Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-22
Runs Away from Hen
nv Ford and Howard
in Elimination Race
Officially Chosen
as u. S. Contender
A g in S t Canad-
ian Bluenose in In
ternational, Race

Gloucester, Mass, Oct. 81. (By A.
eester was chosen today as American
challenger for the intcrna tioinal fish
erman's trophy was held by the Blue
nose Of Nova Scotia. She will sail to-
morrow for Halifax to take part in
the first race of this years interna
tional series. The selection Of the
Columbia was made by the Ameri-
can race committee on the vessels
off this port which was unfinished
because of the light airs prevailing.
The new schooner, built this season
and which never before had an OPP
portunity of showing her mettlc, ran
away from her competitors, the Hen
nv Ford and the Elizabeth Howard.
The Ford, believed by many to be the
logical contender for the internation-
al trophy, was badly beaten by the
Columbia In the 10 miles which
the vessels were able to race in the
time limit of five and one half hours,
the Columbia's time was nearly 10
minutes faster.
The weather was what had been
known as the Ford's chance, light
airs. In windward work. known to
he the speciality of the Bluenose, the
Columbia made her greatest gains.
Immediately after the elimina ton
race was called off at five o'clock the
American race committee held a
meeting on board the L. S. S. Bush
NELL the official boat for the event,
and received the report of its sub
committee, recommending that the
Columbia be named challenger ION
account of the conclusive superiority
she had shown" The race committee
then, in a telegram to the trustees of
the International trophy at Halifax
formally designated the Columbia.
Neither the Ford nor the Howard
remained on the course for the full
time limit of five and one half hours.
When they rounded the third mark
after o'clock the two vessels hauled
off the course and made for Glouces-
ter.
The Columbia was far away on the
next leg spinning along on a fine
reach with the best breeze of the day
filling her sails. She was close to the
fourth mark when the whistle blew
calling off the race. On the three
legs sailed. a five mile dead beat. a
seven mile reach, close hauled, and A
seven mile run, she walked away
from the Ford and the Howard. The
committee had announced that the
elimination race was arranged to
convince the public that the Column
bia was the logical challenger, the
committee having already been of
that opinion.
Tho summary of tho unfinished racc
Columbia: Start. 1855: first mari.
1880: second mark. 2.iS55: third
mark. 4,20.05.
Ford; Start. 1880; first mari.
1905: second mark. 3.o6.02; third
mark, 4.3s.45.
Howard Start, 1880: first mark
ls702: second mark. 3.1S.04; third
mark. 4.i6.1O.
The Columbia covered the distance.
II miles, in IS minutes 10 second less
time than the Ford. The Howard get
ting off to a bad start, gained on the
FORD on several legs, as she did in
the Upton cup race in August. but
was unable to make up the early
handicap.
The new schooner was handled beau
Nh"is DE captain ben Blnc, one OF nfF
owners. She was taken over the line
hrst leading the Ford by more than a
minute and Immediately after crossing
r1ncy' tackled to port for the first
ni'ch of the fivc-mile beat, forcing
sap,an Clayton Morrisscy of the
fofd to go around the Columbia
stern before lacking. Tho Ford stood
lar in-shore looking for some shore
wind. while the Columbia stood away
IN the port hitch. In this maneuver
me nrst gains were made. The CO.
,umbla tackled for the first mark at
FOL and the Ford at 12.J710. the six
minutes ten seconds representing the
,oiumhia's advantage to that point.
At the mark the Columbia was just
even minutes 10 seconds ahead in
saiilng time. In this leg the Howard
picked up SO seconds on the Ford.
Inc wind was erratic as we'll as
"sht. 1t never was more than five
Nnots. and it started northeast. hauled
Inc east, and finally became south
Ty. At the mark Captain Pine was
my 20 seconds shifting his topsails
aaa stay-sails, considered something
an achievement.
II, the second ,er. reach close
u'uied Eindward work said to he the
Teciaity of the present international
IVY holdcr Pine gained nearly IL min
I'.s on the Ford. The Ford made
'e'ter work Of it, However. than the
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