounced tonight, will be sailed on
trial spin over the race course.
Until last Thursday, in the first of
the elimination races to decide the
American challenger, Captain Morris
sey and most of the men of the Henry
Ford had never sailed in a race. They
were not, however, without experience
IN racing to the Banks and back for the
honor of being the first to fish For the
profits that accrue to the first catch in
the market.
The Henry Ford is from an improved
model of the Gloucester type of fishing
boat. The Bluenose, in contrast, has |
an uppish bow, low midship section !
and squat stern Her underlines are
a subject of speculation.