New-York tribune., 1922-10-27

winner and to-day badly cripple,
vessel"
Mr.. MacInnis, it is necessary to know
is candidate for Mayor of Gloucester
Crane Protest." IL Advice
Captain PEBBLES took the messag,
and read 1t over. Then he passed /
! to newspaper correspondent who was
in the group.
What are you going to do with it 2
the newspaper man asked him.
Frame it," said Captain PEBBLES
and that was the end Of tho contro.
| versy.
Both vessels went to the line to-
day. with damaged keels. Divers
worked under the Ford and the blue.
and chopped away from their respec-
tive keels shoes lengths Of plankine
which had been splintered through
contact with the rocky bottom OF
Gloucester Harbor. The Bluenose keel
is chewed up for length of twelve
feet. the diver reported TO Captain
Walters. On the Ford several less
lengthy splinters were found and
hacked away before the race,
This necessitated another delay at
the starting line. The sailing COM
mittee announced at $3.50 o'clock. after
visiting both ships, that the start
would be made at ii O'clock instead of
10 The same course as yesterday was
decided upon, but to-day's wind con-
ditions gave the vessels only ten miles
of windward work. instead of the If
+ teen which were made possible by yes
terday's breeze. Conditions to-day
were almost identical with those OF
Wednesdays race.
The wind was light st first, and
gained In strength steadily, until on
the last leg the big boats were bowling
along under twentyfve-mile breeze,
which forced both Of them to take in
their ambitious upper canvas.
Start Shows Pretty Sailing
The start was a pretty thing; not as
tight squeeze as the spectacular
sprints OF Mondav and yesterday, but
a mighty workmanlike piece of sailing.
When the half hour gun doomed from
the Patriots midsection the Bluenose
was far behind the line and the Ford
almost to it..
The Gloucesternan came about at
tho half hour and followed after the
Canadian, maneuvering TO work up
into the weather position in readiness
for quick dash back for the start,
The Ford held the following position,
and seemed likely to make good on the
move, but Walters threw over his helm
and headed his vessel for the buoy
marking the inside Of the line. He ran
on the port tack close hauled until
green shoal water showed almost under
his bows. The Ford followed suit, but
the Lunenburger's persistence forced
her to come about first, and when the
bluenose came about she had the fol-
lowing position.
Morrissey headed again away from
the line with the Bluenose after him.
but Angus took his own Judgment on
the follow, and when he was ready
jibbed without reference to the Ford's
position, and headed back for the line.
The Ford was left behind, and although
she came about quickly and approached
the start with much greater way than
the Bluenose showed, the Canadian
gathered her way before the Ford
could threaten her position in the wind
and crossed the line fifteen seconds TO
the good. Tho wind was brisk and
blowing twelve knots.
First Leg Hard Fought
On the first leg, a broad reach ~
n. fye miles to Thatchers, there was
mighty little to choose between them.
AS always happened, the Canadian, with
she leading position in the wind, caught
the best puffs, and she drew up little
a., as the vessels neared the first mark.
me Ford showed 8 smart piece Of sail
handing at the turn, holding her stay.
sail until right on top of the mark