A NOVEL RACE.
RIVALRY OF FISHER FOLK. \
OHAMTION OF NORTH ATLANTIC^ 1 By Telegraph.—Prea« Ann.—CopjrlfM.' " Received Oct. 31, 6,fi p.m. Halifax (Nova Scotia), Oct. SO. The American fishing schooner E»v pernnto beat the Canadian schooner.' Delawanna in the first of three race»j for the international championship of the North Atlantic, over a forty-mile course. The Esperanto finished two' miles ahead.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ! Received Oct. 31, 11.5 p.m. / Halifax (Nova Scotia), Oct. 30, '' Interest in the races between the Et-] peranto and the Delawanna have takeaJ on an atmosphere similar to that of the! American Cup races. The Delawanna' recently won the Bailing championship'' of Luneberg (Nova Scotia), and tha fisHing fleet were immediately ciallenged by the Esperanto, champion of the Gloucester (Massachusetts! fishing. fleet. Each craft is manned by twenty* five fishing shippers. Fiaher folk froa the far north Labrador journeyed U Halifax to see the contest, and betting in the coastal cities was keener than in the Shamrock-Resolute race. >: The winner of two out of three racet gets a cup and a puree. Aju.-NX' Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1920, Page 5
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177A NOVEL RACE. Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1920, Page 5
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